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Alfa Restomod, Wow!!!
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Bellissimo!
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I have such a complete love for vintage Alfa’s.
This is cool. Not really my thing. If I had stupid money. I would have one or two. They are just spectacular. |
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"All from scratcha."
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Imagine a vintage Giulia with a Tesla dual motor! Yes, I know. Sacrilege!
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I would love to see the red one in the video when it is completed. When people restomod cars, they always seem to goof up the headlights, but I think the headlights on this one are absolutely beautiful with very nice detail.
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Thanks Marty... Hagerty produce some of the best videos on YouTube.
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If you like these cars, you may also like the GTA cars from Alfaholics in the U.K. Have a look at the completed cars on the website. Be sure and check out the Chris Harris driving video too.
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I think one of the reasons cars like these (Singer, etc) have such enormous interest is because they offer a car that people strongly desire but the manufacturers are unable to produce any longer due to contemporary legislation for crash worthiness, safety nannies. noise limits, pedestrian safety and a host of others restraints.
If I had the $$$, so many modern cars just don't do it for me.
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Pure art, I think we will be seeing more of these kinds of builds. Singer was proof of concept and demand, now just pick a marque and go.
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I've always loved this body style and the car featured in the video is damned cool.
That said, I'm not sure I'd call an almost entirely new car a restomod. _
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AlfaHolics, the original Alfa restored
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I'm glad that our Western world still allows such cars to be built. KNS said it well. Hey, we common folks can always buy lottery tickets and dream...
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I bought one of those things years ago... Fell for the looks, reputation, clarkson's famous " you need to have owned an alfa", what was I missing ? !
It sure was pretty. Inside and out and in the engine bay. Driving it had a sense of occasion, like a baby Ferrari, loved the view from the driver seat - especially those very italian gauges. So classy, so sexy. But.... I found the mystique of the alfa Nord engine to be somewhat overblown. It's a 4. It sounds "Okay" but it's not the trumpets of the gods either. Mostly, I found the seating position to be absolutely unbearable after 10 minutes despite tons of mods on pedals and seats on my part. Guess I don't enjoy driving with my knees as earrings. In the end, space being an issue I kept the "so ugly it's cute" mega comfortable BMW 2002 instead, and sold the alfa... I still think they are gorgeous (and the stepnose even more so) but I never missed driving it... Go figure. (An alfaholics mod is another story for sure. the only car I ever owned that I miss driving is.. a 356) Last edited by Deschodt; 05-20-2024 at 10:20 AM.. |
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Only a true Alfa owner would know the seat and pedals, especially gas, are a challenge. You have to appreciate the Nord 4 for what it is I think in stock form. I'm building a 200 hp EFI hotrod from a 1970 GT Junior. Stealing shamelessly from Alfaholics. You bet the seating, pedals and steering wheel placement will get a lot of attention. Hopefully, it can be improved......
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Always liked those old Alfas, but that car is as far away from a "restomod" as you can get. Only thing left original is basically the sheetmetal.
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Home built by Jeff. Alferri and 911 Porsche. This guy is fearless and very skilled.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kns2wdReCzs
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