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In the
sixties of the twentieth century Canadians asked Alfa Romeo to design a
car for the future to show at the 1967 world exhibition. In cooperation
with Bertone Alfa Romeo decided to accept the challenge.
The car presented at the 1967 world exhibition, which was held in
Montreal, was based on the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 racing car and was
designed with a rear mounted V8 engine.
In the year 1970 the show car became reality but now the engine was
front mounted. The car was named Alfa Romeo "Montreal" after
the capital city of Canada. The Alfa Romeo Montreal is powered by a
slightly detuned Tipo 33 V8 engine. This beautiful engine is made of
aluminium, is fitted with double overhead camshafts (DOHC), dry sump oil
system and petrol injection...
All other mechanics are as to be expected from Alfa Romeo in the late
sixties and early seventies of the twentieth century: 5-speed floor
shift gearbox, coil springs all round, independent front suspension,
limited slip differential and disc brakes all round.
The Alfa Romeo Montreal was built until the year 1977, 3925 cars were
built in seven years time.
The Alfa Romeo Montreal drives comfortable/ sportive and is very well
suited to drive long distances; a real GT. The engine sounds incredible,
also inside the cabin. The dashboard design combined with the view over
the bonnet is exquisite....
Technical
data
V8 engine
DOHC
cylinder capacity: 2593 cc.
capacity: 200 bhp. at 6500 rpm.
top-speed: 137 mph. - 220 km/h.
gearbox: 5-speed, manual
weight: 1270 kg.
Information
Alfa Romeo
Montreal, year 1973. Colour blue with a blue velour interior. This
stunning Alfa Romeo Montreal is in excellent original condition. The car
is very well maintained and the automobile drives absolutely fantastic!
This Montreal was sold new in the USA. Imported to the Netherlands in
1996 and then sold to the one and only Dutch owner by an official Alfa
Romeo specialist (Driessen.) One owner car for 16 years! The Montreal
was driven for longer runs regularly and the car is serviced very well.
The currently odometer shows 24.750 Km. Considering the fantastic all
over condition we believe 124.750 km is realistic, however not
documented. The Alfa Romeo Montreal is a very special car to own and to
drive. It is a fast yet comfortable GT and with less than 4000 specimen
ever built also a true collectors item.
This
classic car was sold to Belgium by
Smiths-Veglia.
Smiths - Veglia
info@smithsveglia.nl
Telephone international: +31 343 49 30 31
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