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Rare Alfa Romeo

A nice gent brought his Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca today to our Cars & Croissants meet.



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Old 12-12-2009, 09:50 AM
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Alfa make some of the best looking cars in the world IMHO...







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A nice gent brought his Guilia Sprint Zagato today to our Cars & Croissants meet.


I hope he bought coffee. That car's worth a few bucks.
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I hope he bought coffee. That car's worth a few bucks.
Not compared to the 250GT SWB Ferrari that was a few spots away. We also had an 8C Alfa like the one above.

The SZ guy brought his GTA a few weeks ago.
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I like this silver "DB5." Never seen this before- what is it? Was it sold in the US?
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A nice gent brought his Giulietta Sprint Zagato Coda Tronca today to our Cars & Croissants meet.
I see a rollcage... Damian, do you know if that car competed at LeMans?
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I see a rollcage... Damian, do you know if that car competed at LeMans?
I didn't ask him, but he's done the Monterey Historics.

I've seen images of the silver car before, I should remember the name of it.
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Like any Italian with great lines - worth the ride. What beautiful cars!
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Wow. An Alfa is at the top of my classic car wish list.
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Won't find parts for that baby down at the Auto-zone. Very nice.
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The episode on Alfa on "Victory By Design" was fantastic.
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Hey - where in Jersey do you guys meet?
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Hey - where in Jersey do you guys meet?
Chatham, in Morris County.

Google Cars & Croissants for more info.
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My wife and I would love to sell my wife's new MB Bluetec (good car but lots of little things wrong) and get her this:

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My wife and I would love to sell my wife's new MB Bluetec (good car but lots of little things wrong) and get her this:

Within a few years you'll have your chance. Alfa is starting with the 8C here in the states, but is supposed to offer a variety of cars within the next few years. In the near future you could be able to choose between an Alfa MiTo and the Fiat 500 Abarth for your next small car, how cool is that? I like this:


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