1750 GTV

Started by poohbah, July 18, 2018, 07:39:43 PM

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poohbah



For those who can't see the embedded video:
https://youtu.be/FKl43KpXcxA
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

aussiehcviva


poohbah

I always find car-reunion stories interesting - memory versus actuality. And I like that it is such an honest appraisal, the good and the not so good.
Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)

aggie57

Watching the car on the road it didn't look very settled. Could explain his comments a bit not be7ng so sweet to drive as he expected. Perhaps some tired bushes under there.

Didn't look like it needed a full resto though, he mentioned the owner was heading that way.
Alister
14 Alfa's since 1977. 
Currently 1973 GTV 2000, 2020 911 C2S MT, 2021 Mercedes GLE350, 2023 Polestar 2 LRDM
Gone......far too many to list

Paul Gulliver

#4
I really relate to that story. I bought my 1st Alfa ( also a series 2 1750 )in 1975. I'd missed a few good cars in Melbourne so decided to go to Sydney.  I didn't know to much about mechanicals,  so took my mate Pepe who was racing Austin Healey Ford engined  sprites at the time. Got on a plane Friday night after work ( 1st time on an aeroplane) and flew to Sydney. I can still remember us two skinny kids sitting in the plane and half way down the runway he said to me:" this is about as fast as the sprite went on the front straight at Calder" . I was glad to complete take off.

We arrived in Sydney caught a Taxi to Paddington to inspect the car . Wasn't quite as good as represented in the add but bought it anyway, I was pretty committed. I gave the owner a bank cheque for half the purchase price and a personal cheque for the balance . You wouldn't want to try that these days.  He wasn't to keen on the personal cheque and said if it bounced on Monday morning he would report the car as stolen. I didn't care I just wanted the car. We started driving just on dusk . I had two speeding fines by the time we got to Goulburn so I decided to let Pepe drive for a while . After crossing the border back into Victoria I thought it would be a good idea to get off the Hume Highway. My lasting memory of that drive was driving through beautiful fast touring roads between Wangaratta and Mansfield with the sun coming up, humming along at about 75mph, no one else around for miles . I was hooked for life. I have always have an Alfa in the driveway ever since.
Paul Gulliver
Present
2017 Silver Giulia Veloce
1979 Silver Alfa 116 GTV Twin Spark
1973 Red Alfa 105 2.0 GTV

Past
2013 Giulietta QV
2006 Black 159 2.2 J
1970 Dutch Blue Series 2 1750
1975 Blue Alfetta Sedan 1.8
1981 Piper Yellow Alfetta GTV 2000
1985 Red Alfetta GTV2.0
1989 White Alfa 164
2000 156

aggie57

Quote from: Paul Gulliver on July 25, 2018, 04:41:39 PM
I really relate to that story. I bought my 1st Alfa ( also a series 2 1750 )in 1975. I'd missed a few good cars in Melbourne so decided to go to Sydney.  I didn't know to much about mechanicals,  so took my mate Pepe who was racing Austin Healey Ford engined  sprites at the time. Got on a plane Friday night after work ( 1st time on an aeroplane) and flew to Sydney. I can still remember us two skinny kids sitting in the plane and half way down the runway he said to me:" this is about as fast as the sprite went on the front straight at Calder" . I was glad to complete take off.

We arrived in Sydney caught a Taxi to Paddington to inspect the car . Wasn't quite as good as represented in the add but bought it anyway, I was pretty committed. I gave the owner a bank cheque for half the purchase price and a personal cheque for the balance . You wouldn't want to try that these days.  He wasn't to keen on the personal cheque and said if it bounced on Monday morning he would report the car as stolen. I didn't care I just wanted the car. We started driving just on dusk . I had two speeding fines by the time we got to Goulburn so I decided to let Pepe drive for a while . After crossing the border back into Victoria I thought it would be a good idea to get off the Hume Highway. My lasting memory of that drive was driving through beautiful fast touring roads between Wangaratta and Mansfield with the sun coming up, humming along at about 75mph, no one else around for miles . I was hooked for life. I have always have an Alfa in the driveway ever since.

Nice story Paul.  Many of us can picture you cruising down those roads around Wang.  Great times :).
Alister
14 Alfa's since 1977. 
Currently 1973 GTV 2000, 2020 911 C2S MT, 2021 Mercedes GLE350, 2023 Polestar 2 LRDM
Gone......far too many to list

ugame

I can't see anything in the first post??? (PC not tapatalk)
Past: 180SX | 300ZX Twin Turbo | 350Z HR Roadster | 300C 5.7 V8 HEMI | 98 GTV 2.0 TS
Present: 2002 GTV 2.0 TS | 147 TS | 74 Super Beetle | Porsche Cayman S 987.1
Future: I've stopped looking. Wife says "No more Alfas" lol.

poohbah

Now:    2002 156 GTA
            1981 GTV
Before: 1999 156 V6 Q-auto
            2001 156 V6 (sadly cremated)