08-19-2009, 06:41 PM
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Whats going to be fun is the 10+ hour drive back to Sacramento with NO A/C. By the time i hit Shasta/Redding area it will be in the 90's.
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Congrats on scoring the car and bringing it back to the promised land! 
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08-19-2009, 09:17 PM
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your one lucky dude
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08-19-2009, 09:28 PM
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Indeed you sure are one lucky guy, I am blue with envy What a fantastic looking nice condition GT Sprint, love the colour too. Enjoy
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08-20-2009, 03:10 AM
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Well here is my new Alfa that i'm heading up to WA this weekend to pickup. Its a 1964 Sprint GT. It's currently my Step-Fathers car that he is letting me have. With so many other projects he has going and the WA weather not being kind on the car, he decided he would let me take care of her down in nice sunny CA. She will be kept nice and warm in my garage. She needs a little TLC but he has done a great job keeping her in good shape. We still have the original black CA plates (Still has the 1967 tag on it) that i will be heading down to DMV to get placed back on the car.
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08-20-2009, 07:15 AM
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That car is gorgeous, you lucky bugger! I love the colour. Is it "Dutch blue"? The old step nose cars look really neat. I prefer the single headlights over the dual ones. What engine does it have?
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08-20-2009, 10:53 AM
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Great car, you will enjoy driving her !!
Color is " bluette"
Here is a Super in the same color.
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08-20-2009, 12:55 PM
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Its the original 1600 engine. Not sure what the color was called but it is the original color on the car. Its going to have to be repainted sooner or later but i will need to find someone who can keep it this color.
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I got to see a nice gentleman with a car that looked just like this one (he said a 1965) last night at PIR for the Beaches/Drag races fun evening.
What a looker of a car.
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08-20-2009, 03:30 PM
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Is your step-father called John?
I got to see a nice gentleman with a car that looked just like this one (he said a 1965) last night at PIR for the Beaches/Drag races fun evening.
What a looker of a car.
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Yeah thats him.
He was taking it out for a spin and to show it off before i came up a got her. Well i've always thought it was a 1964. I'll have to check the VIN when i get up there and see if i'm wrong or not. He has done a lot of work on the car over the last 6 months to get her up and running. I feel pretty special that he is allowing me to take the car. It will stay in the family and give my parents more reason to come down to Sacramento and visit during the summer.
Here is a pic he sent me from last night.
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08-20-2009, 04:41 PM
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Yeah thats him.
He was taking it out for a spin and to show it off before i came up a got her. Well i've always thought it was a 1964. I'll have to check the VIN when i get up there and see if i'm wrong or not. He has done a lot of work on the car over the last 6 months to get her up and running. I feel pretty special that he is allowing me to take the car. It will stay in the family and give my parents more reason to come down to Sacramento and visit during the summer.
Here is a pic he sent me from last night.
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08-20-2009, 09:20 PM
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Ask him to send you a picture with a blue '69 with a red nose. That's my car. You are getting one hell of a car to look after. You should feel very lucky - it is a real looker.
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Yeah he sent me a pic of your car too. Very nice. You race it at PIR?
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08-20-2009, 09:53 PM
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Here is my little baby getting a 'small engine upgrade'. Its a 1976 Alfetta GT that I've had now for I guess about 2 years. It's my 6th Alfa, and my first of two GT's, and it will never be sold if I can help it. Its been about 10 months in the build and I've done as much myself as I possibly could, but as it always the case, i've had a hand from some very good friends along the way. The whole drive train is overhauled / modified to take the hp. It's not running yet, but it will not be too long now. It will be a weekend cruiser, and is really just an excuse to tinker, which is what I enjoy most.
oh, almost forgot! The engine is a fuel injected supercharged, turbocharged 2liter.
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08-20-2009, 10:05 PM
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Um...wow! Nice work!! Is this car in Australia? Looks RHD.
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08-20-2009, 10:13 PM
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Hi Jeff, indeed it is, infact down here in Hobart, Tassie. Having seen Mike's car, let alone followed his thread on the build, I can confirm the quality of the engineering in the build, let alone just how impressive overall is his GT. Mike is an engineer so it does help a little. 
I am really keen to see just how well the car goes once finished. Having seen a couple of other Alfetta's that Mike has worked on (his original silver sedan) and his "race" car, I don't have any doubts this one too will be excellent.
Mike, PM me when you can as I need your home address so that I can send you a club membership form I have here at work for you. Dave
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08-20-2009, 10:17 PM
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Oh - the builder of the silver sedan...I've wanted to lock him in my garage with my sedan for awhile now! Very impressive work - wish he was closer! |
08-21-2009, 07:14 AM
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Here is my little baby getting a 'small engine upgrade'. Its a 1976 Alfetta GT that I've had now for I guess about 2 years. It's my 6th Alfa, and my first of two GT's, and it will never be sold if I can help it. Its been about 10 months in the build and I've done as much myself as I possibly could, but as it always the case, i've had a hand from some very good friends along the way. The whole drive train is overhauled / modified to take the hp. It's not running yet, but it will not be too long now. It will be a weekend cruiser, and is really just an excuse to tinker, which is what I enjoy most.
oh, almost forgot! The engine is a fuel injected supercharged, turbocharged 2liter.
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