1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce

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Heading to the auction block in Monterey in August through RM Sotheby's, this 1974 Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce is a special kind of cool with this coachwork by the Italian car-styling company, Bertone.

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I like its color Azure Le Mans, nice little car... It reminds me of the Simca 1000 that my parents had in my youth. I don't know why, the design is quite different.

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History of the Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

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The Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce aka Alfa Romeo GTV was the successor of the 1750 presented in 1971 at the Gardone Riviera with a new engine (increased to 1,962 cc).

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Alfa Romeo also improved the comfort in order to produce a fine grand tourer. 37,459 examples were built from 1971 to 1977 with 5,171 sent to US. The 2000 GTV has a new design with a different front grille and new interior.

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Specification

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The Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV has 2-liter twin-cam four-cylinder engine producing 131 hp. It mated by five-speed manual transmission .

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Finished in blue Azure Le Mans, this model was restored by Alfa Romeo specialists, Alfa Performance Connection (Orange County, California).

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Lot Auction

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Date :15-17 August 2019
Place :Monterey, US
Price :Unknown
Link :RM Sotheby's Monterey

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Sources

RM Sotheby's Monterey Sale
Lot : Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV

On Wiki :
Alfa Romeo 2000 GT Veloce
Bertone

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Cool little car and a great colour too, cheers.

Yep I don't know why but I like it too...

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