Another car which made me dream: Alfa Romeo Montréal.
A nice body, an interesting engine, I almost pull the trigger several times... Credit pictures: Artcurial. Made between 1970 and 1974, in not so many pieces ( a bit less than 4000! ), its 8 cylinder engine developed 200 HP, which was not bad for the time!...
Do it!!
Life is too short for almosts if you have pockets for it!! You can always regret after!!
The prices have taken off seriously these last years. From the affordable some 6 / 7 years ago, it is now quite an expensive car. And I had some hesitations about the reliability of the engine...
I ended with the good old Volvo P 1800, seven years ago. And still happy with my choice. But still, this Montréal haunts my nights...
Superb Alfa....
The only problem with owning one is, it uses a mechanical fuel injection system made by SPICA an Italian company and it’s notoriously complicated to maintain. Many cars have had it replaced with carburettors. In my opinion this spoils the originality and ...
Yes, but it’s this one in particular...
You need someone that has a deep knowledge of these old systems. Mechanical fuel injection is prone to fuel leaks and needs regular use to keep all the seals supple. Very few people understand this.
specialist....
Wes Ingram in Washington state is THE AUTHORITY on Spica systems....give him a shout should you decide to purchase one of these
There exists a SPICA specialist...
...in Switzerland. A true master of art who is able to bring your Montreal Spica injection back to a better than new state ;-)
My Favorite Alfa Romeo design, I love the interior and instrumentation on it....
I can admire it all day long however owning one sounds scary to me. S
Saw this at a local gas station in New Jersey, USA not long ago .....
In very nice condition. Bob ...
Yes but
Originally it was intended to receive a rear central engine to compete , Ferrari, Maserati, Lamborghini ecc then for budgetary reasons it ended up with a front engine... too bad.
A rare car in North America...
Never officially imported. Back in SoCal, my mechanic had one and cared for others and knew where to source parts. His was quite reliable. More of a cruiser than a sports car without some suspension work but quite nice. The SPICA injection is well support...
Awesome Alfa
If you have the means, I suggest you go for it. Once the fuel injection is set up correctly, the Montreal is a dream. I always fantasized about putting that V8 into a GTV6 body. Here is one from a recent Alfa show I was at ...
Wes Ingram.....
Wes Ingram in Washington state is THE AUTHORITY on Spica systems....give him a shout should you decide to purchase one of these...I have owned many GTV cars with SPICA and Carbs...when running correctly the SPICA is a joy.....I love these but prefer other...
Simply superb!
A truly fantastic piece - one that's definitely very high on the to get list
They have become too expensive these days
The interior is seriously funky! Give me an orange or gold one with velours interior (not a fan of the green), just for one sunny day. I can imagine owning one is mostly frustrating, expecting a repair to be completed.
My friend owned one for a couple of years
The Montreal is easily one of my favourite Alfas along with the Junior Zagato. He said it was a really good car to own and drive but that after you get past the glorious design; the driving experience was like a cross between a V8 muscle car and other Alf...
