Alfa romeo montreal v8 review and pictures

The Alfa Romeo Montreal is a sports coupe derived from a study by Bertone, presented at Expo 1967 in Montreal. The goal is to create and display: "La massima aspirazione dell'uomo in fatto di automobili (The highest aspiration of man in car).

The series version, but close lines of prototypes is fundamentally different, one of the prototypes is still visible Alfa Romeo Museum in Arese near Milan. Indeed Alfa Romeo took to the basic chassis of existing cut Giulia (commonly referred to as 'Bertone' by alfistes).

The adaptation of forms to the prototype chassis has proven difficult, particularly after the choice of using the V8 engine of 33, while the prototypes were equipped with a mechanical Giulia (4-cylinder engine with dual overhead overhead cam). Adaptation has any need to raise the waistline, and for the integration of highly curved side windows. All these difficulties have led to development of 3, the first cars will be delivered in 1971 after the Geneva Motor Show.

Although his body has air intakes on the rear, the hotel is not a mid-engine car. In comparing the body designed by Bertone, with that of the Lamborghini Miura, also implement the master Marcello Gandini, one might think that it is equipped with a central engine, but it actually has an engine installed on the front cross frame This results in a weight distribution 60% front 40% rear

3925 units were produced between 1970 and 1977. The highlight of their characteristics is their engine a 90 ° V8 with a displacement of 2593 cc, four trees overhead cam (two per cylinder) and an output of 200 Bhp. This engine is derived directly from the V8 with 2 liters of the 33 race, with reboring to increase its displacement to 2.6 liters. His Spica mechanical injection / AR was supplied by 2 gas pumps Bosch, it is also equipped with electronic ignition and a dry sump, but has lost the double ignition engine running and his plane crankshaft. A box 5 speed manual mated to the engine causes the rear wheels via a shaft and a rigid axle antique, as though guided by an upper arm in T.

Relatively light (1270 kg as the full facts, for a length of 4.22 m), it was well above average for this time, except for cars much more sophisticated and expensive (Ferrari, Lamborghini), or the "muscle cars" with their American power delusions and sensations scorching.

Some versions more or less official found themselves equipped with a 3-liter engine by Autodelta dispensary 'race' of Alfa Romeo, bringing the power from 220 to 250 hp (French papers in this case with words in the box type 'probably 105.64'!).

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