By Cam Tait / Wednesday 18 December 2024 / Loading comments
Alfa Romeo is very clever when it comes to making ordinary cars that are incredibly beautiful. There are too many to mention here, but the Giulia is as attention-grabbing today as it was a decade ago, while the Stelvio is one of the few D-segment SUVs that is rarely absolutely lacking in style. Even the conventionally pretty ones, like the SZ and the 156 GTA, still draw crowds of Alfaholics as giddy as a month in front of a llama.
Nothing exemplifies that Alfa magic better than the 75. It’s far from the company’s prettiest cars, and the proportions don’t seem to quite work no matter which angle you view it from. But compared to other three-box saloons of the ’80s and ’90s, the 75 was pure theatre. The unapologetically blocky proportions, chunky lights and black side stripe running from nose to tail made rivals such as the E30 BMW 3 Series look rather plain. It got even wilder when Alfa turned the wick up, with Twin Spark packing beefier arches, deeper skirts and a boot spoiler, followed by the brutish 3.0-litre V6, similar to the car you see here.
Again, he’s still not the prettiest Alfa, boy, he looks good. The large air dam at the front, even meatier arches and bulky rear hump accentuated the 75’s less flattering angles, but the Turbo Evoluzione-mimicking look simply oozed determination. It also (possibly) sounded better than a race car, with a 3. 0-liter Busso V6 hitting 5,800 rpm and 192 hp sent to the rear axle via a five-speed manual gearbox. Uniquely designed chassis with internal rear brakes and limited-slip differential as standard. So while it may seem a bit all over the place, everything underneath has a lot more idea.
This example, however, is not a popular 75. This probably comes as no surprise, as even the most popular examples don’t look as polished as this one. It was completely restored by Alfa specialist Alex Jupe, who was responsible for stripping the car. to bare steel before fitting the glass reinforced plastic wheel arch extensions and Veloce frame kit. The whole thing was then repainted in the original color (AR555 for Alfa fans) and finished with rust coating for the lower frame. Cavities, interior arches and chassis rails. The interior also gets a new look, with impeccably trimmed Reautomobileo seats and a pristine three-spoke Momo Prototipo steering wheel.
Everything you can see turns out to be in very smart condition, as well as everything you can not see. In addition to an aesthetic makeover, component of the recovery of this 75 included a rebuild of the engine to 87,000 miles. A few innovations were thrown in for smart measure, adding the SZ’s high-compression pistons, as well as stepped forward cams, tensioner, hoses, and a light-weight flywheel. On the chassis side, the differential has been rebuilt to factory specifications, whilst the brakes and suspension have been upgraded to AP Racing and RS Racing elements respectively.
Restomod has become a bit of a dirty word these days, but perfectly sums up what’s been done here. It looks just like any other V6-engine, Veloce-kitted 75, though it’ll likely drive a whole lot better, feel considerably more spritely and surely won’t be as high maintenance as an original, unrestored version. The ad claims the seller has spent £50k getting it into its current state, which makes the £34,995 asking price seem a little easier to swallow. It’s still on the high side for a 75, as the old four-door hasn’t appreciated in quite the same way as, say, a 156 GTA has, but that just means you’re getting the full classic Alfa experience (hopefully without the headaches) for the same price as a used Giulia Quad.
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