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UFS 23Y

Alfetta (Type 116) 1971-1987

Chris Anthony

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History cloverleaf

I bought my GTV in 2014 after seeing it advertised on eBay. I was looking for a project which was just as well as it was in a very sorry state. I've always liked the lines of the GTV and like a lot of people I suppose, hankered after a car fondly remembered from my youth. It had been off the road since the early 2000's and was suffering from rot in all the usual places i.e everywhere. It's been a long journey to getting her back on the road but finally I'm there. I've done all the work along the way, teaching myself as I've gone. It has required a lot of fabrication and welding. All the running gear has been removed, painted and rebuilt where needed. The engine and transaxle has been removed and refreshed. I have painted the car myself in my double garage, no small task, and whilst it's not as good as I would like I can honestly say I've done everything from start to finish within a limited budget. The result is another GTV saved and back on the road which might otherwise have been broken for spares and lost forever. I believe the car started it's early life in Scotland possibly supplied by Fishers of Edinburgh. It's now had a total of 8 owners and has 69000 on the clock. I can't verify the mileage 100% although the history I've got seems to support it.

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Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000-UFS 23Y

  • First registered -1983
  • Colour code- Rosso A.R.530
  • Engine Capacity - 1962cc
  • Power-130bhp

Engine Configuration -

  • Four cylinder light alloy with Twin overhead camshafts with 2 valves per cylinder.
  • Alloy pistons run in cast iron wet cylinder liners 
  • Twin dual choke dellorto side draft carburettors with mechanical fuel pump 

Gearbox/final drive

  • 5 speed gearbox 
  • Rear mounted transaxle incorporating clutch, gearbox and final drive 
  • Balanced 2 section propeller shaft with centre bearing and 3 flexible couplings 

Ignition system 

  • Original -Marelli electronic ignition
  • Upgrade -123 electronic ignition with vacuum advance 

Brakes

  • Disk brakes all round with inboard disks on the rear

Suspension 

  • Front- Independent with twin torsion bars , upper and lower wishbones and hydraulic telescopic shock absorbers and anti roll bar
  • Rear- de Dion axle and transverse linkage with coil springs, telescopic shock absorbers and anti roll bar 

Wheels

  • Ronal A1 style alloys 15"x7"
  • Tyres-Yokohama Advan fleva 205/55  15