Alfa Romeo 90 Gold Cloverleaf
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That brings back memories!
I had one of these in the late nineties, must have been one of the last ones sold, it was on an E plate and I bought it on an impulse from Bridlington car auction. Very similar to yours, does yours have the extending front spoiler?
Nice to drive, not very fast but sounded lovely (I had deleted the back boxes on mine). A bit quirky though, as you say the gearbox crunching was all part of the Alfa character but mines party piece was too overheat without warning? Refill the cooling system and off you went for a few weeks more. It seems that it was an air lock of some kind but I never got to the bottom of the cause.
Very little rust on mine and I sold it on for a profit 18 months later.
The briefcase was missing from mine as well.
I had one of these in the late nineties, must have been one of the last ones sold, it was on an E plate and I bought it on an impulse from Bridlington car auction. Very similar to yours, does yours have the extending front spoiler?
Nice to drive, not very fast but sounded lovely (I had deleted the back boxes on mine). A bit quirky though, as you say the gearbox crunching was all part of the Alfa character but mines party piece was too overheat without warning? Refill the cooling system and off you went for a few weeks more. It seems that it was an air lock of some kind but I never got to the bottom of the cause.
Very little rust on mine and I sold it on for a profit 18 months later.
The briefcase was missing from mine as well.
blueb10 said:
That brings back memories!
I had one of these in the late nineties, must have been one of the last ones sold, it was on an E plate and I bought it on an impulse from Bridlington car auction. Very similar to yours, does yours have the extending front spoiler?
Nice to drive, not very fast but sounded lovely (I had deleted the back boxes on mine). A bit quirky though, as you say the gearbox crunching was all part of the Alfa character but mines party piece was too overheat without warning? Refill the cooling system and off you went for a few weeks more. It seems that it was an air lock of some kind but I never got to the bottom of the cause.
Very little rust on mine and I sold it on for a profit 18 months later.
The briefcase was missing from mine as well.
Yep the front spoiler deploys as its meant to, thought that was quite advanced back when these were new!I had one of these in the late nineties, must have been one of the last ones sold, it was on an E plate and I bought it on an impulse from Bridlington car auction. Very similar to yours, does yours have the extending front spoiler?
Nice to drive, not very fast but sounded lovely (I had deleted the back boxes on mine). A bit quirky though, as you say the gearbox crunching was all part of the Alfa character but mines party piece was too overheat without warning? Refill the cooling system and off you went for a few weeks more. It seems that it was an air lock of some kind but I never got to the bottom of the cause.
Very little rust on mine and I sold it on for a profit 18 months later.
The briefcase was missing from mine as well.
I agree, it's not very fast but then again I didn't buy it for that...even though I plan to add a bit more power eventually.
Update time!
So the rubber window seals were quite frankly f
ked, so I took a few photos (below) to several companies who deal in classic cars etc, knowing that you can't get 90 window seals anymore so they both recommended Triumph 2000 seals are almost identical.
So I've ordered 1 metre to test fit which has cost a total £6.80, which is worth a punt in my eyes.
Also, while checking the oil levels I noticed that the rubber seal that sits between the bulkhead and bonnet was fked as well, so I've found something similar and ordered that at the same price.
While I was looking under the bonnet I found a small amount of rust near where the battery sits, so I'll get that sorted rather promptly before it spreads and gets worse.
So the rubber window seals were quite frankly f
ked, so I took a few photos (below) to several companies who deal in classic cars etc, knowing that you can't get 90 window seals anymore so they both recommended Triumph 2000 seals are almost identical.
So I've ordered 1 metre to test fit which has cost a total £6.80, which is worth a punt in my eyes.
Also, while checking the oil levels I noticed that the rubber seal that sits between the bulkhead and bonnet was f
ked as well, so I've found something similar and ordered that at the same price.
While I was looking under the bonnet I found a small amount of rust near where the battery sits, so I'll get that sorted rather promptly before it spreads and gets worse.
Nice machine OP!
Every so often I watch this link just for the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaPNyrfERyw
Recorded through a potato (such is the quality) but you get the idea.
Every so often I watch this link just for the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaPNyrfERyw
Recorded through a potato (such is the quality) but you get the idea.
JBT said:
Nice machine OP!
Every so often I watch this link just for the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaPNyrfERyw
Recorded through a potato (such is the quality) but you get the idea.
Thanks for all the kind words guys, I'm actually quite surprised at how many people like it!Every so often I watch this link just for the sound:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaPNyrfERyw
Recorded through a potato (such is the quality) but you get the idea.
Mine sounds a bit like that, just not as loud. I may use the Go Pro and make a recording at some point
Look forward to seeing it, at long as you can get some of the retro dash doing its thing too
Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
JBT said:
Look forward to seeing it, at long as you can get some of the retro dash doing its thing too
Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
I honestly have no idea what makes her sound good, but I'm not complaining!Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
I'll have a go at videoing the dash, but that might be tricky while driving
TotalControl said:
I'm not a fan of Alfas at all, but this is strangely quite a funky looking thing. What's this briefcase thing about then?
Tbh, everyone who's seen the car in person or seen photos have all liked it more than they thought. I feel its school a rare and unusual car that people like it I'm not too sure on why a briefcase was fitted. The rumour or tale was that someone got hit in the face when their briefcase was on the dash, so when designing the 90 they decided to fit one. Or maybe the design team were smoking something funny when they thought about the briefcase, just like crazy display
beautifulbusso said:
JBT said:
Look forward to seeing it, at long as you can get some of the retro dash doing its thing too
Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
I honestly have no idea what makes her sound good, but I'm not complaining!Is it the 12V head or the exhaust routing (or the fuel injection system) that makes the early Busso V6 sound so distinctive? My 156 V6 24V sounds more refined but not necessarily better. As a kid, every time Octopussy was shown on TV as a kid there was one particular bit I looked forward to (not just Maud Adams or the Tuk Tuk chase...)
I'll have a go at videoing the dash, but that might be tricky while driving
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