The 105 series Alfa Romeo GTV was the first car by Alfa Romeo to use the GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce) designation, still used for models today. It began life as the Giulia Sprint GT in 1963, eventually replacing the earlier 101 series Giulia Sprint as Alfa’s performance coupe. The GT gained the V for veloce in 1965 and initially had the 1600cc engine of the Giulia Sprint, but later upgraded it to 1750cc and finally to 2 liters. The GTV, like the earlier Giulia had a body designed by Bertone with only minor changes to the body lines, a well as several different grille designs over the course of production. All the early cars featured two side draft two barrel carburettors, but for the US market, starting with the 1750cc engines, all GTVs were fitted with SPICA mechanical fuel injection systems to make the cars able to meet emissions regulations which were starting to appear in the US at the time. In the mean time, European market cars continued to receive a pair of side draft carburettors. 1974 was the last year the GTV was sold in the US, due to not meeting changing safety requirements and production overall ended in 1976. This car was acquired from a local collector. It is a largely original and correct car, but repainted in a non-original metallic blue. Under my ownership, I carried out minor restoration work, replacing the dashboard and wood trim, as well as sorting minor electrical issues and rebuilding the suspension. The previous owner had fitted a stiff shock absorbers and lowered the car significantly, causing the car to occasionally scrape the installed sump guard under front end compression, despite the stiffness of the shocks. To fix this, we replaced the shocks with adjustable units and installed somewhat taller springs to return the car to closer to original suspension height and improving the ride significantly over rougher roads. These are truly great cars to drive. They drive extremely well and are remarkably well set up for the era, and in many ways were ahead of the contemporary competitors, such as the BMW 2002, being fitted with 5 speed gearboxes and limited slip differentials as standard features. The aluminum twin cam engine design is shared with most of the 4 cylinder Alfa Romeos of the 1950s through the 1970s and is a fantastic powerplant for these cars, being high revving and responsive. The interior is comfortable with a good driving position and the car handles very well in all conditions, making it a good choice for a daily driver. The mechanical fuel injection works well but is somewhat tricky to work on and generally is best left alone if it works, though I am fortunate to have a local shop that knows how to work on it.