The Alfa Thread

[BlackbirdM3]

Great pics. Look at all those Giuliettas with sweet vintage magnesium wheels! haha!

Is the black car (69) a NW guy, Doc-something? he always ran with the dead duck hanging off the back.

Could the old vintage car maybe be Greg Whitten the Microsoft guy?

Not one of them has magnesium wheels. They are all aluminum. The black car is a local guy, was originally built and raced by Al Leake. Its a rubber chicken. The car is named Sophia, and is pretty famous. https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/20322/lot/479/

Will

[M-technik-3]

[LateFan]

Great pics. Look at all those Giuliettas with sweet vintage magnesium wheels! haha!

Is the black car (69) a NW guy, Doc-something? he always ran with the dead duck hanging off the back.

Could the old vintage car maybe be Greg Whitten the Microsoft guy?

[2mAn]

Love the pics Will!

[BlackbirdM3]

Some pics from the Sonoma Historics from June.























For the whole album, have a look here
https://www.flickr.com/photos/473099...57684836426390

Will

[LateFan]

Me too. That's a nice one.
I've seen these with the grey molding that runs along the side and turns into the spoiler painted body color, and it looked good. Took out a lot of that "kink" visually.

[decay]

http://bringatrailer.com/listing/1989-alfa-romeo-milano-verde-3/

always liked these.

[BlackbirdM3]

Those are the right wheel for that car. IMO. ..and...mag-NEEEZ-ee-um!

But they aren't the right wheels for the car. They would be if it were a TZ,or even an SZ, but its not. They likely aren't magnesium either. They are UGLY and BORING on a Sprint, they cover the awesome giant brake drums that (should) hide behind them.

If I were bidding on that car, the wheels and the interiour would be the first things that went away. Heck, I can almost stand the interiour enough to get rid of the wheels first. Seriously, the more I look at the car, the more I hate those wheels.

Will

[LateFan]

Man....I LOVE the wheels on that car.

Those are the right wheel for that car. IMO. ..and...mag-NEEEZ-ee-um!

[2mAn]

I don't think they look bad but they are on almost every modified or restored Alfa you see. Though I'm not the biggest fan of 4 spoke wheels, they are certainly a breath of fresh air on Wills car and are period correct (mostly). I'm really excited to see Wills Sprint done.

[flyboyx]

Hmm....in my case I guess because they look stock to a layperson but they are so much better. I guess I have always thought phone dial type wheels look great on old alfas.

Also, that auction i went to for Simon a year ago, there was one of these laying around in the barn. I had the chance to see the way it was built up close.

[BlackbirdM3]

Man....I LOVE the wheels on that car.

Why do people like those wheels? They are fine on a TZ1, but outside a TZ1, they are eh, at best. Put a set of Panasports, or LeMans like I have, or perhaps even a set of alloy stock reproductions, but the TZ replicas are overdone, over rated, and really only belong on a TZ (and I'd rather have something other than those on a TZ if I had one.)

Will

[flyboyx]

Man....I LOVE the wheels on that car.

[2mAn]

Damn Will . $55k with 4 days to go!

[BlackbirdM3]

I'm watching this with a very keen interest. This is a nice car, but that interior is horrible. Mine will have more engine, and a much better interior as well as a taller ratio limited slip rear end. My suspension is better as well.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1958-Alfa-Romeo-Other/122624314390?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Will