Alfa Rexdale info
My first post here.
John;
Nero and Ken have got it right. I was a car crazy teen at the time,(my mechanic father helped me buy a '71 GTV1750 from Lenny's Garage in '75 for $1500.)
Rexdale is an area in Toronto where the distributorship had a warehouse...long gone and I don't know of anyone having records. Lenny Rabito, who always had fabulous Lambos and Ferraris in his St. Clair location, may have known significant details, but alas, Lenny passed away 1 or 2 years ago. There is no point in asking around in the local Rexdale used dealers; very few have any older sports cars of interest.
I do recall buying many parts for my GTV at Esposito Motors, an Alfa Dealer in Weston, also in Toronto/Etobicoke, but long since gone. I can vividly recall seeing a slightly used ochre '69 Junior in the showroom - but $3500 was way too much!!! (Yup, and $600 was way too much for that used Daytona Chronograph...Fiance:besides way too thick on the wrist... go for the thinner quartz! - argh...) Who could know back then.
Is Mr. Esposito still around?
BTW were 1970 Alfas imported at all to N America?? - I was told they were not. My scouring of the Toronto Star Classified rarely showed ANY '70 Alfas!-always a jump from '69 to '71s.
After the Rexdale location closed, I sourced some parts at a warehouse in Toronto on Wyngold AVe - lots of OEM rear quarter body panels for roundtails, grill parts etc. and on the floor behind the parts counter, i was shown an oldie. In hushed tones, I believe I was told it was, "a 2800 (C as I recall) - a rare car..." I recall it looked kinda tatty, and pretty big for an Alfa...
Sold my GTV due to a rusting bulkhead in an otherwise pristine engine bay - seems my car was missing its front windshield rubber gasket. Was this a common malady among '71 coupes??
I currently own a Burgundy '89 Veloce - a nicely unmolested, original and correct car in a poopy colour - has anyone seen another '70s or 80's Alfa in Burgundy??? The car originally was ordered by Al Paladini (Leasing) - perhaps a special request???
At any rate John - the search will have to go somewhere other than Rexdale - good luck.
Joe