A U.S.-spec 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Sport Sedan 2000 with approximately 148,000 miles is still an attractive collector car, but it will not command the premium of a documented low-mileage example.
Fortunately, the condition of this particular car appears to be well above average. With Alfettas, condition and preservation are especially important because relatively few rust-free, highly original examples survive.
This car has several particularly desirable characteristics:
• One-owner history — owned since new by the Tacoma Alfa Romeo dealer
• Rust-free Pacific Northwest history
• Excellent original paint
• Beautiful, correctly restored interior
• Very clean and largely original undercarriage
• Approximately 148,000 actual miles
• U.S.-specification 2.0-liter, 5-speed Sport Sedan
Despite the mileage, the exceptional preservation, lack of rust, original paint and unusually strong one-owner Alfa dealer provenance distinguish this car from the typical surviving Alfetta.
The provenance should be emphasized prominently in the auction presentation. A rust-free, one-owner Alfetta that has remained with an Alfa Romeo dealer since new is a much more compelling collector proposition than an ordinary 148,000-mile example. Maintenance records and owner’s manual in hand.
A U.S.-spec 1978 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Sport Sedan 2000 with approximately 148,000 miles is still an attractive collector car, but it will not command the premium of a documented low-mileage example.
Fortunately, the condition of this particular car appears to be well above average. With Alfettas, condition and preservation are especially important because relatively few rust-free, highly original examples survive.
This car has several particularly desirable characteristics:
• One-owner history — owned since new by the Tacoma Alfa Romeo dealer
• Rust-free Pacific Northwest history
• Excellent original paint
• Beautiful, correctly restored interior
• Very clean and largely original undercarriage
• Approximately 148,000 actual miles
• U.S.-specification 2.0-liter, 5-speed Sport Sedan
Despite the mileage, the exceptional preservation, lack of rust, original paint and unusually strong one-owner Alfa dealer provenance distinguish this car from the typical surviving Alfetta.
The provenance should be emphasized prominently in the auction presentation. A rust-free, one-owner Alfetta that has remained with an Alfa Romeo dealer since new is a much more compelling collector proposition than an ordinary 148,000-mile example. Maintenance records and owner’s manual in hand.
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