Berlina Fever - Page 20

Damo105 · #**286** (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 01:32 AM

Haig,

Would love to see more pics of your Berlina with the 195/55/15 tyres. I bought Alfaholics 15" GTA replica rims for my 1750 Berlina project, and am trying to figure out tyre sizes.

The car will be low, so am worried that 55 series tyres might lower it too much, plus the 55 series will throw the speedo out a fair bit, and lower the top speed. But there's a greater choice of performance tyres in 55 series versus 60.

Would love to hear more about your Berlina in general - I'm building a biancospino 1750, it'll have 11m lift cams, fully ported head, high-comp pistons, 11:1 comp, fully balanced, 45mm webers, custom headers, electric fan and water pump, oil cooler etc. My mechanic estimates it'll be 170-180HP at the flywheel.

Will sit on Alfaholics fast road kit suspension and GTA rims. Am going to keep it white, and put the red/green stripes on the bonnet. Still undecided about leaving bumpers on or taking them off.

Is your car modified?

Damien

**Haig** · #**287** (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 01:45 PM

Damien...i will post further as i have them available...as for engine wheels tires...ill ask Anthony...at Santo's , italian car service ,to give us the break down ...soon...thanks for the interest.

alfabiscione · #**288** (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 03:24 PM

Hi

My 1750 Berlina 70'....(number AR 1756481, engine AR00548*81784)
before..... and now, always with the original painting, but after a big big big cleaning.. !!

Alfistement

Stph'

alfabiscione · #**289** (**permalink**) 10-19-2007, 03:33 PM

now....

alfistement

Stph'

Green Berlina · #**290** (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 01:12 PM

Looks like that was one straight but unloved Berlina, Nice to see its in safe hands now.

Does any one know to a set of yellow RHD spec headlamps for a 2000? I think they'd look cool against my green paintwork.

**Haig** · #**291** (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 01:19 PM

Alfabiscione, Nice job...great color....i would put those headlamps back on...and give it a nice paint...again...nothing wrong with 6 headlamps in front like that..looks very cool.

Aaaaahhhh....the french countryside.....with narrow roads....and tight corners...you must have a lot of fun...driving around....enjoy.

alfabiscione · #**292** (**permalink**) 10-20-2007, 02:34 PM

Hi,

During 70's and 80's, the french "alfa" had yellow headlamps,
It's easy in France to find those yellow headlamps, everybody here wants to have white headlamps.... except me.. i love it.. !!

YouTube - BERLINA 1750 D'ALFABISCIONE

Some pics of my Sud Ti 1500 80', and GTV6 2.5 1987.. and my ex GTV4 1979

Alfistement

Stph'

mvcoller · #**293** (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 01:20 AM

Hi alfabiscione

Those alloy wheels on that Berlina are wheels made in South Africa in the mid seventies by Tiger Wheels. I had a set on my 1974 Sud Ti. Tiger Wheels also made a copy of the Momo Vega mag wheel, failry similar looking to the ones on this Berlina. The copies did not have the centre casting like the Momo. The centre on the copy was flat and very plain.

Both the wheels on your car and the copies of the Momo Vega were made in the days when Eddie Keizan (now CEO of a world wide wheels conglomorate) still worked on the shopfloor himself. The quality of those wheels were not too great at the time. The alloy wheel industry in SA was still in its infancy then.

Regards

Malcolm

enri · #**294** (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 03:45 AM

nice sud, nice wheels and nice headlights. is it still going?
a berlina will compliment a sud nicely

alfabiscione · #**295** (**permalink**) 10-22-2007, 04:10 PM

Hi

Thanks for these informations

In France "Tiger Wheels" is unknown, but we knows "TSW"
and i found a website :
TSW attitude metal

and it's really funny to know some alfists from another countries : South Africa or United States or.. etc..

Alfabiscione the frenchy.. !!

Zafar · #**296** (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 02:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mvcoller

Hi alfabiscione

Those alloy wheels on that Berlina are wheels made in South Africa in the mid seventies by Tiger Wheels. I had a set on my 1974 Sud Ti. Tiger Wheels also made a copy of the Momo Vega mag wheel, failry similar looking to the ones on this Berlina. The copies did not have the centre casting like the Momo. The centre on the copy was flat and very plain.

Both the wheels on your car and the copies of the Momo Vega were made in the days when Eddie Keizan (now CEO of a world wide wheels conglomorate) still worked on the shopfloor himself. The quality of those wheels were not too great at the time. The alloy wheel industry in SA was still in its infancy then.

Regards

Malcolm

mvcoller · #**297** (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 02:27 AM

TSW = Tiger Sport Wheels - Started in the 60s by Eddie Keizan as Tiger Wheels in Fordsburg Johannesburg. Now Tiger Wheels (in SA) is the sales arm of TSW.

Those wheels were called "GT" here too, maybe one is a copy of the other ?? popular on the Truimph GT6 locally
Malcolm

Rob_LaMoreaux · #**298** (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 09:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GTV Racer

I used to sell cars back in the 80's and there was a phrase called UPSIDE DOWN which of course refers to the fact that someone owes more on the car than the car is worth. I'm extremely upside down in my '69 Berlina, but it sure is a spectacular ride..buckets of fun.

Great to see so many Berlina's being brought back to life!!

**Peter** · #**299** (**permalink**) 10-23-2007, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alfabiscione

Hi,

During 70's and 80's, the french "alfa" had yellow headlamps,
It's easy in France to find those yellow headlamps, everybody here wants to have white headlamps.... except me.. i love it.. !!

Stph'

Seinista · #**300** (**permalink**) 10-24-2007, 12:48 AM