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Old 14-02-2008   #1 (Post Link)
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Special edition 147 GTA?

Hi guys,

Sorry for my complete lack of knowledge here but I was wondering if anybody else knew of this.

I was watching an episode of Top Gear a while back and they had the 147 GTA on the show... except it wasn't the standard one - apparently it had been built in conjunction with a tuning company (no idea of the name) and instead of being a 3.2 with 250bhp it was a 3.7 with well over 300bhp

Does anyone know anything about it? And if so does anyone know where I can get hold of one?

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May have been Autodelta.
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Yep definately Autodelta 3.7 Gta. AUTODELTA
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Thanks guys, rapid and accurate response as always
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You'd better be veeeeeeery friendly with your bank manager. Bring some vaseline when you go and ask for a loan to convert a std GTA to AD's version
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I think it'd take much more than that

I might just put the lottery on this week. Much greater chance of winning that to be honest
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Re: Special edition 147 GTA?

Originally Posted by pmj85 View Post
I might just put the lottery on this week. Much greater chance of winning that to be honest
You know, that is a very good idea, think I might do the same.
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why not, a few lucky dips never hurt.
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Moved to the GTA lounge
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Re: Special edition 147 GTA?

A couple of video clips here:

+ YouTube Video
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Great clip of the Autodelta GTA. Loved the bit where the guy filming in the car says 'Jesus Christ', very funny.

Makes my 1.6 sound like nothing!
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Cheers for the vids!

Same car in both btw - check the reg plate
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Wonder who owns the Autodelta "demo" as seen in the vids now? A guy on PH used to own it, but AD bought it back...not sure who owns it these days.

And does anyone know of any 3.7's in the country?
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Nope. I've never even seen a GTA

The most exotic Alfa I've seen around these parts is the (astonishingly beautiful) GT Blackline. What a car.

Actually I'm lying, I saw a spider once but I'm not as keen on those.
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