ALFAGTV6.COM

[Spike Spiegel]

Hello, all!

Bought my first Alfa in January (1985 GTV6) ... and after a few minor mishaps, she is not only home safe and sound but she and I are touring town almost every day!

If you'd like to read the full saga, I have an extended 'blog entry here:

http://www.thewantedplanet.net/wp-trackback.php?p=55

I'm finally getting my hands dirty with my car for the first time since about 1988, and I am really enjoying it.

Driving is fun again!

Feel free to contact me for Alfa networking ...

Location: Dayton, OH - USA (actually Springboro ...)

[Mericet]

Nice looking car Spike! Nice to see stories associated with the retrieval of GTV-6's. You can read my story here: http://trackaddicts.net/forum/viewtopic ... sc&start=0

[x-rad]

Was this the car from ebay? Nice ride!

[Mezevenf]

I dont think his name is actually Spike Spiegal btw

Nice car, did you name it Bebop? If so, awesome.

[Spike Spiegel]

Mericet (Neil) - another Ohio Alfisti ... w00t!

We should definitely trade some stories ... how about we meet for a pint? I think Springfield is about halfway between Springboro and Mt. Gilead ... imagine - TWO '85 GTV6's at the same pub!

[Spike Spiegel]

HEY x-rad:

Yes, this is an eBay vehicle ... although sometimes I hesitate to tell people because of the funny looks I get ... actually the second eBay vehicle I've purchased in the last year, and both experiences have been just fine.

A lot of people don't realize that for cars, eBay is totally a wholesale market, and for *most* cars (if they aren't highly sought-after) you will pay about the same as you would pay at auction ... but typically you will get a better vehicle ... at least one that you know a bit more about! lol

I brought it home from a Salvation Army auto auction just north of Chicago, where someone had DONATED it (probably for the tax write-off) ... go figure! (The auction up there was experimenting with listing some of their vehicles on eBay instead of the standard weekly auction.)

She has a nice, warm garage to live in here in Dayton ... and she is getting plenty of exercise!

[Spike Spiegel]

Hey, Mezevenf -

I might have named it the "Swordfish 3" if it were one of the red ones ... lol ... (nice to run into folks who know Bebop).

No, I thought briefly about naming it the "Falcon" - because when I got it home I kept replaying Han Solo's line in my head - "She may not look like much, but she's got it where it counts, kid." ...

But then I figured it needed to be an Italian name .. a ladies name ...

I've been obsessed with GT's ... so we decided on a "G" name ...
(plus, the wife loves Giada deLaurentiis' cooking show ...)

So she is "Giada".

[Mericet]

I dont think his name is actually Spike Spiegal btw

I did not think so. But it was the only name I had!

[Mericet]

Mericet (Neil) - another Ohio Alfisti ... w00t!

We should definitely trade some stories ... how about we meet for a pint? I think Springfield is about halfway between Springboro and Mt. Gilead ... imagine - TWO '85 GTV6's at the same pub!

Hmm, yes we could do that some time (when mine is on the road again). I am also in Columbus very often.

[twinspark6]

is that the gtv6 with the modern fuse box conversion? there was one on ebay a while back. Looked pretty sharp.

[x-rad]

Spike,

I'm in Detroit , as soon as I'm running again, there could be three GTV6's at that pub!!!. Glad you saved her from the ebay chop shop, or worse, the recycler!

I found mine on the net and get most of my parts from ebay. I'm the jerk who bids in the last few seconds...although I have had some stiff competiton lately with electronic parts!

Cheers,

X

[Mericet]

Spike,

I'm in Detroit , as soon as I'm running again, there could be three GTV6's at that pub!!!. Glad you saved her from the ebay chop shop, or worse, the recycler!

Cheers,

X

Hmm, that should be interesting. Two white and one black GTV6. I can almost smell the photo op. AS long as there is no close ups. Mine is no beauty queen.