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Old 05-17-2009, 07:13 PM
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Filed in 83, granted in 87. Alfa owns the base patent on an adjustable front spoiler. Check out the car drawing...looks a lot like a 75:

Automatically positionable spoiler ... - Google Patents

Mechanical hand:

Multi-purpose mechanical hand - Google Patents

VVT (filed 1983):

Device for automatically varying the ... - Google Patents

Thank god they never put this in our cars...they'd be squirting oil in 2 years! The leveling mechanism in my Milano Platino was bad enough:

Oscillation-damping device for a ... - Google Patents

Safety first! (filed 1978):

Collapsible-steering unit for motor ... - Google Patents

1972...meet the Spica FI pump:

REGULATOR FOR GASOLINE INJECTION PUMPS - Google Patents

A better piston for Alfa?

Combustion chamber for an internal ... - Google Patents



All so interesting!
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Current stable:

1976 Spider "Felicite III" (beauty) - 1999 BMW 540 "Gunter" (beast)
1991 164 <not yet christened> (the good) - 1995 Dodge Caravan "Boris the Spy Van" (the ugly)

Past Alfas (drivers):

1979 Spider Veloce "Felicite I" - 1987 Milano Platino - 1983 GTV6 "Felicite II" (Sperry Stage 3, baby) - 1993 164 L - 1988 Milano Verde
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