What alfa is this

[EVEL]

A friend of mine plays in a band which was flown out at the weekend to Lake Como to play at a wedding there all expenses payed(jammy bugger)


He said this alfa was used as the wedding car but I cant remeber which one it is


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[73GTVJim]

I think it's a 6C 2500SS. Late 40's around 1948-ish? There were a few slight variations, coachbuilt versions.

[GTA_Nigel]

Originally Posted by 73GTVJim

I think it's a 6C 2500SS. Late 40's around 1948-ish? There were a few slight variations, coachbuilt versions.

Clever man, it's a Pininfarina one, see: COACHBUILD.com

Was struggling to identify it myself, she is a beaut.

Cheers,

Nigel

[73GTVJim]

Originally Posted by GTA_Nigel

Clever man, it's a Pininfarina one, see: COACHBUILD.com

Was struggling to identify it myself, she is a beaut.

Cheers,

Nigel

Yay! Shame it wasn't on the what car is it thread!

[cue2]

Reckon it's out of warranty?

[EauRouge]

Note its a right hooker. Beautifuuuuuuuuuuuul car.

[EVEL]

Cheers Gents


Where's the 'What car is it' thread Jim


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Found it now , didnt have a close up tho .

[Snokio]

Bet thats worth a few quid, loooovely!

[tul66]

Originally Posted by EauRouge

Note its a right hooker. Beautifuuuuuuuuuuuul car.

Weren't most Italian cars of that era RHD? Sure I read somewhere that you drove on one side of the road in the country and the other side in the towns. Recipe for disaster that!

[EauRouge]

Originally Posted by tul66

Weren't most Italian cars of that era RHD? Sure I read somewhere that you drove on one side of the road in the country and the other side in the towns. Recipe for disaster that!

Crikey! that would explain why the Italians are such crazy drivers, i remember the last time i was in Milan, the taxi driver would not allow anyone to hang their arms out of the window (Very hot day) as they would lose their arm very quickly. Is it rose tinted specs? but, i do wish i was driving in that era.

[EVEL]

My mate said that Range Rover in the background belongs to the Brides mother and was absolutely full of every option available even down to a little step that appears when the door is opened .

And 6 of the guests turned up in their matt black Lambo's

[Spider95]

Originally Posted by tul66

Weren't most Italian cars of that era RHD? Sure I read somewhere that you drove on one side of the road in the country and the other side in the towns. Recipe for disaster that!

In the towns there was very little street lighting so it was considered much safer to alight directly onto the pavement.

Interestingly, with my LHD Spider, it's great to alight directly onto the pavement, even with lighting

[EauRouge]

Is that a machine gun (Bugsy Malone Style) that fella has in that instrument case?

[EVEL]

Possibly

They are a big band / Frank Sinartra type of band

[radosuaf]

Didn't one of these (dark brown, AFAIR) 'stage' in one of the Godfathers (2, I suppose?)

[michaelb]

Originally Posted by tul66

Weren't most Italian cars of that era RHD? Sure I read somewhere that you drove on one side of the road in the country and the other side in the towns. Recipe for disaster that!

I read that all early Italian cars were RHD because the road surfaces were so poor, particularly near the gutters, that RHD was an advantage.

I guess coachmen - who could sit on either side - were also in the habit of sitting on the right for easier alighting. The habit probably carried over into early cars.

But I doubt a post war car would be subject to this philosophy.