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Hi Pat

Great to see your 750/101 register getting such support. Thanks for organising this, it's a champion effort.

My 1962/63 101 series Giulia 1600 Sprint's details are:
Chassis AR 382004
Body AR 6525468
Engine AR 00526*A5547 (Not sure whether this is original or later 105 motor as it has dual Webers)

Apparently it is one of 6 cars converted to RHD by Ruddspeed in the UK before being delivered to Australia for Alec Mildren Motors. Mildren was Australia's main Alfa dealer in the 1960s and was well supported by the Alfa factory, successfully running a Giulia TI Super, a Giulia GTA and a TZ2using Roberto Bussinello, Frank Gardner and Kevin Bartlett as drivers.

The Sprint was originally dark blue with grey interior but is now red with fawn/bone interior. It came with documentation including the 1966 purchase receipt of its second owner, who bought it for $3,190 AUD, a not inconsiderable sum then.

It has some non-original touches such as the vinyl strip on the dash instead of paint and needs tidying here & there - see the angle of the rear bumper - but it's a daily driver (well, several times weekly at least) and I hope to run it in hillclimbs next year.

I've never had a car that commands so much affection from people of all ages - it really makes people smile.

Here on the North coast of New South Wales we're lucky to have a lot of Alfa-friendly roads twisting and climbing through the hinterland behind Byron Bay, Australia's hippy/surfie/backpacker capital, and a small band of Alfisti is keeping the cross & serpent flag flying.

Ciao,
Geoff