You can bid on this 1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 until Sunday, May 28. The 2.0-liter twin-cam four-cylinder engine that drives the lightweight body of the small sports coupe was initially rated at 129 horsepower. The car looks like it’s in great shape and was fixed up in the 2010s when it was owned by someone else. The sine curve for car sizes looks like it’s getting close to a new high point. Mid-size pickups have grown faster than full-size cars in the past few years. Sedans and crossovers are still getting more significant and more common. Car and Driver say that a 2023 BMW i7 xDrive60 weighed over 6,000 pounds not long ago. But we only sometimes had cars this big. In the early 1970s, this little Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 was thought to be the perfect size for a sports car for a passionate driver. And if you are okay with driving in modern traffic, you can buy this Alfa at Bring a Trailer, another Hearst Autos magazine like Car and Driver. Like many old Italian sports coupes, the Alfa is red with black leather. It has a wooden steering wheel and woodgrain trim on the dashboard. The car looks like it’s in great shape. It might not be ready for a big auto show, but it would be great for a small one. It is reported that the vehicle’s prior owner made some repairs to it in the 2010s, and then the present vendor purchased it in 2021 after it had been refurbished. The ad says the oil pan and the camshaft were sealed again in March 2023. The 2.0-liter, four-cylinder, double-overhead-cam, SPICA mechanical fuel-injection engine makes 129 horsepower and 130 pound-feet of torque at the factory. A five-speed manual transmission sends power from the engine to the back wheels. Even though the car’s total number is not listed, the ad says that the odometer shows 27,000 miles, of which the current owner has added about 1,000. Even though it doesn’t have the popular high-sitting position, this little Alfa will make you smile whenever you get behind the wheel or even look at it. When this was written, the price was just over USD 25,000. On May 28, the sale stopped.
