JamesMcD
JamesMcD SuperDork
9/10/18 11:55 p.m.
Pete Gossett
Pete Gossett GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/11/18 5:29 a.m.

In reply to JamesMcD :

I can smell the stale gas from here. Doesn’t seem like a bad price though. 

pinchvalve
pinchvalve GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/11/18 6:25 a.m.

They imported too many...

Robbie
Robbie GRM+ Memberand PowerDork
9/11/18 6:30 a.m.

Wow that's cool! Like a BMW 5 series with flair.

914Driver
914Driver MegaDork
9/11/18 7:32 a.m.

They're small, like 2002 size aren't they?

02Pilot
02Pilot SuperDork
9/11/18 8:07 a.m.

Certainly smaller than a 5-series IIRC. That one looks astonishingly clean - if it weren't half a country away I'd be plotting where to put it.

psteav
psteav GRM+ Memberand Dork
9/11/18 8:39 a.m.

He's been trying to sell that one for a while now.  Does look pretty nice for a ran-when-parked kinda project.

stafford1500
stafford1500 GRM+ Memberand HalfDork
9/11/18 8:40 a.m.

Sport Sedans are cool. We converted one to 5 lug hubs from the Milanos

rdcyclist
rdcyclist GRM+ Memberand New Reader
9/11/18 9:00 a.m.

The engine and transmission are worth more than 2k. They'll fit into nearly any four cylinder Alfa from about 1965 to ... well 1978. Actually beyond that; I think they continued to sell the Spider into the 80's. I got out of Alfa's with my 1971 1750 GTV in '79. Before that it was several '60's Spiders, GTVs and a Super. Such wonderful cars. They don't make them like that anymore.

nutherjrfan
nutherjrfan SuperDork
9/11/18 2:17 p.m.

Looks like a cross between a VW of that era and the later euro Cavalier.smiley

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/11/18 2:19 p.m.

In reply to rdcyclist :

That's a Sport Sedan, aka Alfetta - they have a transaxle at the back, although I wouldn't put it beyond Alfa to put the same transmission in it with only some slight mods to the input and output sides.

BoxheadTim
BoxheadTim GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
9/11/18 2:20 p.m.

In reply to pinchvalve :

I would be surprised if they only imported 11...

racerdave600
racerdave600 UltraDork
9/11/18 5:25 p.m.

Definitely imported more than 11, they used be not all that uncommon.  Not much in the way of redeeming qualities other than high maintenance.  I owned a same year Sprint Veloce (previously Alfetta GT) and while OK, was nothing like my '73 GTV in terms of driving fun or handling.  

tux424
tux424 New Reader
9/12/18 11:40 a.m.

That's only 15mins from me...

Looks sweet, and looks to be already loaded on a trailer. That could be dangerous, especially since I know nothing of old alphas.

irish44j
irish44j UltimaDork
9/12/18 6:25 p.m.

My grandmother had this exact car or one that looked very much like it both outside and inside when i was a kid (in the 80s). I always remember liking it, especially since Grampa drove a big Olds Cutlass Supreme, which was so lame. My grandmother is in her mid-80s now and still talks about how much fun that car was. I don't remember ever having seen one other than hers throughout my life. 

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