Petrolicious' 1967 Alfa Romeo Duetto - One Take

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In this special series, Afshin Behnia, founder of Petrolicious, has brought out three Alfa Romeos for Matt to drive through the Malibu hills. First up, his 1967 Duetto Spider 'driver,' a scruffy but sorted early version of the ubiquitous Alfa Spider. This model features a 1.6L carbureted engine, which was only offered in the 1966 and 1967 model years.
Editor's Note There is an audible vibration throughout the driving portion of this video - it is from the car's interior, not from the camera or the edit, and unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it.
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[@swins2808]

Revving up a 1.6L '67 convertible Alfa through the morning Malibu sun, now that was something cool. Like you said, it feels a lot faster than you're going and thats the best kind of fast.

[@terrygates8546]

I've owned many cars in my life. But the 67 Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider was my all time favorite car. It has a spirit that almost alive. Drives and runs fantastic.

[@ferreira94a]

This is exactly the type of dude I expect to be driving one of these. What a champ.

[@glenjo0]

This was my car. It's SWEET! The ONLY car I ever had that exhibited oversteer/understeer as I played the throttle.

[@katzhunter4473]

"I have a bad habit of ruining power to weight ratios ..." ~ Matt. lol.

[@mo-hammadabunaser1367]

This should be written on his grave lol Just kidding

[@cra_55]

Fatt Marah

[@LifeWideOpen780]

Rails Life he should make that a tee shirt lol

[@sharpemang]

carburetor55 lol

[@Casey_J96]

Rails Life I would buy that shirt in an instant lol

[@DamianSupra]

Oh man cant wait for that 8C

[@detective3728]

yes you can. :)

[@ivank6142]

Iceman7 you can and you will :)

[@Carl_JohnsonOGF]

Those glasses

[@ImOldGregg]

Carl Johnson I knew I would find a glasses comment immediately. Some Elton John shit.

[@mahmoodsadek5213]

Carl Johnson yo Carl still alive and didn't get old ! guessing you're smoking some good shit .

[@MindfulMusic]

I was thinking of that one guy from Ocean's 11/12/13: s207.photobucket.com/user/dreidelhustler/media/MV5BMTc5MTY1MjAwMl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTY.jpg.html

[@5speedz34]

I was thinking of Deniro as Sam Rothstein in Casino www.vintageoptika.com/assets/images/ULTRA%20GOLIATH%20ADDS/ADD16.jpg

[@iliovecaRS]

Are fireeee

[@hotwire96]

'Oh crap, I forgot my sunglasses. But here is a pair of my wife's in the car..' In saying that, one of the best car owners in recent memory. Really talkative and knew his stuff. Petrolicious videos are awesome so no real surprise that the car and owner were nice as well.

[@musshwins412]

I love how the air intake is draped across the manifold. just resting on it like its cool. ahhh Italian engineering at its finest!

[@vincevegacustoms8860]

Mussh Wins its carbed,it dont matter

[@5speedz34]

It's also 50 yrs old.

[@mo-hammadabunaser1367]

"feels" "energetic" "neat little piece">> *words that come out of your mouth when you drive an Italian classic*

[@hamiltonsol]

The alfa owner seems like a really cool dude! Beautiful car. The older I get the more I like stock classics

[@henryhol8538]

Brilliant, a review of the Duetto without mentioning 'The Graduate'. I really look forward to seeing the GTV drive!

[@studiocalder818]

Me, too

[@o0julek0o]

'infinite headroom'... Mind blowing perspective.

[@stezo15]

I'm a big fan of Petrolicious. I'm glad you were able to get a chance to ride an unfettered classic roadster... especially from a passionate collector. Great drive!

[@Sinisterg60]

I love Alfas! I saw the 8c in the background, can't wait for the one take on that!

[@hentaidoraiba868]

Where can I find THAT guys sunglasses? Can you get me a discount, Matt?

[@G-..-]

hentaidoraiba the brand is GayBan

[@ondrejbabik3000]

lol dude

[@ondrejbabik3000]

that sounds like one of those Trump policies lol

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

Because you comprehend style and politics as child everyone should?

[@CamaroRick]

The ones with Matt's Finish on the lenses?

[@montezi73]

HAHAHA... just gotta love it - " I have a bad habit of ruining the power to weight ratio"... that´s fucking priceless

[@kaitlynowen8026]

Beautiful weather in a beautiful car. Wish I lived somewhere it was foggy more often, that's my favorite kind of weather, cool, humid & calm.

[@anita.b]

What a beautiful car!! Feature more "classics"!

[@ValenNitto]

Nathan Childress second this. It's amazing

[@HarryVerolme]

Their films are on another level. I get so excited every time they put one out.

[@corvettels9]

Hey Matt, a quick bit of advice-automotive carburetors have accelerator pumps which squirt fuel through the venturis, so if a carb'd car doesn't turn over right away, just give the gas pedal a couple of taps and it should fire right up. Also, higher altitude=thinner air which throws off the mixture. In a F.I. car, the ECU can correct for altitude changes, but a carb has to be manually adjusted and may even require re-jetting.

[@ipwndrums]

petrolicious makes some of the best car videos on youtube hands down. top 3 channels for sure

[@Raytarded66]

My first girlfriend had a Alfa Romeo Graduate Spider. I miss that car, the girl not so much

[@alansmilealot]

Duke Silver was she a bitch?

[@phantommedia9964]

important questions lol

[@studiocalder818]

Haha!! Great

[@ab2tract]

"Here we go!" cut to shot of one person in the car

[@wmedia9640]

Mr. Afshin Behnia, you make some wonderful content sir. Petrolicious & TST together make a great automotive duo!

[@jamcdona]

These engines are wonderful. They sound so great when you put your right foot down! And pretty reliable to boot.

[@cameronmilne3590]

Nothing like a classic car. You have fun at any speeds.

[@ionianfalcon]

So excited for the 2000GTV. One of the greatest cars ever!

[@barrybarreh]

Italian, 4 fewer cylinders, 1 less roof, and 13 years older. Yet it still has more brakes than that Camaro. Lol

[@norgepalm7315]

barrybarreh sick reference

[@chrishenniker5944]

barrybarreh Isn't this an Italian equivalent to the Camaro?

[@taakotruck1894]

Chris Henniker how do?

[@taakotruck1894]

Chris Henniker so

[@erendyalatorre7785]

That camaro was roasted to a crispy brown by now

[@crimsonghost411]

So excited to see that red GTV in the back. I've always wanted one

[@MillCityJam]

Petrolicious has a great collection of videos... Great Stuff!! Search for them on youtube.

[@SP-ut5wc]

2 of my favourite car youtubers in the same video. It feels like early christmas.

[@ChrisDorgan]

That 8C though!! Beautiful!

[@Emmeffgee]

What a guy, he brought not one but three amazing Alfas! Nice video.

[@BeBarnee]

Can't wait for the 8C!!! My absolute favourite car :)

[@Digiphex]

Wow for 1967 that was stunningly beautiful.

[@ChaosphereIX]

all vintage Alfas are just that. Even more recent ones, although odd at times or avant-garde, have never been boring in the looks department

[@kilppa]

That year Duetto was at 990 kg or 2182 lbs. My old Alfasud was 810 kg, damn I loved that car.

[@Kref3]

sorry, but he got the story wrong. In Italy the original spider like this with the round boat-like rear is a Duetto. It was replaced in the early 70s by a Fastback called Coda Tronca. that one was replaced in the Aerodynamica. and this was replaced in the late 80s or early 90s by the fourth and last version, don't remember it's name. all four versions we're known and sold as Alfa Romeo Spider though.

[@97MrBlues]

Finally an Alfa,holy s***..

[@mfmf100]

Beautiful little car - love the boat tail and understated color.

[@afrog2666]

Proof that you don`t need a 7liter V8 to have fun ;) I love Alfa`s, especially old ones, old sports cars in general are so much nicer than the newer twice the weight and half the performance ones. You can actually feel the road, they`re nible and cheap to run. What`s not to like (apart from the italian syndrome: parts, you`re gonna need parts lol..

[@khunopie9159]

This car's roll over protection is your hair

[@Renesis97]

Or, in Matt's case, its lack of

[@markkoetsier6475]

Would suck to be these guys, then.

[@joestolberg]

or your sunglasses, if youre that guy

[@zalsentzer]

Such a great car. 4 wheel discs. 5 speed. Dual cam. Impeccable styling. Loads of fun.

[@marcofabro]

Beautiful Duetto. To be fair the Duetto considers all 66-69 Boat tail cars in the US , referred to as "Osso di Seppia" in Italy. The 1970-1994 Kamm tail , referred to as "Coda Tronca" is a more modern and sporty car. Especially once they switched from the Spica mechanical injection to Bosch injection the 80s. Super excited for the GTV. Wish it was a GTA but beggars cant be choosers. You should also try to find a Giulietta/Giulia in any configuration , a Montreal , a Giulia Berlina 1750/2000 and a GTV6. You wont be disappointed.

[@topgun8683]

That guy riding with you had some big sunglasses, like something out of the 60's!

[@klasseact6663]

First off, 2 of the best KZbin channel people in one video, great! Now I like the panning around of the car slowly and good interior shot, should do it like that with all the cars IMO. Looking forward to the 8C and GT there ==========

[@enchoooo]

Awesome! Love Petrolicious, their videos are always so tasteful

[@Truthisauthority]

I really enjoyed the series with afshin. Good stuff

[@jburning17]

It has trailing arms / live axle in the back. Not leaf springs.

[@Beer_Dad1975]

These are the videos that make me miss owning classic cars... then I remember all the leaking oil, constant issues and rust and I feel better again.

[@MicheleFerrariAX]

BEAUTIFUL! don't make us wait too long for that giulia one take!

[@whitecollarairsoft]

Matt some how you have created a show on the internet where people give you cars to drive and you make money off of it. Legend.

[@nickwoodworth5136]

New shirt designs look good. Good job Matt

[@oli_box25]

"You've got infinite headroom" killed me xD

[@nemesisxxprime]

Had a 70s one. Loved it to death but can't deny. They're a headache to upkeep. Sensitive cars (especially the spica ones)

[@bartholomew2278]

They look like an eclectic gay couple. You are pulling those sunglasses off though, Afshin.

[@NoPrivateProperty]

they are

[@JarrydJunkin]

Im not even surprised that the founder of Petrolicious owns a classic Alfa

[@vrmmmm]

I remember when I was growing up in the 80s, this guy up the street had two early 70s Alfa's. He loved those cars, but they were always broken, and he was constantly trying to fix them. Probably the reason I went with old muscle cars instead.

[@Mrb00st]

Boy that's one of the best sound 1600cc (about) engines out there, along with a good Honda B16A

[@S3mj0n]

What a lovely car!

[@kize32]

8c next? One of the best looking and best sounding cars ever

[@chasesmith4189]

kize32 he's done one already

[@rkstewart9585]

Man y'all, I need to get better about disabling my Ad Block so Smoking Tire gets Ad revenue Thanks Matt, love you guys

[@ico9750]

Alfa 8C in the pipeline. Between RCR reviewing the MiTo and TSM reviewing these is been a good few days to be an alfisti

[@scrom29]

"I have a habit of ruining power to weight ratios." lol you're the man

[@MaffiaAlfista]

Finally a One Take with a classic Alfa Romeo :) Can't wait for the ones coming with the 8C and the GTV. Matt: Hope you have a chance to drive an GTV6 and a Milano (called 75 in Europe) as well.

[@ChaosphereIX]

he will have a chance to drive my 155 V6 this fall hopefully if all goes well. I am also shopping for a 916 GTV right now too

[@MaffiaAlfista]

Ok cool :) Are you in the US or is Matt going over seas? The only 90s Alfa sold in the US where the 164 right? (I count the Milano/75 and SZ/RZ as 80s cars even though some came of the line in the early 90s)

[@ChaosphereIX]

I am in Canada, I imported my 97 155 V6 from Japan because a)it was never sold here b) Canada has a 15 year grey-market rule. And yes the 164 was the only 90s Alfa model sold in North America. Here is my car: wheelwell.com/colin-garnett/x4v/1997-alfa-romeo-155

[@MaffiaAlfista]

Ok COOL 155. Really rare :) Would like a 155 Q4. Currently own a 83' GTV6 and a 95' 164 Q4. Have some videos up on youtube. Will you put up some videos on the 155? Deleted my last post. Should have read the wheelwhell info ;)

[@iraeich]

Very nice. Those Alfa V6 engines were/are some kind of sweet.

[@Jauzaah]

Can't wait for the other alfas!

[@GiulioImparato]

was waiting for this since april

[@requiem2es]

Hey Matt, love this channel. I am a fan from Spain. Have you considered talking with Chris Harris for working together in the new TopGear. We really need real drivers to show us what the future top cars can do. Cheers ;)

[@FrankValchiria]

can't wait for the gtv. cmon upload. please!!! :)

[@calebacquah292]

Now those are the glasses that he should be selling.

[@robertoorsi5771]

Yes, it was the mark 1 production, not officialy named in Italy "osso di seppia", "cuttle fish bone" and in USA "graduate".

[@roarpal6314]

i drove all kinds cars out there ....but alfa romeo its the one that i want to drive every day ....awesome

[@GunCollector007]

Just bought my first one last week

[@Andrew-on5do]

Petroliciois makes some beautiful videos

[@hugh-johnfleming289]

It is fun to see cars I would own on here. Bravo. Bring on the GTV/A (?).

[@7orque]

"youve got infinite head room" thank god i thought my giraffe would never fucking fit

[@AdamLeask]

Great video, stunning car!

[@griphy]

@TheSmokingTire You should find a way to test drive the new Giulia Quadrifoglio

[@TheSmokingTire]

griphy I have asked repeatedly and am on a waiting list

[@griphy]

Good to know you are trying. Thank you

[@asparceproton1]

Forget the car, that man's sunglasses is the star of this video

[@ps3shakes123]

I'm looking forward to that GTV I saw in the parking lot.

[@theniceones1613]

Beautiful

[@zr9z]

Absolutely love this car

[@sotiriskarlos3894]

man the owner is supposed to ba an alfista, however he said this car had leaf spring rear suspension. not accurate. It has a live axle with coil springs.

[@LavenderOrc]

Can you try to do more classics like this, Matt?

[@phatpanda3805]

Matt where do i get a shirt like that ?

[@watchdup7023]

are those the double polarised sweet sweet sunglasses I often read about in the comment section?? also what spectacles is the passenger wearing?

[@XxScottGattoxX666]

Honestly the engine reminds me of an old version Miata with its looks, And placement. really cool car!

[@mathieurobert8156]

Love an old alfa!!

[@iraeich]

$30,000.00! Just few years ago you could pick up a Duetto in pristine condition for $8000.00. I had a '73 spyder that I foolishly sold about 15 years ago. They're fantastic. As the saying goes, the Alfas from that era were "cut rite priced prancing horses." Glad you get it.

[@cueball3285]

but Matt, do you get it?

[@jimmygrant3212]

Never heard of an 105/115 with leaf springs

[@baselvisions33]

Can't wait for that gtv... dream car.

[@JoostHillemans]

Afshin Benia, sorry, oops, leaf springs on a Duetto?? did you check? Not even the Giulietta 750's had leaf springs.

[@sydbarrett7579]

Alfa for life

[@randombloke10]

Definitely need one takes on the Giulia's and Stelvio's coming out

[@Pdhutchi]

Wow, I love this thing.

[@BluDragon76]

but could you drop a LS in it?

[@alansmilealot]

a bp-4w would be nice

[@bravolima7766]

Great ! Love this movie

[@sinewave999]

Beautiful Duetto

[@henrybond2976]

Mr Farah I would love to see you take the Ultima Evolution out on the canyons

[@stevedwong1346]

Just Lovely hey Matty...AWESOME :)