Ferrari Mailing List: Re: what was you most bestest car?

[Jeff Greenfield (alfaguy]

Tony - 

Except for the time that you gave me a ride down to CT to pick up my brand
new CRX Si, and the alfetta burned a valve (or a hole in a piston, don't
remember which) trying to keep up with me on the way home :-)

I felt the same way about Alfa GTV-6 though. When that car was properly
sorted out, and the driveline was right it was a great car, until a kid in a
pickup truck rear ended it and it was a total.

You could drive that car at 80+ MPH with the sunroof open and all the
windows down and there was no wind noise at all. The dual A/C when working
properly would freeze you out of the car on the hottest days too.

I also liked the real ratty Giulietta spider that I owned for a short while.

Jeff

-----Original Message-----
From: Colli, Anthony G. [mailto:Anthony.Colli [at] uvm.edu] 
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 10:27 AM
To: Ken Rentiers
Cc: The FerrariList; Jeff Greenfield; Sullivan, Nora
Subject: RE: [Ferrari] what was you most bestest car?

1975 Alfa Romeo Alfetta Sedan  Most people thought they were junk, but
had never driven one. 

I was in my 20's working as a mechanic for another lister, Jeff
Greenfield. He and I did suspension and motor/exhaust upgrades and with
out the heavy rubber bumpers that car handled like a dream. It could
easily be wound right up to redline in all but 5th gear. I beat that car
every day for years and it never let me down. I hit a deer with it and
was rear ended in it, both were fixed with a hammer, porta-power and
rustoleum. I still drove it when it looked like crap. I didn't care what
it looked like, it handled so well and sounded so good it was heaven
behind the wheel.

I really miss that car.

-Anthony
Vermont

-----Original Message-----
From: Ken Rentiers [mailto:rentiers [at] mac.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 12:29 AM
To: Colli, Anthony G.
Cc: The FerrariList
Subject: [Ferrari] what was you most bestest car?

OK: of all the cars you have ever owned, bought and sold what is that  
one car you miss most? The one you wish you still had never sold? The  
one you really loved. Some cars you like better than others, but I'm  
talking about that one car that spoke to you, whether it was just a  
very special time of your life or the car it's ownself.

For me
        1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider...
        
Weber carbs, it had the actual lucite headlamp covers. Used to push  
it over the mountain passes of the Pacific NW at night, stars out,  
top down and heater blasting  to go and see a long-forgotten  
girlfriend. I never think of her now, but I still miss the damn car.

-ken-
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