Alfa Romeo 90 Gold Cloverleaf
Discussion
So move finally gotten myself another Alfa Romeo after selling my beloved 147 GTA, followed by selling my old 75 turbo which was entertaining and unique.
I've been searching for another old Alfa Romeo for a while now when a friend messaged me saying that his old 90 needs a new home, so after thinking abou it for a few seconds I said yes, we worked out a deal and the following week I travelled 3 hrs to collect her.
The car is an 1985 Alfa Romeo 90 Gold Cloverleaf with the lovely 2.5 12v v6 engine under the bonnet, also as far as I'm aware is that she is the only 90 on the road atm.
Yes she's rough around the edges and yes the gearbox crunches if your too quick changing into 2nd but ultimately she's a good base for a restoration.
I'll be using her every single day, come rain or snow and atm the heavy wind...
The plan is to sort out the rusty bodywork and fit a 75 twinspark gearbox, after that I'll look into fitting a 3.0 12v head for a bit more power.
The 1st two photos are from the seller.
And these are the only photos that I've taken so far, even though they are a tad crap but thought I'd show them anyway.
And lastly, that bonkers retro dash.
I've been searching for another old Alfa Romeo for a while now when a friend messaged me saying that his old 90 needs a new home, so after thinking abou it for a few seconds I said yes, we worked out a deal and the following week I travelled 3 hrs to collect her.
The car is an 1985 Alfa Romeo 90 Gold Cloverleaf with the lovely 2.5 12v v6 engine under the bonnet, also as far as I'm aware is that she is the only 90 on the road atm.
Yes she's rough around the edges and yes the gearbox crunches if your too quick changing into 2nd but ultimately she's a good base for a restoration.
I'll be using her every single day, come rain or snow and atm the heavy wind...
The plan is to sort out the rusty bodywork and fit a 75 twinspark gearbox, after that I'll look into fitting a 3.0 12v head for a bit more power.
The 1st two photos are from the seller.
And these are the only photos that I've taken so far, even though they are a tad crap but thought I'd show them anyway.
And lastly, that bonkers retro dash.
That's as mad as it gets. Gotta love Alfa! Never knew these existed until visiting Italy a few years ago, along with first laying eyes on a Fiat Regata, and a whole host of Lancias that never graced UK soil. They looked presentable too, if only we had their climate over here we'd all be running around in this sort of oddball tackle.
Clearly the stranger the better for 30 years ago, I think Citroen waves the flag for pole position on that front - the CX, GS, the Visa etc but Alfa weren't far behind!
What's the replacement parts situation like given that it's going to be your daily?
Clearly the stranger the better for 30 years ago, I think Citroen waves the flag for pole position on that front - the CX, GS, the Visa etc but Alfa weren't far behind!
What's the replacement parts situation like given that it's going to be your daily?
ajb85 said:
That's as mad as it gets. Gotta love Alfa! Never knew these existed until visiting Italy a few years ago, along with first laying eyes on a Fiat Regata, and a whole host of Lancias that never graced UK soil. They looked presentable too, if only we had their climate over here we'd all be running around in this sort of oddball tackle.
Clearly the stranger the better for 30 years ago, I think Citroen waves the flag for pole position on that front - the CX, GS, the Visa etc but Alfa weren't far behind!
What's the replacement parts situation like given that it's going to be your daily?
It is certainly different to anything else around, that's why I love it truth be told. If I'm honest, I didn't even know about these until I was offered this one. I knew about the Alfa 6 and Alfa 75 but never this one heh!Clearly the stranger the better for 30 years ago, I think Citroen waves the flag for pole position on that front - the CX, GS, the Visa etc but Alfa weren't far behind!
What's the replacement parts situation like given that it's going to be your daily?
As for parts, that's not an issue because the 90 is based on the 116 chassis etc, so it's essentially the same as a 75 under the skin. The hardest bits to find are parts for the interior and body panels, the panels I'm fine with as I've got all new panels which will be fitted
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