“The #33 1982 Alfa Romeo GTV-6 was one of the best-sounding cars from the 2008 Oregon Trail Rally.”
– Lolajudd

Società Anonima Lombarda Fabricia Automobili

Vehicle Profile

1982 Alfa Romeo GTV-6
Pro + Club Rally Category

#33 was original sold in 1982 with a 2.5 V6 injected motor and lived as a passenger vehicle until the late nineties. In 2000 the car was converted into full pro-rally spec and campaigned from 2000-2003. It languished outdoors in the Oregon weather until it sold in 2008 and resurrected into the beauty she is today.

Race History

This car won the Group 5 championship in 2001, and has now been reclassified to Class 2.

  • Mount Hoot Rally 10/22/11
  • Oregon Trail Rally 5/14/11
  • Oregon Trail Rally 5/15/10
  • Oregon Trail Rally 6/17/09
  • Oregon Trail Rally 6/16/08 – G2 2nd place
  • Oregon Trail Rally 7/12/03
  • Doo Wop 3/01/03
  • Oregon Trail 4/19/02
  • Rally Sprint 8/6/01
  • Dryad Quest/Shitepoke Rallies 6/10/01
  • Oregon Trail ‘01
  • Doo Wop 3/3/01
  • Wild West 9/15/00
  • Dryad Quest / Shitepoke Rallies ‘00
  • Oregon Trail 4/14/00

Car Prep

Paint Design: Charles Austen Angell

2008 mech. prep and restoration:

  • Charles Austen Angell
  • Jim Trofitter
  • Richard Buchner
  • “Mountain Mike” Herkner
  • Ken “Kendrix” Leal

Original rally conversion: Martyn Ford

GTV-6

Introduced in 1974 as the Alfetta GT, the model was initially available only with the 1.8 liter version of the Alfa DOHC four. The GTV designation was initially reserved for the 2.0 liter top version. In 1981, the GTV received a restyling and the Alfetta name was dropped.

Later in the same year, the GTV-6, a version of the GTV with the SOHC V6 2.5 L engine from the Alfa 6 luxury sedan, was released. As a result the hood received a bulge to clear the top of the intake and became its most pronounced feature. Bosch fuel injection replaced the six downdraught Dellorto carburetors in the early Alfa 6 installation.

The V6 received rave reviews from the motoring press. It found its true home in the GTV-6 winning the European Touring Car Championship an unprecedented four years in succession (1982-85), the British Touring Car Championship in 1983 at the hands of Andy Rouse, as well as many other racing and rallying competitions.