Alfetta (Type 116) 1971-1987

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 I'm nearly there. I've done all the work along the way, teaching myself as I've gone. It has required alot 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 (nearly) 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.

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 

• Marelli electronic ignition 

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