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Wally said:
Named after Alfa type 158 (or 159) Racing car from some time ago
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Ta. I Googled it in the end. The thing that was confusing me was I thought it was a sub-brand like Alfa-Sud so “Alfetta GTV” but Alfetta is the model. So it’s an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV. You learn something new everyday.
 
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Oneball said:
Ta. I Googled it in the end. The thing that was confusing me was I thought it was a sub-brand like Alfa-Sud so “Alfetta GTV” but Alfetta is the model. So it’s an Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV. You learn something new everyday.
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Alfetta means “Little Alfa” and was originally used to refer to the Tipo 158/159 racer. This was developed for the pre war Voiturette (little car) formula, which then became eligible for Grand Prix racing. It had a supercharged straight 8, as you would expect for a small car.
 
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My heart ached whenever I saw/heard one, but could never aspire to one.
So I settled for a Sprint Veloce.
I loved it to bits, literally, in the end a mound of rust on the drive with a screaming engine.
Ahhhh, the overrun rasp, the torque oversteer (only boot it on right hand bends) and she could hear me coming a mile away.

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montravia said:
My heart ached whenever I saw/heard one, but could never aspire to one.
So I settled for a Sprint Veloce.
I loved it to bits, literally, in the end a mound of rust on the drive with a screaming engine.
Ahhhh, the overrun rasp, the torque oversteer (only boot it on right hand bends) and she could hear me coming a mile away.

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I loved my ‘sud, and for that matter my 33 16v. The ‘sud dissolved, but the 33 lived on for a long time. Sadly gone now. I will find another!
 
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We had a 116 Giulietta (well two) as family cars. I soooooooo wanted a GTV 6. A boy at school's parents had one. Ended up with a 3l 116 Giulietta. But I think of all our Alfas Mrs C's Sud Sprint Cloverleaf was the most absolute fun (closely followed by the 145 Cloverleaf)
 
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