Berlina Fever

**italcarguy** · #1 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 02:48 PM

Everyone is suddenly Berlina crazy. Here are a couple in the shop for restoration. Seeing all these things makes me want one too!

py105 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 05:42 PM

Berlinas are the best, what do you expect!

By the way, love the Giallo F355... thats my lotto car, not a 430/360/550/575 or anything - just a Giallo F355 F1 GTS with black OZ wheels

**Bill S** · #3 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 06:18 PM

Very cool! Looks like a '69 (fender mounted booster) and a '74 (rubber bumpers). Nice to know they'll be attended to instead of parted out for the carbs! Maybe those days are behind us.

Bill Sinclair
67 Duetto
69 Berlina project
67 Super project

hotcams · #4 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 06:34 PM

these are good times again for the 105's-back in the day the words berlina and restoration were not used in the same sentence.

py105 · #5 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 06:49 PM

too true.. instead the sentences included words like.. [parting, parted, donor, donation, sacrifice, giver, poor relation, unloved....]

VeloceOne · #6 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 07:35 PM

Greetings,
People are just finding out what I knew all along.......true alfisti drive Berlinas...........

Regards Ian.

hotcams · #7 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 08:03 PM

yeah, words like free, abused, thrashed, homeless, abandoned, if you can start this car then you can take it home...

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Originally Posted by VeloceOne

People are just finding out what I knew all along.......true alfisti drive Berlinas...........

**Richard2** · #8 (**permalink**) 07-30-2006, 08:43 PM

You guys are making me feel better for spending too much for mine.
Tomorrow I should find out what cam I got, then decided what valve lash to set, then, throw the head on and I should be Berlinaed.

**GTV Racer** · #9 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Richard2

You guys are making me feel better for spending too much for mine.
Tomorrow I should find out what cam I got, then decided what valve lash to set, then, throw the head on and I should be Berlinaed.

**Andrew** · #10 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 09:36 AM

Do you have VINS on these cars? Maybe I already have them on the Register?
Andrew

**italcarguy** · #11 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 10:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Andrew

Do you have VINS on these cars? Maybe I already have them on the Register?
Andrew

**Andrew** · #12 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 10:30 AM

Thanks. Nice to see people treating their Berlinas better. The 74 might be the one from Berkeley? If so, I know of it and used to own it.
Andrew

**Haig** · #13 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 01:43 PM

Andrew...let me help you with that 69 berlina...heres the vin...AR 1555072 ...an original california car....blue plates...sat in an industrial lot...for 15 years...before the discovery...i will disclose some pictures as i go along.

**Andrew** · #14 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 01:50 PM

Thanks, appreciate it. If you want to get on the Berlina Register for email newsletters, send me your name and email address.

The 74 is the ebay Berkeley car I was thinking of. I ran the license plate on the DMV website's smog history and came up with its VIN. The car is somewhat sadder than when I owned it, but it was only $1130 on ebay. Seemed like a reasonable deal by today's standards.

Andrew

**Haig** · #15 (**permalink**) 07-31-2006, 01:56 PM

Heres a summary of the 69 berlina..find on an industrial lot here in so cal..