1969 Alfa Romeo GTV
The Alfa Romero GTV is the most Alfa Alfa that ever Alfa’d. All the GTVs received 7-inch Carello headlamps outboard, with 5 ¾-inch fog lamps inboard.
In Italy, you might argue that the Fiat 500 deserves this title, but this car, the Alfa Romeo GT Veloce (GTV), makes an exceptionally strong case.
This 1969 Alfa Romeo GTV has been impeccably modified and looks just as good (if not better, in fact) as the day it left the production line.
Inside, the seats were “bucket shaped, perfectly air-vented and above all, molded to the body in such a way that one is always completely relaxed even at the end of a long journey at speed,” according to the sales brochure. The backrests are adjustable, and the wood-accented dash also improved from the earlier cars thanks to the center console, which housed the water temp, fuel gauge, heat controls and the five-speed gearshift.
The tach and speedometer are huge and mounted directly in front of the driver, along with a smaller oil pressure gauge.
At the core of each was the a 1779-cc inline four-cylinder with an 80-mm bore and an 88.5-mm stroke. The increase in displacement represented an almost 10 percent increase in horsepower to 122, affirming the “V” in veloce.
The five-speed gearbox was the same as the Giulia Sprint Veloce, but the rear differential had a steeper 4.10:1 gear ratio. While the numbers might not seem impressive, the contemporary reviews suggested that the improvements offered much more flexible performance.
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