11/02/2006

For Sale By Owner

A beautiful blue masterpiece.
To many, this is the face of Alfa Romeo.
The face of the iconic Italian sportscar.



Without a doubt, the Bertone 105 is a true Italian icon. Penned by legendary auto-designer Giorgetto Giugiaro while he was working with Bertone design house. The body-style is widely acclaimed as the most beautiful body produced by Alfa, period. It was so well-loved that Alfa produced it from 1963 until 1978 in several different engine & trim levels - Sprint GT Veloce, GT 1300 Junior, 1750 GTV, GT 1600 Junior, and the 2000 GTV.
Nevermind what the world thinks - the car has lit my heart on fire ever since I was a small boy. I can still remember watching replays of Alfa GTA race cars in the 2L class whooping ass in Trans Am races. What a joy it was to watch the lovely little Alfas running around V8 giants!



Well, in Singapore it is difficult to own a GTA - word has it there are only 2 in the country, but any of the Bertone 105 cars is next best, and that is also why this car has some GTA goodies - GTA 4-into-1 exhaust headers and also GTA replica alloy wheels.



With the K&N cone filters and the Weber DC40OE twin-carburettors, and the GTA exhaust headers, this Alfa sings the most exciting motor tune I've ever heard. Everytime I climb through the RPM range it is like an orchestra of celestial musicians singing VRROOOOOmm..aaaAAAOOOUUURRR in hair-raising unison - enough to make any petrol-head religious.