How much to fully restore a GTV6 ??

[aggie57]

105 coupe prices are crazy right now.  I own one, have had it for 36 years and will not part with it, but they are overvalued for what they are and how many were built.  Here in the US it seems there are always a couple on BAT at any one time, whereas Alfetta coupes are much less common but just this week a so-so original one with 19,000 miles on it sold for $12,500 USD.  Which seems to me to be super cheap even with the US spec.  A comparable 105 would be multiples of that and there'd be a line of bidders fighting over every inch of it.

[Anth73]

Interesting observation Aggie57. 105 project cars are now $20K, clean ones above $40K. They don't seem to be moving however. I recently got quoted $20K - $30K for floors, sills & bare metal respray on a 105.

Meanwhile clean and tidy 116 GTV's (4cyl) are now $10K -$15K with only the best examples selling from what I can see. Not many GTV6's on the market whilst I've been keeping an eye out. A couple of clean examples in the mid $30K's but add a paint job to that.

It's hard to predict where 116 GTV prices will go. Restoration costs and parts availability seem to be a drag on prices. I think 105 cars will always provide a ceiling on 116 GTV prices just due to their popularity despite 116's currently being the rarer car at the moment. At this year's Spettacolo there were far fewer 116 GTV's on display, which kind of appeals to me.

[GTVeloce]

I am a fan of (4-cyl) Alfetta coupes but have to say the sedans are much better cars overall. Having owned two sedans, three coupes and a 75, the 75 is the best car to drive (in stock condition) followed by the alfetta sedan and the coupe last of all. Which one do I want to drive all the time? The coupe. However, to make the coupe a decent proposition (IMHO) it needs a few modifications to begin with: a TS engine, a TS gearbox and some serious electrical improvements. I have done this twice now and they are fantastic cars but hardly original. By comparison the 75 needs very little improvements (some electrical work but not as much as the coupe). I use my 75 as a daily driver with the baby seat in the back. The GTV is for whenever I can. The 75 is worth far less than the GTV (admittedly mine is in need of a serious paint job) and I don't 'love it' quite as much as the GTV.

As to restoration costs. I fully restored and modified a GTV about 8 years ago with TS engine and gearbox and upgraded suspension and brakes. Even doing most of the mechanical and electrical work myself it cost me almost $30k in parts and a paint job. The paint was a good chunk of that but they did do a very good job and there was some rust removal required as expected. At the time people questioned my sanity in spending that  much money on such car however I justified it by way of a comparison. At the same time my wife bought a VW Golf for similar money (admittedly no work was required) but to choose between the cars was a no-brainer! I rebuilt it to use as a daily and did so. I never intended to sell but realised I would never get my money back if I did.

[MD]

Some good honest home truths there.
I think the best built Alfa transaxle is the 75 series by far but it will never out trump the coupe for a million crazy reasons. Your summation says it pretty well.

[Paul Gulliver]

Have to agree with GTVeloce. A steel bumped Alfetta with 75 running gear & GTV 6 brakes is a great package.Correctly set up you won't find many better handling cars. But then again I'm biased . Also agree on his costing's