Post a pic of your alfa! - Page 136

**togin** · #**2026** (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 01:15 PM

Lowmileage

Nice of you to notice

The car needs to be cleaned up.

Yes I did buy it from Max, in April of 07.

Have had the car for just over a year.
Have been very pleased with it, just got it back the other day from my mechanic, wow what a difference the centerline springs and koni reds make.

**lowmileage** · #**2027** (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 01:24 PM

Hey Tony,

good luck with it. I was talking to Max before he bought it and also expressed interest in it before he did. Thought it might be that one cause there aren't many Green converts. I'm on "the Island," Middletown is really being built up, isn't it. Who do you take it to up there?

**togin** · #**2028** (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 01:53 PM

Thanks,

Yeah Middletown along with Orange County has really experienced growth since I moved here 18 or so years ago.

I have yet to find an Alfa experienced mechanic in this area. I took it over to Ammaco, cause I know the owner, he is a mustang collector and appreciates car collecting. All they did was fluid changes and springs and shocks. Quite honestly thou he admitted he never worked on an alfa. So hopefully I will be able to find someone else in the near future with alfa experience and who is close by in orange County, ny.

**oz3litre** · #**2029** (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 05:48 PM

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Originally Posted by stuartae

Hi all
this is my 73 Giulia Super 1.6, 105.28 UK Model, built 15th Feb 1973.
Photo's are prior to the new springs being fitted so she's riding high all round and front bumper not fitted yet.
As the 3rd owner from new I aquired her (after a search of quite a few years for a UK model that wasn't eaten away by the rust monster too much) in 2005 just after she was used in the BBC TV "Life on Mars" series 1.
Undergone extensive renovation since then with replacement floor pans (originals were not in too bad a condition / repairable but to save having to do it again in a few years, and whilst the sills were off, did it now), Outer , Middle & parts of the Inner sills and a fair amount of the lower body panels and respray in original Blue Ollandese to finish.
All suspension, steering rebushed and powder coated alond with wheels, plus new shocks, uprated springs & a 29mm HB front anti roll bar.
Gearbox and rear axle refurbished by Charlie Skinner (superb job). New discs & Calipers all round with Braided hoses fitted.Refurbished both Servos.
Head skimmed, mild porting, new guides, valves & springs and a pair of 2000 cams.
Bottom end rework with crank regrind & Dynamic Balance with flywheel, new liners / pistons.
Front seats reupholstered and recovered ( brilliant bloke in County Durham who stitched in the new cloth to the old Alfatex and stitched in the original pattern to the new cloth). New headlining.
Driving her takes me back to 1978 when I owned my first Giulia Super, even smells the same.
Cheers Stu

Fergtv6 · #**2030** (**permalink**) 04-17-2008, 11:23 PM

Hello everyone this is my GTV6 racing here in NZ its only had the suspension modified so far and a 75ts LSD fitted, but it goes great and is easy to drive quickly.Well done to Alfa for building a great car.

stuartae · #**2031** (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 01:29 AM

Hi Oz3litre
Pure chance, I came across her whilst working away in Cheshire. The "Life on Mars" Series had not been advertised or screened when I bought her. The previous owner just made some remark about it "being used in an upcoming BBC series".
here is a link to the restoration work carried out in 2006/07 for the full horror story.
stuartae/Alfa Romeo Restoration/sill repair - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting
stuartae/Alfa Romeo Restoration - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

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Originally Posted by oz3litre

Lovely car! How did you manage to get the car that was actually used in "Life on Mars"? I loved that series. It is interesting, by the way, if you watch Gene's Cortina carefully you will notice that it looks great on the outside but the interior is trashed as you would expect with one of those cars at 34 years of age. They should at least have got the tops of the back seats repaired.

**84FLVeloce** · #**2032** (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by oz3litre

Welcome to the board! Your car looks lovely and so does your house and neighbourhood. Where are you? Our older suburbs here in Australia are very similar with big blocks, wide streets and bungalow style houses. In South Australia houses are mostly brick, but in Victoria timber is the more common material. Our housing style was influenced early on by the American style. Unfortunately there is a movement these days towards cramming houses close together on small blocks in order to maximize profit.

**84FLVeloce** · #**2033** (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Csank

Welcome to the BB and also to Alfa Ownership, Phil!! Please chack and see if you have a local Alfa Romeo Owners' Club. That will help you keep your car running and you will meet some great new friends, too!