04-26-2005, 01:42 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Riverside, CA
Posts: 264
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Originally Posted by DCZaitz
Im not sure how this car came to be in the States... About eight years ago it was for sale on a city street corner here in downtown Portland. It originally had California tags on it, circa 1986/7 (as a new car in Calif?) It was exiled from California to Seattle to a car auction in 1996, and ended up here in Portland shortly thereafter. It is now registered here in Oregon with custom tags honoring Sig. Giugiaro: "NOT A VW"
It's a riot to drive, and is in excellent condition, save for these engine/tranny issues. There is an '84 Sprint (true 'Sud) in the Northeast (street legal in Mass), and it's rumored that there are a couple of true 'Suds in Wisconsin (track cars). If I can get the parts in time to complete the engine and tranny work, I will be driving it down to Monterey this August for the Concorso Italiano, which this year is featuring Alfa Romeos.
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I remember your excellent Sud Sprint selling at the South Seattle Auto Auction a few years ago. I checked it out very carefully and I almost bought it, but the paperwork was very "sketchy". Had I known back then what I know now, I would have bought the car in a heartbeat. 
There are a few companies in Germany selling Sud parts:
http://www.servizio-alfisti.de/
is one of them. If you want me to, I can find other companies, too.
My 79 Sud Giardinetta is being restored in Germany right now and so far we have not had any problems yet finding the parts.
I have a Sud 5m in original condition with 40.000 km and it still has the original paint and interior. It's titled in WA state.
I displayed it at the concorso italiano in Monterey in 2002 and 2003.
Last year I displayed my Alfa 90.
Best regards from Oceanside, CA
Hans
1958 Giulietta Spider
1976 Alfasud 5m
1979 Alfasud Giardinetta
1979 Alfa Sei (sold)
1986 Alfa 90 2.0 Super V6
1987 Alfa 33 TD (sold)
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Alfasud Giardinetta, Alfa 90 2.0 V6, Alfa Sei Turbodiesel, Alfa 33 Absolute 1.7 8V
Hmmm, what's an Alpha Romero?? 
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