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Old 09-12-2011, 05:30 PM   #23
san rensho
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Originally Posted by Johnny Danger
Now that we've completely hijacked the thread (sorry) : ( , I see that you've had some Alfas in the past. I had one of the last commemorative edition Spider Veloce's imported to the US (#121 of 190).

Nice. Spiders are definitely going up in price, believe it or not.

The GTV6 is still my favorite of all the cars I've had. A real head turner, mostly because of its rarity. Man did that car handle. I remember flying through the hills above Berkeley, listening to the wondrous growl of the V6. Only 160 hp, but enough to get you in trouble.

Only downside was the bad synchros, which most alfas have. I did get very good at heal and toe double clutching and could downshift in any gear at any rpm.

It had Campagnolo wheels, so I would say to my cycling buddies "Yeah, you have a Campy group on your bike, but I have Campy wheels on my car!"
Alas, I crashed it.
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1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000

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