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Owner: Heiko Schöller
Year, Make, and Model: 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV
Location: Köln, Germany
Photographer: Alexander Haala
In 2002, a good friend and I wanted to check out some muscle cars at a local car dealer but it was closed. But around the corner was a garage for vintage Alfa Romeos and at the time my regular car was a Alfa Romeo 156 so we stopped in for a look. This was the first time I saw a Bertone coupe or Giulia. I always thought that vintage cars were expensive and hard to keep running but the owner took some time to talk and explain how to keep them running well. Three months later I bought my first vintage car: a ’73 Giulia Super 1300. And that was my first step into the vintage car scene.
Four years later another friend asked if I was still interested in a Bertone Coupe because his brother knew someone looking to sell: a very well-known German racer who had restored the car for himself. The driver turned out to be Mr. Frank Stippler (who won the 24 Hours Nürburgring two years ago in an Audi R8 LMS ultra) and he had to sell because he had bought another car. The Bertone looked exactly the way I wanted, so I bought the car.
The car is fitted with fifteen inch Alfaholics GTA style rims, the steering wheel is from a GTA and the car is very low to the ground. The car is in great shape and was repainted in its original color in 2006. The engine is a two-liter unit producing 131 hp.
I’m a huge Alfa Romeo fan and for me the 1750 GTV is the nicest car they built. I like that the color is rare and the car handles really well. With the two-liter engine the car has enough power, after eight years I still have fun with it, and just look at it! It’s simply beautiful! I really enjoy driving through the Eifel on the weekends. I grew up in that area and I know many amazing roads through the forest. The famous Nürburgring is a one hour drive from where I live so during the summer we often drive there to check out the track.
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Beautiful restoration! I have the same exact car! Restored it from scratch with my father awhile back and am now looking to bring the restoration a step further on a few details, your car is a great example of what I’d like to achieve! Beautiful work! That’s not a Hellebore wheel is it? Is it a Momo Indy 350mm? Where did you find it in that color? It looks even better than the Hellebore to me anyways…
wonderfull car!
but I can’t hold it back any longer I’m so fed up with this habit of taking photographs from the perspective of a mouse.
It’s frankly stupid and ignorant to believe that any subject looks better when looked at from just above the ground.
Especially when it’s about sports cars, which mostly distinguish them selfs by being low and wide. When was the last time you stood next to a porsche, ferrari or an alfa gt veloce for that matter and thought, “uhm… I’ll kneel down so the car will look much better” no it wont. Instead it looks better from the perspective of a normal human being because the before mentioned tipical characteristics are more pronounced.
This is perfect. There is no other way to describe it. Of all the Bertone coupés, this is my favorite front and my favorite tail lights. GTA wheels and hellebore steering wheel. Love the color. But the lowering really does it for me. This is the best stance I’ve seen on one of these. Perfect!
@Alex Odorizzi, my stepnose Alfa GT 1300 Junior was featured here on Petrolicious a few months ago. What sets your car apart is its beautiful stock & factory-fresh appearance. It’s a stunning machine that would look just amazing parked beside mine. Congratulations on an exceptional car.
I’m one of those Alfaholics who prefers the arguably more iconic step-nose 105’s. That said, these shots (I don’t even know of the photography terminology) of this flawless 1750 is dead gorgeous! The cabin in particular is the jaw-dropper for me. Almost as if it just rolled out of the assembly line. Stunning as it was back in 1969.
Thanks for sharing this dream-maker with the world, cheers!
Hey Guys.
I´m glad you like the Pictures. The light condition were pretty harsh, what makes it different to pop out the original Alfa Color. @Rob I´m not 100\% sure, but i guess it was the “Rosso Alfa 501” Color.
@Petrolicious Productions
Thank you so much for share the Story and Pictures. I´m so happy right now.
That is pretty much the car that I want. Stunning! Would love to drive that through the Eiffel….and then through Switzerland, a bit of Austria, en then to Italy, and back again via the coast and through the French alps!
A question to the owner; you mention that “the color is rare “; which color is it exactly? It’s hard to see/judge, because the photos have a filter. (which looks great, by the way). It’s not the normal “Alfa Red” then?