integraguy
integraguy Dork
7/15/10 2:03 p.m.

You might want to check out the latest issue of the British mag, CAR. The issue is "dedicated" to 100 years of Alfa Romero (last month's issue was "dedicated" to Audi), with more than a few good articles and pix.

rogerbvonceg
rogerbvonceg Reader
7/16/10 11:37 a.m.

Is this Alfa person related to Cesar?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cesar_Romero

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
7/16/10 12:12 p.m.
integraguy wrote: You might want to check out the latest issue of the British mag, CAR. The issue is "dedicated" to 100 years of Alfa Romero (last month's issue was "dedicated" to Audi), with more than a few good articles and pix.

Do you mean George or Cesar Romero? I didn't realize they were car guys, I bet they would love an Alfa Romeo if they are.

integraguy
integraguy Dork
7/16/10 2:44 p.m.

Gee, at least I spelled the FIRST part correctly. Unlike the poster about a week ago, that no one jumped on, for calling it "Alpha".

John Brown
John Brown SuperDork
7/16/10 2:52 p.m.

We did, we just used Internental Telepathy

4eyes
4eyes HalfDork
7/16/10 8:53 p.m.

Alf a Romeo! Prefers cat-juice http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1851170048/tt0090390

JeepinMatt
JeepinMatt Dork
7/17/10 2:31 a.m.

I've been waiting for them to re-enter the US market for some time now. When was that supposed to happen? 2005?

rogerbvonceg
rogerbvonceg Reader
7/19/10 12:14 p.m.

I thought they were back. (8C Comp, anyone?) Or did I miss something?

Integraguy, just friendly roasting. I actually love people who spell it wrong, esp when they go to sell.

Heck, a week or two ago I saw an Ebay listing for a "Chevrolet Camaro GT: Alfa Rameo GT"

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-ALFA-RAMEO-GT-/250662249186?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a5ca262e2

I don't know what the heck they were smoking when they listed that.

alfadriver
alfadriver Dork
7/19/10 12:33 p.m.
JeepinMatt wrote: I've been waiting for them to re-enter the US market for some time now. When was that supposed to happen? 2005?

Well, being part of the Alfa club, and various chat boards- the return has been two years out for the last decade and a half.

triumph5
triumph5 Reader
7/19/10 12:34 p.m.

In reply to JeepinMatt: I saw a new Alfa at Lime Rock's Vintage Festival last fall. Looked liked the 8C, but slightly different. And it had the largest diameter stock wheels on a non-truck vehicle I've ever seen, 22"? Wrapped with bandaid thick tires. Ugly. It DID have a regulare plate on it. No dealer or manufacturer plates. Might be you can buy a legal US one, but you have to order it, and wait a while. Maybe not back in the American market in the regular sense of the word, but, lots have changed since the economy tanked. CAR is a great magazine. It seems British auto journalists can did up the slightest bit of minutia on almost any car.

Keith
Keith SuperDork
7/19/10 12:37 p.m.
rogerbvonceg wrote: I thought they were back. (8C Comp, anyone?) Or did I miss something? Integraguy, just friendly roasting. I actually love people who spell it wrong, esp when they go to sell. Heck, a week or two ago I saw an Ebay listing for a "Chevrolet Camaro GT: Alfa Rameo GT" http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1976-ALFA-RAMEO-GT-/250662249186?cmd=ViewItem&pt=US_Cars_Trucks&hash=item3a5ca262e2 I don't know what the heck they were smoking when they listed that.

Exactly - don't they know it's spelled "Camero"?

mad_machine
mad_machine SuperDork
7/19/10 3:23 p.m.

I have seen new alfas here and there. not the Spider or the 8c though. So I know they are doing testing for US tastes.

pinchvalve
pinchvalve SuperDork
7/19/10 3:35 p.m.

Alfa has a nice 100 year feature on their website as well. 100 Years

Oh, they also sell these:

81gtv6
81gtv6 HalfDork
7/20/10 8:55 a.m.

That is oh so pretty.

m4ff3w
m4ff3w SuperDork
7/20/10 9:05 a.m.
81gtv6 wrote: That is oh so pretty.

But oh so wrong wheel drive.

81gtv6
81gtv6 HalfDork
7/20/10 9:53 a.m.

An Elise will fix that for me. I would pimp one of those in a heartbeat.

gamby
gamby SuperDork
7/20/10 9:56 a.m.
John Brown wrote: Cesar Romero?

Awwwww--did the bat dunderhead lose his silly little Italian car???

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