2 GTA's Reunited After 40 Years!

**italcarguy** · #1 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 09:51 PM

So we get another rhd 1600 GTA in the shop. Rhd GTA's are hard to come by and all of a sudden I am looking at two of them side by side in our shop. I start too look at the latest one and it looks like it's lived a rough life and is asking for a second chance. After looking the car over for about half an hour, I pop the hood and read the chassis number... 752 556. 752 556. 752 556. I then walk over to our white GTA and pop the hood on it. I read 752 557. 752 557. 752 557. HOLY $HIT WE HAVE TWO GTA'S WITH SEQUENCIAL SERIAL NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER IN OUR SHOP! After 40 years of being apart, these two cars are reunited. Interestingly, both cars are originally red so they could very well have been in the spray booth together. The complete history of 752 556 is unknown but I do have names of previous owners here in the US and in England so we'll see what can be dug up. The rear wheel arches and 14x7 wheels leads be to believe the car was raced at some point? We are not sure how the car will be restored right now. It would make a nice vintage racer to run side by side with the white car and on the other side, it'd be nice to have a street GTA. We'll see what happens over the course of the next few months when work starts on it. Here are some pictures of what it looks like as of this morning.

**italcarguy** · #2 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 10:00 PM

Here are pictures of 752 557 from the day we took delivery of it.

DavidDriver · #3 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 10:35 PM

Anthony,

Is this the car the guy over on Balboa had?

**italcarguy** · #4 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidDriver

Anthony,

Is this the car the guy over on Balboa had?

DavidDriver · #5 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 10:48 PM

Congratz on the new car! Very nice.

I think I it that over there the other day. Could that be right?

I'm going back (hopefully) tomorrow to get my O2 sensor. I'll make sure to take a closer look.

**italcarguy** · #6 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by DavidDriver

Congratz on the new car! Very nice.

I think I it that over there the other day. Could that be right?

I'm going back (hopefully) tomorrow to get my O2 sensor. I'll make sure to take a closer look.

DavidDriver · #7 (**permalink**) 01-31-2006, 11:18 PM

Yes. That would be nice.

Hmmmm

I'll bring my checkbook!

**kengta** · #8 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 06:44 AM

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Originally Posted by italcarguy

So we get another rhd 1600 GTA in the shop........... The rear wheel arches and 14x7 wheels leads be to believe the car was raced at some point? We are not sure how the car will be restored right now. It would make a nice vintage racer to run side by side with the white car and on the other side, it'd be nice to have a street GTA. We'll see what happens over the course of the next few months when work starts on it. Here are some pictures of what it looks like as of this morning.

GiuliaSprintGT · #9 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 07:59 AM

Anthony, your shop is the GTA heaven!!!
I wish you were a little bit closer to Italy..!!!
It's funny, but most of GTAs now are very far from their "nest"... :-)
Ciao!

Tubolare Zagato · #10 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 08:58 AM

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Originally Posted by GiuliaSprintGT

I wish you were a little bit closer to Italy..!!!
It's funny, but most of GTAs now are very far from their "nest"... :-)
Ciao!

**italcarguy** · #11 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by kengta

Anthony, those look like the Auto Delta fender flares of the type I am seeking for 752507. Do you agree that they are A/D. Can you send some detail pics.

Anyone know of any such flares in Aluminum available I would appreciate leads.

Ciao

Ken

**lowmileage** · #12 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by italcarguy

HOLY $HIT WE HAVE TWO GTA'S WITH SEQUENCIAL SERIAL NUMBERS BESIDE EACH OTHER IN OUR SHOP! After 40 years of being apart, these two cars are reunited.

**Bill** · #13 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 09:52 AM

Amazing Anthony, just amazing!!!
Never heard of that happening with any other cars by anyone at anytime.
Must be the luck of the Irish...

**italcarguy** · #14 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 10:22 AM

I'm still in disbelief. Next time I take the white GTA to the shop, I am gonna take pictures of the cars together.

alfa_chan · #15 (**permalink**) 02-01-2006, 10:25 AM

Wow!! Amazing!!!