Ducktailing it to the Targa

[Lightweight_911]

Probably early '30's don't know model names though ...

[23e Heure]

OK, 7 out of 9

[23e Heure]

We performed another swift twisty climb, to the last hilltop town before the plains:



And parked up in the town square for lemonade, parked amongst the local car club's members:





I wasn't the only ducktail in town:





Liked this quite a bit:

[23e Heure]

It's was downhill to the next major checkpoint, and we caught the E up just as we came into town.

(Johnnys photo)


(Johnnys photo)


We had started the day with them, and in finishing with them for this the lunch stop, we somehow did OK on penalties:

(Johnnys photo)


It was another gravy train stop in a classical location.

This place had a broad 1/2 mile long straight for a high street. Some people couldn't resist but make a spectacle:



A black one, for JB





Flashy:

[dragonfly]

What a brilliant thread, thanks for sharing your trip

[Uk911]

The fiat 131....ah amazing, what a great road trip your having, the stuff of dreams.....

[23e Heure]

Letting lunch go down before setting off, the drag strip offered more cars to guess at, some dead easy, some not:

[murph2309]

Absolutely superb stuff. Trip of a lifetime. I'm loving how there are two intertwined stories here too. Very, very cool.

[Lightweight_911]

I can't really make out the first car (too far away) - is it a Maserati Biturbo ?

- then a couple of TR's -a TR3 (black) & a TR2 (red), a late ('63 ?) Giulietta Ti & a Renault 4CV (750)

[Tp81]

[quote="23e Heure"]

I wasn't the only ducktail in town:










Can someone tell me what this is, never seen the model before. I can check my reference books tonight but looks like a 105 on steroids. Love it.

[keith fellowes]

What an amazing collection of cars.
With great cars, great weather and Italian food, what a great way to spend time.

Loving the photos

[Lightweight_911]

Can someone tell me what this is ...

Yes - (IMO) ... horrible !!

Looks like someone's home-modified 1750 GTV ...

[Tp81]

Can someone tell me what this is ...

Yes - (IMO) ... horrible !!

Looks like someone's home-modified 1750 GTV ...

You are probably right, I actually though it was a Lancia at first. Back to to work for me, need to stop looking at car pictures!

[23e Heure]

Yes, I think Andy is right again: a modded 1750.

In terms of whether it is like-able, I guess it's all about what you do and don't know.

Johnny is an Alfa expert, and shared Andy's feelings. He muttered lots of stuff like "Dog's dinner" , "Wrong this", "Wrong that".

I don't know much about Alfas, and in the bliss of ignorance was able to enjoy it at face value, still think it looks cool.
A non standard boy racer jobbie from the 70s, clearly adored by it's owner, and still used in light competition.
Plus it has a Burzel... what's not to like about that!?

[23e Heure]

I can't really make out the first car (too far away) - is it a Maserati Biturbo ?

- then a couple of TR's -a TR3 (black) & a TR2 (red), a late ('63 ?) Giulietta Ti & a Renault 4CV (750)

5 out of 5, Andy.

How about the dark red one, behind the Giulietta TI?