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  • Luke

    Feb. 24, 2010 11:48 p.m. Luke SuperDork

    ...but I'm not.

    This is for sale on my local Ebay (Australia.) '65 Alfa 2600 Sprint in lovely condition, going for about half of what this model normally sells for.

    It all looks great...until you get to the engine bay. No Italian twin-cam beauty in there anymore. Instead, there's a comparatively pedestrian Holden 202 straight six.

    Now, the car does come with a spare Alfa 2600 engine, but I wouldn't bother fitting it, at least not straight away. I'm thinking triple SU's, header and a hot cam for the 202, and leave it at that. You'd have a gorgeous looking Italian classic with an oddball, reliable power-plant.

    Ebay link.

  • Appleseed

    Feb. 24, 2010 11:53 p.m. Appleseed Dork

    Replace engine with a Chrysler Australia Hemi 6 pack and its a win.

  • ansonivan

    Feb. 25, 2010 7:27 a.m. ansonivan Reader

    Stunning car, wonder if a GTV6 engine would fit?

  • Marty!

    Feb. 25, 2010 7:28 a.m. Marty! HalfDork

    Beautiful car. Just converted the amount and it comes out to be $11,091 USD.

    I don't think it's that beautiful though.............

  • 914Driver

    Feb. 25, 2010 7:37 a.m. 914Driver UltraDork

    What's so appalling about a non Italian engine in an Italian car? We would have done that, then dated your grandmother.

    Dan

  • John Brown

    Feb. 25, 2010 7:39 a.m. John Brown MegaDork

    I need to live in an area where relatively rust free classics are at. I am tired of looking at rusted out 2002 and newer GM products...

    meh

  • Feb. 25, 2010 8:19 a.m. z31maniac Dork

    Yeah, but isn't Austrailia rife with ridiculous motor vehicle laws?

  • Giant Purple Snorklewacker

    Feb. 25, 2010 8:32 a.m. Giant Purple Snorklewacker SuperDork

    John Brown wrote:

    I need to live in an area where relatively rust free classics are at. I am tired of looking at rusted out 2002 and newer GM products...

    meh

    Come to PA/NY/NJ where we have rusted out '02 or newer German, Japanese, Italian and domestics. You name it... it gets lighter with age here.

  • aussiesmg

    Feb. 25, 2010 9:14 a.m. aussiesmg UltraDork

    Sleeper XU-1 Luke, go for it.

  • Carson

    Feb. 25, 2010 9:23 a.m. Carson Dork

    John Brown wrote:

    I need to live in an area where relatively rust free classics are at. I am tired of looking at rusted out 2002 and newer GM products...

    meh

    My '62 Chrysler doesn't have a spec of rust on it...and it's originally from upstate NY.

    http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/reader-rides/116/

  • nderwater

    Feb. 25, 2010 9:36 a.m. nderwater Reader

    Gorgeous car, good find.

  • SillyImportRacer

    Feb. 25, 2010 1:47 p.m. SillyImportRacer New Reader

    z31maniac wrote:

    Yeah, but isn't Austrailia rife with ridiculous motor vehicle laws?

    & lots of venomous critters.

  • mad_machine

    Feb. 25, 2010 4:17 p.m. mad_machine PowerDork

    Does not surprise me.. this months "performance BMW" magazine has an australian E21 with a Holden (buick) turbocharged 3800 V6 in it.

  • Gearheadotaku

    Feb. 25, 2010 5:37 p.m. Gearheadotaku Dork

    needs moar LS1...someone had to say it....

  • Luke

    Feb. 25, 2010 9:07 p.m. Luke SuperDork

    aussiesmg wrote:

    Sleeper XU-1 Luke, go for it.

    If I had a handy 12K, this'd be up there on the 'potential cars' list.

    XU-1

  • aussiesmg

    Feb. 26, 2010 7:21 a.m. aussiesmg UltraDork

    Oh hell yeah, I had a LC GTR back in the day, 161ci goodness

    not mine but the same as

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wsFC-kefmQ

  • JeepinMatt

    Feb. 26, 2010 10:49 p.m. JeepinMatt HalfDork

    I like it. For $11k USD, it would make my short list. I love the Alfa engine, but that isn't the monstrosity some might say it is.

  • Travis_K

    Feb. 27, 2010 2:03 a.m. Travis_K Dork

    You could fit the v6 in there i think, it would be a bit of a job though. You would have to use a different oil pan, and convert it to use a front transmission (the stock configuration is a guibo bolted to the flywheel the clutch in the back with the transaxle). At least parts fore the v6 would be cheaper than a 2600 engine, i use a milano as a dd and the parts arent that bad at all.

 

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