Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]A colleague of mine here in Germany used to drive Alfa until the rusty ones came along - he used to say that the latest models even rust in the catalogues. His last one was a Zagato (1974 I think 1600 cc), metallic silver, very close to the ground and went off like a scared rabbit. Douglas On 03.02.2010 19:03, Frank Dernie wrote: > Hi Charlie, > my brother bought an Alfasud new. When we removed some trim to fit a > stereo we saw that there was no sort of protection on any of the internal > steelwork, no primer, no paint, no sealant. It was already quite rusty > from new... > No wonder they did not last long. > Frank > > On 3 Feb, 2010, at 07:41, Charlie Chan wrote: > > >> Great cars, great heritage, shame about the Alfasud rust debacle in the >> late 70s (similar to the Lancia Beta sadly). Anyway, Alfa is 100 years >> old this year, so here are a few of my Alfa shots celebrating their >> racing heritage. >> >> http://topoxforddoc.zenfolio.com/p284909668 >> >> By the way, there is nothing like an Alfa V6 on song. I had one in my V6 >> Alfa 75 - fabulous. >> >> Thanks for looking >> >> Charlie Chan >> Cheltenham, UK >> >> topoxforddoc at btinternet.com >> www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk >> www.charlie-chan.co.uk >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >