Restomods done right | How Alfaholics transforms the GTA | Goodwood Masters
The team at Alfaholics have been turning Alfa Romeo GTAs into even bigger masterpieces of automotive design and engineering for many years now. The iconic GTA is beloved by pretty much anyone who has set eyes on one and is a regular crowd favourite racing at the Goodwood Revival.
The question remains though, can you really make such a stunner better? Is fiddling with the GTA right? Alfaholics reckon that they have found the answer, and the reviews seem to agree with them.
In the latest episode of our Goodwood Masters presented by Motul series, looking at the people and firms behind some of the classic car industry's greatest machines, we visited the home of Alfaholics to find out what the secret is to really doing restomods the right way.
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It is fair to say that the Alfaholics activities in the last ten years have made the 105 GT’s so popular that the prices for any 105 Coupe are going through the roof. You can only respect such an achievement for building such a strong brand that Alfaholics is nowadays.
The real popularity of most any car is really dictated by it's aftermarket support. It's no coincidence that the popularity grew alongside the parts market for it. Such a neat little car.
I don't wish to take anything away from the 'Alfaholics' brand, but when I purchased a '68, 1750cc Berlina 12 year's ago I called them about a total restoration and was met with a rather dismissive and aloof response. Which year's on is a huge shame, as I had it done locally by people without a passion for Alfa Romeo and their work was substandard and subsequently the restoration needs to be redone.🙄
They just need to hire more people. 7 year wait is nuts
It's fantastic that a company like Alfaholics exists in this day and age. Long may they continue.
Wonderful to see a family business grow like this
I have known the Banks family for a long time, and all I can say is that they are a very special family. Richard started it but the boys did a fantastic job
That dark turquoise widebody GTA R is my favorite 😍😍😍😍
I like the high level of professionalism in this company, impressive cars and parts
Totally bitchin'. My dad raced a 1967 GTA Junior 1300 to three western division SCCA Championships. It was prepared by Auto Delta in Italy. It was a beautiful car. The sound of the tuned header coming out beneath the driver door was the meanest thing I'd ever heard. (I was 4, but still)
Guys with heart, soul and passion builds cars that have soul and heart. I don't work there but I'm proud of what they are doing. Well done.
Hello. My name's Lee and I'm an Alfaholic. I'm here not to recover
What a great story. They seemed to be a very humble lads that you can tell are very proud of what they built and are building. Plus those cars are mind blowing. Thumbs up to your family and whole team.
4:12 The truck in the image on the wall is the recap of an era. Just wonderful
Great work guys, anyone would be proud of your achievements!
Thank you for your dedication to Alfa Romeo as a brand, Peter Horne, Alfa Dynamics Squadra Corse, South Africa.
True masterpieces in the true Alfas in GTA and GTAm forms, rebadged R, s, but the ALFA soul is ever present, very, very well finished and beautiful for the Alfisti eyes, thank you Alfaholics, thank you GR&R.
Showing his late mother the business as a special wish…tells a lot about Max, and their mother.👍🏽
so nice, the respect for his mum
Back in the late 80s I had a 1300, a 1600, a 1750 and a 2000. I liked the 1300 best as it was loudest and without getting pulled all the time for speeding. I couldn't afford them now so I do MX5s instead. Just looked up the specs. Absolutely love every enhancement they've made. Even those spats over the rear wheels look somehow correct, as well as being an improvement. I'll bet 240hp is "just right". Just how much would I need to shell out?
Here in Italy the gt would have gotten you pulled at any speed, since it was most popular for being stolen and till the mid 80s to be used to evade police.
Wonderful cars and a great company to deal with. Their concern to enhance the natural characteristics of the 105, ie rear axle design retention, is particularly noble. Cordon bleu chefs with a deep respect for their ingredients... Chris Harris vid. is a must watch.
I do increase the rear axle rigidity and height settings on the assetto corsa's GTA to make it more similar to the stock GT, it becomes quite drifty.
What a great company with two brothers at the helm. Experiencing one of those GTAR's would be a real pleasure.
I've bought bits for my '69 GTV from Alfaholics. Helpful people. Nice to be able to get stuff for a half-century-old car, immediately and off the shelf.
What a great job you have.
Great video 👏🏻
great video and nice insights
Somewhat old video, but what a great story. Don't you just love a multi-generational, family owned business that the people love running, developing, improving. I have had a couple of Alfas in my life and still lust for them.
Love these guys!
Thank you English men... Your passion moves the World (petrol world)
Beautiful.
Absolutely beautiful 😍
A GTV6 must be the next step? Please! Imagine that..
Check out the work of oktech in Switzerland
There is one in South America with Busso V6
@@rick3914 They all have that
Heaven! ❤
Do you / have you built a spyder to this spec ? Would be amazing
Dreamcar built by the best Alfa builders period. One can dream!
The white GTC JFL 67D shown in the collection is a pretty rare animal..RHD…I’m pretty sure I remember Richard Banks restoring and owning a GTC in the 80s, but I’m not sure it’s the same car. Interestingly Richard had a red GTA in that era, JFL 24D. It’s shown in the article ‘The restorer speaks out’ from 1985 and available on the Alfaholics website, but DVLA seemingly has no record of that GTA now.
Love these cars. Just waiting for my win on the lottery...............
me too....
Those wheel arches remind me of the 917/20.
Perfection
Awesome
Well done :-)
non so se sentirmi offeso come alfista Sardo oppure ammirarli e promuoverli come veri alfisti doc!!..prevale la seconda opzione!!! perchè questi Signori trasformano le nostre alfa meglio di come faceva l'AutoDelta!!in italia si parla tanto di Heritage ma è solo fumo negli occhi!!!!!si è perso il gusto vero dell'auto d'epoca!!!!del vedere ...oltre....come voi! che vi siete creati tutti i ricambi non come qui che sono in mano pochi!!!!!! In italia se per sbaglio vai in giro con i passaruota gtaM e i cerchi da 9 pollici ti portano via il libretto di circolazione dell'auto , la patente ,la casa ,e la moglie!!!!!!!questa'anno ho potuto vedere le vostre auto dal vivo qui in Sardegna!! le vostre auto sono bellissime fuori e altrettanto belle sotto!!! COMPLIMENTISSIMI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!fateci sempre sognare con le vostre creazioni!!
Alfaholics! What a great name.
Great family business, really awesome cars.
NOW I start to get it...
I remember turning my nose up at a Giulietta in the mid 1980s. It had a dented door and tatty interior, seemed expensive at £300. Oh for a time machine. I have a modern Giulietta as a daily, no, not the same, not the same at all.
Works of freak’n art.
Couple of these in my club. Really impressive. We have a guy here in Michigan who does pretty much the same thing as ALFAholics. I had friend that the two of us prepared a 1967 GTV for SCCA racing. that was back in the 70s so they have a lot more development today although may not be legal for the class. I also had a 1969 ALFA spider I bought new and kept for over 40 years with a lot of mods on it from the race car. I only sold it for garage space for my 2015 ALFA 4C LE which is a blast and with a few tweaks is very fast too. If I had the garage space I would still have it plus the 4C.
Is the guy you’re speaking about in Michigan Bradco?
@@67spider1600 yes they do the same mods as Alfaholics.
@@RobertKarlBerta I know them well! I’m currently getting a GTV done by them, they are excellent.
@@67spider1600 Are you a member of Detroit chapter of AROC? Great group o ALFA lovers Highly recommended!
@@RobertKarlBerta I’m in Montreal, but hopefully coming down soon to see the car. Would love to connect
LA PASSIONE E' LA NOSTRA GUIDA.ALFA ROMEO PER SEMPRE,COMPLIMENTI A TUTTI RAGAZZI.
Quoting Top Gear that you only become a true petrolhead if you have owned an Alfa Romeo. I am glad that Alfaholics is there and my dream is to one day bring them a GT 1300 Junior and get it tweaked and improved a bit. That would make my absolute dream car
very cool.......singer for instance does not sell a la carte.......cool
They just need to hire more people.
I'd love to make my own GTA-R at home.
*Fucken badass prestoring yet modifying for straight performance, now that’s special, I feel that the Datsun Z community feels just like this company in terms of how many performance parts are at your fingertips, Atleast for SoCal*
Bravissimi
One day….😢
imagine how proud dad is......
7:30 that looks like the Nürburgring ?
I looked at your website and is it true I can buy replacement windshield😂😂😂 oh JOY
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Bellamissio
2029!!!!!.....wow
So if i put in an order i have 8 years to save up?? Probably still come up short.
My favorite Alfas, GTA & GTV, I have an artist's rendering of Horst Kwech's 1971 SCCA 2.5 liter Trans Am Championship GTV on my wall, and a Hot Wheels GTA on the shelf below. Those are the only ones I will be ably to collect, sadly. 😪 At least the Hot Wheels version has the GTA-R Fender flares, and the bumper delete option!
I saw Horst's car run...and was at Laguna Seca for race they won but was dq ed because they had a bit over allowed amount of gas so BRE Datsun 510 won championship that year.
@@RobertKarlBerta Little known Horst fact: He was driving the #2 Shelby team Boss 302 Mustang, at the 1969 Trans Am Race at Michigan International Speedway. About 15 minutes into the race, something broke on the car entering the infield section, and the car plowed straight off the outside of the left hander at the beginning of the esses. As there was only about 50 yards of wet grass and a snow fence , between the track and the spectators, Horst was unable to avoid disaster, and went through the fence, crowd, and crashed into a row of Javelins ,and an AMX, that were parked on the infield service road, after parading for a couple of laps pre-race, by a large group af AMC dealers. One dealership owner was killed in the AMX that finally stopped the Mustang, and a dozen people were seriously injured and hospitalized. I was an 18 year old, at my first major race, and was one of the hospitalized, with a badly broken leg, and spent four months in the hospital, missing Prom and Graduation. And was on crutches for a year. Never blamed Horst or anyone for what happened , and was back at MIS for a NASCAR Baby Grand race two weeks after I got out of the hospital ( free grandstand ticket this time) , and the insurance settlement made it possible for me to start racing SCCA when I turned 21. 😎
@@ramblerdave1339 wow didn't know that! Glad it wasn't worse for you!
2029!😮
Now where is the making of Gordon Murray‘s Junior Zagato
There is an article about just that on Alfaholics website.
Alfaholics is obviously a very different business from the days of R.W.Banks as I think it originally was. I bought a "restored" 1600 Junior from old man Banks back in the late '80's and it was a bit of a lash up! I got about 5 miles after collecting it one evening and it just died! Fortunately I had a mobile phone in those days of Motorola bricks, so was able to get on his case. He came out and towed it back to the workshop and a dead battery was identified, he seemed quite miffed that he had to fit a brand new replacement instead of the obviously aged one that came off! Then a string problems started, huge water leaks around the doors and boot, drive line vibration, bubbling paint, seized cam bearings, lots of worn out rubber bushings etc, etc. Actually, it wasn't a restoration, it was a clean up and respray job, with as little mechanical work as possible. And I had a real battle with the guy over remedial work and cost reimbursement, he was a slippery type. To resolve the cam bearing it needed a replacement head, which he offered to supply and fit if I took the car back to him! As I was over 150 miles away the time and cost was unacceptable and he really didn't want to supply the head for my local specialist to fit and for him to cover that cost. I had to wave small claims court over his head before he conceded and paid up. I had it less than a year before I'd had enough and sold it. It looked smart enough but below skin deep it was a dog. Seems his lads are doing it properly, thankfully. I would love a GTA rep but they are are way beyond my means now.
There is NO new car id prefer over one of these.
The Italians gave up on Alfa Romeo, that's what happens when an enterprise is strictly for squeezing money out of it, as opposed to doing something out of excellence, pride of workmanship and accomplishment.
Don't forget your local Parcelforce driver that helped during the early years i.e me
alfaholics....singer...eagle..... heAVEN is here.... the top 3 restos....not in that order...lol......some1 should do Z cars.....and 02's......but please under 125k!!!!!!
So cool. I will own one of these one day, oh yes, I will own one.
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im amazed , you never see these in the states.............how nice they could make a go of it as a business