Hey Bazza. Looking at those chrome pipes man I just figured out where you got that shinny a*se. At the chrome works of course...
What's wrong with a smooth and uncluttered 2 litre sleeper bonnet anyway.? Keeps the lines of the car like they were originally intended. The so called power bulge mimicks the American muscle cars which the GTV 6 never was / never will be. Its an after thought, pure and simple and compromises the original sleek design. Slim is slick.
Sorry Greg. Can't agree all the time. People will think I am on the same payroll.
What's wrong with a smooth and uncluttered 2 litre sleeper bonnet anyway.? Keeps the lines of the car like they were originally intended. The so called power bulge mimicks the American muscle cars which the GTV 6 never was / never will be. Its an after thought, pure and simple and compromises the original sleek design. Slim is slick.
Sorry Greg. Can't agree all the time. People will think I am on the same payroll.
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Hey..I tend to flit over the site lately and missed all this!! Sorry guys..
Yes,she running sweetly,but Im have propshaft problems akin to a pimply teenager here...! Im going to swao out a complete shaft now..
Doing some final cosmetic work and Dwayne will collect her on Friday as he is back from Italy..The brakes are a big success in spite of the cast "fist" type calipers..All the suspension work has also helps loads here..
I need to update my pics,but these are the last I took..
mmm...ok,will post when Ive taken latest pics,,
Yes,she running sweetly,but Im have propshaft problems akin to a pimply teenager here...! Im going to swao out a complete shaft now..
Doing some final cosmetic work and Dwayne will collect her on Friday as he is back from Italy..The brakes are a big success in spite of the cast "fist" type calipers..All the suspension work has also helps loads here..
I need to update my pics,but these are the last I took..
mmm...ok,will post when Ive taken latest pics,,
French cars are shit and shit expensive to service and bloody awful and unreliable and expensive and friends don't let friends drive french cars and you wait years for parts.
It probably goes beyond actual car capabilities and virtues, it must be an age thing! I grew up around Mach-1's, Trans-ams, GTO's etc. Then I discovered Alfas and fell from grace!
For the record, the way to Alfa went through '65 289 Mustang, '66 Tri-power 289 Shelby-ized Mustang, '74 MGB-GT, '74 Jensen-Healey', '75 GTV 2000 (105/Spica), '71 GTV (1750), '76 Alfetta GT, '90 75 3liter, '87 1.8T.
In 1977 I came very close to buying a '66 GTA (I would trade my 1750 + CDN $2000) but the fact the GTA was un-streetable racecar aborted that (don't give me the old jive about hindsight now!)
Maybe famous Detroit iron doesn't like corners, but I'll still watch 'Bullit' over and over again!
Jim K.
For the record, the way to Alfa went through '65 289 Mustang, '66 Tri-power 289 Shelby-ized Mustang, '74 MGB-GT, '74 Jensen-Healey', '75 GTV 2000 (105/Spica), '71 GTV (1750), '76 Alfetta GT, '90 75 3liter, '87 1.8T.
In 1977 I came very close to buying a '66 GTA (I would trade my 1750 + CDN $2000) but the fact the GTA was un-streetable racecar aborted that (don't give me the old jive about hindsight now!)
Maybe famous Detroit iron doesn't like corners, but I'll still watch 'Bullit' over and over again!
Jim K.
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Some of those muscle cars corner pretty well, with equivalent tires the better ones corner at least as well as the larger European cars of the day. However the big block shorter wheel base cars (Camaro, Barracuda, Challenger, Mustang, etc.) were pretty bad and somehow those cars are the ones everybody remembers. Drive a 69' Buick GS sometime, it's very fast and can corner and stop.
Of course it would be even better with Barry's single turbo conversion.
Greg
Of course it would be even better with Barry's single turbo conversion.
Greg