This substantial, 320-page book tells you everything you need to know about the elegant Montreal, named after the World’s Fair venue at which it was first shown. Total production was under 4000 in the mid ’70s. Featuring a race-derived quad-cam V8 engine of 2.6 litres, the Montreal was clothed in an elegant body and was intended as a GT, rather than a competition car — though some were and are raced. The green Hehir car in New Zealand gets quite a lengthy mention. For anyone with an interest in buying a Montreal, and particularly for owners, this would be an indispensable book to have. As well as following the development of the car and its limited production run, there are sections on colour schemes, 26 pages on specialist tools, tuning, upgrades and potential weak areas, club activities, models, books and advertising — and what is in effect a workshop manual covering mechanical, electrical and bodywork maintenance. It’s a well-illustrated and nicely produced book, though it is pretty expensive. I hope there are sufficient fans of the car to reward Veloce’s decision to publish.

Alfa Romeo Montreal: The Essential Companion by Bruce Taylor
Review book supplied by the publisher
Review by Mark Holman

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