|
View Poll Results: Alfa Romeo Montreal
|
|
Sub Zero
|
   
|
79 |
51.63% |
|
Cool
|
  
|
64 |
41.83% |
|
Uncool
|
  
|
5 |
3.27% |
|
Seriously Uncool
|
  
|
5 |
3.27% |
 |
|
20-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Always hopeful yet
discontent.
Global Mod Team
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Somewhere far beyond...
Posts: 38,227
Member car:
Yank Tank
|
|
|
Alfa Romeo Montreal
The world first saw the Montreal at Expo '67 in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. Presented as a concept car, it was stylistically different from previous Alfa.
Built as a 2+2 coupé, the Montreal was distinguished by its front headlight treatment by designer Marcello Gandini fitted. He fitted the headlights beind four unusual grilles. By the time the car reached prodcution in 1970, these were replaced by larger, single panels. Other unique details include a hood-mounted NACA duct and nonfunctional slats behind the doors.
The first two prototypes were powered by an inline-4 from the Alfa Romeo Giulia, but the production version was much more serious. Instead it was powered by 90° V8, with competition features like dry-sump lubrication and SPICA fuel injection. This was a derivative of the same potent V8 which was used in the Alfa Romeo 33 racecar.
Chassis details were lended from the Giulia GTV including its double wishbone front suspension with a live axle in the rear.
Almost 4000 Montreals were produced from 1970 to 1977. Ironically, none were ever sold in Montreal because Alfa Romeo was limited to European markets.
Text from Supercars.net
Engine: 90º V8
Displacement: 2,593 cc
Aspiration: Natural
Power: 200 bhp (149 kW) @ 6,500 rpm
Torque: 173 lb·ft @ 4,750 rpm
Drive: Front-engined, rear-wheel drive
Weight: 1,270 kilo (2,799.9 lbs)
0 - 60 mph: 7.2 seconds
Top speed: 142 mph (229 km/h)
"Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." --Herr Einstein
|
20-08-09
|
|
Status:
Always hopeful yet
discontent.
Global Mod Team
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Somewhere far beyond...
Posts: 38,227
Member car:
Yank Tank
|
|
|
And one more photo that I liked a lot.
|
20-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Got a job, no TVR
yet :(
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: United Kingdom
County: Lancashire
Posts: 39,952
Member car:
GTV - 145 - Spider
|
|
|
lovely looking car. cool
|
20-08-09
|
|
|
|
sub zero
|
20-08-09
|
|
|
|
a lovely looking car, but still only cool IMHO
|
20-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Its all yellow
AO Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: United Kingdom
County: Powys
Posts: 2,969
Member car:
Yella Stilo 3dr 1.9 JTD
|
|
Love the little grilles over the eyebrows, sure I had a toy as a kid and liked it before I knew what an Alfa was 
|
20-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Molto felice
AO Rosso Alfa Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: United Kingdom
County: Bristol
Posts: 50,399
Member car:
Fiorino, GT & Spider
|
|
When I was 14 I dreamt of owning a Montreal. When I was 42 I achieved that dream 
It was everything I dreamt it would be 
I will always be in love with the Montreal ... faults and all 
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
640Nm of torquey
stuff!
AO Platinum Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: British Indian Ocean Terr
County: -
Posts: 15,087
Member car:
Merc C320cdi AMG Beastie
|
|
Cool car
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Va Va Voom.
|
|
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: United Kingdom
County: Durham
Posts: 31,404
Member car:
GT Cloverleaf JTDm Q2
|
|
|
Mad cool.
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
seconded!
AO Gold Member
|
|
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: United Kingdom
County: Surrey
Posts: 6,348
Member car:
6C 2500
|
|
Sub
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
looking for Alfa V6
2.5 engine/box
AO Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2006
County: -
Posts: 3,814
Member car:
Stratos
|
|
|
I rather like it but I don't think it's styling has aged very well at all - it got some of the looks of a 70's Toyota.
Only "cool"
|
21-08-09
|
|
Status:
Its all yellow
AO Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: May 2007
Location: United Kingdom
County: Powys
Posts: 2,969
Member car:
Yella Stilo 3dr 1.9 JTD
|
|
Originally Posted by Ant
Text from Supercars.net
Engine: 90º V8
Displacement: 2,593 cc
Aspiration: Natural
Power: 200 bhp (149 kW) @ 6,500 rpm
Torque: 173 lb·ft @ 4,750 rpm
Drive: Front-engined, rear-wheel drive
Weight: 1,270 kilo (2,799.9 lbs)
0 - 60 mph: 7.2 seconds
Top speed: 142 mph (229 km/h)
Interesting spec.
Compare to a 156 2.5.
50kg lighter (1320 for 156)
0.1 sec to 60 slower (7.1 for 156)
Bhp 7bhp higher (193 for 156)
1 mph slower (143 for 156)
Very impresive figures for its day, and so close to a 2.5 its spooky, I know which I'd rather, but I'm not sure it'd stand up to my daily thrashing 
|
21-08-09
|
|
Status:
Always hopeful yet
discontent.
Global Mod Team
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: Somewhere far beyond...
Posts: 38,227
Member car:
Yank Tank
|
|
A very interesting observation...
Especially since I owned a 156 V6. 
|
21-08-09
|
|
|
Originally Posted by Gibbo
When I was 14 I dreamt of owning a Montreal. When I was 42 I achieved that dream
It was everything I dreamt it would be
I will always be in love with the Montreal ... faults and all
you kept that quiet, or have i just not been around here long enough yet?
got any pics of yours gibbster
Originally Posted by jason156
Interesting spec.
Compare to a 156 2.5.
50kg lighter (1320 for 156)
0.1 sec to 60 slower (7.1 for 156)
Bhp 7bhp higher (193 for 156)
1 mph slower (143 for 156)
Very impresive figures for its day, and so close to a 2.5 its spooky, I know which I'd rather, but I'm not sure it'd stand up to my daily thrashing
interesting
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Dinosaur,
Raaaaar!!!!
AO Platinum Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: United Kingdom
County: Oxfordshire
Posts: 27,359
Member car:
Golf 2.3 V5
|
|
|
Cool but not sub zero.
The reason being when I first saw one, I didn't even realise it was an Alfa.
It does remind me of a mid 1970's Toyota Celica, as Mudhut mentioned.
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
GT running like a
good un :)
AO Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: United Kingdom
County: Oxfordshire
Posts: 1,926
Member car:
GT, Benelli Tornado +TNT
|
|
|
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Lusso and lovin it
:D
Section Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: United Kingdom
County: North Lanarkshire
Posts: 7,985
Member car:
GT Lusso 2.0 JTS
|
|
|
.... Daft question really
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Minecrafting
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: United Kingdom
County: West Yorkshire
Posts: 22,135
Member car:
Alfa Romeo Brera JTS SV
|
|
they're nice looking cars but not really high proflie enough to be sub zero i'm afraid, has some lovely lines but also some dire bts that let them down 
|
21-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Content at last
AO Gold Member
|
|
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: United Kingdom
County: -
Posts: 6,223
Member car:
GT, Spider and Fiorino
|
|
Sub zero
Wish I'd known Gibbo when he had his
In the flesh I think they're very different to the Toyota Celica - smaller and better styling
|
22-08-09
|
|
|
|
Bobbins! Looks like an massively overpriced Serias A Manta!
|
22-08-09
|
 |
Status:
Brisbane here I come
:D
Global Mod Team
|
|
Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: Canada
County: British Columbia
Posts: 52,266
Member car:
94 Alfa Spider + SLK 350
|
|
Cool, they look much better in the flesh. Most have rusted out
|
23-08-09
|
 |
Status:
The BSD says
konnichiwa
Club Member
|
|
Club Member Number: 105
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Italy
County: Milano
Posts: 82,767
Member car:
No car right now!
|
|
A Gandini gem!
Definitely cool, just shy of sub zero!
|
23-08-09
|
 |
Status:
-
AO Platinum Member
|
|
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: United Kingdom
County: Surrey
Posts: 15,255
Member car:
Giulietta Cloverleaf
|
|
|
|
24-08-09
|
 |
Status:
temporarily
misplaced
AO Silver Member
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Neath
Posts: 3,211
Member car:
Spider 3.0 V6
|
|
|
Beautiful....sub-zero
|
24-08-09
|
 |
Status:
164'ing
Section Moderator
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: United Kingdom
County: North Yorkshire
Posts: 339
Member car:
145 Boxer, 164 3.0 QV
|
|
Sub zero
Awesome car and a huge headturner, with the oomph to match
|
|
 Recently 'Read'
|
 Useful Links
|
|
External Links
|
 Alfa Romeo
|
 Recent Image
|
 Search
|
|
|
Did you know..?
