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ALFA ADDICTION; UNDERGROUND GARAGE SHOWS SYMPTOMS OF A SERIOUS CASE.(NEWS)
Byline: PHIL BERG
AT A RALLY IN ARGENTINA IN 1965, Bernardo Martinez's ears could discern subtle pitch changes in an Alfa Romeo GTA coupe's exhaust that pleased him more than the Fiats that were the reigning champs. When the little Alfa won its class and beat the better-equipped Fiat team, he said, "I have to have an Alfa.
In fact, he wanted a GTA, a limited-production coupe of mid-1960s vintage, with special suspension and engine parts and racing parts designed by former Ferrari Formula One engineer Carlo Chiti (including a famously unique sliding block rear axle).
Martinez moved to Buffalo, N.Y., in the early 1970s, where he found an Alfa dealer called Bobcor. He loitered at the dealership frequently during more than a year before being seduced into Alfa ownership by dealer Bob Cozza. Martinez had just begun work that would lead him to a successful practice as a vascular surgeon. He had gotten married and started a family and had purchased a new Ford Capri (the Cologne-engined favorite of European Ford fans). The Bobcor Alfa was a demonstrator with only 1,000 miles on it in 1973. "Cozza convinced the bank to give me a loan, and he said, "I'll take the Capri, you take the Alfa.'
That solidified Martinez's obsession, culminating in the total restoration two years ago of the original factory GTA he saw win in Argentina back in 1965. Along the way, he also restored a U.S. Trans-Am-winning GTA that had disappeared into Mexico for 33 years, acquired and preserved the 1971 ...
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