Originally Posted by HeavyMetalAlfa
Well, I have just returned from a great Alfa trip. Over 4,000 miles, great scenery, great people, great cars !!
I flew to San Jose, bought a really nice, essentially one owner 85 GTV6, black on black, got to meet some great Alfisti- Dan Farmer, Leroy a couple of other cool motorheads and the gent who sold me the GTV6, Rahul. They share a nice shop and had some cool cars.
Hit the road, north, stayed in San Rafael, went to see an 83 GTV6 I found on craigs list, good car, left a deposit. Went to Sacramento, got to meet Lenard[164family], what a great character!!, had a good visit. Got to see my GTV6 that he has been graciously storing for a long time. Good man..
Figured that I would take the scenic route, went to Tahoe, absolutely beautiful area, drove down 395 to the Mojave, over to Az, up through the Rockies, on to Boulder. Memorable drives to that point;
Around Tahoe was beautiful, 267 to 28 to 89- amazing drive, perfect for an Alfa !! Going to connect with 395, a nice lady told me about a great shortcut, the Kingsbury Grade. What an incredible set of twisties !! Though I did it in the dark, it was amazing !!
Down 395 through Cal; The Sierras were stunning! The desert was very beautiful especially for a boy from Maine, fresh come from a brutal winter !!
Next great section was the drive from Durango north to Montrose, rt 550 !!
Now, I gotta tell ya, normally I am a pretty unflappable man, not given to bein' skeered or nervous. Well, I tell ya, the stretch of 550 was a trip !! Amazing twisties, no guardrails, a LONG way down if you go off. A white knuckle drive, but for all of that, very exciting !! And great scenery.
Rt 50 east from Montrose had some great road, nice curves with a fun speed limit, very nice. A few snow flurries, not bad.
Got to Boulder, by this time-1,750 miles-, I felt the car was solid and a good choice for a client who had been looking for the right car. She liked it, smooth transaction, everybody happy. Stay tuned for part 2,,
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