Well that was quick - the Alfa's gone. Thanks to all who expressed interest.
Ron
--- On Mon, 7/5/10, Ron Soave <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> From: Ron
Soave <soavero@yahoo.com>
> Subject: [Spridgets] 1978 Alfa Spider For Sale
>
To: "Spridgets" <spridgets@autox.team.net>, team-thicko@autox.team.net
> Cc:
"Bob Soave Home" <kestrel2@optonline.net>
> Date: Monday, July 5, 2010, 11:24
AM
> Friends,
> My Alfa Spider streetcar is up for sale with a reduced
> price
of $2900 or offers. Car is in Roscoe, IL near WI
> border, 50 miles south of
Madison WI, 70 miles west of
> O'Hare.
>
>
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2063286&id=1341954812&l=383412d410.
>
>
This time I'm actually gonna advertise it and stuff - I am
> out of space. The
car is a 1978 Spider Veloce. I drive it
> severla times a week for a 50
highway mile round trip to the
> Rockford Airport and it's great. 5 speed in
5th is a very
> pleasant experience with the top down, nothing the Mike
>
Tyson-like experience of my Sprites at speed. There are two
> rust bubble
clusters above each rear fender lip and that's
> it - the car is otherwise in
beautiful cosmetic condition.
> Driver's seat has some seams splitting, but
otherwise really
> nice. The top is original and is of very high quality. The
> rear window is original, and I currently have some packing
> tape doing some
good work as a patch.
>
> The car has the 2.0L fuel injected (SPica) engine.
I don't
> touch the Spica,and it leaves me alone. The motor was gone
> through
by PO Bob Rewoldt maybe 12,000 miles ago and it is
> strong. I have been told
it's faster than a normal Alfa - it
> has Shankle cams and header plus the
Shankle "Smart Start".
> Gearbox was rebuilt by Bob, it's better than the NEW
> Sprint Veloce I drove in the 80s. You can beat the 2nd gear
> synchro if you
really set your mind to it, but it's as
> strong as any Alfa box I've driven.
Car has never stranded
> me.
>
> The bad - the aforementioned fender bubbles,
and some weird
> electrics. The oil pressure was verified by me with a
>
mechanical gauge as having 75 psi cold, but it reads all
> over the gauge
randomly with 2 different senders. It
> probably needs a gauge. The fuel gauge
is kaput as well,
> probably the sender. New trick - when you have the left
>
directional on and hit the brake, the directional shuts off.
> I traced as
much as I could, nothing obvious. Brake booster
> is acting a little weird too
- I sometimes disconnect it and
> go manual. I drive the car with all these
things - no big
> deal, but they should be fixable rather easily. I simply
>
have too many other projects - somebody take this. It is a
> steal at the
asking price.
>
> Ron
>
>
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2063286&id=1341954812&l=383412d410.
>
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