Alfa Romeo Montreal

The Montreal is a two-seater sports car of the Italian Alfa Romeo from the seventies. At the Geneva Motor Show, the car experienced its world premiere in 1970, three years after a similar prototype was shown at the World Expo 1967 in Montreal .

Equipped with a 2593 cc eight cylinder engine component, a milder version of a game engine, incidentally, the car was good for 220 hp. The V8 had each cylinder twin overhead camshafts and an injection of Spica. All of this was linked to a 5- gearbox of ZF . The car was in 1971 provided for an amount of NLG 41 225, -. (€ 18 710, -).

The body was designed by Marcello Gandini, who was then working for the design Bertone . Gandini also has several Lamborghini engine designs to his name (including Miura , Countach , Diablo ) and also designed the Lancia Stratos; but even something as mundane as the Renault 5 (the second series, the Super Cinq).

Interesting to Montreal are the air intakes behind the doors. These are not functional, but the intention was that initially - the prototype namely went out of a car with a mid-engine, that is, placed in the back. Finally ended the V8 in the production model, right in the front. From styling point of view, it was decided to retain said inlet grilles.

The spoiler on the lower front of the car in the picture is not yet present but soon after release fitted as standard, is, moreover, the result of an urgent suggestion of the Dutch importer to the factory. The car was very initial test drives with "light in the nose" at higher speeds.

Despite disappointing sales remained the car into production until 1977, the last two years were used only to the large stock of parts. In total, 3925 Montreal's produced.

Mont Reals are now regularly offered as car enthusiasts, for (still) relatively low amounts. However, it is important the state of the engine; a total overhaul may be more expensive than the whole car then took new.

[Specifications edit ]

 * Engine : V8
 * Displacement : 2593 cc
 * Bore x stroke: 80 x 64 mm
 * Compression ratio: 9: 1
 * Maximum power: 200 hp at 6500 rpm
 * Top speed: 220 km / h
 * Length: 4220 mm
 * Width: 1670 mm
 * Height: 1200 mm
 * Dry Weight: 1300 kg
 * Wheelbase : 2350 mm
 * Front track: 1370 mm
 * Rear track: 1340 mm