1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super project
•October 29, 2015 • Leave a CommentWe’re car guys,
We say things like “wouldn’t it be fun to restore a car”. We’ll I’ve gone and done it. Going through all those eBay ad’s, there’s that one little car that strikes your eye. It can’t be that hard.. can it, I know a good body guy, interior guy, and my Alfa Guru mechanic, “Benny at John’s Alfa” of 25 years, it should be pretty straight forward….. I placed the bid at the very last minute, the wife was next to me, if she was watching then it almost seemed ok. And then the seconds counted down, you have won the auction. Oh God, What have I done??
I picked the car up via AAA flatbed, it didn’t run, but thats ok… it had those original Italian webers from 67, a patina that made you look through the dust, thinking how pretty she’s going to be. 144 miles later my virtually rust free, never hit Alfa was at the shop, yes it was 7:30pm, it was dark, Benny had gone home, the wife was calling, but the car was mine.
Art Center Car Show 2015
•October 28, 2015 • Leave a CommentThe Art Center 2015 car show had a great bunch of eclectic treasures this year. They did a fantastic job of bringing together an automotive history of who’s who. Of course Art Center is known for their transportation design department so its no surprise to find yourself hobnobbing with our most talented designers, and of course Jay showed up…. need I even say his last name?? Dave Kunz did a great job of interviewing all the guest, Its really great to see the back courtyard filled with these cars. As an art center alumni myself I spent many days on that hill eating sandwiches and shooting my photo assignments. Its nice to see that back yard put to good use!!