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Inspired by Bertone's Alfa-based styling exercise penned by Marcello Gandini that had been exhibited at the 1967 Montreal Expo, the two-seater Montreal coupe debuted at the Geneva Salon in 1970. Very few road cars can claim an engine with antecedents in both long-distance sports car racing and Formula 1, but the Alfa Romeo Montreal is one of them. During the model’s seven years production life, 3925 units were built and none was actually sold in Montreal.
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Inspired by Bertone's Alfa-based styling exercise penned by Marcello Gandini that had been exhibited at the 1967 Montreal Expo, the two-seater Montreal coupe debuted at the Geneva Salon in 1970. Originally intended as a prototype, the success encountered during Montreal exhibition pressed ahead Alfa for a production run.
Unlike the four-cylinder Expo prototype, the production Montreal used a V8 which had first appeared in a road car in the T33 Stradale of 1967 and in 3.0-litre form would be used by McLaren in Formula 1.
The limited edition Stradale had used the V8 in its original 2.0-litre capacity but the Montreal's version displaced 2,593 cc. Producing 200 p courtesy of electronic ignition and Spica mechanical fuel injection, the Montreal's front-mounted, dry-sump V8 drove the rear wheels via a ZF five-speed gearbox. The running gear was sourced from the contemporary Giulia 1750GTV, comprising independent front suspension and a live rear axle plus disc brakes all round.
Aided by its slippery, fastback body, the Montreal was apposite for a top speed of 220 km/h (137mph) and in spite of a hefty price tag proved very popular. Very few road cars can claim an engine with antecedents in both long-distance sports car racing and Formula 1, but the Alfa Romeo Montreal is one of them.
During the model’s seven years production life, 3925 units were built and none was actually sold in Montreal.
Bought for the first time in Holland, this unit has had approximately five owners from new. The car has been partially restored while retaining its original dark metallic brown livery.
The car has 54,436 km on board.
