I admire the effort.
I admire the family teamwork.
But it's still a gussied up FIAT.
Good thing you love it, because you know if you sold it you couldn't buy decent bicycles for you and the wife with the proceeds.
the black GTV? im in the process of making it run and drive. im putting the top end back together tonight and compression testing and attempting to fire it up. then the interior needs to go back together. the paint is about a 7/10 with the clear peeling off the roof. depending how far I go into the car will determine the cost. some alfa club people are waiting to see how far I take this one and are interested in it. PM me if interested.
I admire the effort.
I admire the family teamwork.
But it's still a gussied up FIAT.
Good thing you love it, because you know if you sold it you couldn't buy decent bicycles for you and the wife with the proceeds.
just finished replacing cam seals and re-installing the cams, lifters, pushrods, cam pulleys, tensioner and new timing belt. compression check tomorrow and hopefully a test fire. this is all on the black car.
The bad news is that it's French. That country's styling rivals the Italians, very unique and beautiful cars. The mechanical craftsmanship and reliability, however, make the Italians and British seem good. Yugo level.
The bad news is that it's French. That country's styling rivals the Italians, very unique and beautiful cars. The mechanical craftsmanship and reliability, however, make the Italians and British seem good. Yugo level.
I rented a Renault something or another when I was in Austria 2 years ago and I was impressed with the fit and finish and that baby hummed along without issue.
Cost of parts is the biggest issue with French cars, followed by low resale value.
As for the GTV they are stunning cars in looks and to drive, but get rid of them when they hit 50k kms, that was the guideline. The 3.0L was the machine to have back in the day.
Article on jalopnik saying A110 going to five continents. I'm a hundred percent Antarctica isn't on of them so odds are decent. Might be rebranded though as a Nissan or Infiniti.
I hope that Alpine is bigger than the original. The old ones are one of the best looking cars ever built, but every time I see one I'm stunned at how tiny they are. I think they'd make a Lotus Elise look big.