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If it didn't have the flares, t/s engine etc then it wasn't a GTAm.
However, as has been stated, it could well have been an optioned up regular GTV, as parts were available if you had the money.
A friend of mine here has a '69 1300 (by chassis number) that was delivered new with a 1600GTA engine and gearbox in place of the stock unit. This was just ordered as an option and fitted for the buyer. I'm guessing that would have doubled the new price of the car, probably cheaper than a GTA at the time though.
While it is not a GTA and he does not make any such claims, it is now still a very rare and desirable peice of Alfa history and proof that such things did, and still do exist.
Like all such stories, the current owner bought it from a fellow (2nd or 3rd owner) who rarely used it in the past 25 years, and seemed somewhat oblivious to anything out of the ordinary! I had to almost convince him to go and hand the man some money, fast! He now realises what a bargain he got......
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