Oh and I got the details of the car's manufacture from the Archivio also. I love these guys...
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Dear Mister Bottcher,
with reference to your request we are informing you as follows.
According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1451729, originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce RHD (105.45), engine series AR 00548, manufactured on the 17th December 1968 and sold on the 21st December 1968 to J. Wright & Sons from Melbourne, Australia.
The body colour is hawthorn white (AR 013), with black skai interiors.
Yours, Sincerely,
Marco Fazio
Automobilismo Storico Alfa Romeo
Centro Documentazione
Antonio Magro