1969 Alfa Romeo Other

4 Cylinder Dual Overhead Cam 1750

Manual

AR1371113

This 1969 Alfa Romeo GTV 1750 has a very interesting history, originally owned by the Malaysian diplomat to The Netherlands. His son brought the car to Canada in the 1970s, and it has been an important part of my own life for the past 13 years. This car culminated my obsession with Alfa Romeos, and now most of my free time is spent racing them as part of the VARAC racing group. Unfortunately, with my limited time these days, I have to sell my beloved GTV. It is a great car and someone out there will love it and baby it. Car History I have an incredible amount of documentation on the history of this car, dating back to the original purchase and service records. This car was originally purchased by the Malaysian diplomat to The Netherlands (*see photo of original dealer service booklet). The original owner to this car is a member of a prominent family from Malaysia. I have further detail on the car having spoken with the original owner at length through emails earlier this year. The car was purchased in The Hague, The Netherlands and resided there for several years. He was part of the Rob Slotemaker racing school (*see photo of decal on rear windshield) and had spent some time at the Zandvoort race track. A car with the same exact decal in the same location on the car was restored and documented on the Alfaholics website (Google "Rob Slotemaker Alfaholics" - see first link). When the original owner went to university in Canada, the car was shipped to Montreal, Quebec, wherein he drove it for 4 years. After graduation, he reluctantly had to sell the car before moving overseas. Many of the original service receipts/records are still with the car (*see photos) showing everything from oil changes to new tires to major services. One important thing to note is that the original owner had extra gauges installed on the front dash, angled towards the driver. This was done shortly after the purchase of the car. Service records indicate that the car spent time in New Jersey around the mid 1970s to the mid 1980s. The car was purchased by an Alfa Romeo Club enthusiast in the 1990s. I purchased the car from him in 2002. Personal History with this car I first saw this car when I was 14 at Mosport Racetrack and immediately fell in love. I continuously followed this exact car to Alfa Romeo club meets. During a weak moment, the previous owner decided to sell this car to me when I was 17. I babied this car the best I could for the past 13 years. I met my wife in Dairy Queen while driving this car! However, unfortunately in the past 3-4 years this car has seen little to no use (children!). It has sat in my garage while I work on my Alfa Romeo race car beside it. My small amount of free time is mostly spent on racing these days, and I am unable to give this car the love that she deserves. Car Condition BODY: glass/windshields original and in excellent shape. Front windshield retains portions of its original windscreen factory stickerchrome is original and in excellent shapebumpers in excellent shaperear tail lights in excellent shapefront headlights in great shape, with the exception of one high beam - water has made its way in and has started to rust the housingfront headlight rings are in great shapethe car looks as if it had gone through a restoration in the 1980s or early 1990s with some of the rockers, driver's side front wheel well being repaired at that time, and the car being repainted once (both coats are white). spare tire well is starting to see some surface rust and a few spots have penetrated through (*see photo)some paint chips (*see photo)some rust developing on the underside of car near the seat fastening points (where the seat fastens to the floor pan - *see photo), at the base of the front floor pan pedal assembly, underneath chrome of window - passenger side (*photo), bubbling around antenna (*photo)tires are old and need to be replacedrims are BWA aftermarket wheels, original steel rims with chrome centre caps are also includedpersonalized license plate NOT included INTERIOR: black vinyl seats in excellent shape with the desirable 'flying buttress' seatsdash is in excellent condition and completely free of cracksall instruments are in excellent shape and in working conditionall gauges in working condition, with the exception of the extra gauges that are aftermarket on the dash which have been disconnectedall wood is in great shapecentre console is in good shape with the exception of a missing shift boot (*new shift boot included with sale of car)headliner is in good shapepurchased new carpet set earlier this year with Alfa Romeo logobroken passenger door lever (*see photo) - unable to open the door from the inside in this conditionbroken plastic inside door handle cover on driver's side - can still open door (*see photo) tape deck with AM/FM radio and Sony speakers (aftermarket) ENGINE, MECHANICAL, ETC.: Work that has been done: 1750 GTV engine recently rebuilt (original bottom end, rebuilt head)A second head is included with the sale of this car (original head - needs to be rebuilt)crank has been machinednew bearingsmain and rod bearingsnew timing chainsnew ringshead has been resurfacednew plugsnew wiresnew coilliners have been honednew engine gasketsnew fluidsengine has approximately 30 minutes of drive timenew clutch master cylinderreplaced points distributor with electronic distributor new braided brake linesnew yellow Koni front shocksnew adjustable upper control armsnew ball jointsessentially a new front end rebuild kit from Centerline has been installeda proper alignment should be done before continuous usagebrakes need to be bled (currently spongy - car has been in my garage for 3-4 years)transmission shifts smoothly with the occasional typical 2nd gear crunch, and the occasional reverse crunch INCLUDED WITH THE SALE OF THIS CAR: original head (some pitting - needs to be welded)original documentation original steel wheels with chrome hubcaps1750 bare blockshift bootnew rubber trunk mouldingnew chrome trim piece to replace missing piece on driver's side door interior panelsome miscellaneous GTV car parts (some used, some new) For any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact me. On 03-Aug-14 at 23:44:27 EDT, seller added the following information: *$1,000USD non-refundable deposit required within 24 hours of purchase On 05-Aug-14 at 12:58:19 EDT, seller added the following information: *Will sell worldwide - the buyer is fully responsible for deciding on the method of shipping, and for paying the total cost of the shipping