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Just another place to look at car stuff.
After yesterday’s name tagged cakewalk, I figure I’d give you guys a real test. There are a couple of ringers in here, so have fun!
Posting a hint on the remaining car:
Those of you in the peanut gallery can continue rattling off the cars in the background too. 😉
This is a Fiat Abarth 1000 I saw at Amelia Island a few years ago. Hard to make a guessing game since it is wearing a nametag! “Hello, my name is: Fiat Abarth 1000” 😉
Pretty little car, eh?
If you guys want to challenge your car guessing skills have a go at the pair in the background.
My “I want it now” post of the other day has me fixated on Alfa Romeos at the moment. I’ve always heard that every true “car guy” gets one at some point in their lives… and now I’m seeing them everywhere it seems. I watched the two “Godfather” movies a few weeks ago, and there were a couple of Alfas in there too!
Here is a pair presented at the Amelia Island Concours a few years back. I suggest that if you are a car guy, that a trip to Amelia in March for the car show is worth it… one of those things you just have to do at least once in your life.
I think this is an easy one, so Roger & Paul should hang back a while and let somebody new play. 😉
Do you know what sort of car this is?
Take a guess in the comments.
Those Europeans get all the good toys. See that car up there? That is an Alfa Romeo Spider. Not only is it cool, and awesome, and worthy of lust, it is also available with a 2 liter “JTDM” TurboDiesel engine. That’s right, an open-topped, two seater, oil-burning, sports car.
If Alfa brought this to America I’d be their first customer.
I’ve been thinking of an essay about Diesel, and sports cars. Stay tuned for more.
OK, it is not quite spring here yet, but there is something in the air (well… OK it is thick fog, but a guy can hope, right?)
The above photo was taken on the New England 1000 a few years back. We were chasing an Alfa in northern Vermont, just after crossing the Canada-US border on a transit stage.
Sorry about the lack of posts of late… getting back from vacation of course just means more work. I also just now upgraded my WP installation after somebody managed to create an admin-level user in WP through some flaw at 7:26 this morning. I was notified instantly and disabled their account… but still. grrr.
I’ve seen cars lowered. I’ve seen cars widened.
This is the first one I’ve ever seen condensed.
Anyone know what it is? Or was?
