1974 Alfa Romeo Montreal - today's exotic V8 tempter

By: Guy Allen, Unique Cars magazine

Date: 10.03.2018

This Montreal is very high on the list of desirable Alfas.

This Montreal is very high on the list of desirable Alfas.

Quick Italian has been rising in value

Ask a group motoring nuts what the most desirable Alfa Romeo is, regardless of year, and you're likey to cop a baffling array of answers. However you can rest assured one car will be among them: the Montreal of the 1970s.

Originally a concept car from the late 1960s, which the legendary Bertone had a hand in, the production version popped up in 1970 and a modest number were built through to 1977.

Right-hand-drive examples like this are fairly rare and the owner of this one claims only 180 (of a total 3925) were made. That claim is backed up by this buyer guide from Classic and Performance Car online.

The then futuristic styling was allegedly a 2+2, though the rear seats were for small people only. In any case the looks have stood the test of time - it's still very easy on the eye.

Without doubt the highlight was a the quad-cam 2.6 litre V8 up front, which has a very distinctive howl and produced around 200 horses (147kW). Matched to a five-speed manual transmission, it was good for a touch over 220km/h.

This NSW car is asking $132,000.

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