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Post by Alfaholic on May 27, 2024 0:07:59 GMT -5
I need one of those Hyundai badges for my parents Kia (the one that needed a new engine after 40,000kms!!). Paul, would you be referring to me at all with that wonderful GTV6  . I also quite like the Mustang / red Escort combo and the green Golf reminds me of my old Matchbox 75 one - it just needs two black surfboards on the roof for accuracy! |
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Post by alex on May 27, 2024 11:47:42 GMT -5
Some nice iron there!
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Post by Tom on May 28, 2024 10:16:57 GMT -5
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Post by Tom on May 28, 2024 10:32:48 GMT -5
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Post by 105epaul on May 28, 2024 11:40:25 GMT -5
Nice variety Tom. I like E28 BMWs, much better looking than the earlier model. Naturally I am a fan of the big Olds duo, the 98 was the top of the range. As for modern stuff the Alpine is a good looking car in a way that a Tesla is not.
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Post by WallOfCars on May 28, 2024 12:01:50 GMT -5
X2 on Paul's comment - we were sharing brains at that moment, hahah!
I'll only add impression of the Navigator which I always favor over an Escalade. Yes they are both monstrous boxes, but for some reason prefer Lincoln's take on this segment although most 'buyers' disagree with my sentiments.
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 28, 2024 17:50:18 GMT -5
Your usual amazing variety of cars, Tom! Loved the Charleston, the Cube, the Alpine and, you won’t believe this, that white Porsche Taycan, one of the few Porsches that I really like!  |
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Post by Alfaholic on May 28, 2024 20:26:27 GMT -5
Something for everyone here, as usual.
As well as the Italian iron I would also call out the E28, it does look very good, and the 2CV and BX oddities. The 145 is a very neat little car that we missed over our way as it was during this time that the Australian Alfa importers were changing and the brand left our shores.
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Post by WallOfCars on May 28, 2024 20:36:52 GMT -5
Something for everyone here, as usual. As well as the Italian iron I would also call out the E28, it does look very good, and the 2CV and BX oddities. The 145 is a very neat little car that we missed over our way as it was during this time that the Australian Alfa importers were changing and the brand left our shores. Martin, any idea of how many units Alfa sells yearly in Australia? Alfa seems to dying a slow death here  Only sold 4,600 units in '23, down from a high of almost 24,000 back in 2018. Americans just seem to not appreciate Fiat, Alfa, Peugeot etc. What's a person to do that wants something affordable and Italian ? |
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Post by Alfaholic on May 28, 2024 23:39:18 GMT -5
Something for everyone here, as usual. As well as the Italian iron I would also call out the E28, it does look very good, and the 2CV and BX oddities. The 145 is a very neat little car that we missed over our way as it was during this time that the Australian Alfa importers were changing and the brand left our shores. Martin, any idea of how many units Alfa sells yearly in Australia? Alfa seems to dying a slow death here Only sold 4,600 units in '23, down from a high of almost 24,000 back in 2018. Americans just seem to not appreciate Fiat, Alfa, Peugeot etc. What's a person to do that wants something affordable and Italian ? It's under 1,000 a year Brooks, and in 2022 only 571. I'm not sure the Tonale will move in sufficient numbers to lift that too much. Over this way we tend to buy larger "Utes") the Ford ranger and Toyota Hilux have been the best selling cars fof several years) or small-medium SUV type vehicles. Alfa Romeo is still seen as a prestige or aspirational brand, a market segment that is dominated by the Germans, with the Koreans and Japanese moving in swiftly. Alfas tend to still be bought by diehard fans, rather than people just looking for an upmarket vehicle. It is the same for the French brands - the traditional buyers of these cars are now turning to the new and newish brands from Asia. There is still that old view about non-German Euro cars being unreliable and expensive to run. OK, the second item nay be true, but on the first they are no better or worse than the others these days. |
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Post by jager on May 29, 2024 8:31:16 GMT -5
Further to Martin's point, there were 1,049,831 new cars sold in Australia in 2021 when I bought my Alfa. There were just 618 Alfa's sold that year, so Alfa's represented just 0.5% of our new car sales...but that's part of the attraction - I like driving something unique  . |
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Post by alex on May 31, 2024 16:22:55 GMT -5
This weekend is the Eastern Street Rod Nationals in York, PA. I went with my friend in his '55 Chevy. It was a good show. There is a trend among younger rodders to do restorations or near restorations of muscle cars. Some look like they just rolled off the showroom floor but sport thing the originals would not have had under the skin. It's a good trend in my opinion. This is a pure restoration. It is a 100% numbers matching 396 Rat Motor Nova that has gone through a frame-off restoration. He has every sticker that was on or in the car.
What Can I say? 1969 Mouse Motor Camaro SS.
'68 Firebird ragtop
Nothin' trump's an Impala
Except maybe another Impala. This car was staggering.
Cougars like this one are rare sights because it is almost impossible to find replacement body and trim parts for them.
This car needs no caption.
Nor does this one.
Etc.
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And so on...
I'm going to drop this one here because the only thing that was changed on this car were the wheels and tires. Yenko Nova:
More to come.
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Post by alex on May 31, 2024 17:04:32 GMT -5
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Post by alex on May 31, 2024 17:12:21 GMT -5
Here is a photo of a "tribute" to the earlier version of the USA-1:
Here is the 1/43 scale model I built of the car:
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Post by DeadCanDanceR on May 31, 2024 17:48:37 GMT -5
Lots of cool looking cars, Alex! My favorite are the Impalas and that sexy looking green Corvette! |
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Only sold 4,600 units in '23, down from a high of almost 24,000 back in 2018. Americans just seem to not appreciate Fiat, Alfa, Peugeot etc. What's a person to do that wants something affordable and Italian ?
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