Alfas for Sale in Australia

[italiansedanman]

When Alfa Romeo bulit the series 2 1750, the thing they achieved best was saving money.They are great seats and they support well AND they're comfortable on a long trip, the only real flaw with them is that they're very HEAVY! The seat design that started in the S2 and basically made its way into the Alfetta GT was cheaper and more practical, but less robust and far less sexy.

No, there's no basket weave which is a bit sad but the patina of age and use stays with the car nicely in a way which no synthetic can emulate. IT was an option, and my car was ordered that way by the general manager of Hindamarsh Motors in Adelaide for his own use, but the car ended up a demo and he took a Berlina.

[arco27]

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Originally Posted by Threealfas Hey I happen to like the seats in the S2 1750, at least we got a head rest on the drivers side.

[jozza]

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Originally Posted by arco27 Actually when the S1 1750 was born it had a drivers side headrest, but since the seats a a slightly different size, the rhd cars ended up with a passenger headrest only, plus those seats although beautiful, weigh a ton and ended up to be too expensive to manufacture. Then Volvo put seats designed by a chiropractic into their Amazon and someone at Alfa thought they where cute and they copied them for the 1750 S2 and 2000 GTV's (I think the look only, not the healthiness), but still, both versions of the Alfa seats look good in my opinion and even more so in leather. My seats where getting a bit "lived in" about 10 years ago, so when I did a general overhaul of my car, I had them deep cleaned and re nourished with all sorts of waxes and creams and they came up like new. Maybe we should start a thread "how to keep your Alfa beautiful, but use it at the same time", then Ben can accuse me of having the dirtiest Borranis ever

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by italiansedanman When Alfa Romeo bulit the series 2 1750, the thing they achieved best was [I]saving money.[.

[alfa2go]

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Originally Posted by Threealfas At the end of the day the 1750 s1 or s2 still represents the zenith of alfa 105 coupe design..

[jozza]

Anyone wantto restore a 1925 Fiat ?

That would be a cool project

[enri]

i still reckon the later junior is the pick of them
clean external lines
and does away with the plastic clad plywood insert centre consoul
that got a little worse in a 2000
add a 2.0ltr upgrade
and its kind of like a poor mans gta - raw and cool

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by jozza Anyone wantto restore a 1925 Fiat ? That would be a cool project

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by enri i still reckon the later junior is the pick of them clean external lines and does away with the ugly plastic clad plywood insert centre consoul that got drastically worse in a 2000 add a 2.0ltr upgrade and its kind of like a poor mans gta - raw and cool

[enri]

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Originally Posted by Threealfas Late junior, I hope you don't mean the one with the 2000 trim but cheap seats, that thing is nasty and thankfully never came to Australia. I like the centre consoul only on the 1750, the 2000 is not that great but the best dash by far is the one that started on the 1750 and was also used on the junior. I know what you mean about the Junior interior, very cool, but I can't stand the cheap seats, I would have to change that, oh and the cheap plastic wheel, can't be doing with that. I do like the clean lines of the single headlights on the late juniors too. Here are some interior shots of that Olive Green metallic junior on ebay you will see what I am getting at. Compared to the seats in my GTV same colour these are woefull. Actually I didn't know Juniors had head rest seats in them, this must be a very late Junior for OZ. I bet it has 2000 style gauges.

[jozza]

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Originally Posted by Threealfas No thanks, but what else does he have in the shed ?

[arco27]

It is all a question of tastes which of the 105's looks best and each should be looked in the context of the time it was built. Early stepnoses had probably the purest lines, the way Giugiaro penned them, but they where let down by their cheap cardboard dashes (nice instruments though). The late 60's 1750 was revamped in true GT style, the lines smoothened and had the most beautiful dash of all 105's. The 1972 GTV was a tribute to "modern" times with a space agey dash, which actually looks better with the factory aircon fitted.
So each of those cars has its one virtues and I love them all and have owned at one stage or other most of them (GTA and AM are still missing). Personally I really love my 2000, it is a comfortable great reliable touring car that still keeps up and looks better then a lot of modern cars and lets face it, what else can you buy for 25k, a Holden Astra or a Hyundai? I stick to my GTV, thanks

[Damo105]

I just don't think the seats in later 105s are comfortable. The seats in my GTV 2000 are flat, unsupportive, and aren't adjustable enough for me to get comfortable. They might look OK, but when it comes to performing the intended function of a seat, they're total rubbish! If I didn't want to keep the car original I'd replace them in an instant.

I'm hoping the Berlina seats will be a lot better. But I'm probably spoiled having done so many long trips in the 306 I had. You could drive from Melbourne to Brisbane, and get out of the car feeling great. If I drive the GTV for more than an hour or so I'm half crippled when I get out.

Phil - Not a french car person? You need to drive a few! In my experience, just as with Alfas, people who aren't into French cars have never driven them.

As much as I love my Alfas, my 306 S16 would have eaten them for breakfast on a twisty road. And if you've never driven a 205 GTi then you're really missing out on something special. They must surely be the greatest handling front wheel drive car there's ever been and probably ever will be. I've seen them take corners at speeds that defy all logic. With the exception of the supercars, I doubt there's a car in existence that could outrun a 205GTi on a mountain road.

[enri]

the peugeot has passive rear steering, just like alfasud,
which will match the pug for handling
and peugeot seats are the best in the world for "all sponge" chair like seats

the 74 junior im looking at has a loose spring which goes up your "culo"
and the backrest stopper misses which means the seat tilts a chyropractic crooked
but you sit nice and low in a true raw sports car

[Threealfas]

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Originally Posted by enri yes thats the one, is that the one from the snowys? green and beige and 1600, thats why it hasnt sold this is the one i was looking at. red and black helps also whats the go with the front blinkers? which models were bumper mounted and which were body mounted?