• 'Barn find' condition • Rare right-hand drive example • Last taxed in 1987 • Offered for restoration Inspired by Bertone's Alfa-based styling exercise penned by Marcello Gandini, which had been exhibited at the 1967 Montreal Expo, the two-seater Montreal coupé debuted at the Geneva Salon in 1970.

Unlike the Expo prototype, which used Alfa's 1.6-litre four-cylinder engine, the production Montreal used a 'civilised' version of the T33 sports prototype's four-cam V8 displacing 2.6 litres.

Further enlargement to 3.0 litres followed, in which form the Alfa engine was used in Formula 1 by McLaren.

Producing 200bhp at 6,500rpm courtesy of electronic ignition and Spica mechanical fuel injection, the Montreal's front-mounted, dry-sump, 2.6-litre engine drove the rear wheels via a ZF five-speed gearbox.

Sourced from the contemporary Giulia 1750 GTV, the running gear comprised independent front suspension and a live rear axle plus disc brakes all round.

Aided by its slippery, fastback body...