Classic Alfa

[dinkel]

Maybe drop a few classics of Alfa's splendid legacy:

Alfa Romeo Giulia seems everybodies favorite. This car has no enemies.

[psi310398]

You're right.

I saw a rather tasty one only yesterday afternoon. I was certainly cheered to see it.

It was on the M20, presumably coming from the Eurotunnel and had two rather elderly parties in it. There might have been some event on at the weekend because I also saw a rather tasty chrome bumper MGB GT in remarkably good condition go past.

[dinkel]

In the workshop sat this rather gorgeous Sam van Lingen 105 GT.


And a Berlina with work.


Rare Lancia Flavia almost ready.


Time warp workshop.

[Scalino]

I see a familiar Bluette 1600 Ti

[P5BNij]

Lovely stuff as ever Dink, thanks for sharing those. The Lancia Flavia Coupes are very underated cars, I like both incarnations but the front end of the early ones is beautiful. This restored example was at the NEC show a couple of weeks ago...

[AMGSee55]

Spotted this the other day................in my driveway Apologies, couldn’t resist, very pleased with my new headlamp grilles

[dinkel]

From the last era manufacturers really bothered to make really beautiful cars. Thx!

[Pereldh]

For me, the 80's was a great decade, not only because Ford did NOT buy Alfa Romeo in 1987 (Fiat panic'ly did instead) - but also because they still did cars of the mold "Exciting Engineering & Exciting Design" in one car. Often its been one of the two with Alfa.

Edited by Pereldh on Wednesday 27th November 10:47

[arguti]

It's been a hard and long winding road but hopefully getting there now.

Technically, a 1967 1300 GT Junior with a few modifications along the way.

[GTRene]

seen this? this guy is doing a swap in a alfa 105 the alfarrari
he has some video's but this is a fast forward video, great video me thinks, what a work, but not completed.
Home Built By Jeff

https://youtu.be/yvpnYsfLApQ

[Mound Dawg]

Pereldh said:

For me, the 80's was a great decade, not only because Ford did NOT buy Alfa Romeo in 1987 (Fiat panic'ly did instead) - but also because they still did cars of the mold "Exciting Engineering & Exciting Design" in one car. Often its been one of the two with Alfa.

Edited by Pereldh on Wednesday 27th November 10:47

As someone who was underneath his 75 yesterday pulling out the gear linkage to re-bush it I'd disagree with "exciting engineering". I may go for "ludicrously complicated engineering" instead.

Although I do like the idea that at a time when everyone else was going front wheel drive for their family saloon, Alfa was fitting a rear mounted transaxle with a close ratio gearset and limited slip diff in it. Because you really need that stuff in a family car...

[Pereldh]

Ha!
Paralell universe to mine then, was doing just that yesterday. Finally gort the old (left) engine out, time to get the new (right) engine sorted.