Alfa Romeo GTV6 - Your Last Chance To Buy One? 

Brillant! What an exhaust note!❤. You gave us a glimpse of the pefect Alfisti garage. I remember seeing a similar looking silver Alfaholics fettled GTV at meny of the AROC events in the past. Looking forward to the next video.👍🏽

When I was a little boy, I had a neighbour: He was an airline pilot with the then great Swissair, drove a 911 and was the secret crush of every girl and mum in the village. One day, he came home in a GTV6 instead of his 911. I, the little lad, asked him in surprise why he was now driving an Alfa. He, quite nonchalantly: "I got bored of the 911, all my fellow pilots also drive 911s..." That left its mark on me: My first car was an 81 GTV6 and I will keep it forever. (And probably never get a 911)

Folks bought me one for my 21st birthday, 31 years ago. Loved that car. Used to go to Goodwood and oft on track with Alex Jupe in his silver one

Ive been following Davide Cironi for years myself and i love his content and works with Alfas! 😃

I have one. Third in 29 years. I will never depart it and i have most parts triple. As soon as my barn is converted into a garage (8x13m)/workshop, i will start restoring the car.

What a treat for you to go on a ride in such a stunning coupe ❤

In 1986 I bought a 1983 GTV6, red with beige interior. I fell in love with the moment I saw it, great sound, and that lines just awesome ❤. The trouble started with the gearbox and from then on it was downhill. The first year I made more miles in borrowed cars (Renault 5🙀) then in my beloved Alfa. When I thought it was technically tiptop (which wasn’t the case I found out later) I started working on the “small” rust problems🙀🙀. This became a project of 6 months in which I drove a Rover 2600 and a Ford Granada (yes to bad we didn’t have RU-vid back then). I got the GTV a complete respray in the original red but GTV Grandprix style, so bumpers etc. in bodycolor and all the plastic bits in black😍. My god it was a looker. But technically it kept haunting me, by breaking down or not starting. My boss and my girlfriend advised me a more reliable car and after another breakdown after 3 years I got rid of her😢. I later learned it was scrapped 😢😢😢. It sounds like horor story, but I still enjoy the memory of owning this lovely GTV, the V6 revving, the great handling, the trips I made in it and my friends who all wanted to own a GTV too. And you won’t believe it but just yesterday I was looking and drooling at 2 GTV’s (a 2.0 and a 2.5) at a local classic car dealer, I must say I was tempted. I still cherrish my memories and pictures of my Alfa- Romeo GTV6!

I'm nearly finished my berlina2000 resto, has been alot of work..was my child hood dream as my friends dad had one and I always said I would get one..

An informative video featuring the brilliant Alfetta 116 V6. I find it interesting how the Alfa V6 is known as the Busso V6, given that the Alfa Nord twin cam 4-cyl engine was Busso's most significant and long lived design for the Alfa brand. Having owned an Alfetta GTV6 and now currently in the ownership of both an Alfa 75 3.0 Potenziata and Alfa 156V6 2.5, I consider the most 'sonorous' to be the Alfa 2.5 (12 Valve) engine. It's probably the closest in sound to the superlative Dino (Ferrari) 2.4 V6 - a simply sweet sounding melodious 'tune'. Notwithstanding the 2.5's glorious sound, both the 3.0 12-valve and 2.5-24-valve also offer a wonderful 'tune' - that few other V6s can match.

I ran a 85 GTV6 as my daily in the late 90s for a few years. Wonderful car. Such character. I'd love another.

I owned 3 VW Sciroccos ('78, '84 1/2, '85) before finding a GTV-6. It was my wife's idea (sort of). I had been driving the same, and by this time quite modified '85 Scirocco, but at near 300K was getting a bit long in the tooth. She had spied a Jag XJ-S at the garage opposite the store she owned at the time. I took a look at it (had always fancied an XJ-S and financial ruin), but the owner was asking more than it was worth and the lads at the garage gave me the universal sign language for "run away." But the fire had been lit (in my heart, not the Jag's engine bay). So I started looking for a GTV-6 for all the times I had looked for an Alfetta GT or a GTV-6 and had settled for another, similar, G.G. design. I found the only one for sale at the time on the East Coast of the US . The chap who owned it lived relatively nearby, so he drove it to the school I was teaching at so I could test drive it. Love! I'd never actually driven one. That evening I told my wife I was seriously thinking about buying it. Her exact words: "sleep on it. I know you get emotional about cars, so sleep on it." Of course, of course. I slept on it. All I dreamt about that night was the sweet fabric-ripping sound of the Busso V-6. I phoned the owner upon waking and promptly overpaid for it ($3500 USD in 2001). Thus started a 2 year soft restore - replacing/repairing bits. I replaced the cracked dashboard, checking/fixing all of the electrical connections. I sourced a side window and air dam for it. I hand stitched a leather cover on the steering wheel. I daily drove it to work. I picked my mum up from the airport to meet her grandson in it. Mistake. One ad for the GTV-6 clearly stated "Your mother will probably refuse to ride in it". Well, she hated it for the same reasons my wife did "too loud, too fast, smells like oil and gas and leather". The incessant nagging began "not safe for the baby" (my wife had a MK4 Golf - perfect for baby), finally leading me to trade it in on a Merc 190E. The regret continues to this day. I have a Giulia now and I love it. But it doesn't play music out the tailpipe. Thanks for reading if you got this far.

Bought one a couple months ago and getting it back on the road. Can't wait to drive it. Young person here, wanted something different than an old Datsun

Another fab video. Alex's GTV is simply divine. Loks fab, sounds fab. You must get another. I'm hoping to retire at some point, and this could be on my to buy list. Either this or a Guilia Quadrifoglio like yours

3 years ago i finaly got my first Alfa. She is a 1969 1300 Gt Junior in Bluette. The dealer (who is not a Alfaguy), said it was a 1600 in it. I later found out it was a 1750 series 2, who was build by a expert on Nord-engines here in Norway. I think i got a better deal than i was expecting. Sometimes dealers don’t know what they selling. 😅 It have some issues with rust tho, but not very bad. Its going to be fixed. She is a keeper! 🍀 I would love to have a Gtv6 too, but i stay with my Julia.

In 1985 I bought a new GTV 6 and a new Milano (75) in 1987. Great cars, but I sold both in 1994 due to teenage daughters learning to drive. The girls loved the Alfas. However, my next cars were a minivan and a generic Ford, which curbed their enthusiasm and reduced my anxiety. Great memories with the Alfas!! Our daughters grew up, and we've moved-on to other cars. I admire the passion and perseverance of car enthusiasts with their rebuild projects. I really enjoyed your video! It was informative, entertaining and down-to-earth.

you're living the alfa dream 😎😎

Great to see you back with a new video 😊 Always thought these GTV6’s were damn cool 😎

You bear the smile of the eternally long suffering, smitten with the Giugiaro creation that the Cybertruck really wants to look like. It's been since June of 1986 that I own one and it still stirs, inspires, and excites, much to the chagrin of several high performance leggy lovelies, which continue to depreciate.....

We need more of the tales attached to fully restored Alfas. There must be a few now. Love the content.

My father has two GTVs which he had bought new at the time. But because the economic crisis came in Greece in 2010, he had to take them out of circulation. After 14 years, my brother and I decided to repair the damage that one car had even though it was protected in the garage with the other one. For me it is one of the best Alfa Romeo models.My dad also has a fiat coupe 20v turbo modified that has 600hp

In 1969, me dad bought me a banged up ‘62 Alfa Guiletta coupe for $200.00. I was 14 and that was my very first car. It was a racer that had gotten somewhat crunched. The frame was bent and it had damage to the front and rear. There was a roll bar behind the driver’s seat (LHD), and it had a heavy duty clutch. When you shut the driver’s door, the right headlight would pop out so I had it duct taped on to hold it in place. The mismatched seats weren’t connected to the floor and would slide around when you drove hard. With all its issues, it was still a great little car. I’d sneak it out and race along Mulholland Drive, illegally of course, since I didn’t have a license. Great times in that little car and have been an Alfa fan ever since.

If I won that Alfa Nut mug, that’s all I would ever drink from.

Make sure you feature my all-time favourite Alfa, the 164 3.0 V6, with that glorious Busso engine sound.

Still trying to get brakes on my Milano.. sorry 75. I drove it a couple days ago and the brakes completely gave out. It's only money. I miss my GtV6's too. I had a 83, 85 and 86.. loved all of them. Great video as always!

I drove my flatmate’s Sprint in the mid eighties. I still remember the impression it made on me - so delightfully light, like dancing.

I knew a guy in the US that owned a Callaway twin turbo Gtv-6. Very rare. Very fast.

Several years ago my wife and I were touring Scotland on a rented motorcycle. While motoring along I saw two orange Montreal s pulled to the opposite side of the road. To spot a Montreal anywhere is rare and here we travelled across the pond and see two of them in the Scottish countryside! I turned around as soon as I could intending to have a look and perhaps a chat with the owners. Alas they were gone by the time I got there. The location looked exactly like that in your picture. Could it be? Anyway, I'm happy to have found your channel and keep the good work!

Thanks for this video at the right time, ah and I am still waiting for the 156 hacks video !!!

I still dream of my old 1981 GTV/6 that I owned around 1989-1991. Split dash, manual windows, wind up headrests and teddy bear material seats👌I absolutely Loved that Alfa, it did not make a noise, it created music, pure, orchestral music. Driving down Altrincham high street at low rpm and low speed the music from the standard exhaust turned heads, not because it was loud, but because of the sheer quality of the sound. I think most did an involuntary double take, because they expected to see a Ferrari or Lamborghini with 12 cylinders. The sound repeatedly turned heads, a girl even smiled at me !! Me, with ginger hair!!!🤯🤯🤯 An epic Alfa Romeo, sadly out of my price range for a good one now, I would love another now that I have a garage. They will never make cars like that again, sadly even hot Alfas these days produce the same flatulent toneless Turbocharged sound and bombastic ‘pops’n’bangs’ have replaced the pure music available in naturally aspirated cars of my youth.

Best sounding, most "cultured" 6 cylinder Engine I have ever heard. First time 42 years ago at an alfa dealer. Still don't have one! Just finished a '68, 280SL Pagoda Restoration and am skint 😪

My brother scrimped and saved and bought a GTV6 new in 1986, as much as he loved the car it was constantly needing servicing he parted with it after 4yrs of ownership. He still misses the car to this day.

You had me fooled then laughing with that trick beginning. Great video, as always. A well-sorted GTV6 has been at the top of my wish list for several years now. This account made the fire under my arse burn hotter. Thank you. 🔥

Bought a V6 75 on a 1987 reg' in 1995. It was an exceptional car, which I took to show a friend who currently owned a Sierra 2.8 XR4i on an '88 reg. After getting out of town and into some 'country twisties,' he was startled at its performance and exclaimed with a voice of astonishment and conviction, that it made his car appear agricultural! I merely grinned and continued to floor the accelerator to encourage the sonorous, howl associated with a V6 Busso.😆 Currently own a 1967, 1750cc Alfa Romeo Berlina, which if I don't reassert my efforts into its restoration (been through illness for 5 months) I'll be able to sweep it up.🤣

I’m currently restoring mine. I consider the Alfetta GTV6 is mechanically on the pinnacle of design in its day. Anyone I have driven in it who has no idea of its design and history have been very impressed by its performance. CSR (Chris Snowden Racing who partner with EB Spares) brakes have transformed the car.

After buying my first VW GTI (1985, MK2), I ran into an old friend that had an Alfa GTV6. He playfully (at least I don’t honk he was serious) asked if I wanted to trade. I did a quick analysis of the reliability compared to my GTI and said know. Now I wonder what it would been like to drive one. I always loved that design. Such a beautiful car.

Thanks again for this as always very good video. I remember searching for a video about the GT 937 and there i was watching all of your videos. Now i'm in the position of having secured a well looked after example with the holy grail 3.2 Busso. Only the alternator has decided to leave the building, so next saturday will be yet again a day in the workshop ripping half of one of my italian divas apart but i think that is what we have partially signt up for! Keep on going Chris. Grüße aus Deutschland once again!

Best 116GTV is our 3.0GTV that we had in South-Africa. Sadly only a few made but a special car. Busso V6 with awesome race history. Magic.

I have a small collection. No Alfa's sadly at the moment. I traded my 71 1750 Spider for an E-type I still have. A couple of mk1 Mini's and a TR6. I do still keep the Italian end up though with an early F355, which I've had 15 years now. For Alfa's, I had the Spider, 75 TS, GTV6, 156. Loved them all. Best sounding engines ever for me are the GTV6, F355 and my tuned TR6. Love the channel

So well presented and articulated.

That was an excellent example of the GTV6, but a rare 3.0 V6 engine with a throaty exhaust note. Fantastic watch. 👍

As I get more and more experienced in this field, I must admit I am starting to realize how accurately you can determine someone's eye for Alfas by the weight of rust they have handled in their life.

I bought a GTV 6 back, me 20 years old in exact these colours grey and beige. But it burnt out just some months later 😞 I swore, never to buy an Alfa again - until 4 weeks ago, as I've got my new Giulia. And now I am back smiling while drive in an Alfa.

South Africa converted it to a GTV 6 3000, very much desirable as were the BMW 333i, love Alfa's.

Check your center bearing for the vibe. Easy fix. Also put the front tyres on the rear to rule out a flat spot causing it. I had that on my GTV6. Rear brakes are pretty easy once you know how. All in all i found it a joy to work on unlike the BMW's we have had.

What a beautiful beast, not you Chris, the GTV6! More Alfa stuff please. 🎉

Fantastic. Make sure you notify me when featuring, please. 🙏

Great video. Great car of course. The 1974 Alfetta was the first transaxle road car by Alfa Romeo and the GTV was the related coupe and then the others came after.

We bought one new in the mid 80's. Drop dead gorgeous, but the engine block was cracked and we gave it back to the dealer and bought a used 928 instead.

Raced one in the eighties (Luigi) and owned 5 diff. types, now 40 years later; bying a Guilia veloce for my wife..the virus is back 😎

A had a GTV serie 3 with a 75 2.0 TS engine, it drowe great because it was not nose heavy and nerly the same power, My dad have been a Alfa dealer he drove a 33 1.7 QV, Alfetta 2.0 and a 75 1.8 Turbo, Alfa those days where great cars. Great vic

That rear view of the white gtv in need of resto…. Damn if there are many cars that look so good from the rear aspect.

Had a 76 GT back in the day, beautiful looks and handling 👌

Looking forward to the new content on this SZ project as ive alwaya been fascinated with it as we never got them here in australia from what i know of. 😊

In The first G.T.A ( GRAND THEFT AUTO ) pc version the ALFA ROMEO GTV was on the game cover art..artistically badass

What a lovely and beautiful example! The Ronals are spot on too. My favorites on a 116 GTV

The 1.8 and 2.0 North Engine is also a Busso creation, but everyone seems to forget that.

Should be able to sort out instantly if a wheel or prop shaft is out of balance. If you're sitting still, slowly rev your engine up and down through the rev range. If you feel a vibration, it's your propshaft. If you hear grumbling, vibration or no that's your center support bearing. (Check that you don't have a guibo missing a chunk and that your.alignment bushed centering the propshaft to itself in the middle, the engine at the front and the gearbox at the rear are in good order.) If not, check your tires (sorry, tyres) for wear, if they look good get your wheels balanced and make sure all your hardware is tight on the half shafts. Hopefully you have a mid '85 or later GTV6 with the removable crossmember. Makes pulling the prop shaft a breeze!

Great German Alfa Nut dubbing at the start there! 🇩🇪🇮🇹🇬🇧

Beautiful looking car with a fantastic sounding engine. Nice one Chris,great video as usual mate.

After two Alfasuds, I bought a like new GTV6 from 1983 in 1985 and drove it until 2005. I loved the car very much, but even though it was meticulously maintained and driven, nearly every month something went wrong and it kept breaking down. I had three new, incredibly expensive gearboxes installed. The gearboxes no longer broke when Castrol's fully synthetic transmission oil TAF-X came onto the market. Rust was a constant companion. In addition, you almost always sweated without A/C. A great car, but far too expensive to maintain.

I can't quite see the styling of a Montreal to be the precurser to the Alfetta coupe. I consider the styling cues of the 105 series Junior Zagato to be more aligned with the design of the Alfetta.

Fantastic car, with looks to die for. How I'd love to have driven one. 😢 Whoever was actually driving that one in Octopussy really knew his stuff!

I fell in love with the GTV6 after I ve seen the James Bond movie. I ve bought one in January 1996 and I own it already today. After the time I learned to accept the ....ehm....pecularity of the car and that he is sometimes annoying. After now nearly four decades, I will not miss this car. Greetings from Norway.

Classic Alfa has recently started supplying parts for 116 series GTVs too.

They say with old Alfa’s if you listened carefully you could hear the rust munching the metal. 😂 they still absolutely gorgeous though. I see one I the street and I can’t help but stop and watch to drive by.

Very nice Chris!!! I always dreamed of a 116 GTV6 in my garage. I believe that after the 916 V6 and the Giulia QV, the GTV6 is the next on my ALFA garage list... Not a project. I am done with projects. I want to drive on that engine note right away

Great video. Pascal from the Netherlands!

I would love one of those with an OKtech treatment

Hmmm. What can he have done to the wheeler dealers GTV? Maybe trusted the warranty Mike offered? “Yeah course it’s sorted, I will guarantee that car until you get around the corner and out of sight, or tomorrow morning, whatever’s the earliest” 😂 Really growing to like the 116 series. I’ve been a 916 man since I first saw one in the late 90’s and bought a V6 spider 12 months later. But the 116 is definitely a looker. Great video as always Mr Nut!

I have had several transaxles alfas, tinkering with them is great

Great video! The 116 platform is super cool and quirky with lots of distinctive features. I have a 1977 model GTV that has been undergoing a mechanical restoration. The gearbox is currently being rebuilt and am refreshing all the bushes etc, extensively cleaning the undercarriage and repainting the De Dion. I must have a unicorn 116 as it has no rust and has never had rust repairs…go figure! A very special car to me and my favourite 4 cylinder! Next will be my favourite 6 cylinder which is definitely a Busso model….probably 147 GTA…but a 116 GTV6 is always at the back of my mind…hmmm

Hi Chris , love the GTV6 , the Busso and all, but don’t know if it’s as 50/50 as the previous Bialbero , as the Alfa Twin Cam , also designed by Busso as well as Orazio Satta btw, was a lighter engine being all alloy construction. Alfas V6 marvellous as it is, is also a lot heavier due to the cast iron crankcase. The 1980s cars are still, to my mind , one of the most beautiful coupes ever, but the earlier Alfetta GTV from the 1970s better still, with chrome bumpers, and chrome whiskers either side of the Alfa crest in the grille. Best picture of an Alfetta GTV is from Motorsport magazine’s road test by C.R. When he’s at Mallory Park race circuit. Glorious exhaust note from the car you featured. ❤

Such a fab sound, thank you. Greetings from Melbourne, the other end of the world, we're restoring our family's 1968 1750 GTV, it's always been super reliable and rust free BUT that V6 busso sound.... Can I have it on vinyl, please? I'll play it on my old B&O system all day! I love the 70s GTV shape, almost more then the 60s version.

I can enjoy that noise all day long!😍😍😍

Feels like we are on similar paths! Broke my gearbox of my Blue Vela GTV v6 last year as well. Replaced it with a 156 v6 box with a Quaife. And that all while looking for a GTV6 as new project car! Have seen several, all rusted to pieces unfortunately. Unfortunately prices on mainland Europe are not the same as in the UK but I do feel it is still the right time. Looking forward to the GTV v6 gearbox change!

If you can get that vibration looked at on your Alfa 75 ASAP with a specialist, then please do. If the issue is to do with the propshaft then it's not unknown for them to join you in the cabin after they've flailed their way through the floor. If the car has had a clutch recently, this might be the issue (only genuine AR ones are properly balanced). Remember seeing an ES30 at a Castle Combe trackday. The bloke had bought it that very day - but Il Mostro bit him. He lost control, smashed the front end on it and I have no idea what happened to the car. RHD headlights are impossible to find for them. Bests, Simon

alfas have souls ❤❤

Rust was enemy No.1 with Alfa's. A friend had an Alfasud in Durban South Africa, and he parked it near the beach while he did his military service. The salt spray really did a number on it, upon his return it was literally a skeleton, the body and door panels were gone, leaving only what they were attached to rhe term Rusta Romero was commonly used.

The imbalance of the shaft is probably a result of very worn of even broken rubber joints. Check those first !! I used to own a 75 for many years. Best car like, ever.

There is james bond movie octoposy, where movie stars with bond racing red alfa gtv 6 ,but this scene is for some reason cut of .I used to watch on you tube every morning, to fill my morning energy,,I don't know who!and why someone cut this amazing scane of the beginning of this movie

I bought a GTV 2 ltr in 1985 after wanting one since they came out. It was great to drive. I always hankered after the Full Fat V6 3.ltr but never had the opportunity to own one. Zagarto is NOT my favourite design house.

Spare all mechnical parts from your rusty 116 cars. We will need them for creating more Pagano sports cars. This is the solution to overlive what rusting away. Welcom to try one out, BR Jan

I'm sure the Alfa gods are looking down from above and smiling !

No doubt someone else has noted it already, but the classic "Bialbero" or "Nord" Alfa DOHC (fitted to the 105 series and 4 cylinder 116-series cars) was also a Busso design.

Drive shaft not pop shafts go to the wheels. bearing issue I think they have rubber mounts could be the issue gilletta has the same running gear as well. You still buy the sales aftermarket

Another awesome video and legendary Alfa GTV. Thank you. The opening German voice over and subtitles commentary on athletically animated eyebrows had spit out my coffee.😆🤣

¡Tengo uno de 1983! Gracias por el video.

Did he mention he has an intergrale as well? What a choice to take to work in the morning.

My only problem with the GYV6 is the body cladding, especially the front and rear valances. I much prefer the clean look of the all metal cars - sans bumpers, of course, and with the little front spoiler instead of the larger air dam. Removing the bumpers really accentuates the wedge styling...but the bodywork looks unfinished if you take a peek under that plastic cladding.

Geez, that Alfa sound! 👍

Got there in the end Chris but such a shame about not having the clips with you driving....

Another great video Chris. Lots of different bits. Could the vibration be due to loose nuts on the big useless knob behind the steering wheel ?

I had one v6 nice sound.

Replace all running gear with gm, ford, Nissan or Toyota powertrain. A vq35hr set up from a Nissan would have this car run flawlessly for the next 30 years

Chris, who got the much coveted Alfa Nut mug?

Wow what a great noise

Epic chase at the beginning of the video but the GTv6 and 75 do not have a torque tube at all but an open prop running at engine speed linked to clutch/gearbox combined unit; the porsche 924/944/928 copied Ferrari with a torque tube to the transaxle. Also the aftermarket exhaust on the gtv6 in the video is boomy/grating to my ears, much better the Ansa exhaust sound again in my opinion if you were to fit an aftermarket one. Handling wise, according to Jon Dooley's (ex Alfa Romeo Uk driver) account of the car when he raced them in period, the front end is overwhelmed by the high centre of gravity of the v6 engine caused by the extreme weight of the heads. In this respect the 4 cylinder engined Alfetta GTV cars have a lower centre of gravity and weigh less with better weight distribution and thus better balanced handling. Lastly to really make them handle correctly at the front, especially if lowering them like the video car, they need lengthened uprights either through using top pins or using the ES30 SZ type longer lower spindles. The rear suspension of the car is superbly engineered, although you could also lower the watts pivot too. Regarding the vibration on your 75 I understand omicron engineering have kit available to detect vibration along the driveline and have worked on an alfetta gtv with such issues.

South Africa build a 3 liter to race with at first and road versions

Das mein auto! Anyone who sold one regerts it now.

I would check your rubber prop donuts as a potential cause for the vibration..