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Alfa Romeo 1750, the charm of 50 years old

 

24 February, 2017

50 years old, beautifully worn by the two examples of Alfa Romeo 1750 kept at the Fratelli Cozzi Museum, a 1750 GTV Veloce (1969) and a 1750 Sedan (1970).

 

 

On Saturday 18th February the Museum celebrated the half century from the beginning of the production of 1750, then presented to the public with the event that many people remember of Vietri sul Mare in January 1968. The event went SOLD OUT, thanks also to the participation of Elvira Ruocco, a true authority for Alfa Romeo enthusiasts, who officially joined the team of the Museum, with her precious baggage of news, anecdotes and memories collected in many years at the Alfa Romeo Historical Documentation Centre.

1750 Fratelli Cozzi Museum, sedan and coupé

Pietro Cozzi recalled the emotion that accompanied the presentation to the public of 1750. Loved by alfisti for the classic lines perfect for an important saloon, also designed for the family. The Museum houses the original graphics for the promotion and sale of the car, which was offered for 1,865,000 Lire, a very respectable figure which, thanks also to payment by instalments, allowed the purchase with a fair balance between quality and price.

The 1750 sedan was born from the GIULIA experience, it was produced from 1967 to 1971, with an update of the lines, always squared but softened by Bertone's murkier features. Nicknamed "Alfone" thanks to the dimensions that saw a length of +30 cm compared to the Giulia: length mt. 4,40, weight kg. 1,150, hp 130 and the 2000 cc hp 150.

The 1750 GTV, produced from 1969 to 1972 and then 2000 cc from 1971 to 1975, was also designed by Bertone on a Giulia chassis, length 4.10, weight 950 hp 130/150, was sold at the target price of 2,100,000-2,500,000.

"Queen Elizabeth of England on a private trip to France chose to travel in a 1750 sedan."

As Elvira Ruocco writes, the Alfa Romeo 1750 was put into production in 1967 and presented in the Sedan, GTVeloce and Spider versions on 14 January 1968 in Vietri sul Mare. The name was intended to recall the glorious car of the 1930s, but perhaps not everyone knows that ...

1) In 1971, the Canadian Mr. Barnoski of Oshava won a 1750 GT Fast, offered as a prize by a brand of Canadian cigarettes. The keys of the car were delivered by the model who had been the protagonist of the advertising campaign.

2) In 1971, two English scientists, the doctors James Cyriax and Bernard Watkin, in their laborious ranking made on the seats of all the cars circulating in England in that year, assigned to 1750 the first place in the ranking.

3) Queen Elizabeth of England on a private trip to France chose to travel in a 1750 Sedan. The saloon, GTV and Spider were produced in total in 158,096 units, as follows in detail: 1750 Saloon 101,883 1750, Gt Veloce 44,269, 1750 GT Veloce Usa 3,243 (injection engine), 1750 Spider Veloce 4,674, 1750 Spider Veloce Usa 4,027.