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Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:56 pm
by Mike
Well done Andy, fantastic!
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:56 pm
by sanjay
Nice one Andy !!
Very interesting reading how you research your purchases.
There is a yellow F reg RHD example that lives on the outskirts of Birmingham, literally 15 mins from you.
Could that be the one on the list ??
Best
Sanjay
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 7:46 pm
by johnM
Very nice Andy.
Will be great to see it on a road trip
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:25 pm
by Tp81
Lovely, look forward to seeing more.
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:26 pm
by DustyM
That looks fantastic, well bought.
Look forward to more pictures once you get your camera out.
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:31 pm
by hot66
johnM wrote:Very nice Andy.
Will be great to see it on a road trip
Yes, we already have sort of set a precedent ( at spa) for letting Italian cars join our Ddk road trips
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 9:46 pm
by Sam
Ooh. I quite like that. Tho maybe not the seats.
Is it staying standard?
I'm picturing some red and white coach work additions to give it an il tricolore flavour. Maybe some spears off the headlights. Or some little cloverleafs.
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:02 pm
by Lightweight_911
The plan is to remove all surplus non-original items (extra badges, stickers, lights, etc), re-install the original seats, remove the leather covering on the dash face & maybe replace the modern stereo with a period radio.
Oh & probably a set of Cromodora Daytona alloy wheels equipped with some of Dougal's Pirelli CN36 tyres ...
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:12 pm
by Ian Gunney
Glad I'm not the only one with a RHD green Alfa - looks a nice car Andy
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 10:18 pm
by KS
Gorgeous! The car, not you (but don't take it personally.
)
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:18 am
by 964RS
Looks nice Andy, kind of thing my grandad would have also
Enjoy the Euro trips!!
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 9:47 am
by mycar
Pretty car. Keeper Green rather than Resale Red.
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:00 am
by Lightweight_911
sanjay wrote:
There is a yellow F reg RHD example that lives on the outskirts of Birmingham, literally 15 mins from you.
Could that be the one on the list ??
Best
Sanjay
Might well be Sanjay - the car listed as Yellow is a '68 model ...
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 11:11 am
by 911hillclimber
As ever Andy, an excellent looking base to add your own touches to.
I would never have thought that colour was factory; I learn something every day.
An old hillclimb friend is an Alfa nut for decades, and I can see the attraction.
Re: Not another bl**dy Alfa ! ... ?!!
Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2017 3:48 pm
by Lightweight_911
Gave the original seats a quick wipe over - they look more than good enough to re-install.
I was pleased to see that they are correctly dated on the underside:
I then heard back from Centro Documentazione at Alfa Romeo in Italy confirming that the car was completed on 29th May 1969 & then shipped to Alfa Romeo GB in London on 31st July.
'Vivo Verde' is the correct original colour too - so everything seems to tally.