A pic of my GTA Junior in Australia - Page 6

Andrew M · #76 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 07:15 PM

I now believe that Bowin most likely removed a normal A/D slide block and made the second one. Why I do not really know except that this was a very low car and the second frame sat lower to the ground and was certainly more robust.

I was led to believe that 4 x A/D RHD GTAs finished up in the USA and 752561 was the only other one. 752547 was not an A/D car based on everything that I know. That is not to say that it didn't race when it was in the UK, but not likely.

I do not know exactly when 752561 went through A/D but it was made in July and officially sold to Mildren in Sept 1966 (Guessing but I do have a copy of a letter from Alfa somewhere). 752547 was delivered to the UK on 8th July 1965 (so quite early).

Regards
Andrew

la_strega_nera · #77 (**permalink**) 04-02-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrew M

I now believe that Bowin most likely removed a normal A/D slide block and made the second one. Why I do not really know except that this was a very low car and the second frame sat lower to the ground and was certainly more robust.
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Regards
Andrew

**kengta** · #78 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 07:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew M

I now believe that Bowin most likely removed a normal A/D slide block and made the second one. Why I do not really know except that this was a very low car and the second frame sat lower to the ground and was certainly more robust.

I was led to believe that 4 x A/D RHD GTAs finished up in the USA and 752561 was the only other one. 752547 was not an A/D car based on everything that I know. That is not to say that it didn't race when it was in the UK, but not likely.

I do not know exactly when 752561 went through A/D but it was made in July and officially sold to Mildren in Sept 1966 (Guessing but I do have a copy of a letter from Alfa somewhere). 752547 was delivered to the UK on 8th July 1965 (so quite early).

Regards
Andrew

Andrew M · #79 (**permalink**) 04-03-2008, 07:04 PM

Indeed, yes GTA 752561 was built in July 1965 but was not sold to Mildren until late 1966. So could have been through Autodelta any time in the interim.

Regards
Andrew