First registered by Lanarkshire County Council on 10th November 1966
Purchased by the vendor from marque specialist Labinjoh Ltd of Edinburgh some two years ago, `JVA 629D' was advertised for sale at £16,995 and as having covered just 64,000 miles in the hands of three careful owners. The Scottish firm had known of the Alfa Romeo since 2000 when it was a stalled restoration project belonging to Dr Mary Robinson of Gourock and undertook a front suspension overhaul, engine reassembly, electric window motor refurbishment, dashboard illumination fix and sundry bodywork repairs before selling the four-seater to Edinburgh resident Martin Proudler during autumn 2002. Treated to sundry gearbox and brake fettling shortly thereafter, the 2600 Sprint further benefited from re-trimmed cream leather seats in 2005 and a re-spray plus new Pirelli tyres some six years later.
A retired engineer, the vendor estimates that he has spent some £3,250 on parts and put circa 200 hours worth of labour into `JVA 629D' during the past eighteen months or so. His recollection of the work which has gone into the car is as follows:
Complete re-trim of the boot
Rear lights repaired and rewired
New parcel shelf with integral speaker
Glovebox lock fixed
All rubber door and quarter light seals renewed
Battery wiring redone and master switch installed
Sill side finishers sourced and fitted
Sill door shut plates sourced and fitted
New inertia belts fitted
Fuel pumps serviced and fitted with new pipes
Engine serviced (oil and filter)
Coolant system serviced (plus new fan belt)
Replace air filter with K&N and hoses
Replace petrol pipes on carburettors
Replace control cables for bonnet and carburettors
Replate chrome rain gutter and quarter light trims
Tidy interior trim and carpets
MOT and road test: All seems good
Bodyshell checked: Appears very sound
Offered for sale because a recent hip replacement has made driving uncomfortable, this Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint is an underrated Gran Turismo with 1960s style aplenty.
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