Modern Motor Oct 1968
I picked up a copy of Modern Motor from Oct 1968 with a full review of the new 1750 Alfas. I love the headline “Thirty years from now Alfa’s latest offerings – the 1750 Berlina and GTV – will be collectors’...
1750 GTV – February 2011 #5
Visited the workshop today, and progress has been made on the left hand centre sill panel, A and B pillars. This is all looking very tidy now, very happy. The right hand sill is a bit worse (see previous post), Classic Alfa delivered a B pillar repair section which will work a treat. Might see some progress on that next...
1750 GTV – February 2011 #4
A minor update. I needed a front tailshaft coupling (donut/guibo) for the 75 and they are much cheaper from EB Spares in the UK, so I ordered some other bits for no extra postage… A kit for the fuel flap with new rivets rubbers and spring, spare brake clips and pins, and a handbrake cable. I also received a set of replica decals from Carclassic. I don’t entirely know where all of these go, but the research is part of...
1750 GTV – February 2011 #3
The truth that lies beneath. Nothing unexpected. Here’s the right hand side. This middle sill and B-pillar is rough. The B-pillar base is bad enough for us to order a repair section, as repairing this will be time-consuming. The left-hand side is not as bad. There’s a patch required in the center sill, and the same large hole in the front. The B-pillar looks okay. The radiator support cross-member has been removed,...
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