Barn find 1974 Alfetta sedan

MarcusG · June 13, 2018, 05:15:50 PM

What a find! We have a 1972 sedan, probably one of the first in Australia. What year did they go to bigger heart?

Paul Gulliver · June 13, 2018, 05:36:34 PM

Either late 1974 or early1975. My Alfetta sedan was first registered 11/ 75. It was a big grill. I bet Aggie 57 will know the exact date.

aggie57 · June 14, 2018, 01:03:21 PM

Quote from: Paul Gulliver on June 13, 2018, 05:36:34 PM
Either late 1974 or early1975. My Alfetta sedan was first registered 11/ 75. It was a big grill. I bet Aggie 57 will know the exact date.

Mid-75 I think Paul, I'd be more specific but most of my books are in storage. The 1.6 was released at around the same time and it kept the smaller heart until the 2000 was released, when it had a hand-me-down facelift of the Alfetta 1.8 body. But with the 2000 doors (flush door handles, no quarter vents).

GG105 · June 17, 2018, 02:20:31 PM

Harry Smith, a founding, and life member of AROCA NSW, had what I was told was the first Alfetta sedan registered in NSW, if not Oz. It was light metallic green and two of our long time members, Ron and Margaret Lighton had it in my early days of AROCA, in the very early nineties. Ron and Margaret moved away from Sydney in the early 90s.

My understanding is that it was a June 1974 model? Others may be able to clarify/ expand on this.

Cheers
John

Mike · June 17, 2018, 09:34:14 PM

Yes, 1974 was first year for Alfetta sedan. Narrow heart was until 76. I had a 76 sedan with wide heart. First half of 74 had some differences from second half 74 but were minor and narrow heart remained. Did aus get the 1600? I saw a copper coloured one but it was a SA import early in its life from memory.

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Paul Newby · June 18, 2018, 10:05:27 AM

Quote from: Mike on June 17, 2018, 09:34:14 PM
Yes, 1974 was first year for Alfetta sedan. Narrow heart was until 76. I had a 76 sedan with wide heart. First half of 74 had some differences from second half 74 but were minor and narrow heart remained. Did aus get the 1600? I saw a copper coloured one but it was a SA import early in its life from memory.

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The first Alfettas in Australia were 06/74 Compliance and I think the second batch were 12/74, which were more numerous, given that the car was launched in late 1974. I'm not sure there were any differences between the two – some had Webers and other Solex carburettors.

My series 1 Alfetta (now owned by Tony Wise) is actually 6/75 Compliance. It differs from the early Alfettas in having Dellorto carburettors, black and not silver ventilation controls, no interior light above the back screen, a plastic steering wheel and a 1.8 badge on the boot.

I recall many years ago that Alfa guru Tony McKone said my car shouldn't have had a 1.8 badge but it was original. I figured that by 1975 the 1.6 had been introduced and this was another way of differentiating them. I've never seen another 75 built "early" Alfetta.

The Series 2 Alfetta 1.8 launched in November 1975 with the big grille had the detuned "X" prefixed engine with 105 20 camshafts and 118 bhp (not 122bhp 105 48 "S" engine), blue instruments with km only speedo and the other changes as per my 1975 Alfetta.

Btw, we never got the Alfetta 1.6 in Australia.

aggie57 · June 18, 2018, 02:23:39 PM

Paul - there was a short period after the 1.6 was released where the 1.8 continued with the small grille but with a 1.8 badge. Alfa must have had their reasons I guess. The RHD '76 1.6 I owned in the UK had the plastic steering wheel and navy cloth interior. It was piper yellow.