{"id":4546,"date":"2009-08-05T08:45:15","date_gmt":"2009-08-05T15:45:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=4546"},"modified":"2009-08-05T08:45:15","modified_gmt":"2009-08-05T15:45:15","slug":"formal-announcement-1969-gtv-1530320","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2009\/08\/05\/formal-announcement-1969-gtv-1530320\/","title":{"rendered":"Formal announcement: 1969 GTV 1530320"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It might be slightly premature since I am waiting on a letter from Georgia DMV stating this car had no title issued due to its age, but since the money is spent and the garage space is filled I might as well go for it.\u00a0 I bought this 1969 GTV, number 1530320, one of the six hundred some-odd US spec 69 GTV&#8217;s made, because hey, a deal you can&#8217;t refuse is exactly that.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-front-inside.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4549\" title=\"gtv 1530320 front inside\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-front-inside.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C229\" alt=\"gtv 1530320 front inside\" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-front-inside.jpg?w=912&amp;ssl=1 912w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-front-inside.jpg?resize=300%2C230&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-front-inside.jpg?resize=768%2C588&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Evidence of the passage of time in ambivalent hands abounds.\u00a0 That black scorched area is from when a garage-mate and cousin caught fire.\u00a0 No one was hurt too bad and this guy is still healing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/ti-gtv-side-by-side.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4552\" title=\"ti gtv side by side\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/ti-gtv-side-by-side.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C185\" alt=\"ti gtv side by side\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ti-gtv-side-by-side.jpg?w=969&amp;ssl=1 969w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ti-gtv-side-by-side.jpg?resize=300%2C185&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/ti-gtv-side-by-side.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>I had this guy out for a bath and some mechanical checks aka &#8220;Hot Laps&#8221; in the culdesac.\u00a0 TI is rolling eyes at my ever increasing stable.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4551\" title=\"gtv and ti back\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C101\" alt=\"gtv and ti back\" width=\"300\" height=\"101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg?w=1229&amp;ssl=1 1229w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg?resize=300%2C102&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg?resize=768%2C260&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-and-ti-back.jpg?resize=1024%2C347&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Quite a pair these two make.\u00a0 All I need is a white Alfa and I&#8217;d have the national colors of most majority caucasian nations.\u00a0 That big chunk missing from the trunk is a bummer.\u00a0 I have the badges, they were stuck on with tape.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-engine.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4548\" title=\"gtv 1530320 engine\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-engine.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"gtv 1530320 engine\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-engine.jpg?w=922&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-engine.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-engine.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>This is where the vroom comes from.\u00a0 Someone did me the favor of converting to Webers.\u00a0 It runs strong, is quite fast and doesn&#8217;t stop as good as it should since, as the careful scrutinizer of pictures will note, the vacuum line to the boosters is disconnected and plugged.\u00a0 Looking forward to getting in here and finding out which cams it has.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-interior.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4550\" title=\"gtv 1530320 interior\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-interior.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"gtv 1530320 interior\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-interior.jpg?w=922&amp;ssl=1 922w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-interior.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/gtv-1530320-interior.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>This is where you sit and enjoy the vroom while monitoring it&#8217;s vital signs.\u00a0 Oil pressure is great in this car.\u00a0 Most of the controls don&#8217;t work but as long as the gas pedal, shifter, steering wheel and brakes\u00a0work who cares right?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-4553\" title=\"1530320 above\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C220\" alt=\"1530320 above\" width=\"300\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg?w=1153&amp;ssl=1 1153w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg?resize=768%2C564&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/08\/1530320-above.jpg?resize=1024%2C752&amp;ssl=1 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Not too bad.\u00a0 I&#8217;m not crazy about the wheels, in fact I abhor them, but the price was right so I couldn&#8217;t bargain a set of Momo Vegas or some such into the deal.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know what you are wondering and no, it doesn&#8217;t have much rust.\u00a0 I popped a rust zit on the lower corner of the passenger door and it was mainly a bad paint\/door interface as the metal underneith was okay.\u00a0 My plan is to drive this to work this coming winter and decide in the Spring if it&#8217;s a keeper.\u00a0 By then I will have sorted out most of its bugs and it should be a some-what valuable car.\u00a0 All I need is about $1000 worth of parts (windshield, headliner, etc)from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.centerlinealfa.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Centerline<\/a>, a couple hunderd bucks worth of local upholstery work and 40 hours to massage it into shape.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2008\/07\/24\/new-member-of-the-family-1972-berlina\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Another piece of junk I dragged home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2009\/04\/20\/market-110-one-of-the-last-1300-giulietta-spiders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2009\/01\/28\/finally-bought-my-first-alfa\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And Another<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2008\/10\/25\/something-about-the-devil-and-idle-hands\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">And Another<\/a>&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It might be slightly premature since I am waiting on a letter from Georgia DMV stating this car had no title issued due to its age, but since the money is spent and the garage space is filled I might as well go for it.\u00a0 I bought this 1969 GTV, number 1530320, one of the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2009\/08\/05\/formal-announcement-1969-gtv-1530320\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Formal announcement: 1969 GTV 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