For Sale: 1999 Alfa Romeo GTV in Katwijk, Netherlands

Alfa Romeo GTV 1.8 T.Spark 16V, 1999. One owner, 10,552 km, service books from new.

Within Alfa Romeo, GTV might not be the loudest badge, but it is one that carries weight. Since the sixties, Gran Turismo Veloce has stood for sporting coupes that combine driving pleasure, design and everyday usability. Models such as the Tipo 105 and 115 have become icons, while the Alfetta-based GTVs of the seventies and eighties are now widely recognised as serious classics. That the latter have become rare in good condition does nothing to diminish their reputation: it confirms it.

When Alfa Romeo needed to develop a successor to both the classic Spider and the sporting coupe in the early nineties, the marque stood at a crossroads. The automotive world was changing fast: emissions regulations tightened, platform-sharing became the norm and the sports-car segment was professionalising. Yet this was also an era when cars were still allowed to stir emotion. BMW dominated the coupe class with the E36, Fiat surprised friend and foe alike with its bold Coupe and Japanese marques were out in force. Alfa Romeo had to respond, and did so in a manner entirely its own.

Rather than reaching back to the past, Alfa chose a radically new design philosophy. For the new Spider and GTV, internally designated Tipo 916, the marque collaborated with Pininfarina, where designer Enrico Fumia drew a distinctive yet timeless silhouette. No retro pastiche, no safe choices: a design that dared to polarise and, precisely because of that, would endure.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 84 photographs. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 5 July 1999 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the live auction on our own site. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another Alfa Romeo we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 150 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.