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| 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2000 . Condition is Used but Loved.If you’re looking at this car, I’m going to assume you already have some familiarity with Alfas. If not, please ask. I have a long association with the type, and two of my restorations won “Best of” trophies at Concorso Italiano. I wish for anyone buying one of my cars to have a positive experience. I don't do this for a living, I do it for the satisfaction of preserving art, and enjoying them on the road.In the world of Alfas, we find perfectly restored rarities, nicely preserved originals, tired but operational, used up relics, and too-far-gone to bother. This one exists between “nicely preserved”, and “tired but operational”. It is a car that has been regularly driven, and correctly maintained. Even better, it has been enjoyed and improved along the way. I bought this pleasant driver for my grandson’s first car. He’s not yet gotten his license, and meanwhile I found a much newer, 1999 Alfa 916 GTV, so this one’s gotta go. I did not undertake this Alfetta to “flip”, it just got bumped by a newer car.It came to me as a well maintained daily driver. Relatively fresh engine, trans, drive line, shift linkage, brakes and chassis. Since I’m well equipped for Alfa restoration, I went about sorting the details, ie: new exterior mirrors, Blaupunkt MP46 Bahamas radio, front tweeters, and Sound Ordnance Sub. New trunk carpet and side panels. NOS taillight lenses, new Hella halogen H1 high beams, oil pressure transducer, and hazard flasher and rear defrost switches, plus many more new or fresh items. This was to be my only grandson’s car, so I wanted him to be in a safe, economical, easy to maintain car. I have enjoyed driving it around town as I went about bringing it up to snuff.The interior is very nice, and looks far newer than its years. Body was repainted a few years ago by the previous owner, and is bright and good looking.... from a few steps back. It is "driver quality", not a show winner. There are the expected chips and scratches, but the overall appearance is ideal for what I intended to use it for. There might be better candidates if you want to restore an Alfetta to 100%, but probably not a better car for daily driving, for this price.Needs:Some window rubber seals are sun hardened, with a few cracks. Not hard to replace. I’ve already installed a new driver-side door seal. Living in Arizona includes a lot of sun, but certainly less tendency to rust.Minor engine oil leak. I reduced it by half by replacing the fuel injection pump base gasket, and am continuing to look. Dye tracing suggests the fuel injection pump has another leak. This is relatively common, and not hard to fix if you’re knowledgeable and motivated. There is some oil coming from the rear of the engine, but not a lot. It would be ok with just a pan on the garage floor.Air Conditioning was partly removed during some front body repair by PO, and never reinstalled. Most of the components are still in place, so recommissioning should be a digestible size job. I bought a good condenser toward that goal.Some of the emission components have been removed, so probably a challenge to keep in California, I have most of the items, and APE in Tracy, Ca assures me he could return it to CA emission spec, if you insist on living there.Windshield washer system not operational, but most parts included. Removed for repaint by PO, and not reinstalled. I should get most of it reinstalled before the sale is final.Rear window defogger inop. I installed a new rear-heater switch, and confirmed power to the two leads at the window. I doubt any of them work at this age, but there might be an aftermarket heater grid that could bring it back online..Tiny paint bubbling on forward rockers just behind front wheels. Short tear along top forward edge of dash instrument binnacle. No other cracks in dash. Headliner has a few small tears. Fewer than I'm used to seeing in a car from this era.PO spray painted the wheels a sort of mist-gray. It’s an acquired taste. Easy enough to return to silver. Wheels look good, and unabused.Pluses:Runs and handles great!GTV6 Front torsion bars, rear Ricambi springs, Bilstein shocksInterior very nice.Fresh thermostatic actuator. A new TA now costs around $500.Gauges all workNew column switch (This is a big deal). It's a later model switch than original, and supports an "intermittent" function. I'm including a used intermittent controller so you can decipher how to splice it in. Not terribly hard, just time studying the wiring schematic.New oil pressure sender. Engine has excellent pressure and temps.Aftermarket trans-tunnel add-on console with cup holder and USB ports. Why didn't Alfa include cup holders back in the day?No other rust found other than mentioned above.Slightly oversized tires, three years old. Tread appears new.Fresh trunk carpet and side panels.New hood release cable.Nice wood aftermarket steering wheel. Works well with sporting nature of suspension.A good sized file of previous maintenance and owner history, including documentation of engine and drive line overhaul.Includes several boxes of parts, new and used.Alfettas are quite special to drive. They were light, and the De Dion rear suspension produced a wonderful sense of connectedness with the road. The rear-mounted transaxle gave close to 50/50 weight distribution, and the overall light weight responded well to the proven 2.0 liter, double overhead cam, fuel injected engine.Because Alfas have always been collectible, parts are readily available, and maintenance well within hobbyist capabilities.If the very-rare in the US Alfa 916 GTV hadn't found me, I'd be teaching my grandson to drive in this Alfetta right now.916 has arrived! I need the garage space! The BIN price is about $2,000 less than I have in the car. Somebody is going to get a great deal on a sweet driver. | |
| BASIC CAR INFORMATION | |
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| Price: | 7500 USD |
| Make: | Alfa Romeo |
| Model: | Alfetta GTV 2000 |
| Year: | 1978 |
| Mileage: | 145000 MI |
| Engine: | 2000 |
| Cylinders: | 4 |
| Transmission: | Manual |
