Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/02/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Mark and Bob, Thanks for the reminiscence. I'm fond of Alfas. It's just their abysmal lack of rust proofing in the 70s that killed them in the UK (like Lancia). Nowadays Alfas have a pretty good reputation as cars, but many people think their garages aren't of the same quality. Charlie Chan Cheltenham, UK topoxforddoc at btinternet.com www.cancer-surgeon.co.uk www.charlie-chan.co.uk On 3 Feb 2010, at 18:06, Mark Rabiner wrote: >> Great shots, thanks for showing. >> >> <old-timer switch on> >> >> In the early sixties, during undergraduate days in Iowa City, I (and >> my MGA) shared a garage with a friend who owned an Alfa Romeo >> Guilletta (sp?) Spyder Veloce. Like most Alfas of that time it was >> "one of only six special bodied cars of its type ever made" <g> and >> it was absolutely wonderful, particularly on our all night drives up >> to the race track in Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin. Even if it had no >> heater. And wouldn't start if you parked it in the shade or near a >> puddle. >> >> Those were the days. >> >> I think. >> >> <old-timer switch off> >> >> --Bob >> >> >> >> ==On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 1:41 AM, Charlie Chan >> <topoxforddoc at btinternet.com> 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 >>> >>> >>> > I had a friend in St. Louis in the 70's worked in the railroad kept > buying > new Alfas because he kept rolling them.... Going around corners. > He told me he loved them so much he went through 6 of them.* > > Reminded me of the wedding photographer who kept going through > Mamiya RBs. > Loved them so much he'd keep buying new ones after wearing out one > after > another. > > Me I went with Hasselblads and Volvos. > Only one. They never wore out. I never rolled them. > > > [Rabs] > Mark William Rabiner > > > * Then he got VW bugs. Drove them slower. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information