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    Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+

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    Image of Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. . Schm, enjoying his first desert winter. .
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    I do like Alfas.
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    Image of junkman junkman
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    Scary. Dangerous. Raw sex portrayed in iron oxide. Nice price.
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    Image of Armand Armand
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    All real petrolheads love the Alfa GTV. That's a fact. They sound great, they're nice to drive and they look beautiful, particularly the early "step-nose" versions.


    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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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    Tin roof.
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    Image of Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face. Mike the Dog is sitting by the door with a pair of cow slippers, and a very sad face.
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    It's tempting, but since it seems to be constructed of equal parts of Italian secks and American ferric oxide, I gotta go the pipe on this one.
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    Image of Six Flags Over Tomsk Six Flags Over Tomsk
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    Right now it's a good price, but once you're done restoring it, it'll feel like you paid $4100 too much.


    At the end of the day, I say pipe.

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    Image of Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet Van Sarockin, rogue trebuchet
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    New plan: Buy the car, strip it down, sell everything nonessential. Go to LeMons. Clan up.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    Jesus, how did all these get to Massachusetts?


    Anyway: it's all set to be registered... once you get it running... and replace all the sheetmetal. I'm going with Nice Price, if only because you can sell the parts it comes with for that much.


    On the other hand, whatever he's set as the reserve price is probably prime crack territory.

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    04/22/09

    @Ash91: Okay, it runs. Very nice price. For now.
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    Image of scroggzilla raids again scroggzilla raids again
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    If I had a skadillion dollars, I'd scoop this up and treat it to an open checkbook restoration and then drive it and make you all super jealous.


    But I don't have a skadillion dollars..or even $4200....so the closest I'll probably get to an Alfa Romeo Montreal is this kickin model of the Bobcor Racing Alfa Montreal, made by M4 models in Italy
    MSRP...$30 to $40, depending on the seller.

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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    I love the Montreal, but there's no hope for this one.
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/22/09

    @Ash85: It's still the closest I'm ever gonna come to owning a Montreal. Also, the engine would be excellent for my current future project.
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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    This could make a nice vintage racer or track day toy. bondo over the rust and reinforce with a roll cage. How hard could it be to install some webers in place of the Spica fuel injection. Nice price!
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    Image of JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2 JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    The body and interior are hideous sins against Alfa and the owners that allowed that to happen in the first place should be drug out in the street and run over by 1000 Junior Zagatos, but that V8 alone is worth $4200... this car is PCH, but it might almost not be crack.
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    04/22/09

    @TheRedCar: Now you're talking. The Montreal is nice but not one of Bertone's best efforts. Salvage the motor and gearbox and part the rest. The wheels alone should help offset the cost of an engine teardown. If the fuel injector parts work, it's a no-brainer.
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    Image of jedchev jedchev
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    This is probably a nice price for a parts car. And how cool would that 2.5 Liter V8 be in a Vega or Monza 2+2?
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    04/22/09

    @jedchev: Or in a Prius.... hm.
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    Image of Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable Serious Mopar Jones- Incurable
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    It's all about perspective, I guess. Assuming the guy's telling the truth about the frame and floors being solid, then the rust display is simply there to scare of those who wouldn't be serious about taking on this project- sort of like the headress of a frilled lizard or something. I mean, the truck I drive every day has ten times more body rot than this thing, so if was actually remotely interested in non-Swedish European cars, I'd say Nice Price. (Assuming the reserve is still in four figures, at any rate)
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    04/22/09

    In reply to Italian Week: 1972 Alfa Romeo Montreal for $4,200+
    Beauty is a strange matter,

    Not swayed by others' chatter.

    Despite all its rust and despair,

    Few designed had seen more flair.

    The stunning Alfa Romeo Montreal,

    A vehicle that can truly enthral.

    Although Alfas can't always roll,

    It's built with passion and soul.

    Weren't it for a tanking economy,

    This would not be mere mythology.

    And Italian with a V8?

    No other auto I'd take on a date.

    Admittedly it's high maintenance,

    But so too is a lady of elegance.


    Its death is our collective vice,

    Four for an Alfa? It's Nice Price.

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