This 2000Gt has, of course, a very high asking price but actually that’s not the highest seen so far. Then, this should be the first 2000GT made and that means something. What we see here is indeed a car which wears the chassis plate number one; it is said to have been never restored and… Read More High but not the highest: 1971 Toyota 2000GT (#0001)
This is said to be one of the last Italia 2000 made and indeed is equipped with a Triumph TR3-B engine with a 2200 cc. displacement. As one of the last cars made, we’d expect to see the external fuel filler but this car has still the previous series fuel tank with the filler inside the… Read More Painstakingly maintained: 1963 Italia 2000 Coupé by Vignale
Actually it’s the first time we see the Le Mans Blue shade on a GTV 2000. Indeed these 2000 were often painted in sober colors: black, silver, metallic gold and white were the preferred colors for this coupé, but we’re talking mostly about the Euro market: in the U.S.A. people were more “aggressive” in their… Read More Le Mans Blue: 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV
This Alfa Romeo (Type 102) belongs to a series which had not much success: designed to fill the need of the italian upper class families, finally they sold these cars mostly to the government, for representative purposes. The reason why it wasn’t a best seller is clear to everyone: even then, the bulky side of this… Read More Project 102: 1960 Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina
It’s not usual too see and Euro spec car like this one in the U.S., indeed the seller says that this car has been imported from Canada (and before from France). This car has been overhauled with many new parts: the seller says that the engine has been entirely rebuilt following the original specifications; suspensions… Read More Between #2 and #3: 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000
“Very potent” are the words used by the owner (and seller) to describe this resto-mod GTV 2000. He says that this car was built by NW Alfa Romeo Club Competition director in a specialized shop located in Seattle, WA, in order to have a powerful Alfa which could be used on tracks and on public… Read More Turbo equipped: 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000
Hermosa Beach is the city where this car spent most of its life: indeed this 2000 Spider (chassis 102.04.00358) looks very dry and preserved. It is said that its last run was in 1977. Of course 55 years are not few for whatever car, so now this elegant spider needs a total restoration; however there… Read More Muy Hermosa: 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
This model was known as Fairlady but that was the home model name: outside Japan the official name was “Sports”. This car belongs to the last series produced which had some major improvements like a five speed manual transmission mated to an inline four, 2000 cc, SOHC engine producing 133 hp. It was raced in… Read More Italian wannabe: 1969 Datsun Fairlady/Sports 2000
The Alfetta GTV has been always considered the Cinderella of the pre-80’s Alfa’s while it has a refined transaxle setup and a very confortable interiors, often equipped with an air conditioning system. So, it’s very easy to find a GTV for sale at an asking price much lower than this car, but just this car has… Read More Never so nice: 1976 Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV
Virgilio Conrero has been one of the most famous and successful italian tuner of the last century. His career as a tuner began putting his hands on Cisitalia’s soon after the WWII, but his name is mostly gathered with Alfa Romeo: he built his first twin plug head in 1954 and succesfully tuned a lot… Read More Touched by the Genius: 1970 Opel 1900 GT “Conrero Edition”
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