How I Ruined My Alfa Romeo (Introducing the GTV)

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7 жыл бұрын

For The Road Vlog Episode 6: How I Ruined My Alfa Romeo
This is the story of my first car, a 73 GTV that ended up as a shell. On FTR I'm going to rebuild the GTV alongside the 1300 Ti and Sprint GT from Episodes 1 and 2.
Music: Fagile Soul by Duzra Vs Blue Print Beats.
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@johnjones4825 5 жыл бұрын

I was in my day, an Alfa nut. I had, I think, 8 of them in a row, from a '66 Sprint to a '85 33. I've wanted, for years now, to get hold a a project car, but marriage, children, divorce, marriage again, another child and all that just made the time run away from me. All these videos bring back all the memories and knowledge I stored up. The parts you show and the problems with those lovely old cars are so totally familiar. You don't, by any chance, have a job for me Jethro, in the Cape Town area? I would love to dedicate the next 5 years till retirement (and beyond!) to working on Alfas!

@l9jjp 11 ай бұрын

I can't wait to see this rebuild ..love your work.. very cool .. respect

@deeranfoxworthy6069 Жыл бұрын

Just going through and binging all your vids. I'm not a car person, but am loving this restoration and learning how the insides of engines are built through your disassembling videos. It's funny you mention it was your first love, would that be the origins of the manufacturer's name, "Alpha Romeo"? Like alpha being first and romeo being love?

@JethroBronner Жыл бұрын

Alfa is an acronym that translates to The Lombary Private Automobile Factory, and Romeo comes from the owner in the 1920s, Nicolai Romeo.

@Kowalski401 7 жыл бұрын

Great video Jethro, I'm looking forward to see the progress on the Alfa!

@rmdmrod 7 жыл бұрын

Great show! I'm restoring a berlina and I'm really enjoying your videos.

@borotone 3 жыл бұрын

I remember my dad 'messing about' with some of these parts with a can of WD-40 at the ready. I tip my hat to fellow Alfa guys and gals. We rock!

@boeju1 7 жыл бұрын

awesome! definitely gonna follow your progress, we got a GTV 2000 bertone at home which is also in need for a lot of love. and going to be working on that the whole summer

@aamvoor 7 жыл бұрын

WoW. This are very cool video's to watch!! Keep it up

@despoonsamy4624 7 жыл бұрын

Absolutely love your work keep it up

@ryno9732 4 жыл бұрын

watched 2 videos, started liking it. Then i heard South Africa! Instant subscribe! Welcome fellow southern friend lol

@williamgris08 7 жыл бұрын

very nice introduction to your project. i'm looking forward to following the process :)

@JethroBronner 7 жыл бұрын

William Hanger Thanks for watching 👍

@seancain7305 7 жыл бұрын

I like your Alfa videos (I used to have a step-nose GT like yours, also blue)... but I've pretty much switched over to Lotus' over the past years. Good luck with your many projects :-)

@AlfaEricWashDC 6 жыл бұрын

Man you really are a True Alfisti.. Please keep posting.

@AlfaElaborazioni 7 жыл бұрын

Great video! Don't forget to plug the extra holes for the dashboard side air flow vents when converting to the 1750 dash. :)

@HomeBuiltByJeff 6 жыл бұрын

One of my viewers tipped me off to your channel. I am sad to say that your 73 GTV looks much nicer than mine, but I have subscribed and will be watching with interest.

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

Home Built By Jeff Hey thanks! It's a good one, but it still needs a lot of love.

@gaijinsumo 6 жыл бұрын

Hey Jeff, when are you going to start on the 105? Looking forward to it.

@karolsurwilo1838 7 жыл бұрын

Hi there I'm working on the same Alfa right now actually I bought it from South Africa my already sandblasted and metalwork nearly done i'm planning to go to South Africa to look for some classic cars in the future hope to see your New video soon

@andersolsson1198 7 жыл бұрын

VERY god quality on filming and sound!

@Sunkilia Жыл бұрын

Amazing vids! Amazing Job!

@JethroBronner Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@aksolartechnologieskriskan6668 4 жыл бұрын

Hey man you doing a great job I love the old Alfa romeos

@AM4project 7 жыл бұрын

thank you for the video!

@JbboscoHotmail 2 жыл бұрын

Long time listener, first time caller. Love your videos, keep up the great work! I spy a 115 kamm-tail spider back there. What does the future hold for that project?

@JbboscoHotmail 2 жыл бұрын

I just noticed the video is from 2017, so I assume it's long-gone by now... :-)

@mattk2595 6 жыл бұрын

liked subscribed you sir are proper mad .. love it!

@paulackermann4611 3 жыл бұрын

Would it be possible to show detail on how some work is done like how to shape body parts welded in and preventing distorting the body when welding. Also how to clean aluminium and other parts. I have just started on a 1974 1750 GTV stripping it down

@RachaelSA 4 жыл бұрын

You could think of it as, "you never abandoned it", you left your baby sitting while you went off and gained the skills and experience to do the best job that it deserves.

@alfaholic3 7 жыл бұрын

Awsome video i have a 68 1750 great far but needs a lot of work now :(

@rays9719 3 жыл бұрын

Ryan, at 14:28 in the video I see your 2 round Alfa Shields that go on the sides of the car at the base of the rear windows. What are you going to do to these to make them look good again? I have these and all the paint is gone from them too.

@therealgaragegirls 3 жыл бұрын

Considering everything, I think that GTV is in pretty good shape. I have no idea how you keep all those parts and which cars they came from--and are going on--organized.

@fw1421 4 жыл бұрын

Is there an aftermarket for replacement body panels and floor pans where you live? We have lots of access for panels in the US for American and Asian cars.

@Bangkok-ik1fp 6 жыл бұрын

how in the heck did a SA get involved with Alfas? I stumbled on your channel and really enjoy the background on the cars and your obvious skills. keep up the great work!

@GTVAlfaMan 4 жыл бұрын

Jethro told me that there was an Alfa Romeo factory in South Africa.

@zorngottes1778 4 жыл бұрын

Everybody is switching from a 2000 dashboard to 1750 one. The common fate of most 2000 gtv is getting small stop lights an an interior from a 1750. Or they get killed to put the 2000 motor, gearbox and diff into a "Kantenhaube". For that reason I bought a 1971 2000 gtv in completly original condition with about 75.000 km on it in 1999. I had to restore it 2008 and then sadly had to sell it. These cars a drivers dream. They are much better than the spiders. I still have two original spica dampers from 1971, used but working. The prints on them are still there. This was probably my best car.

@JethroBronner 4 жыл бұрын

Zorn Gottes I’ve decided to keep this car looking very 2000 GTV. I’m definitely keeping the 2000 front grill, the long taillights, the bumpers and the 2000 badges. I’ll probably go for a very 70s color like metallic olive green. I’m not sure what I want to do with the dashboard. If I can find a nice 2000 dash then maybe I’ll use that.

@zorngottes1778 4 жыл бұрын

@@JethroBronner original 2000 gtv are the rarest of the normal 105 coupes due their fate of being organ donors for other, older coupes and even Julias. Back then I bought mine because of its complete originality. It was the time when all the gts, imported from italy, were leaving the streets. If Yours was my car I would choose the color it had when it came from the factory. By the way, i know how trashy the original 2000 gtv dashboard is:-) But sometimes trashy is very very cool..

@sotiriskarlos3894 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video. A 1973 2000 Gtv should have hanging pedals, not floor mounted ones. At least this is certain for lhd ones. Does this not apply for the rhd Gtvs?

@JethroBronner 6 жыл бұрын

sotiris karlos thanks man. Yeah all RHD 105s have standing pedals. They have the master cylinders mounted under the car, on the chassis rail. Every single RHD 105 model is like this, coupes, spiders, Giulias, Berlinas.

@sotiriskarlos3894 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info. You have a really nice collection going on. And it is surely useful that you are handy with the spanners. Keep enjoying your cars and we will be enjoying your videos...

@johnkahts7698 2 жыл бұрын

All for Alfa.

@drblast 5 жыл бұрын

Get that baby media blasted mate!

@AlfaEricWashDC 6 жыл бұрын

Why not buy a 1995 Alfa Romeo 164q? I love Alfa Romeo ive owned only 6 working on my 7th. In USA DC.. LOVE YOUR VIDEOS...

@giuseppelafier4625 4 жыл бұрын

👍

@greygtv6 4 жыл бұрын

I think it was the '73 GTV that had the Gold 4 Leaf Clover badge on the C pillar. Did your car have the standard badge or the gold badge? Hail damage is one of the first things to check for when buying a car from the Transvaal area.

@JethroBronner 4 жыл бұрын

This had the green Serpent C pillar badges. Only the 1600/1750 GTVs had the gold clover badges.

@greygtv6 4 жыл бұрын

@@JethroBronner Mine was a 2.0L GTV and as best as I can remember it was a '73 with a Webasco sunroof. According to the Durban agent at the time the Gold Cloverleaf denoted a commemorative year. It's possible my information was incorrect, but it did come from the Italian car specialist.

@spiritualcramp8000 4 жыл бұрын

@@greygtv6 tell him to retire. 2000 has the snake eating a man, symbol of Visconti family, Dukes and masters of early Milano city. Symbol of Alfa Romeo along with the city flag, King Savoia cross.

@enricofumi8072 5 жыл бұрын

that rust is nothing, the dors are amazingly good. here in italy those cars were eaten by rust, up to 20-25 years ago was quite common to see them on the road with huge holes. even worse than other cars of the time.the rear structure is quite weak on the gtv, i remember i have seen some with the boot section bendt down, probably because of overload in the boot and/or rust damage

@JethroBronner 5 жыл бұрын

enrico fumi Yeah I’m quite lucky with this car and my 1750. Both were very good in terms of rust. The boot floor on these cars is very think and not very strong structurally.

@AM4project 6 жыл бұрын

We need new content came back from uk

@vassallo49 7 жыл бұрын

Spero che tu restauri questa auto, una delle più belle e sportive ALFA Romeo!

@tomashton1781 4 жыл бұрын

back in my day I had a 1300 with a two barrel Weber, regrinding cams is a waste of time,you want more lift and duration,and you cant do it with factory cams.

@k.kristianjonsson4814 4 жыл бұрын

To make a long distance car out of a Alfa GTV 105 series is an optimistic idea. They always make a lot of wind noise and water is leaking into the car when it rains.