I spy with my little eye, something beginning with G...

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Pri... Rick!
So that's what you've been up to!!!

Details please!!!

Ha! I bloody knew you were after an old Alfa when you sold the Westie.
Nice one matey

That looks nice is it a little modded?

It's a 1968 1750 GTV Mark 1 in Giallo Ocra.
Engine is completely standard. Wheels are GTA replicas, suspension is fast road'ish (lowered, uprated shocks, polybushes, standard anti roll bars), green stuff pads. Six point roll cage, bucket seats, harnesses, Mota Lita steering wheel.
The car has quite a big history including quite major bodywork and mechanical invoices in the last 5 years or so. She was previously used as a daily driver and trackday car so I thought that was quite reassuring! She's not concourse by any means, but very pretty.

Groovy!

very cool rick

I like that colour too I like any Alfa in an unusual colour as it happens.

JaB

Your avatar is looking good too, except .... who's that ugly sod reflected in the cloverleaf?

Rick,

That's simply bloody nora fabulousamente!

Rick,

That is my dream car - nice colour too

You are one lucky s*d!!!

While I am dreaming.... how much does it generally cost to buy and run a Bertie? (not that I could ever convince my other half that it would be a worthwhile investment.... I can dream, can't I?)

Originally Posted by bazza

Your avatar is looking good too, except .... who's that ugly sod reflected in the cloverleaf?

Good point Bazza.
I have done a bit of smudging about in Paintshop.
I don't look any better, but the avatar does.

Originally Posted by Mel Bonkers

Rick,
That's simply bloody nora fabulousamente!

Thank you my old bloody nora bonkers fopspeen mate.

I still can't quite believe it!

Originally Posted by Green Cloverleaf

Rick,

That is my dream car - nice colour too

You are one lucky s*d!!!

While I am dreaming.... how much does it generally cost to buy and run a Bertie? (not that I could ever convince my other half that it would be a worthwhile investment.... I can dream, can't I?)

Cheers GC.

The easy bit - road tax is free (cars registered before 1972), insurance is £136 fully comp for 3,000 miles a year. So far so good!
Downside is buying one. They go from under £1,000 for buyer beware projects on Ebay up to £15,000 for concourse restorations, and onwards and upwards to £50,000 for genuine GTA's with history! Most owners are more into enjoying them than being absolute historic purists, so you will find 1300 Juniors with 2000 engines in them and all the rest. Just depends what you want really. Always some for sale at http://www.classicalfa.com/cars.htm and in the Owners Club http://www.************/classifieds/. This one came from Gran Turismo Engineering (020 8332 7633), and Simon there could not have been more helpful. I would thoroughly recommend him to anyone looking for a 105, but the last time I saw him I had just dropped him off at Brighouse station where the other passengers looked like something from Royston Vasey! Hope he got back OK!


Values do seem to be on the up, so it is a good investment.

Fantastic, Rick, really great! Hans has one too in the same colour, one model.