This Montreal was built in late 1972 but was first registered in France in 1974. After remaining in a large collection in France until 2000, the Alfa Romeo was imported stateside to California in the 2002 and subsequently acquired by Steven Bonney in 2005 with only 26,000 original kilometers (and still wearing its original tires). In 2007, Bonney sold the Montreal to Roy Dryer, who maintained the car for another six years, at which point it was acquired by a French gentleman in the Bay Area. In 2014 the Montreal was acquired by the former owner, a resident of Michigan. Prior to which, the water pump was rebuilt with upgraded internals as well as modified oiling to the pump from the fuel injection pump oil feed. The fuel injection pump was also completely rebuilt at the same time by Wes Ingram, the Alfa Romeo fuel injection guru. The previous owner continued to maintain the highly original Montreal for several years, putting less than 100 kilometers on the car in the process. The current owner acquired the car in 2017, and has since driven the car 2100 kilometers to its current mileage.

Perhaps due to the care and long-time stewardship of the first owner in France, this Montreal remains in highly original condition and is eminently drivable. The assorted minor cosmetic blemishes found in the paint suggest that the Metallic Gold paint is the very paint with which it left Bertone in 1972. The original interior is clean but shows signs of wear consummate with the age and mileage of this well-cared-for automobile. The undercarriage is believed to wear its original surface and is very clean. New Magnaflow mufflers have been installed and provide an exhaust note consistent with the Alfa’s race-bred heritage.