Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV Coupe

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Although any Alfa Romeo 105 Series Coupe is a wonderful thing, there is no question that in the mind of the true enthusiast, the 1750 GTV is the most desirable of them all.

Introduced in 1967, not only did it have the best engine, the fantastically zingy and rev-hungry 1,779cc twin cam, it also had the best interior with beautifully sculptured and supportive deep-ribbed seats and a wood-veneered central dash pod with additional instruments and switches. Putting 122bhp and 137lb/ft at the driver’s disposal, it could sprint to 60mph in 9.2 seconds with a top speed of 116mph.

Allied to the superb chassis, pin sharp steering and effective disc brakes, it was perhaps the finest affordable sportscar of its era and was in a totally different league to anything that the British motor industry could pit against it. No wonder that 44,269 were sold before it was replaced by the slightly less eager 2000 GTV in 1971.

Sold new to Johannesburg in 1969, this 1750 GTV has spent its whole life in sunny South Africa where the dreaded tin worm never gets a chance to ravage a car’s bodywork like it does in the salt sodden roads of Britain. Reputedly a one-owner car, it was recently fully restored by AK Alfa of Randburg with the spectacular results that you see today. Since the restoration was completed, the car has covered only 7,500 miles and is said to drive superbly with an MOT until February 2016.

Imported to the UK in July last year and now registered here, it has had just one owner since. Surely as good an example as you could wish to find, it is just the kind of toy that any enthusiast would love to have at their disposal on a quiet summer Sunday morning. Given the way that values of this highly prized model have soared in recent years, it could well prove a shrewd investment at the sensible guide price suggested.