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Ah yes! A troll, built by trolls in Trollhaten! Very cool car!
There's one that races over here on the East Coast. I just love the sound that his engine makes as he downshifts into a corner and then accelerates out...it always makes me laugh "Ring-eee-ding-eeee-pop-pop-pop-blaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
Actually, those cars can be made to run very quickly, but their main reasons for being competitive in rallying in the 'Sixties were:
1. They had GREAT drivers!
2. They had a well-balanced and very light car with front-wheel drive, good ground-clearance and sticky (skinny too!) Nokia and Vredstein snow tires with very deep read blocks and very soft rubber compounds. Most of the competition was either running Rear Wheel Drive cars with poor balance and slippery tires, or small Front Wheel Drive cars like the mini, which although very fast, suffered when taller ground clearance was needed.
3. They had excellent factory support.
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Cheers,
Alex Csank
Chair, Alfa Century 2010 - The AROC USA ALFA Centennial Convention
E-mail: alfaromeodriveralex@gmail.com or alfacentury2010@gmail.com
Mobile: (757) 636-9513
82 Spider Veloce (Desideria - Kathleen's)
84 GTV6 Maratona (Mona - resto project)
88 Milano Verde (Trogdor The Burninator)
"My name is Alex and I am an Alfaholic."
Alfisti are always welcome in our home!
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