I'll concede that a lot of this car's craftsmanship is exceptional; no question a lot of time and money was spent. If the whole thing is built with a bespoke unibody - e.g., no real Alfa had to die in order to create it - I guess it would be OK. Sort of like a plastic Cobra or Wescott '32 Ford. But I believe that the carbon-fiber bodied Alfa GT's built by Alfaholics require an original donor unibody, with a valid VIN, in order to be imported into the US as a 1960's era car.
I’d argue that the Alfa twin cam is as much or more important to the soul of an Alfa than the M30 to our E9’s. It was way ahead of the any mass production engine when introduced in 1954. It was and still is a superior engine to any of BMW’s in line 4’s until the S14. So, to replace it on a GTV ...a bit painful to see, but as I said, creative and adventurous.
Very well put. Why own a vintage car if you're going to rip all the "vintage" out of it? Lots of 2020-era E-cars would be cheaper/faster/better than this perversion of an Alfa GT. And yes, I too own an Alfa GT and as you can guess, dislike these sort of conversions.
You like the boobs atop the instrument panel? ? No one of the strong points IMHO.
Exactly. It's that sort of modification that gives me fits. Sort of like some billionaire buying the Mona Lisa, hiring an artist to paint on breast enhancements, and then saying "hey, don't she look hotter now?" The Alfa GT was also drawn by a genius: Giorgetto Giugiaro. You don't mess with the work of a genius.
One design criticism: those round tail lights in the rectangular opening just look dumb. Giugiaro wouldn't have made a mistake like that.
bfeng said:
If you think electric GTV’s are controversial don’t read this story: electric Cobra
Calling that thing a "Cobra" is the height of stupid - an "electric AC Bristol" perhaps. A Cobra isn't a Cobra without a rip snorting, in-your-face engine. But a silent Cobra? Sort of like a chaste, tea-totaling James Bond - definitely not worthy of the name.