The Ultra Rare Alfa Romeo GTV6 3.0 - SentiMETAL Ep.9

[@wynandduplessis9166]

This was my absolute high school boy dream car in the 80's! Nice to see it again!!!

[@shimarlie1]

same. I still love it now.

[@thestig4408]

I remember seeing a red gtv when I was a kid.. Stil remains fresh in my mind.. What a stunning car

[@adampark4612]

Quite.. Red GTV 2.0 '79. Maybe it's my 'mid-life crisis' [BS] and I driven a new 944 in the '90's (techy note: also with a trans-axle). But what an individual heritage car. Poor mans' Espada?

[@miodrag8082]

Back to 80s the best cars ,the best music, the best perfumes AZZARO POUR HOMME,,and ALFA GTV UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES

[@Snarge22]

Have had my GTV6 for 27 years now. Still enjoy it. Most people don't know what it is and some are curious. When I show them the real transaxle and inboard disc brakes they find it quite unique, as I still do. I have a 3.0-24v with GTA cams in mine now. It moves along nicely. I tell you though, even with the 2.5: 2-valve it's a sports car with a high fun factor and very engaging for the driver.

[@joeelwell6161]

The GTV6 was the one car I owned, and then remembered with love. So I've just bought an 84, and am in love again. But.... I now realize it's a 30-year-old car. Handling is primitive, steering is heavy, gearbox is really a mess. But (again)... once I mastered these primitive aspects, the car came alive. The sound from that engine is truly orgasmic - if you don't respond to it, then you and I are from different car/planets - it sings! It's underpowered by modern standards, so I"m now rebuilding a 3L for mine, with cams, higher compression, etc. I am looking forward to an operatic performance with more thrust. \ But (again) - It makes me wonder if a brand such as Alfa Romeo, as I experience it's output of 30 years ago, can bring forward the passion into today's world. I sure hope so.

[@Carscoza]

Great to hear, thanks for the comment. All the best with your build!

[@bige1106]

Indeed, I remember how fortunate I was at 19 years old to be able to buy a red '84 GTV6 with only 33k miles on it. This one guy at work when I waited tables was working a second job and was about 10 years older than I was at the time, he asked if the Alfa was mine, I replied with pride, why yes it is!......he then stated he had test driven one, and with a pithy smirk stated the steering was too heavy, the clutch too stiff and shifting too difficult......I said oh yeah, well.......it takes a real man to drive one!......needles to say I wiped that little smirk right off his face.....I know, that was a bit of an arrogant thing to say, but I was 19, testosterone driven and he was trying to dis the Alfa, oh hell no he won't, I thought.

[@timhancock6626]

That shape never ages. What a beautiful car and its a belter with the 3.0.

[@greg2063]

What a sound! and what a car!! I've never understood why it was built only for South Africa, you're lucky! Nice music video

[@CantThinkofaCoolOne]

Just discovered the channel today. So great to see team SA putting out world class content like this, made even better by being SA stories. Great going lads.

[@Carscoza]

Thanks so much! Happy to have you on board.

[@gordonmccoy4537]

Brings back memories from the early '80's... I had a BEAUTIFUL Blue Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT up in Northern California.... It was at home in the "twisties" between Eureka and Redding....! LOVED the way it handled....!

[@AldoCherubiniNeversleep]

The sound of the best V6

[@djbrianc]

Exactly what made me love Alfa. Seeing a GTV6 for the first time.

[@holyworrier]

Back in the early 90s a fellow let me drive his GTV 6. I took him up into the hills where I knew the twisty roads well. After two hours we made it back. "You drive this car better than I do" he told me. Unforgettable.

[@nairodoohk6362]

used to have the 2l ts back in the day ( early 80's ) and toured around europe when I worked in Italy for 2 years.. Absolutley loved it.. in July last year treated myself to a 2002 916 2l ts gtv for my 50th.. very different handling..but. still sooooo much fun, fun fun, especially round corners

[@lawrielaing6533]

What a truly beautiful motorcar. I stayed and worked in Brits when these cars where developed. Saw a few around town being taken for there ROAD TESTS, Look after it like GOLD.

[@Rob901]

I've always liked the gtv6. Really wanted one back in the 80's.

[@raserx63]

NY ,USA checking in ...great to see this car , thank you. I’ve got a 1986 GTV6 (red) with 3.0 swapped in from a Milano Verde. Yes .It’s a blast to drive👍. And yes ...my 2nd gear synchro sucks. 👎

[@epistte]

I want both a GTV 6 and a Milano quad, but unless I win the lottery I can't afford a full-time mechanic and airfreighting parts from Italy. I also love the Lancia 037.....

[@Jorge-Tamacas]

Having a gtv6 and a Milano it would be great! My father had a '83 gtv6 2.5 I loved that car

[@epistte]

@@Jorge-Tamacas I love the Guila TI sport, but it needs a manual gearbox.

[@LucaMastrolacasa]

I have a gt junior with a 3l v6 engine in it was a blast until it started smoking so now e have to rebuild the heads

[@resemblesanacorn6561]

My dad had a GTV6. I feel quite honored to have had one in my life, even though i was only a kid.

[@charlesdarwin5185]

I drove one 30 years ago. What a performance. Just bought the Stelvio Quadrifoglio. Worthy replacement.

[@clivewilliams1406]

I have a GTV6 (116) sitting waiting for a resto. The car has 86K mls, 137K kms on it and it still looks in good condition despite being 34years old and despite me (I drive my cars, I don't polish them). The resto will involve a full rebuild with 2.5ltr supercharged engine of about 300bhp with full hi spec heads job with big cams and tubular manifolds and exhaust, full digital engine management, big brakes and Simmons suspension with 8"x16 wheels with 225/55x16 sticky tyres. The 60deg V6 has the most beautiful sound of any engine ever produced and hopefully my M60 supercharger whine will add the classic Alfa GP note to that overture.

[@houseofwine7704]

For that effort and requested investment volume you can buy a real Italian Sportslimousine like a spotless Maserati Quattroporte with little km's and a 4.2 Ferrari V8 engine. Costs between 15k and 20k for a 2005 MY onwards. It's something real and not a cheap Alfa box. I do love classic Alfa Romeo myself but there is a limit on investment! My first car ever was a AR 75 3.0 America. A wonderful sports limousine with Grace and style. The old GTV looks amazing too of course!

[@clivewilliams1406]

@@houseofwine7704 I love grapes and I thoroughly enjoy pineapples but I can make a glorious wine from grapes but only a passable alcoholic drink from the pineapple - the pineapple should only be enjoyed in its original form but the grape becomes a thing of beauty when its worked upon to create a magnificent Chateau Lafite or Dom Perignon.

[@livingcolours1541]

We use to cruise around Hillbrow and town in the late eighties in a friends gtv6 in red. Wow. Felt like a boss. 😂

[@MaffiaAlfista]

Really nice video! Just what I needed, some Busso tunes! :) Now I really can't wait for my own GTV6 2.5 (engine swaped to 3.0) to be on the road again after being in storage during my engineering studies, hopefully this summer!

[@Dan-ql1st]

Love this car, no matter the quality issues it had. There's nothing like driving an Alfa. Brute foce!

[@amitgordhan6244]

makes cry tears of joy ..... pls look after that baby

[@midas7394]

Thank you for bringing fond memories of my amazing Alfa GTV. It was modified by a German company to make it lethal above 100 km/hr as the engine could rev up to 9 thousand revs. On the freeways I loved to embarrass M5 BMW's by tucking into their back bumper & pushing them to their limit, then pass them as if they were looking for parking. ha-ha The only problem was, I could only drive that fast for less than 30 mins or risk overheating. ha-ha At that time, I would slow down to let the BMW catch up, acting like I wanted to give them another chance. ha-ha I miss my GTV very much. Thanks for sharing.

[@wernerbloemwagen6878]

Highest topspeed of a standard production car when it came out : 224km/h!

[@jimhim585]

Pictures and videos don't do this car justice. Just saw one on the road and it looked slick. Beauty

[@rustinpieces]

Nice Sud Sprint in the garage, too! Great vid. My dad had a silver 1.8 GTV back in the '70's, which he bought new. I do still remember it. I drive a pre-owned Beemer BTW; since only recently. Before gas-driven cars are outlawed (as soon as 2030, where I live) I must own an Alfa myself, some day.

[@DEE-mt9eq]

I love your car dude. I had one and it gave me years of fun and excitement.

[@robertoorsi5771]

The famous emgine Busso V6

[@amardizz821]

Awesome car. ALFA are such a privilege to own.

[@melbguy1]

I owned a 1985 GTV-6 which I had a local Alfa Race preparer modify the suspension geometry for me, incl: lowered rear roll centre, negative rear and front camber, 28mm torsion bars, Koni yellow shocks, lowered stiffer springs, 205 Simmons rims, Yokohama tyres, extractors, a Remus Sports exhaust & custom body kit. I later added a kevlar racing seat, Sabelt 6 point harness, momo steering wheel & momo geer knob. Though even in that trim, It really needed 215 wheels, 4-pot brakes + cross-drilled disks, a 3-litre kit like the Autodelta version, re-built drive shaft with U-joints & a gear box upgrade would have been nice also, lol. That car was a money-sucker!. To me, the ultimate Alfa Romeo would be an Alfaholics-rebuilt South African Autodelta GTV6 no question

[@haoruchen4216]

Beautiful story of the land and family

[@richardcarter1000]

Great vid/car. Loved my 83 GTV6. Wish I still had it.

[@Tingeltangeldong]

Thanks 4 upload. I Love the GTV. Omg i love her so much

[@liqweedzhitechmusic4510]

my father had an Alfasud Sprint, my neighbor an Alfetta GTV 2.0, the other neighbor an Alfa 75 Twin Spark .... and then another 33 Imola: D .... good old Italy < 3

[@massimociucci]

Bellissima e favolosa auto motore eccezionale suono del motore fantastico

[@ovedclali]

Brilliant sound!

[@ChristianACW]

Wow! What a car!! As a boy I always dreamed of the GTV6 but never could afford one BUT: my very first car back in the early 90s was a preowned silver Alfasud Sprint Quadrifoglio with the green scudetto - exactly the same as to be seen in the background at 1:50 - oh, sweet memories... :-)

[@yogeshm5977]

Great video!! Legendary car

[@Axel-153]

Yeah that's a good looking car.

[@leenderdhoutzager9389]

I had one also white, best sounding enjin, fantastic handling

[@hondatrix]

Lovely car..I had a few Alfa's but they were not the fastest or least reliable..Jeep's have that honor..

[@ducatiboy4951]

Lucky man great car love Alfas.

[@donaldgeorgejones8801]

I wish I had one, My father had a 2.5 v6 beautiful. My dream car

[@RicardoLizárraga-d6m]

Este si hubiese Sido un éxito en la película BACK TO FUTURE 👍🎃

[@lwandopetela3797]

very clean car and crisp vid. Good show!

[@joe125ful]

Looks awesome! Who love cars need one alfa in life:)

[@Johnfsu]

Just gorgeous, and that sound. Beautiful. Great video!

[@yusuflandman3890]

Jus saw 1 at a pannel beating shop tday❤

[@chrisgray9807]

I used to work for a plumbing firm in Jo urg in the mid 80's and I'm pretty sure one of my workmates had one of these 3.0 gtv! Think his name was Joe!

[@charlesshamseldin9555]

Such a cool car

[@hugogreen4916]

One of 212 apparently. Is there a register in SA for this variant ? I’d be interested

[@houseofwine7704]

In Europe no GTV 3.0 was ever on the market! Only 2.0 4 cylinder and 2.5 V6 nothing else!

[@willievanhetkerkhof286]

Fantastic car for grandfathers.

[@inox1ck]

It looks so well

[@dannyhelderdenkende6647]

Its a great car! I remember That car,from my time. Amazing! ❤️

[@youngcali177]

Awesome video

[@Vincenzo-wn1or]

Hope your boys understand and appreciate exactly what you're leaving them

[@emanyo]

Amazing filming. Don’t see a lot of em in white, looks good!

[@bluerock5351]

This African Alfa is.......wild. 😊

[@adriaanpretorius3411]

Lekker om local te sien!!

[@DouweBuruma]

Nice car! Adjust the valves a little tighter, than it sounds much nicer, enjoy!

[@tommytippee5900]

The reason I adore the MK5 VW R32 because it sounds so like an BUSSO V6.

[@dareius831]

Wonderful Alfa.

[@CollosalTrollge]

My Opel Corsa B 1999 model 1.6 IE every supposed mechanic at my work didn't believe me when i said my car had its original clutch still , and this was in 2018. So basically 19 years @ 290k kilometers. I thought it felt good still, never had slippage or any engaging issues. Sadly, Ive sold it since.

[@skatlammetjie]

Rest in peace, Abelinho... 😘

[@mrmachel8740]

I grew up wishing to own one of these as a kid in south africa

[@irfaanabdool7983]

Legendary 😍😍😍

[@girl-pl3wx]

The best ALFA !!!

[@raufsahin334]

Gud luck wit the 2nd gear ...

[@saviourschembri6147]

Good choice well done

[@MsSicily86]

bellissima

[@fredsalfa]

Nice car

[@desrumeauxjeansebastien7336]

If the land didn't look dry I would have never thought it was South Africa.

[@tonyhancock3912]

I first remember seeing a Nissan micra parked outside the school gates. It was white with a blue interior and I thought: One day im going to have one of these

[@bid84]

Tony Hancock Wow one day if you work really hard you can achieve this beautiful dream.

[@tonyhancock3912]

I pray that one day god will grant me this wish

[@MAC-yo4lj]

ALFA ROMEO = CUORE SPORTIVO!!!!!

[@sbuwieguwie20]

Dream car

[@danmilhone5880]

I really like the wheels. Who makes them?

[@vashankambaran8596]

It is a compomotive wheel. Very hard to get these days

[@hugogreen4916]

And a nightmare. Mine never held air. And splitting them into parts showed why, they were badly made. Also whilst correct for the period they meant that Tyre size could not be upped

[@dev1ant01]

Ha ha ha ha. True Alfa petrol gauge not working. Love these cars have had several 33, Guiletta (1986) and a 145. Great motors.

[@kmuinde]

I love the 159

[@aadiljones7494]

Looks like it's got lots of body roll

[@bohboh7901]

Alfa 💖💖💖

[@LucaMastrolacasa]

I have a 3l v6 gt junior that we just built however its been taken apart again as it started smoking lol

[@jimmyjazz1186]

Bloedspuls GTV.Like the old afrikaans advert said Alfa GTV 6. "Vat die wiel en vat vonk". (Take the wheel and spark )ignite or so

[@malcolmhardwick4258]

I had the chance to get one of these cars in red. But I was afraid of the extra costs Alfa's incur ☺

[@fanisfbt]

I'm searching Europe to find the same generation with the 2.6 Maserati v8, very tough search!!

[@philipgrobler7253]

Rare to see a GTV six pot in such a good condition. You need to find another one for your other boy 😂

[@Justice-sv8ll]

BMW 535i could not rest as long as the GTV 3.litre was around. At kyalami it always won

[@leventepap9695]

It sounds like high time for some valve clearance check.

[@aHumanCookiee]

The 12v busso V6 does sound a bit tappety at idle, perfectly normal

[@Vincenzo-wn1or]

Alfa should do a modern take on this classic

[@rubenvalente]

Electric?

[@brandonblair6868]

I would have guessed that this was fwd, but the v6 is longitudinally mounted...so this is rwd?

[@hugogreen4916]

Yes. It’s an alfetta. Gearbox in the back as part of the transaxle. Meaning prop shaft spins at the same speed as the engine. Pays to have it custom balanced - makes a big difference

[@sandroolcese2355]

Hermosa máquina , incluso ahora mantiene su buen diseño , el que comenta es un alemán porque no habla en su idioma ?

[@guanjun1178]

I want one.

[@NicoBotha-t2z]

Remember them at kyalami nico bianca

[@TheHuskywr250]

Pornooografiaaaa pura!!

[@charlcornelissen4923]

Ek is jaloers. Pragtige voertuig.

[@playtimehulot7383]

A true Alfa: Gear Change noises from the transaxle at 0:26, a useless broken fuel gage 0:44 and 6:08 whoobly suspension dampers... But - The Busso sound:Incredible, like mine from a Busso in a 75 QV. These were the high days of Alfa after War!

[@jpatt1000]

I don't care for the GTV6 in white, but the scoop for the carbs let into the bulge in the hood is very reminiscent of the Montreal!

[@charbasket1]

Fav if you are here after watching The Grand Tour

[@QWERTY11SS11]

stupenda gran turismo veloce

[@lukasgaseb9666]

Nice car but the acceleration speed sound at the background does not correspond with the cars speed