Euro 1750 GTV badging

**Peter** · #1 (**permalink**) 05-28-2007, 07:56 PM

Folks, I am still trying to find out about some details around my GTV. I have not found a good book that has all the details, like Chris Reese's book on Spider restorations (any suggestions?)

Anyway, my GTV is a Eruo 1750.....transition between S1 and S2....It has the Series 2 lights, so I guess I need to ask this question as if it is concerning a Series 2. It has the "1750" script on the back. Also, I can see that the trunk lid at one point in time had two holes for the "Alfa Romeo" logo badge....So, I am guessing it needs that, but not sure. Also, some years had the recessed area for the badge, which years were they? This trunk lid is the version that has the rubber mounted on the trunk lid, as opposed to the trunk opening, if that helps....

Thanks for your advice/pictures

**1750GT** · #2 (**permalink**) 05-29-2007, 06:59 AM

Probably the best start point is if you provide the year and chassis # of your GT.

hammer · #3 (**permalink**) 05-29-2007, 07:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Peter

Folks, I am still trying to find out about some details around my GTV. I have not found a good book that has all the details, like Chris Reese's book on Spider restorations (any suggestions?)

Anyway, my GTV is a Eruo 1750.....transition between S1 and S2....It has the Series 2 lights, so I guess I need to ask this question as if it is concerning a Series 2. It has the "1750" script on the back. Also, I can see that the trunk lid at one point in time had two holes for the "Alfa Romeo" logo badge....So, I am guessing it needs that, but not sure. Also, some years had the recessed area for the badge, which years were they? This trunk lid is the version that has the rubber mounted on the trunk lid, as opposed to the trunk opening, if that helps....

Thanks for your advice/pictures

**Peter** · #4 (**permalink**) 05-29-2007, 08:22 AM

my chassis number is AR1371282, which would indicate an S1. It has standing pedals, S1 seats, etc. But it has S2 bumpers front and back, and S2 lights front and back. Alfa Centro Documentazione told me it was likely a transition model....must have been a very early one, as it was built in September of 1969.....It's a bit of a mystery

straight8/2 · #5 (**permalink**) 05-29-2007, 10:29 PM

Hi
I formerly owned a transition euro 1750 that was transitional the other way around. It was a 1970 model, with small taillights ala S1, plus small side market lights, but an S2 interior with hanging pedals and `71 seats. You see pics of this layout all the time in british car mags, including the oft-photographed 19,000 mile red one owned by Richard Norris of Alfaholics (minus the hanging pedals because the right hand drive cars didnt get them).

It had simply -1750- below the alfa badge on the trunk lid.

juultje · #6 (**permalink**) 05-29-2007, 11:25 PM

The S1 and also S2 have small taillights except the S1 has the different shape for the refelector in it and position. I know youre car Peter and I think it's a S2 with some S1 parts. It also has a 2 liter Alfetta engine as I recall.

**Peter** · #7 (**permalink**) 05-30-2007, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by juultje

I know youre car Peter and I think it's a S2 with some S1 parts.

**papajam** · #8 (**permalink**) 05-31-2007, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by juultje

The S1 and also S2 have small taillights except the S1 has the different shape for the refelector in it and position.

emr5503 · #9 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 07:13 AM

Jim,
Interesting.
My '71 S2 with the big tail lights (2L style) is not recessed.
Ed

**Peter** · #10 (**permalink**) 06-01-2007, 09:49 AM

this is so typical Alfa Romeo.....mixing and matching....transition models....Folks in Milan probably got a chuckle out of this, realizing we would all be scrambling to figure it out years later.....heck, many may be regulars on this board right now and laughing their a** off!

180OUT · #11 (**permalink**) 06-02-2007, 10:57 PM

Peter:

My car has the small, square reflector Carello lights, 1750 script and indent w/ round Alfa emblem on the trunk/boot lid. It has hanging pedals and the "modern" interior. I think these cars also had changes in the floorpan from the earler cars.

straight8/2 · #12 (**permalink**) 06-03-2007, 08:35 AM

another wrinkle to this story? What were the floorplan changes? I know the kamm tail spiders had reworke floors from the roundtails.

180OUT · #13 (**permalink**) 06-03-2007, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by straight8/2

another wrinkle to this story? What were the floorplan changes? I know the kamm tail spiders had reworke floors from the roundtails.