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I have a Berlina now - may I be admitted to the club? I have been lurking around this forum for the last few months trying to understand what all the fuss is about a 4 door sedan. I've had Alfa's for years but always Spiders and more recently GTV's. But I've never even seen a sedan before.
BillS out of the blue emails me saying that there is a decent 71 in his area and sends me a bunch of pictures. An ugly duckling but she might just fit right in with the rest of my rogues gallery if misfit Alfa's. So two weeks later, the day after thanksgiving, here comes the car hauler down the road with HMS Berlina perched atop.
I instantly fell in love love with her - warts and all.
"According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1557345 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina USA (105.71), manufactured on the 23rd July 1971 and sold on the 26th July 1971 to Alfa Romeo Newark, U.S.A.
The body colour is amaranth red, with wild boar leather tex interiors. "
According to the PO, the car had been restored about ten years ago and the resto is showing it's age. There is some rust in the usual places but not so bad compared to some of the others that I have seen. The body is generally straight except where a tree limb hit the top of the A pillar, the driver's mirror, and the top of the driver's side fender.
The interior is a little above average I would say. There are cracks and tears but nothing is shredded. The carpeting is pretty well shot but I am thinking a little dye might be in order. All the electrical works except the radio and the heater blower which I expect will be nothing more than a fuse or a bad ground. Even the clock works which is a bit surprising to me. If all goes well and the car is as solid as it first seems, I may pop for some new upholstery. If I do that, I might just add seat heaters (can you guess it's turned cold here in the Midwest?). Tomorrow we will start to buff out the paint and see if she'll shine a bit... Stay tuned!
A few pictures in the barn and it's first full day with us:
Pretty Dirty - I think the undercarriage was cleaner than the body.
Interior is livable if a bit tired...
BillS out of the blue emails me saying that there is a decent 71 in his area and sends me a bunch of pictures. An ugly duckling but she might just fit right in with the rest of my rogues gallery if misfit Alfa's. So two weeks later, the day after thanksgiving, here comes the car hauler down the road with HMS Berlina perched atop.
I instantly fell in love love with her - warts and all.
"According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 1557345 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina USA (105.71), manufactured on the 23rd July 1971 and sold on the 26th July 1971 to Alfa Romeo Newark, U.S.A.
The body colour is amaranth red, with wild boar leather tex interiors. "
According to the PO, the car had been restored about ten years ago and the resto is showing it's age. There is some rust in the usual places but not so bad compared to some of the others that I have seen. The body is generally straight except where a tree limb hit the top of the A pillar, the driver's mirror, and the top of the driver's side fender.
The interior is a little above average I would say. There are cracks and tears but nothing is shredded. The carpeting is pretty well shot but I am thinking a little dye might be in order. All the electrical works except the radio and the heater blower which I expect will be nothing more than a fuse or a bad ground. Even the clock works which is a bit surprising to me. If all goes well and the car is as solid as it first seems, I may pop for some new upholstery. If I do that, I might just add seat heaters (can you guess it's turned cold here in the Midwest?). Tomorrow we will start to buff out the paint and see if she'll shine a bit... Stay tuned!
A few pictures in the barn and it's first full day with us:
Pretty Dirty - I think the undercarriage was cleaner than the body.


Interior is livable if a bit tired...


