Under the skin, the Montreal is really just a Giulia GTV. But it's better. Why? Because it has a v-fucking-eight, that's why. 2.6 liters, eight throttle bodies, 230 horsepower. And that's just the inner beauty-- look at that Bertone bodywork (better yet, look at the Bertone bodywork on a nice one) and tell me you don't think it's a sexy beast.

Yes, it's rusty. Most '72 Alfas are rusty, so it makes sense that this one is, too. Think of it as a fun opportunity to learn to weld, because this is also a $4200 supercar. What other hot seventies grand tourers have you been looking at for $4200 recently? Any $4200 BMW 3.0csi is going to be just as rusty, not to mention slower. Look hard enough and you can find a Citroen SM for that money, but you're going to have to go through every system on the car before you really feel that you can trust it. All the other big Euro-GTs (Ferraris, Maseratis, Astons and E-Types) of the era are out of the price range by now. You could get a Jaguar XJ-S, of course, but then you'd be stuck with a Jaguar XJ-S, which is a bad idea.

In short, nice price. Buy it, fix it up, put straight pipes on it and terrorize your neighbors.

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At the end of the day, I say pipe.

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