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Note Brevi
By Pat Brad
I used to cover the National Convention
forthis publication. Pfanner would see
me off, eternally hopeful for some in
sightful commentary on the rally or time
trials. Instead, whathe got was typicallyon
parwith the reporterwho was dispatched
to cover a riot but spent his time noting the
fascinating variety of flora in a nearby
vacant lot.
My only defense is that conventions are,
well, conventional. Why should I indulge
the obvious? There's the opening evening
bar scene, the full day of boy-racer ac
tivities followed by a formal sit-down dinner
topped by somebody-or-other's
wonderful speech. Next morning finds us
concoursing, followedby anawardsluncheon,
a few earnest handshakes and
promises to stayin touch. And then, along
trip home while savoring a weekend's
memories. Ya' seen one, ya' seen 'em all.
I used to be a regular. That was before I
gotto be responsible for gettingthe words
in the Toyota brochures to the printer at
the same time as the pictures. My seasonal
crunch fallsexactly at the same time asthe
National Convention. Moreover, my boss
is the kind who is only comfortable when
surrounded by worker bees. The result is
that I'm no longer a regular.
It's not for wanting. There's a whole
bunch of people I miss greeting. A whole
bunch of cars I miss seeing. A whole
generation of eager converts who've just
bought in to the mystique—and may give
it up before another convention comes
due. Even though I wasn't there this time,
I cantell you there were a lot of very ami
able folks drawn together by a common
ownership. That what they owned was
more than a car—it was part of a tradition
which seems to weed out flakes and to
appeal to character.
There's something essentially honest
about an Alfa, and it'sthat essential honesty
which sets Alfa (andits owners) apart.The
older members are concerned that the
honesty will endure through a time of
change. My regret is that I could not be
thereto supportthat importantidea.
Verde-go
Thank heaventhis is such a good car:the
similarity of the nameto a certain French
profanitybegs forderision.
No derision here: everyone loves Alfa's
most sporting Milano. After having aride
with Glenna Garrettin her Verde, I asked
Craig Morningstar atAlfa for permission to
road-test one of Alfa's West CoastVerdes.
Alan Appell atAlfa's Carson, Calif., office
was verygracious in offering up abrightredVerde,
and Cheryl and I took our first
day away from the kids inavery long time
for a trip to Solvang.
4 ALFA OWNER
Conventions and Critiques
The Milano Verde: Enjoyment atanyspeed. If thisisapreview ofthe164s character... whew!
The Verde is a surprisingly different car
from the other Milanos. In the first place,
it very subtly steps back from the highbustle
shock we experienced with the Sil
ver, Gold and Platinum editions. The
stamped line which characterizes a
sideview of the sheet metal has been
smoothed by blending it discretely into a
small spoiler lip on the trunk. The treat
ment eliminates the upward-slanting
beltline which only emphasized the
Milano's high trunk: now, the eye is led to
the spoilerand the trunk seems much less
imposing. Neat.
Even though I had ridden around in the
Garretts' Verde, I was completely un
prepared for the level of refinement I ex
perienced inthe car Iwasgiven. MyVerde
had anti-lock brakes and a self-leveling
suspension! Both performed absolutely
unobtrusively. I never really put the antilock
brakes to a test, but I also never felt
anybrakepedal vibration evenunderhard
application. The self-leveling suspension
was similarly anonymous: I'm sure it was
busy doingits job,but how many times in
anAlfahave you everneeded self-leveling?
I suspect thatthis factory Verdeprobably
anticipates the character of the 164. If that
is the case, the 164 is going to be an ab
solutely fantastic car. It used to be you
I've been your national president for six
years, and I guess that's some kind of a
record.Ihavehonestly/oved99 percentofthis
job—it isrewarding, fulfilling, interesting and
educational. Part of me would gladly have
kept the job forever, but another part of me
(the saner part?) decided several months ago
that it was timeto retire—atleasttemporarily.
I do emphasize the word temporarily, be
cause I amstillvery interested in, concerned
aboutandwilling to work for this club.I am
a continuing Director, and you will see my
name on your 1990 ballot. You havenot got
ten ridof me yet,andI trulyhopeyouwon't.
I thank you for the honor you have given
me by continuing to elect me. I know the
Not Goodbye
either got performance or comfort. Noth
ingworsethan potteringaroundinaclassic
sportster such as an XK120: hard steering,
heavy braking and the coolant tempera
ture needle had an irresistible urge to bury
itself at the slightest sign of traffic (OK, I
know the Giulietta did none of these
things). But it was all worth it for that earsplitting,
hair-raising rush over lOOmph
(theGiulietta would just make it over 100).
A Milano Verde will run circles around
most of the big-boreclassicsportscarsand
keep you in absolute luxury at the same
time. There's no substitute for technology
and I'm sure the 164 will underline the
point.
The Verde is substantially more potent
than its stablemate Milanos. There's a bit
more menacing growl from the exhaust,
and that muffled whoof from the V-6 still
gives my spine a tingle.The difference in
performance realized from a half-liter in
crease turns out to be truly substantial.
The Milano Verde is a car you can enjoy
atany speed: I topped"the ton" for abrief
stretchjustto doit, but that's aperfunctory
performance which pales against my
115mph ride around Arese with an en
thusiasticengineerdoingfour-wheel drifts
in the rain-slick turns. A hundred miles an
hour in the Verde is almost literally noth-
numberof workhours that Ihave put into this
club. But I assure you that the number of
happiness kilowatts Ihave takenouthas been
far greater. So Ithankyou for thegiftofyour
collective friendship; and forme, that really
says it all.
Somanypeople wereworried aboutfinding
a president who could "fillmy shoes." I can
assure you that Lorna Moore will have ab
solutely no problem doing exactly that. Your
old and new presidents share two things in
common: sufficient time to doagoodjob, and
averydeep commitment tothisclub. Lorna,
I send youmy congratulations, my total con
fidence inyouandmy love.—Linda Edinburg,
ex-Prez
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ing: you just do it, or 105, 110, 120.
Whatever speed you wish, the 3-liter V-6
genieunderthe hoodgrantsit. I guessthere
mustbe a ceiling somewhere up there, but
I have no interest in testing it on public
roads. In sum, theVerde is faster than I am.
Not that I dog it, either: my six-year-old
daughter kept pestering me for another
ride in "the race car."
The Recaro seats prove that you don't
need 24-way power adjustments for real
comfort: not a power switch to be found
and I've never sat in a more comfortable
seat. I was amused that the thigh support
bolster pulls out to provide a pocket be
tween your legs almost large enough to
hold a map. Certainly, the accordion pleat
is a natural repository for toll-booth
change. But if you keep the bolster pulled
out, you'll also find that all varieties of car
lint, crumpled leaves and french-fry ends
will also make their home there.
The radio placement on the Milano con
tinues to defy human manipulation, as vir
tually every review has noted. It's too low,
and there's no room for your hand to posi
tion itself so that stations can be changed
comfortably. On modern cars, the radio is
an essential control and it needs to be
placed where it can be reached easily and
adjusted without undue attention.
My personal opinion is that the Milano's
side-view mirror power adjuster is in
stalled upside down. It's located on the
front face ofthe center console, and press
ing it down causes your mirror to reflect a
higher, not lower, image.
I think most of the complaints about the
overhead power window switches would
be satisfied if they operated vertically
ratherthanhorizontally. Now, I knowhow
steely-faced engineers get when novices
try to tell them how to design things, but,
c'mon fellas, why move a rocker laterally
to control vertical motion? An easy fix
would be to turn the switch actuation 90
degrees and put a small toggle''bat" so that
up is up and down is down.
Actually, I like the placement of the
switches over the windshield: you get
double-takes when you pull next to
another car and put the window down by
reaching for the ceiling.
I continue to be astounded by the refine
ment Alfa has made in its products. As
many of you know, I've only recently be
come the owner ofa V-6 powered car, and
my next newest Alfa is a '72. There's a
tremendous cultural shock between '72
and '82. The difference betweentheVerde
and the other Milanos seems to me to be of
the same order. As much as I love my
GTV-6, getting back into it after the Verde
felt like going back to a rattletrap. One
should not think of the Verde as just
another V-6 on an Alfetta driveline. The
Verde, almost unannounced, is a vision of
the future. It is so good, as a matter of fact,
that it could be legitimately given its own
nameplate.
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FROM
THE Directors
Hailto the four new Directors of the
AROC Board for 1989:
Bill Gillham of the Oregon Chap
ter rejoins us after a three-year hiatus. Bill
is best known as the "Techtoonist" in the
Oregon newsletter. Bill will be chairman
of our Juried Art Contest committee. He
originated the Alfa OwnerJuried Art Show.
Ed Geller, founder of the New Jersey
Chaper, is welcomed back as a Director.
Previously Ed has been a Director and has
served as treasurer for five years. Ed is our
Technical Librarian.
John Hertzman of the Mid-Atlantic
Chapter is new to the AROCBoard. John
will chair our committee to write an Alfa
Romeo/AROC history, either as a booklet
or for the Owner.
Skip Jones of the Ohio Valley Chapter
hasbeenaterrific' 'sparkplug'' in hischap
ter and has attended seven of the last eight
AROC National Conventions. His en
thusiasm is welcomed.
J. Michael Hemsley of the Deep South
Chapter has been re-elected a Director.
Mike is the chairman of the newsletter
awards committee, serves on the commit
tee to find alternatives to the roster print
ing and publication, serves on the commit
tee to expandAROC merchandise, and still
finds time to write for Alfa Owner as our
motorsports editor.
Farewell to the four retiring Directors:
Kalo Clarke from the New England
Chapter does not leave us completely as
she is serving on the newsletter awards
committee. She has been an active AROC
member for many years, and at one time
was editor of Alfa Owner.
Dave Hammond from the Detroit
Chapter alsodoes not leave us completely.
Dave serves as our Slide Librarian. He is
on the committee to review/rewrite the job
description of our PCB liaison, and he is
serving on the newsletter awards commit
tee as well.
Bill Daemke from the Oregon Chapter
will remain with us as well, as Bill is one of
our Tech Hotline advisors. When not on
the phone with someone with a tech prob
lem, Bill keeps himself busy with his Alfa
repair business.
Don Ereminas from the Connecticut
Chapter will keep himself busy with his
Alfa partsbusiness. Donhasbeena faithful
supporter of AROC and we anticipate his
continuing support.
Other:
Continuing Directors are: Linda Edinburg,
Ohio Valley Chapter; Tom Zat, Wis
consin Chapter; Lorna Moore, Northwest
Chapter; Steve Barber, Delta Sierra Chap
ter; and Frank Iacobellis, Connecticut
Chapter.
The AROC Board of Directors voted to
give outgoing President Linda Edinburg a
6 ALFA OWNER
Hailand Farewell fy Lorna Moore; AROC Beskknt
Hail and farewell: Mike Hemsley, Ed Geller, John Hertzman, Bill Daemke, Bill Gillham, Kalo
Clarke, Skip Jones, Dave Hammond andDon Ereminas. Photo byJulie Nichols.
lifetime membership in AROCfor her six
years of dedicated, intensive service.
Officers of the 1989-1990 AROC Execu
tive Board are: President, Lorna Moore;
VicePresident, Ed Geller; Secretary, Dave
Hammond; and Treasurer, John
Hertzman.
There are several VIPs who must be
mentionedandthanked for alltheirtireless
efforts for AROC. Glenna Garrett, Execu
tive Secretary (where would we all be
without her?!); GeorgePezold,LegalCoun
sel (where would our meetings go without
him and who would handle our
problems?!);Phyllis Gaylard, Competition
Chairman (keepsus all safe and legalat the
track!); Mario Romagnoli, AROC/AR-
DONA Liaison (doesa great job keeping a
smooth relationship between us and keeps
us informed!); and Pat Garrett, AROC/PCB
Liaison (our watchdog for errors and/or
omissions in the Owner and must know
what we want and who everyone is!).
New England was fine in '89! What a
wonderful convention we had in Waterbury!
Can you believe 600 for dinner?
Thank you to our hosts, the New England
and Connecticut Chapters. There were so
many activities, tours, etc., it would take
too long to go into detail. I will mention the
New England Clambake—a whole lobster
and a handful of steamer clams apiece!
Wonderful!
July 1990you will find us all headingfor
Detroit. Yes, the Detroit Chapter got the
bid for the 1990 Convention. Waterbury
will be hard to beat, but we say that each
year and the conventions just get better
and better!
Twenty-five year members include: Bob
and Margaret McGill, Oregon; Raymond
Marty, Washington; Michael Matzek, New
Hampshire; Jerry Ruckman, Colorado;
and Edwin Rucker Jr., Virginia. The Mc-
Gillsattended theconventionand received
their 25-year plaque. The other members
will be sent their plaques. We thank these
members for their continued support.
Finally, Russ Stanton, president of
AROC St. Louis, was presented the charter
for the new St. Louis Chapter. Welcome to
this new chapter.
Lorna and Seley Moore felt right at home at the New England Clambake: It even rained! Photo
by Mario Romagnoli.

Letters
On Voltage Regulators
At a recent technical workshop at my
house, an opportunity arose to help Tom
Paluda install one of Fred DiMatteo's ad
justable voltage regulators onto his '86
Spider Veloce alternator. We followed
Fred's directions explicitly, but upon com
pletion found that now the alternator was
not chargingat all. Afterlots ofspeculation
and a couple of re-installations, it finally
became apparent that a call to Fred was
necessary.
Fred, of course, immediately recognized
the problem. It was simply a matter of
arcingthe fieldwhich sometimesmust be
done to start the circuit. In layman's terms
(shadetree mechanic) this means taking a
pieceoflead wire, attaching it to a positive
(hot) power source and striking an arc
across the control terminal (green wire
connection) on the alternator. Problem
solved!
Incidentally, on the '86 Spider, there is
room to attach the new regulator to the
alternator without taking it off the car.
Delmas Greene
Clearwater, Fla.
The Brazilian
In the AROC roster you can find my
name. It'sthe last name on the list, the only
member from Brazil. My cars don't appear
in the roster, because I always forget to fill
in the form which appears in the club
magazine.
I live in the state of Minas Gerais
("General Mines"), in a town called
Cataguases, an Indian name which means
"land of good people." I own two Alfas.
One is a red, Italian '72 GTV 2000, and the
other is a green Brazilian Alfa, a '68 model
called FNM-2000 TIMB.
The story of this Brazilian Alfa car
started at the Torino salon in 1957, where
AlfaRomeo presentedits model "68." This
same car, with identical mechanical ele
ments to the '56 Alfa Super, were
presentedby the Brazilian National Motors
plant [Fabrica Nacional de Motores, or
FNM) at the inauguration of the national
capital, the city of Brasilia, on April 21,
1960.
The carwas manufactured under license
of Alfa Romeo with the name of FNM-JK-
2000; the abbreviation "JK" meant Juscelino
Kubitschek, the nation's president
at the time and the man who built up
Brasilia. Featuringfour cylinders, cast iron
block, double overhead camshaft, radial
tires and a beautiful body, this sedan was
one of the first cars made by our new
automobile industry. In 1962 FNM
presentedtheversionTIMB (TurismoInter
national Modelo Brasil or International
Touring Brazilian Model). In 1964 the
Alfas inBrazil: From left,de Souza'sFNM-2000 TIMB andGTV2000, anda friend's 2300. Photo
by VitorA.C. de Souza.
name of this car was changed to FNM-
2000.
At the end of 1968 Alfa Romeo acquired
control of FNM in Braziland presented the
FNM-2150, basically the same car im
proved in someitems such as brakes and
front suspension. In 1973 Alfa Romeo
finished manufacturingthe FNM-2150and
presented a new car, the AlfaRomeo2300.
In 1978, Fiat got control of Alfa Romeo
in Brazil and continued to manufacturethe
2300 in the same FNM plant site in Xerem,
a smalltownnearthe city of Rio de Janeiro,
until 1981. At that time it decided to
To help you locate events in your part of the
country more easily, the abbreviation at the begin
ning of each event indicates its rough geographic
area. The following abbreviations have been used.
CN-Central U.S.
NC-North Central
NW-Northwest
SE-Southeast
WC-West Coast
OCTOBER
EC—East Coast
NE-Northeast
SC-South Central
SW-Southwest
1 NC Stella Del Nord Picnic italiano (612) 227-9408
1 EC Connecticut Ch. concours (203) 630-1129
1 WC Orange County Ch. wine tour (714) 830-5273
1 EC Capital Chap, autocross (301) 377-6231
2 EC Capital Chap, gen'l mtg (301) 377-6231
4 WC San Diego Chap, gen'l mtg (619) 743-5411
7 SE Fla. First Cst. Auto Italia Fest (904) 399-5492
7 SE Tennessee Chap, pasta fest (615) 269-3680
7-8 NC Chicago Chap, time trials (312) 383-3978
8 EC Capital Chap, autocross (301) 377-6231
8 NC Stella Del Nord autocross (612) 227-9408
8 WC N. Cal. anniversary/open house (916) 739-6949
8 WC N.Cal.Ch. W.Sacramento parade (916) 739^949
9 NC Stella Die Nord Ch. gen'l mtg (612) 227-9408
10 EC Mid-Atlantic Ch. tech session (919) 781-6852
10 SW New Mexico Chap, gen'l mtg (505) 836-2178
11 EC Mid-Atlantic Ch. Sunday drive (919) 781-6852
12 WC Orange County Ch. gen'l mtg (714) 830-5273
12 SE Florida Chap, gen'l mtg (813) 784-2791
12 SW Oklahoma Ch. Okla. City mtg (918) 743-4958
14 EC Del. Vly cvrd. bridge tour/mtg (215) 353-1621
14 SW New Mexico Chap, rally (505) 836-2178
14 WC Orange County Chap, rally (714) 830-5273
15 EC Buffalo Chap, wine tour (716) 655-1744
15 SW Oklahoma Ch. Tulsa mtg/ratly (918) 743-4958
16 EC Buffalo Chap, gen'l mtg (716) 655-1744
17 WC N. Cal. Chap, gen'l mtg (916) 739-6949
17 CN Colorado Chap, gen'l mtg (303) 279-0450
18 EC Mid-Atlantic Chap gen'l mtg (919) 781-6852
18 WC Oregon Chap, gen'l mtg (503) 244-8447
19 NC Chicago Chap, gen'l mtg (312) 383-3978
24 NC Detroit Chap, gen'l mtg (313) 624-3946
24 WC N. Cal. Chap, tech session (916) 739-6949
25 SW Arizona Chap, gen'l mtg (602) 993-3335
manufacture this car in its plant in Betim,
a town near Belo Horizonte, the capital of
MinasGeraisstate. Alfas becamea product
of this state and, curiously, were manufac
tured by its principal competitor in Italy,
Fiat.
In 1981, Fiat presented an Alfa Romeo
2300 propelled by alcohol in addition to its
gasmodel.Atthe end of 1986, Fiatdecided
to finish the productionofthe 2300,ending
the life of a car which practically was born
with our automobile industry.
Vitor A.C. de Souza
Cataguases, Brazil
25 SW Lone Star Chap, gen'l mtg (214) 234-5144
26 NC Northeast Ohio Ch. gen'l mtg (216) 842-3341
28 WC San Diego Chap. Oktoberfest (619) 743-5411
28 EC CapitalCh. Halloween party(301) 377-6231
28-29 CN Okla./K.C. Ch. Arkansas trip (913) 491-3913
28-29 SW Texas Hill Ctry. tour/campout (512) 258-4276
TBA NC Indiana Chap Caley's Caper (219) 422-8826
TBA WC N. Cal. Chap. Alfa show (916) 739-6949
TBA SE FloridaChap. ItaliaFest rally(813) 784-2791
TBA EC New England Ch. Maine rally(617) 899-2449
TBA SW Texas Hill Ctry. tour/rally (512) 258-4276
NOVEMBER
I WC S.D. dinner/pasta mkng demo (619) 743-5411
4 SE Tennessee Chap, drive (615) 269-3680
4 NC Wisconsin Ch. tech session (414) 375-4892
4 WC N. Cal. Chap, drivers school (916) 739-6949
5 WC N. Cal. Sac'to.-L Berryessa tour (916)73^6949
6 EC Capital Chap, gen'l mtg (301) 377-6231
9 CN Okla. Ch. Okla. City gen'l mtg (918) 743-4958
9 SE Florida Chap, gen'l mtg (813) 784-2791
9 WC Orange County Ch. gen'l mtg (714) 830-5273
II SW Ariz. Ch. progressive dinner (602) 993-3335
11 WC Orange Cty Ch. medievaldinner(714) 830-5273
12 CN Okla. Ch. Tulsa gen'l mtg (918) 743-4958
13 NC Indiana Chap, gen'l mtg (219) 422-8826
OCTOBER 1989 7

SERVIZIO
ALFA SERVICE GUIDE
An ongoing series
Finding good service for any make of
car, whether it be an Alfa or some
thing a bit more ordinary, isn't al
ways easy. So when you do happen upon
an outstanding mechanic, the temptation
is to crow about him. Here's your chance
to let fellow Alfisti know about your
favorite technician.
"Servizio" will spotlight both inde
pendent repair shops and authorized Alfa
Romeo dealership technicians, so if you
have a favorite mechanic, please be sure to
drop us a note—or better yet, use the
coupon below. Comments may be sent at
any time to Julie Nichols, Alfa Owner, 1385
E. WarnerAve., Suite C, Tustin, CA 92680.
Please Note: Each mechanic and shop
listed below has been recommended by an
individualAROC member.Mention ofa shop
or technician in "Servizio"does notconstitute
anendorsement byAlfa Owneror theAROC,
nordoesomissionofanynamefromthislisting
constitute a judgment byAlfa Owner or the
AROCconcerning the quality of a shop's or
mechanic's repairs.—Julie Nichols
ALFA ETC.
Tom Gunter
543 Elder Ave.
Sand City, CA 93955
(408) 394-8887
Comments: Explains the options avail
able and the prices, and after the decision
is made lets customers watch the work.
ALFA IMPORT CENTER
Giuseppe Lore
953 Ridgewood Ave.
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 381-6764
Comments: "This shop is the only reason
that I can enjoy my Alfa.' '—Bob Marchese,
Howard Beach, N. Y.
ALFA ONLY
Bill Werner
3422 Glendale Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90039
(213)662-3916
Service First
Comments: "He knows Alfas and does
good work at reasonable prices. Work is
completed by the time promised."—Noel
Norwich, LosAngeles, Calif.
BUS KIRK FERRARI SERVICE
Bus Kirk
670 Irwin St.
San Rafael, CA 94901
(415) 459-0825
CARRIAGE AND MOTOR WORKS
47th and Mission
Kansas City, KS 66103
(913) 384-4515
CONTINENTAL GARAGE
209 Davenport Ave.
New Haven, CT 06519
(203) 777-8579
DON'S AUTO SERVICE, INC.
210 N.Albany Ave.
Atlantic City, NJ 08401
(609) 344-3759
EURO-BENZ COACHWORKS, LTD.
David Rivkin
311 E. 11th St.
New York, NY 10003
(212)995-1160
Comments: Body shop that works mostly
on Mercedes automobiles but services all
European luxury cars. Proprietor Rivkin is
an AROC member.
EURO-TEC, INC.
Domenic Colasacco
603 N. 3rd St.
Newark, NJ 07107
(201)484-7997
Comments: Proprietor Colasacco has 40
years of Alfa experience, including with
Autodelta. Trained as a Royal Italian Air
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The 1989
AROC
National
Convention
Directors' Meeting:
Down To Business
CONTINUED
It didn't take long to conclude that la
Dolce Via would be one successful
convention—even the Board of Directors
meeting was finished early! (Early for an
AROC Board meeting, that is.Thesethings
are relative.)
So now, with apologies to the New York
Times, here's all the news that's fit to
print...
• As mentioned last month, outgoing
AROC President Linda Edinburg was
awarded HonoraryLifetime Membership in
the club for her many contributions to the
AROC, and new officers were elected.
Please see this month's "From The
Directors" column on Page 6 for more
information.
• A motion was passed allowing the Ex
ecutive Committee to ask a Director to
resign if he or she is unable to effectively
11 Ife^ cfthvefi^ Gk>Mecticui,;iinda; Idmburg began
t hereigJhth year onthe MardofDirectors ofburclub. But
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witt/not h||>n the Efe as vice
preaideBt aM;six ntfyowas p^sident, she decided it Was time
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the AROG presidency forever, Before Linda, the position was
10 ALFA OWNER
The AROC Board mulls over an agenda item during its shortest meeting ever.
participate in a majority of Directorial deci
sions. Directors' two-year voting records
will be included with biographies on the
ballots for re-election.
• A central mailing system was
established for local newsletters. Linda
Edinburg will coordinate the mailings,
which will cost the national organization
approximately $1,500per year but save each
Chapter about $100 per month.
• No newsletter awards were
announced or presented. During the past
year two of the three previous awards com
mittee members (Tom Suter and Steve
Nickless) have vacated their positions as
PCB liaison and Alfa Owner editor,
respectively. The Boarddecided last year at
Tulsa to judge newsletters from January
through Decemberrather than July through
June; therefore, awards will be presented
next year based on the newsletters for the
1989 calendar year. A new committee was
established to judge the newsletters.
Members are Mike Hemsley (chairman),
Kalo Clarke, Dave Hammond, and Ralph
Moorhouse of the San Diego Chapter.
• The AROC's hard-working executive
secretary, Glenna Garrett, was awarded a
$1,000 per year raise. The Board also
authorized Glenna to buy a photocopier for
the National Office.
• In response to interest expressedby the
Ottawa Chapter of the AROCof Canada, the
Board voted to extend an invitation to
Canadian Alfa clubs to apply for Chapter
status with the AROC.
• PCB/AROC liaison Pat Garrett, Shayna
Geller, PCB President Paul Pfanner and Alfa
Owner editor Julie Nichols were asked to
write a formal job description for the PCB
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liaison position so the liaison may help im
prove the quality of the magazine.
• A committee consisting of incoming
Vice President Ed Geller, Phyllis Gaylard
and Skip Jones was appointed to examine
the feasibiUty of establishing a foundation
account for special gifts and memorials to
the AROC.
• Glenna announced the results of the
roster survey. The majority of respondents
would not buy a roster separately from Alfa
Owner. A committee was established, con
sisting of Pat Garrett, Mike Hemsley, Tom
Zat and Phyllis Gaylard, to discuss with PCB
various roster alternatives.
• New Director and Juried Art Contest
creator Bill Gillham will rewrite the art
contest rules to state that an award will be
given in every class in which there is an
appropriate entry.
• The non-member fee for AROC
National Conventions was raised from $15
to $35. This fee would allow for a year-long
AROC membership, with the dues split
going to the Chapter of the person's choice
rather than the host Chapter of the
convention.
•The Florida Chapter's "Alfa Alley"
event, to be held in March 1990, was
granted regional status, and the Board voted
to provide the Chapter with seed money.
• Finally, next year's AROC National
Convention will be hosted by the Detroit
Chapter, while the San Diego Chapter is ten
tatively scheduled to play host to the
festivities in 1991. —Julie Nichols
The Autocross:
Stonehenge Solo
A s Friday morning rolled around, the
il Connecticut sky was gray and rain fell
intermittently. Not exactly the greatest
weather for an autocross. Nonetheless, 83
brave souls weathered the storm to drive
Stonehenge, er, to participate in the
BFGoodrich Team T/A Autocross, held at the
E.D. Burgin Educational Complex down the
street from convention headquarters.
The 0.4-mile course, which received its
nickname because of its concrete block
chicanes, featured a tri-level format. Drivers
started at the second level, then made two
successive right turns onto the upper level
into the slalom area. A U-turn cone located
at the halfway point made the course
somewhat trickier, especially in the wet An
off-camber turn onto the downhill portion
of the course was an invisible obstacle. "The
cars had the tendency to swing out,"
commented autocrosser Joel Edinburg, "so
it was tricky out there." An added attrac
tion was the asphalt curbs located within
five feet of the course at some points.
Rumor had it that a street sweeper had been
seen trying out the course before the main
competition.. .wonder how it made it past
the blocks and curbs?
"I wish some of those curbs weren't so
close," lamented John Hoard, who never
theless won class D competition in his '68
GTAJunior and registered Fastest Time of
Day with a 46.696. "I wasn't even close to
running out of second gear." The curbs
claimed one casualty as Mark Venco, driving
an '87 Milano, spun and hit a curb on the
front half of the course. Reportedly the
impact bent a rim on the car but did little
other damage (asidefrom, most likely, some
jangled nerves). And the U-turn cone
slowed down times. "Everyone was much
too far down [away from the cone] on that
180," Hoard observed. "After all, a 10ft
difference means one second."
The rain also altered some drivers' times
by acting as an equalizer. SCCA Solo II
National Champion George Schweikle came
in second to Hoard, in part due to the fact
that the rain tires had been left at home in
Kentucky. And a few folks went "slip-slidin'
away," among them Peter Diamantes whose
GTA-powered Duetto did a 180on the uphill
side of the course on his second run, causing
wags to give him a 9.5 spin rating.
The Team T/A Autocross was quite a
family affair, as several second-generation
comeptitors turned in good runs. Stacy
Edinburg, Danielle Hoard and Carl Pezold
all competed in their dads' cars. For Carl,
son of AROC Legal Counsel George Pezold,
it was not only his first autocross ever, but
his first time driving the family's '88 Milano
at all! —Julie Nichols >
Far left, autocross
winners John Hoard,
George Schweikle and
Francis O'Connor Jr.;
left, Bob Nutter preps
the cars; middle, Dee
Schweikle deals with
the weather;
bottom, the
lineup for Class
D competition.
OCTOBER 1989 11

BFGoodrich Team T/A Autocross Results
Class Pos. Driver Car Run 1
JimSteck'shlghlyf
modified'69 GTV
runs around midcourse
U-turn cone.
Run 2 Run 3 Best
1 John MacDonald 74 Spider 48.771 48.489 45237 45237
. 2;
3
Eliot Shanabrook
Cnrb Piku
'71 GTV
74 GTV
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51530
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49.067
49559
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5
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Amy Piku
'69 GTV
74 GTV
70JB20
80598
49515
57535
79.762
56575
49515
56575
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2
3
4
5
John Hoard
George Schweikle
FrandsQ'Cohnor dr.
Andrew Kaufmarin
Dee Schweikle
'68 GTA Jr.
'76 Spider
74 Spider
74 GTV
'76 Spider
47.216
47158
49.620
71.707
53306
45696
48523-
69.793
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52.114
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51.165
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7 PfeterbiMatteo Jr. Zagato
a Paul Engbprg *64 GTV Jr.
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54449
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52,783
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52.770
52,783
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52516
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10
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12
Phil Baumer
Tony Colli
KenWears- '
Joel Edinburg
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::4f , '79 Alfetta
, '-" >;, 74 GTV
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89.233
60,207
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54.134
56.798
58522
58574
55526
54538
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55,498
54.134
54538
55.117
55.496
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14
Peter Diamantes,
Fred DiMatteo
*67 Duetto
Jr. Zagato
58005
57623
DNF
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55536
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55536
55570
15 Ed Geller / '73 GTV
16 ChrisCarveth , ; *';>« '87 Milano Vercte
17, Taerrv
18 UndaLeRoyer ; *67 GfTV Jr.
19 Frank Sapienza '66GIV
20 Mario Bomagnpji *85 GTV-6
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^722*: \Jphn Silfasen U:* '82 GTV-6

The second half of the rally was the hard
part, the Time-Speed-Distance portion. It
had to be frustrating: If it weren't difficult
enough to be sure to go 43mph in a 45mph
zone (and watch it when passing the Con
necticut State Police building), then they had
to stick in that blasted trick checkpoint at
Lime Rock Park! Perhaps entranced by the
surroundings or the speedometer or both,
many rallyistscompletely missed the check
point set up at the entrance to the race track
outfield. Now, this wasn't really a "trick"
checkpoint, as the people manning it were
in plain view—they could be seen sitting
under a large umbrella and were even
waving!—butsomehow they appeared to be
the Lime Rock Welcoming Committee in
stead of the checkpoint crew. With so many
drivers missing their checkpoint, those folks
must have been almost as lonely as the
Maytag repairman.
Parts of the rally had to be re-routed at
the last minute as tornado damage took
several of the roads out of commission, and
throughout the rally orange State of Connec
ticut trucks were stopped so workers could
pick up fallen tree branches and other
debris. Still, there were three checkpoints
in the rally, the final one at the Haight
Vineyard in Litchfield where rallyists
wound down with a wine tasting.
In the end, surprisingly enough, the top
three finishers all turned out to be married
couples. Mr. and Mrs. AlfaDoc, Stewart and
Carole Sandeman, came out on top... in a
rental car. (What, no bongo class?) Not far
behind were the teams of David and
Elizabeth Paliotti in an '87 Milano and Alan
and Nora Klase in a '69 Spider. Congratula
tions to them, and to the many finishers of
a very well-run rally. —Julie Nichols r>
After stopping at checkpoints (above), rallyists
sampled wines at the Haight Vineyard (top).
The victors:
Stewart and Carafe
Sandeman, David
and Elizabeth
Paliotti, Alan and
Nora Klase.
Ereminas Imports Rally Restilts
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2 34 Paliotti/Paliotti 34 18 3 0 0 55
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4 30* Mann/Ryder 13 50 7 0 0 70
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The 1989
AROC
National
Convention
CONTINUED
Attack on Lime Rock:
The Alfa Ricambi
Time Trials
There are some really pretty tracks
around the country—Road America, Road
Atlanta and Laguna Seca to name a few.
Lime Rock is another. The drive to the track
is one of the best parts. It takes you through
some very nice New England countryside
to the town of Lime Rock. It seems a perfect
place to blast your Alfa up, down and
around the track. But race cars are usually
noisy cars, and not all the residents of Lime
Rock are race fans. The challenge to John
Sillasen, Connecticut Chapter president,
was to organize a competitive Time Trials
and keep the cars within the established
noise limits. John and his crew did ad
mirably; few cars were denied runs because
of unacceptable noise levels.
Lime Rock is a short track, only 1.53miles
around, but it is well designed. The course
has eight turns and some serious elevation
change, making it tight, but it also has two
nice straights where most Alfas can reach
speeds of 100+. A tribute to the designers
of Lime Rock is the annual IMSA GTP
race—sports prototype cars don't race on
nasty little tracks, and GTP cars get up to
160mph on the main straight at Lime Rock.
Skip Barber Drivers School
After a rainy autocross and threatening
weather earlier in the week, Saturday's sun
shine was welcome, even if the heat and
humidity were a little more than was
expected. John and his crew kept the event
moving, allowing each driver plenty of track
time, as long as his car wasn't too loud. After
the event, most of the drivers had that look
of pleasant exhaustion, the best testimony
of a successful event.
One advantage of this type of event is that
TVack Training Fifty lucky Alfistispenta dayat theSkipBarber Drivers Schoolat Lime Rock Fork, learning track
tricks from instructor Bruce Maclnnes (left}. At right, Jim Steck tails the teacher's BMW.Due to space limitations
in this issue, the Barber Schoolstorywill run in next month's Alfa Owner. Photos byJay Woodruff.
14 ALFA OWNER
Above, cars line up on the Lime Rock grid; left, a
Tipo 33 completed a quick run.
everyone has a chance to try his car. Those
on the track ranged from serious com
petitors to folks who just wanted to
experiment with the cars and their own
limits. AROC events, like the Alfa Ricambi
Time Trials, have an impressive safety
record, but running your car on a track at
race speeds does involve some risk. Unfor
tunately, Paul Engborg knows that all too
well. After setting a time good enough for
second in his class, he spun his GT Junior
and crashed into the tire wall, doing con
siderable damage. Hopefully, the car is
repairable and will compete at Waterford
Hills in Detroit next year.
A good lap time for Alfas is one minute
12 seconds. Three cars beat that time, with
another tying it and one more within
O.Olsec. Fastest of all was John MacDonald
in his '74 Spider at 1:10.37—think his Spider
is stock? Next, at 1:10.90, was John Hoard's
'68 GTA Junior. Then came Jim Steck,
1:11.67, in the most incredible '69 GTV.
Remember the Under 2.5 Liter TVans-Am
cars of the early '70s? Jim's car has similar
flares and a turbocharger. A very clean, and
mean, car. At exactly 1:12.00 was George
Schweikle's '76 Spider. George's car is a past
SCCA Solo II champion. Finally, of those
who came close to the 1:12.00 goal, were
Steve Fry, '85 GTV-6, at 1:12.01 and Peter
Krause, '82 GTV-6, at 1:12.69.
It was a good day of competition for all
those who came to run, as well as for those
who only watched. It was well organized
and relatively incident free. As with every
AROC event, there were enough nice cars
and great people to keep everyone happy.
—J. Michael Hemsley
Alfa Ricambi Time Trials Results
Top three in each class
Class Finish Driver Car Time
G/H/l
1 Jim Steck '69 GTV 1:11.67
2 Steve Fry '85 GTV-6 1:12j01
3 Edward Buck '84 GTV-6 1:1357
1 Phil Baumer '85 GTV-6 1:1319
2 Chuck Ellis 74 Spider 1:1362
3 Rich Rachlin '84 GTV-6 1:1378
1(FTD) John MacDonald 74 Spider 1:1037
2 John Hoard '68 GTA Jr. 1:1050
3 George Schweikle 76 Spider 1:12.00
1 Peter Krause '82 GTV-6 1:12.69
2 Paul Engborg '67 GTV Jr. 1:1332
3 Jay Itin '88 Milano 1:17.00
1 Steve Hood '71 GTV 1:20.02
2 Gary Tashjian '69 Spider 1:2134
3 David Rowe •73 GTV 1:2138
1 Peter DiMatteo 73 Jr. Zagato 1:1530
2 Jeff Tilden '71 Berlina 1:1853
3 Steve Moody '67 Duetto 1:1931

The Concours:
Pieces of Summer
You remember the feeling. Sitting at a
wooden desk in grade school as new heat
rises from the soil of the playground, the
ripe smell of grass slipping in through the
classroom window, seeping up your nose,
infecting your brain with thoughts of
summer: Your favorite sugar-coated cereal
for breakfast. Riding around the
neighborhood on your bike. Hunting in a
warm rain for all the puddles. Napping by
the pool or on the beach. Evening games of
kick-the-can. Late nights stalking fireflies.
Even now in adulthood some pieces of
summer still feel that way—free, lazycrazy,
hedonistic: Waking up slowly. Banquet eggs
and melon for breakfast. Snooping around
the Goody Room with your checkbook. A
drive over roads lined with Sunday
greenery. Finding the Watch Tower Center,
suddenly full of shining Alfas. Roaming
among the rainbow of elegantly detailed
automobiles. Drinking cold soda and
chatting with Alfa friends. Watching the
Concours judges with clipboards lavish over
the cars to the point that decisionmaking
became nearly impossible.
Yet decisions were made, not only by the
experts but also by the Concours-goers.
Alfisti tore out their ballots from the back
of the convention booklet, marked their
choices for most elegante machine, and
popped the folded pieces of paper into the
Alfa-red ballot box. Many interesting votes
were cast including one vote for Jill Hitch
cock's "Luigi" as "the sexiest" (Luigiis only
lucky that my own "Ralphalosa" was not
in attendance because the mirror, mirror
had already declared him sexiest of
them all).
Selected for personality, popularity, con
geniality and the lust factor, Dave Yager's
1956 1900 CSS Zagato was voted "People's
Choice," with an Honorable Mention going
to Joe Grazado's 1964 2600 Sprint. Although
the judges were unable to reach a consensus
regarding which car should be ruled Best
of Show, winners were also chosen in
several categories (see below).
Thanks to Tom Zat for once again spon
soring the Alfa Heaven Concours, to Dave
Yager and Gene Ritvo for organizing the
largest Concours in AROC history (over 100
cars registered), to the owner of the Watch
Tower for providing the space and also
entering the contest, to the judges for
judging the Concours, to the people who
hauled in the cold soda on such a hot, hot
Artistic License
Magnificent Machine AROCDirector and
artist-at-large Bill Gillham sketched this
representation of the 6C 2500 depicted above
when it rolledinto the Lime Rock paddock
during the Alfa Ricambi Time Thaife.
day, and a final thanks to Alfa Romeo for
producing these beautiful machines.
—Kalo Clarke
Alfa Heaven Concorso
d'Eleganza Results
(Editor's Note:It hadto happen. La Dolce Via had
been going along too smoothly, too successfully,
for Murphy's Law not to set in before everybody
went home. Unfortunately, Murphy showed up
at the concours this year. Maybe the heat finally
got to the judges [all 12 of them] and the
organizers. Whatever the case, the results came
out somewhat garbled, so the Alfa Owner editor
played detective in an attempt to retrieve as many
of them as possible. Below is the result of this
effort. We promise to print further results in
future issues should we receive them.)
Competition Special Class
Place Car Owner
First '65 GTA Roman Tucker
Second GTA Jr. N/A
Third '65 Giulia TZ George Pezold
1750 and 2000 Closed Class
Place Car
First '67 GTV
Owner
Jack Bloemendaul
Hometown
Lapeer, Mich.
N/A
Huntington, NY.
Hometown
Rochester, NY.
1300 and 2000 Special Class
Place Car
Owner Hometown
First '70 Jr.
Zagato
Jane and Paul Heill Baltimore, Md.
Second '65 Sprint
Speciale
Lawrence Tarantino N/A
Third 1900 CSS
Zagato
("Double
Bubble")
Dave Yager Wallingford, Conn.
Giulia and Giulietta Open Class
Place Car Owner Hometown
First '60 Giulietta John and Linda
Spider Pellatorre
Veloce
Second '59 Giulia Aaron Newman
Spider
Veloce
Third '59 Giulietta Paul and Susie
Spider Hughes
Concours Special Class
Place Car Owner
First '73 Montreal Rick Pocock
Second '72 Montreal Mike Jones
Third '72 Montreal Bruce Robinson
N/A
Remington, NJ.
Georgetown, Mass.
Hometown
Pittsfield, Mass.
Bryan, Ohio
Princeton, NJ.
Best Of Show: No award presented
People's Choice: 1900 CSS Zagato ("Double
Bubble"), Dave Yager D>
At top, a gorgeous 6C 7750 graced the Alfa
Heaven Concours, as did a 6C 2500 (above left).
Above, the red 1900 CSS Zagato of Connecticut
native Dave Yager, known as the "Double
Bubble," was named People's Choice.
OCTOBER 1989 15

The 1989
AROC
National
Convention
CONTINUED
For The Younger Set...
A primary goal of the la Dolce Via
Jl\ committeewas to make the 1989Con
vention a true family vacation. What better
way to achieve this goal than to design a
series of events specially tailored to the
youngsters?
The "Kids' Program" was divided into
three main events: the Nintendo Challenge
(video games), the radio control model car
Grand Prix, and the Pinewood Derby racers,
a sort of miniature soapbox derby event.
The program obviously struck a respon
sive chord since all three events were totally
overbooked, with more than 50 boys and
girls registered for each. The events were
subdivided into three age groups—5-8, 9-12
and 13-15—to make competition more even.
To encourage participation, all who enrolled
received a beautiful bike license plate in the
Connecticut blue and white colors, which
read "Alfa, Lime Rock, Connecticut 1989."
Parents were elated that their children were
enjoying themselves. And the children, of
course, were overjoyed at the prospects of
not only winning trophies, but also at the
fun of competing.
• For the Pinewood Derby, sponsored by
Northern Italian Cuisine of Boxford, Mass.,
parents and their children transformed plain
wooden blocks into beautifully functional
race cars. Every conceivable Alfa was
represented. When the finals arrived,
everyone was overwhelmed by a 42ft.
elevated race track which loomed over
everyone like a giant sky-jump.
• Meanwhile, the world of video
automobile racing came alive as three dif
ferent age groups of children competed
passionately at the Nintendo's Rad Racer
and R.C. Pro Am. The level of competition
would have made Nuvolari proud!
• In the Sprague Electric R/C Model Car
Grand Prix, young daredevils used state-ofthe-art
electronic equipment to race their
cars at speeds of up to 30mph around a
challenging circuit. Friday afternoon the
competitors practiced in the hotel parking
lot, while the formal competition took place
Saturday at the BMW Skip Barber Racing
School skid pad at Lime Rock Park. This
added an element of excitement since the
kids were racing at the same time (and in
the same location) as their parents. The cars
were highly maneuverable and several
spectators and a few pylons were sent scur
rying as the cars darted hither and yon!
The organizers of the kids' program were
16 ALFA OWNER
most gratified to see the fruits of their
labors. Thanksmust goout to several people
whose labors made the kids' program the
success it was. They include: Jackie
Rapisardi and Colette Iacobellis, who were
instrumental in the smooth running of the
Nintendo Video Challenge; Tom Iacobellis,
whose shop "Andy's Hobby Shop" of
Elmsford, N.Y., provided the equipment and
support for the R/C Grand Prix; Vivian
O'Brian, Jeff St. Jean, Don Braverman and
Ron Pimpinella, all corner workers at the
Grand Prix; and Jim Miga who helped run
the Pinewood Derby.
All of us who worked on the children's
activities committee were more than com
pensated by the smiles on the children's
faces. Now if only there were some way to
get a blue Alfa license to fit on the back of
a Fuji racing bike!
But not all the ongoing programs were
geared solely toward the kids. At the same
time as the Kids' Program, some 50 ex
quisite models were shown in the Off
Course Racewear Model Car Concours.
These cars were on display for the four days
of the convention in the main registration
area.
Each convention packet included a ballot
for model cars in four categories. They
included most accurately crafted model car,
most unusual pre-built car and most
unusual member-built car, and finally
People's Choice. The handiwork of some of
the cars was so good that it was often
very difficult to distinguish the pre-built
cars from member-built cars. Great job,
everyone!
—Frank Iacobellis and Frank Rapisardi
Zoom! From radio control model car races (top)
to the Nintendo Challenge (above), la Dolce Via
kept the kids busy.
Kids' Program Event Results
Northern Italian Cuisine
Pinewood Derby
Ages 5-8:
1. Edmund Romagnoli
2. Matt Whitford
3. Christian Iacobellis
Ages 9-12:
1. Dan Gerken
2. Brad Paxton
3. Nick Di Rienzo
Ages 13-15:
1. Donny Roberts
2. Miguel Roberts
3. Josh Gerken
Adult Class:
Don Roberts
Fastest Car:
John Gerken
Concours Winner:
Edmund Romagnoli
Video Galaxy Nintendo Challenge
Ages 5-8:
1. Christian Iacobellis
2. Edmund Romagnoli
3. Anna Romagnoli
Ages 9-12:
1. Mark Rapisardi
2. Brent Rapisardi
3. Brad Paxton
Ages 13-15:
1. Darren Schwartz
2. Derek Di Matteo
3. Josh Gerken
Sprague Electric R/C Model Car
Grand Prix
Ages 5-8:
1. Christian Iacobellis
2. Lisa Sershen
3. Anna Romagnoli
Ages 9-12:
1. Mike Duckwill
2. Anthony Di Rienzo
3. Alex Rosson
Off-Course Racewear
Model Car Concours
Most accurately crafted member-built car:
Bob Simonds, Monza
Most unusual pre-built car:
Frank Iacobellis, Sprint Speciale
Most unusual member-built car:
Brad Warner, Spider
People's Choice:
Bob Simonds, Monza
Ages 13-15:
1. Donny Roberts
2. Chris Stanton
3. Derek Di Matteo

A "Mystic-al"
Experience
4 s we got on the bus for the Mystic
jljL Seaport tour, I told one young tour-goer
wearing a red T-shirt that we were headed
to Mystic, the factory where world famous
Mystic Mint cookies were made.
"You're kidding?"
"I'm kidding," I nodded.
"Too bad," he answered with visible
disappointment.
Later I saw the same red-shirted kid. He
had obviously forgotten about cookies as he
climbed over the decks and went below to
the blubber room and sailors' living quarters
of the Charles W. Morgan, the last wooden
whale ship in America. I heard one of the
museum "outdoor demonstration squad"
tell the boy that during the ship's 37
voyages, she had crossed more miles of
ocean and made more profits for her owners
than any other whale ship on record.
The kid asked the guide why they called
a ship named Charles "she." The guide just
shrugged, and I turned away to follow my
map around the other sites of Mystic
Seaport Museum: the Buckingham House,
the Tkvern, the Cooperage, the Mystic Press,
the Chandlery (department store for sea
going folks), the Wendell building which
housed intricately carved ship's figureheads,
and much more. In most of the buildings,
the staff were demonstrating skills and
crafts any self-respecting New Englander
should know—how to use a printing press
or split a codfish or save a shipwreck victim
from a half-submerged mast by means of
the "breeches buoy rescue."
I ran into the kid in the red shirt again
at the planetarium where we watched an
informative half-hour show about early
navigation using the night sky—"a tall ship
and a star to steer her by," the narrator
quipped.
Later as I ate a cheeseburger at The
Galley, I read about the seaport's history:
the area was named "Mistick" or tidal river
by the Indians who inhabited the nearby
woodlands in pre-colonial times, and vessels
may have been constructed on the shores
of the Mystic River as early as the
mid-1600s. I looked out to where the sky
and land and river met; it had just rained
and a mist obscured the boundaries.
Back on the buses again, we headed a
mile down the road to the Mystic Marinelife
Aquarium. There our ticket got us a glimpse
of over 6000 marine specimens in 48 indoor
exhibits. Outside there was Seal Island, a
2.5-acre exhibit simulating the natural
habitats of seals and sea lions. Over another
outside area hung a sign that promised,
"Coming This Summer: Penguins." In the
Marine Theatre we saw dolphins, sea lions
and whales perform. At the tidal pool
exhibit I learned answers to questions that
had stymied me for minutes—how to tell a
fertile from an infertile sea skate egg (look
for the red dot in the center of the fertile
egg), how to sex a flounder (the male has
a rough underside while the female's is
smooth), etc.
"This was a greattour," several Alfisti told
me as we climbed back on the bus at the
end of the day, some of us a little tired, most
of us carrying gift shop bags of almostuseless
tourist goodies like magnets and
picture postcards. I had to agree that it was
a delightful way to spend Thursday. But I
was still thinking about how to get my
hands on some cookies. —Kalo Clarke
A Look At Village Life
The Mystic trip was just one of several
organized tours. Some folks were busy
at the Skip Barber Drivers School while
others were rallying to their heart's content,
but 65 others took another type of trip: a
journey into the past at Sturbridge Village.
The Village, a working historical farm
located on 200 acres, re-created the feel of
an early 19th century New England village.
People dressed in period costumes did the
town's work, ranging from grinding corn at
the miller's shop to forging iron at the
blacksmith shop. Formany lucky Alfisti the
day was topped off by a lunch comprised
Kalo Clarke "goes overboard" with her Mystic
story as Andy Hammond watches.
of food typical of the time—a feast not
unlike Thanksgiving. What more could one
want?
Other folks opted to skip the Lime Rock
Time Trials and visit another Massachusetts
village: Stockbridge. Located in the heart of
the Berkshires, Stockbridge is now a resort
destination for many New Yorkers, but was
the home of Norman Rockwell for 28 years,
and the artist memorialized the town in
many of his paintings. The Norman
Rockwell Museum now houses a whole
spectrum of his works, including but not
limited to Rockwell's famous Saturday
Evening Post covers.
Another attraction was the Mission
House, the home of the first missionary to
the Indian tribe that lived in the center of
town. And, as might be expected in a quaint
New England town, the shopping was fan
tastic, an antique lover's paradise.
—Julie Nichols, from reports by
Mary Ann Dickinson and Paula Morse \>
Stockbridge offered Alfisti scenes from
Norman Rockwell paintings and great
shopping.
OCTOBER 1989 17

CompettIIiIje
Alloverthe world, race series are into
their second half of the season. As
this is written, the Fl circus is in
Hungary, NASCAR is at the Glen, and the
CART boys are getting ready for the third
ofthe 500milers at Pocono. The various F3
championships each have a few clear
leaders, and the list ofinvitees to the SCCA
Runoffs® is starting to show some names.
The best part is that Alfas are doing ad
mirably in all the series where they run.
CART
Next month's column will concentrate
on Alfa's performance in the Indy Car
championship, but our team's efforts
deserve some mention. The March-Alfa
run by RobertoGuerrero is doingamazingly
well. No other team has had as much suc
cess in its first year—not Chevy, not
Porsche! The car keeps getting better and
better. In practice at Michigan, the second
of the 500-mile races, the Alfa set a time
that would have put it 12th on the grid.
Unfortunately, a test of structuralintegrity
against the wall during the first qualifying
session delayed the qualifying effort and
left it at the back of the field. The team is
learning quickly. It is likely thatthe March-
Alfa will be running with the big dogs
much sooner than expected.
SCCA
One of the best National race weekends
is the June Sprints® at Road America. Not
only is it one of the prettiest tracks in the
country, butit has absolutelythe besttrack
food anywhere. Maybe the food does
something for Jack Beck. He beat some
heavy competition to win GT5 there June
11. Steve Schwitters took a good second in
a field of 10the sameday, so I think we can
expect to see both those guys in Georgia in
October.
Ken Kimbell continued his road to the
Runoffs too. At Hallett the week before,
Ken chalked up another EP win. How
many is that now, Ken?
At Summit Point, West Virginia, Ruth
Wolf had a third-place finish in FP. Ruth
has had several very successful seasons in
Regional racing and has apparently
decided to take on the National crowd. She
seems to be doing pretty well at it, so
maybe we will see a woman Alfa racer at
Road Atlanta this year.
Father's Dayin St. Louis was not quite as
good for Beck as Wisconsin was. Beck
finished second, but he certainly has
enough points to make the Runoffs. Brian
Haupt, a GT3 Alfa racer of a couple of
years ago, won his CSR race in a March. It
may not be an Alfa, but he and his wife are
still Alfa freaks, so it is nice to see him do
well.
20 ALFA OWNER
Mid-Season Standings
AROC Director Tom Zat(LEFT) poses withdriverChuck Rohrs, crewmemberGeneIgl andhis
ITGTV-6. Photo by Dale Zat
That same day in Houston, there was a
new name in the points list. Terry Colley
placed second in EP in his Spider. A more
familiar namewasthat ofTomMankin. He
and "J.J.," his Giulietta Spider, won
another GP race. Mankin is the reigning
GP champ and is always in the running for
a repeat Championship.
On June 25, Steve Schwitters took
another win in GP at Blackhawk Farms.
Schwitters is a former SCCA champion
who seems to be going better and better.
Look for an Alfa race in GP this year.
At the La Junta National, a second new
name appeared, as Jim Gilsdorf took a
second in GT3.1 like seeing new Alfa com
petitors showing up in the results.
Finally, at Sears Point, it was a good day
for Alfisti. Both Jon Jamieson and Al Leake
Jr. took wins in their classes, FP and GP
respectively. These two guys, who were
both at the Runoffs last year, seem to be
making a habit of taking victory laps
together. It will be nice to see them race for
championship checkers again this year.
I got a call from Randy Zimmer a couple
of weeks ago. He was at the Runoffs last
year in a Milano in SSA.To say that he was
an underdog is an understatement. He is
now racing a tubeframe GTA in GT5. His
first race was at Pocono some weeks ago,
where he got two seconds behind a very
fast Honda. This is a pretty good start for a
guy who took a circle track Mustang tube
chassis, cut eight inches out of the middle,
lowered it, and installed a "stock" GTA
engine. The car had never run until
qualifying for the race weekend, so its
times, only one second behind the leader,
were all the more impressive. Zimmer is
going to try to be at the Runoffs. Even if he
doesn't improve on his first finishes, he is
likely to be there.
There is another fellow who has started
racing an Alfa. Tom Zat, one of our own
Directors, is team owner/manager for a
coupleof Alfa racers. His car, a GTV-6 with
some history, is now racing in SCCA's Im
proved Touring class with some success.
Look for Zat and his car in the colder parts
of the country.
With so much racing action all over the
world, it is hard to cover it all. Next month,
the column will concentrate on CART.
That will be followed by coverage of the
SCCA Championships. Then there will be
a wrap-up of the European series, par
ticularly F3. Once again, stay tuned!

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The AlfaDoc
By Stewart Sandeman
Backin ancient history,beforethe age
of microchips, various systems of
the car were distinct from each
other. The fuel system didn't have much to
do with the ignition, coolingor lubrication
systems. Even within the fuel system,
there was the idle circuit, the accelerator
pump, the power valve and so forth, and
they often didn't have much to do with
each other, either.
Now all that has changed. With modern
electronic engine management systems,
everything is integrated and related
through the magic of electron flow. This
means that, from a standpoint of problem
solving and maintenance, these things
have to be considered together.
However, some aspects of the electronic
fuel injection system on the Alfa can be
investigatedforcertaintypesofoperational
malfunctions. First,a little description ofa
basic electronic fuel injection system
might help.
Fuel Injection 101
At each intake port is an injector nozzle
which supplies the correct amount of fuel
to that cylinder. Atthe nozzle'soperational
end is a tiny orifice,orjet, which is opened
and closed with a needle. The needle is
activated by a solenoid, which is activated
on command by the engine management
computer. The injector will have a certain
flow capability, which is designed into it,
and the amount of fuel it delivers will be
determined by how long the needle stays
open; as fuel demands increase, as with
acceleration or high-speed running, the
computer signals the solenoid to hold the
needle open longer, thus admitting more
fuel with each injector pulse.
The nozzles are fed from a common fuel
rail. Generally, this means all the nozzles
for a cylinder bank will be in line, and the
fuel rail will be a sort of tubular manifold
which is constantly full of fuel under pres
sure. The nozzles are therefore constantly
provided with this high-pressure fuel
source; opening the needle results in an
instantaneous spray of fuel into the intake
port.
Fuel isdelivered from the tank by a highpressure
pump. The routing is from the
tank, to the pump, through the filter and
lines to the fuel rail where pressure is held
constant by a pressure regulator. Excess
fuel in the rail is bled off through the
regulator, then through a return line to the
fuel tank. Therefore, the fuel in the system
is in constantcirculation, whichhelps keep
things clean and cool.
For this system to operate correctly it is
absolutely imperative that sufficient fuel
pressure be maintained at the injector noz
zles. That means maintaining the integrity
of the entire fuel system.
An injector nozzle, removed from the intake
manifold but stillattached,by its fuel supply
hose, to the fuelrail. There are two seals, one
nearthe tip, the other nearthe mountingsur
face. Photo by Don Fuller.
One fairly common malfunction, for ex
ample, is idle quality. The car won't idle
evenly or smoothly, but the problem disap
pears at higher speeds. We have found the
first thing to check, in cases of poor idle
that we suspect may be due to a fuel system
malfunction, is fuel pressure; it should be
2.0 bar, or between approximately 28-
30psi. If it's too low, the injectors won't be
supplied with sufficient fuel. If too high,
there could be a restriction in the system
or the pressure regulator might not be
releasing; either of which will cause the
pump to be overworked. As operational
problems, low fuel pressure will cause the
car to run lean, high pressure will cause it
to run rich. We have seen some so rich that
the exhaust is a steady black stream.
Pump It Up
On the Alfa Spider there are actually two
fuel pumps. The prime pump is located in
the tank; a major purpose of the prime
pump is to feed the main pump and assist
it when driving at higher elevations. Ac
tually, if the prime pump is inoperative the
main pump may still be able to draw and
supplysufficientfuel. However, partof the
prime pump assembly is a hose, which
supplies fuel from the pickup to the pump
itself. If this hose is split or broken, the car
may run acceptably on a full tank of gas
(meaning fuel is being drawn in through

Fuel System Flows and Woes
the break in the hose), but not when the
tank is low (meaning the hose is leaking
because the break is now above the fuel
level in the tank).
If fuel pressure is good but the fuel sys
tem is still suspected of being the cause of
poor idle quality, checkthe integrityofthe
connections and seals around the fuel rail
and injector nozzles. One easy method we
often use is to spray a small amount of
carburetor cleaner around the base ofeach
injector, individually, when the engine is
running. If this causes the idle to change
momentarily, it's a good bet that injector
nozzle is not tightly sealed, either to the
fuel rail or the intake manifold and port,
which allows air to leak past the nozzle and
intotheintake port, thuscausingabadidle.
Another old method of locating which
cylinder may be contributing to poor idle
quality is to systematically disconnect
spark plug leads when the engine is run
ning. You mustbe verycarefulwhendoing
this, however, and not let the plug lead
short to a ground, or you could damage the
engine's computer. At any rate, the proce
dure is this: If you disconnect a spark plug
lead and idle quality doesn't change, that
cylinderis the culprit. If the idle gets worse
withthe spark plug lead disconnected, that
cylinder is operating correctly. Once you
have located a malfunctioning cylinder,
you have at least narrowed down the prob
lem somewhat.
In the procedure of checking the in
tegrity of components, you should not
overlook anything. Make certain the fuel
rail and all connections are secure and not
leaking. Check the intake manifold con
nection to the cylinder head. Often, if it's
loose, we will find anti-freeze leaking out.
We have found loose intake manifold nuts
on the bottom side, where they are most
difficult to reach; quite often, this is after
some other "repair shop" has allegedly
performed some "service" and failed to
take the time to do things properly.
There is also the possibility of air leaks in
the intake horn, and where the hose
clamps secure the rubber intake hoses. We
have seen these that look good and tight
from the top, but were sloppily installed
andwere actuallyloose on thebottom side,
where you couldn't see them.
Does a fuel injector nozzle actually fail?
In our experience, only very rarely. We do
see failures of the seals where the nozzle
fits into the intake manifold, but those are
easily replaced.
A Final Check
There is one other check for injector noz
zle operation, but we are reluctant to
recommend it unless you are very careful
and possess the necessary skill and ex
perience to prevent trouble. That check is
this: To ascertaininjectornozzleoperation,
we will sometimes remove the fuel rail,
withthenozzles, and pull it backjust slight
ly from the engine. Then, by cranking the
engine, we can observe whether or not the
injectors are actually delivering fuel. How
ever, you must realize that the system will
be spraying fuel while doing this, so that's
why we're reluctant to suggest it except for
those with the necessary background.
Also, before doing this, you must also
remove the cold-start injector nozzle be
cause at cranking speed it delivers a sub
stantial amount of fuel.
If all the injectors are not delivering fuel
withthe foregoing procedure, it maymean
a faulty injector, or it may mean no electri
cal signal is reaching that injector. As a
further check, you could temporarily
switch electrical connections in the
preceding test procedure, which would
help to narrow down the problem area
further.
Finally, we cannot stress enough the im
portance of a properly functioning fuel fil
ter. Even though Alfa suggests that peri
odic replacement is not necessary, we
recommend changing the fuel filter every
30,000 miles. This is fairly inexpensive,
and is just one of the ways to keep your
car's fuel system in optimum operating
condition. In the end, a fuel filter is a lot
less expensive thanthe effectsofdirt in the
fuel system. Andit's these kinds of regular
maintenance that prevent the unexpected,
and unwanted, surprises that can so
detract from the enjoyment of owning and
driving an Alfa.
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Tad Bailey, President, Alabama AROC
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ARIZONA
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1001 W. Michelle Dr., Phoenix 85023 (602) 993-3335
CALIFORNIA
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1060 Rincon Villa PL, Escondido 92027 (619) 743-5411
Dan Ritter, President, Alfa Romeo Owners of So. Cal.
936 Monterey Blvd., Hermosa Beach 90254 (213) 374-3153
Phelps Hobart, President, Northern Calif. AROC
1116 18th Street, Sacramento 95814-4111 (916) 739-6949
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26451 Avenida Deseo, Mission Viejo 92691
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COLORADO
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46 S. Holman Way, Golden 80401 (303) 279-0450
CONNECTICUT
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P.O. Box 4207, Waterbury 06704 (203) 630-1129
FLORIDA
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160 Nina Way, Oldsmar 33557 (813) 784-2791
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2000 Palm Beach Lakes Bl., W. Palm Beach 33409
(407) 686-7056
Michael Blumberg, President, Florida First Coast ARC
65 Seaside Capers Dr., St. Augustine 32084 (904) 824-3723
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6728 Lockridge Drive, Atlanta 30360 (404) 399-6159
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1131 Sinclair St., Ft. Wayne, IN 46808 (219) 422-8826
KANSAS
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12801 Pembroke Cir., Leawood 66209 (913) 491-3913
MASSACHUSETTS
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126 Conant Road, Weston 02193 (617) 899-2449
MICHIGAN
Kathy Schweiger, President, AROC Detroit
282 Lake Village, Walled Lake 48088 (313) 624-3946
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1435 Mapleview S.E., Kentwood, 49508 (616) 455-4155
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Diane Gerofsky, President, AROC of Southern NJ.
1005 Hughes Dr., No. 5, Hamilton Sq. 08690 (609) 586-4057
NEW MEXICO
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1516 Brian Ave. S.W., Albuquerque 87121 (505) 836-2178
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506 2nd St., Waterviet 12189 (518) 271-6316
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77 Flower Hill Rd., Huntington 11743 (516) 271-5106
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310 Buffalo Road, East Aurora 14052 (716) 655-1744
NORTH CAROLINA
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615 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh 27607 (919) 781-6852
OHIO
Alan C. Davis, President, Northeastern Ohio Chapter
14752 E. Bagley Road, No. 308, Middleburg Heights 44130
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726 Yorkhaven Road, Cincinnati 45240 (513) 851-3196
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281 E. High St., Ostrander 43061 (614) 888-4160
OKLAHOMA
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4134 E. 37th, Tulsa 74135 (918) 743-4958
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5485 SW. Ames Way, Portland 97225
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157 Ridgefield Rd., Newtown Square 19073 (215) 353-1621
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2814 McNairy Lane, Nashville 37204 (615) 269-3680
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935 Park Wind Dr., Katy 77450 (713) 492-2786
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13551 Method, Dallas 75243 (214) 234-5144
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12811 Dakota Lane, Austin 78729 (512) 258-4276
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WANTED
FOR '66 GIULIA SPIDER: Carello taillamp assembly
and two sets of lenses; dash mounted inside rear view
mirror w/day-night toggle; turn indicator arm assembly;
parking brake assembly; windshield washer assembly.
H.E. Heed IV, 1535 St. Charles, Alameda. CA 94501-
2327.(415)523-1889.
COMPLETE FRONT GRILLE ASSEMBLY ingood con
dition for 71 GTV. and 14x6 or 14x7 Panasport alloy
wheels. May consider other alloys. Peter Calhoun, 4812
Northcott Ave.. Downers Grove, IL 60515, (312) 968-
5439.
FOR GIULIA GTC: Top bows, seats, carpets and mats.
Condition of upholstery not important as long as frames
are intact. Michael Long, 325 Flower St., Costa Mesa, CA
92627, (714) 642-1333 or (714) 455-3440.
FOR '79 ALFETTAGT MIGLIA: Tan velour interiordoor
panels, console, trunk carpet liner. Jerrold Borenstein, 35
James St., Hastings On Hudson. NY 10706. (914) 682-
2051 (wo), (914) 478-4188 (ho).
LICENSE PLATE LIGHT LENS and rubber floor mats
for 750 series Giulietta Spider. Call Steve at (914) 761-
4934 weekdays. N.Y.
FOR GIULIA AND GIULIETTA, late 101 series: Com
plete tool kitor any tools. Will pay your price. Also, trunk
and firewall rubber mats for late 101 Spider. Dyke W.
Ridgley, (217) 424-6679 days. (217) 877-0479 eves. III.
EURO TAILLIGHT LENSfor passengersideor U.S. lens
for both sides, for '69 Duetto Spider. Numbskull kid in
Volvo tried to commit Alfacide on my car. Don Waller,
(619) 229-0100 (wo). (619) 668-0550 (ho). Calif.
1600 ENGINE. Complete with carbs and transmission.
James Peacock. (619) 445-8804. Calif.
TAN INTERIOR to fit "68 to 74 GTV. Do not need front
seats. Must be nice. R. Douglas Cox, 3947 W. Broadway,
Minneapolis, MN 55422, (612)489-6467.
ASHAI PENTAX 50MM LENS COVER that I lost at the
concours in Connecticut. Ifyou found it, Iwill be eternally
grateful for its return. Ron Rizor, 2838 Newport Road, Ann
Arbor, Ml 48103, (313) 663-8409.
FOR '64-'67 SPRINT GT, GTV: Bumpers (right front
and both sides of rear bumper), gas tank, trunk mat, two
Weber DCOE 4 or DCOE14carbsand manifold, left front
parking light assembly. Michael Long, 325 Flower St.,
Costa Mesa, CA92627, (714)642-1333 or (714)455-3440.
TRUNK LETTERING for "65 Spider Veloce reading
"Alfa Romeo" and "1600." Michael Long, 325 Flower
St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, (714) 642-1333 or (714)
455-3440.
CROMODORA WHEELS. Star pattern, one set for
105/115 cars. Felix Chiu, 4409 W. 5th Ave., Vancouver,
B.C. V6R 1S4, Canada. (604) 222-2424.
2600 TOURING SPIDER, Giulia Spider or Duetto. Must
be in reasonably good running condition. Minor rust is
OK, no major structural rust. Top dollar paid for top
condition. Rick Dunn, Solitude, 255 Stoneridge Way,
Fayetteville. GA 30214. (404) 460-9418.
ALFA LITERATURE. Prefer early brochures, owner's
manuals and parts books. Will pay cash or trade Ferrari
documents of equal value. Rick Dunn, Solitude, 255
StoneridgeWay, Fayetteville,GA30214, (404)460-9418.
FOR '69 DUETTO: Set of Panasport wheels in good
condition (14in.). Also need floor mats, carpet set in gray
or black, set of black over-shoulder seat belts. Rick Mur
phy. 120 W.97th St.. Apt.3K, New York,NY10025. (212)
663-8934.
6C 2500 CAR, parts or short wheelbase chassis, to
complete '47 Touring Spider body used in early Mille
Miglia. Personal project to restore this great racer for
vintage racing and MilleMiglia. Mark Wallach, 27 New
St., Nyack, NY 10960, (800) 248-1993.
COMPLETE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM to fit 74
GTV. Must be in good to excellent operating condition.
Call Tim Strann, (916)973-8701 (days) or (916) 966-3572
(eves). Calif.
FOR '75 ALFETTA SEDAN: Windshield wiper arm and
aluminum wheels. Will trade 14x6 BWA aluminum wheels
which fita '68 GT 1300 Jr. Michael Skipper. 221 W. 2nd
St., Suite 301, LittleRock. AR 72201. (501) 375-4008.
PRE-'65 ALFAS by discreet cash buyer, restored or
unrestored. Roger, (617) 547-2876 (wo). (617) 925-2854
(ho). Mass.
750 VELOCE MOTOR or parts thereof. Call with what
you have. Scott Johnston, (503) 389-9633, fax (503)
389-5370. Ore.
750 AND 101 GIULIETTA SPIDER NORMALES for
restoration. Scott Johnston, (503) 389-9633, fax (503)
389-5370. Ore.
PRE-1960
'56 SPIDER NORMALE. Comeswiththree engines(one
Veloce block) and two transmissions. No floor or rocker
rust. Needs restoration. $5,500 obo. Michael Long, 325
Flower St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627, (714) 642-1333 or
(714)455-3440.
'57 GIULIETTA SPIDER VELOCE race car. excellent
condition. Roger, (617) 925-2854 or (617) 547-2876.
Mass.
'58 2000 SPIDER, partially restored, good condition.
Roger, (617) 925-2854 or (617) 547-2876. Mass.
1960-1969
'66 GIULIA SUPER. Complete professional restoration.
Fresh 1600 mechanicals. Original light blue. Complete
new interior (including headliner). Every suspension
bushing replaced. Has a very neat A/Cinstallation. Even
theclockworks! Arizonacar, no rust. $6,000 obo. William
Greenslade, 9035 N. Arroya Vista Dr., Phoenix, AZ
85028, (602)371-1110 (days). (602)482-3236 (eves).
'67 GTV. Mechanically perfect, over $6,000 invested.
New strong 1600, gearbox, suspension, ATE brakes,
rollbar, Simpson five-pointbelts, much more. Fresh paint
but some rust/bondo. Great for Time Trials or street.
$4,500 obo. Call Chris, (714) 552-0150. Calif.
'69 SPIDER VELOCE (boattail),'87 NationalConvention
concours winner, red/black, professional ground-up res
toration, Hayashi three-piece mags, Recaro seats,
hardtop, balanced and blueprinted engine, Webers,
much more. Flawless. $19,500. Ronald Paxton, 9
Shoshone Path, Oakland, NJ 07436. (201)337-0565.
'69 GTV. No rust, new Alfa plum (ruby red) paint, new
tan interior, new black carpets, new AM/FM-cassette
stereo system, rebuilt original 1750 engine, rebuilttrans
mission, new shocks, exhaust system, tires, brakes,
starter, etc. Fast, beautiful, anAlfa owner'sdream. Looks,
runs and drives like new. 84K miles. $6,995. W.L. Wagnon
Jr., 3096 Lanier Dr. N.E.. Atlanta, GA 30319, (404)
266-9198.
'67 DUETTO. Fresh two-liter, adjustable A-arms, Heim
jointed frontand rear swaybar, Ward and Deanesprings,
fresh paint and interior.Fast, looksand runs good, $7,000
firm. Hal Stalgren, 850 W. Quincy. Englewood, CO
80110, (303) 762-1460 or (303) 762-9161.
'681300JR. Race prepared, 2000cc motor, 10.6 cams,
big valves, GTA headers, plexi-windows, raceseats, har
ness, Ward and Deane susp., 45mm Webers. Has rusty
rockers; new rockers included. Needs cosmetics, runs
strong! Has GTAgrille. $6,000. AlCortes, 14312 Mansel
Ave., Lawndale, CA90260, (213)970-0127.
'65 GIULIA SPIDER NORMALE. Ground-uprestoration
toconcours. Roger, (617) 547-2876 (wo).(617) 925-2854
(ho). Mass.
'65 2600 SPIDER, yellow/red, trulystunning restoration.
Roger, (617) 547-2876 (wo), (617) 925-2854 (ho). Mass.
'67 GIULIA SUPER. Burgundy/tan, fresh 1750 and
trans., ex-Jerry Pillar, Rugh suspension, Bilsteins, body
and interior decent, Fast, handles great. $4,500 obo.
Scott Johnston, (503)389-9633. fax (503)389-5370. Ore.
'68 GT 1300 JR. with 1750cc engine installed. Engine
broke. Car rusty. Will include rebuildable two-liter short
block. Michael Skipper. 221 W. 2nd St.. Suite 301, Little
Rock, AR 72201,(501) 375-4008. [>
OCTOBER 1989 25

ILMERCATOALFA
CONTINUED
'67 DUETTO. Rebuiltengine by Milano; excellent condi
tion; no rust; removable hardtop; Weberized carburetor;
limited slip rear; 1750 motor; XAS Michelins. Recent sur
vey by Precision Imports available. $5,500 obo. Call
David,(202)331-8274 days. Washington, D.C.
1970-1979
'74 GTV. Complete restoration, lowered, new Koni
shocks, new brakes, rotors, calipers, steel braided lines.
New carpet, new Recaro seats, factory updated A/C,
fresh 2000 motor, lightedflywheel,polished rods. 10.5 lift
cams, new Webercarbs, velocity stacks. MarelliPlexand
MSDignition, new clutch and plate. 3K miles on engine,
new Ansa exhaust. $8,000 obo. Alfonso Ciardullo, 74
Ardell Road. Bronxville, NY 10708. (914) 237-0100
(days). (914) 776-1359 (nights).
'74 GTV. Beige/black. Excellentcondition, tight engine,
factory A/C (really works), AM/FM-cassette, new interior.
Dealer maintained, all records. Fast, fun and reliable.
$6,300. Katherine Fisher, (501) 663-6698. Ark.
'76 ALFETTA. Avery pretty, well built, quickand reliable
car. Second, Pro Ford '87. Raced very littlein '88 with
only four races on fresh engine by Dave Lavanway/Pitstop.
Legally prepared for ITincl. highly modified
suspension. Incredible brakes! Stout cage. Eighteen
races since built w/no DNFs. Two sets wheels plus
spares. Motivated seller—Uncle Sam's auditors have
come calling. Rick Worley, (303)755-6341 (days), (303)
755-1494 (eves). Colo.
'76 ALFETTA GT. Air, tinted windows, lowered, Konis,
Euro cams, exhaust and bumpers. Very little rust,
black/black. Runs and looks good. $3,200 obo. Hal
Stalgren. 850 W. Quincy, Englewood, CO 80110, (303)
762-1460 or (303) 762-9161.
'78 SPRINT VELOCE. Alfaracing red/tan cloth interior.
Only 15K miles since complete ground up rebuild. Every
receipt has been saved on this two-owner car since new,
incl. original window sticker. Weber 42DCOE carb con
version, Yokohama 195 60HR A-008 tires on Cheviot
15in. aluminum rims. Too many details to list; call for
complete description. $6,250 obo or trade for '80-'81
Rover 3500 V-8. Mike Wilson, (206) 939-0819. Leave
message ifnot home. Wash.
'79 GTV. 85K mi. Runs good, no dents, needs to be
painted. Originalengine, stateinspectedair, AM/FM-cas
sette, sunroof. $1,500. Anthony Pappero, (215)462-9219
days or leave message. Pa.
26 ALFA OWNER
*78 SPORT SEDAN. Ivory with natural leather. A/C,
AM/FM-cassette, wooden steering wheel, magnesium
wheels. New injection pump, catalytic converter and
valvejob. 75Kmiles.Well serviced. Summer use only,no
salt, no rust. $5,500 obo. Robert Patten Jr., (607) 844-
4494 after 6 p.m. N.Y.
'73 2000 GTV, Alfa red/black, 67.5K miles, 1.5K miles
on rebuilt engine and transmission. Excellent original
condition with A/C and AM/FM-cassette. Runs and looks
great. $7,700. Keith Neifach, 624 Buffalo Bend, Piano,
TX75023, (214) 578-8006.
'72 MONTREAL, 30K miles, immaculate, complete in
every detail, correct inevery respect. Factory A/C,one of
the best in the U.S., fullyfederalized. $25,000. Call Jan,
(303) 447-2218. Colo.
'77ALFETTASEDAN, 10K on rebuilt, A/C, AM/FM-cas
sette, mahoganywheel andshift, red, allaround excellent
condition. $4,500 obo. CallTal,(301)345-6519 (Md.)or
(215) 391-1338 (Pa.).
'79 SPRINT VELOCE. Sellingas whole or parting out.
Rear end collision damage, engine runs great. New
clutch, exhaust, head gaskets, redone trans. College
student needs money. Horacio Sobol, 3441 Kevin, War
ren, Ml48092, (313) 751-4157.
'71 SPIDER: 10Kon rebuiltengine. Mechanicallygreat.
Cromodora rims, "theft proof" AM/FM-cassette, Ansa
exhaust, unique gray. Handles great! Needs some
bodywork. $2,750. Julian Thomas, 815A Del Mar Downs
Road, Solana Beach, CA92075, (619) 792-9957.
'75 ALFETTASEDAN. Georgia car withexcellent body.
DCOE40s, Ansa exhaust, Campowheels, reconditioned
cylinder head, undercoated. Have complete set of
manuals, literature and some tools. No reasonable offer
will be refused. Steve Roberts, (313) 695-2852. Mich.
'72 GTV. Dinged, dented, but complete and runs well.
Nice 70s Ronal wheels, Ward and Deane suspension,
Shankle headers. $1.100. Dean Baxley,(714)848-2259.
Calif.
'74 BERLINA. Rebuiltengine by Precision Imports; red;
some rust. $1,800 obo. CallDavid,(202)966-0873 days.
Washington, D.C.
'74 GTV 2000, rust but runs good, 95K miles. Also 79
Sport Sedan, 79K miles, running condition. Make offeror
trade for Maratona. Contact Mario llliano at (609) 890-
8780or write Clover Mall,Quakerbridge Road and Sloan
Ave., Mercerville, NJ 08619.
CLEAN '78 SPORT SEDAN, newly reconditioned in
side/out, 3K miles on rebuiltengine, performs beautifully,
looksgreat. Inspection andfullparticulars available. Con
tact L. Sada. (714) 733-1380 Monday-Friday 6:30-8:30
p.m. or weekends until6 p.m. Calif.
'71 SPIDER. 1750 F.I., daily driver. Needs little. Itmay
never be a 100 percent car but it's a lot of fun. 82K miles.
Cream with black interior. $1,850, but I would much
rather trade for pre-75 Alfa.Frank Porreca, 2451 Sylvan
Place, Niagara Falls, NY14304, (716) 731-4955.
1980-CURRENT
'82 GTV-6 BALOCCO, 74K miles, front hit. Make offer
or trade for Maratona. Contact Mario lllianoat (609) 890-
8780 or write Clover Mall,Quakerbridge Road and Sloan
Ave., Mercerville, NJ 08619.
'87 SPIDER VELOCE. Medium blue metallic, tan
leather, A/C, power windows, removable AM/FM-cas
sette w/four Pioneer speakers, Momo leather wheel.
3,400 hwy. miles, garaged. Fourth car, rarely driven.
Immaculately detailed bycarnut. $16,500. JohnToronto,
31 Blue Heron Dr., Staten Island, NY 10312, (718)966-
1991 (days or leave message).
'87 MILANO GOLD. Red, always garaged, stored
winter. Just 4,500 miles, like new, all original. $10,700
obo. Must sell—need for flying lessons. Rob, (212)236-
9385 or (914) 783-4996. N.Y.
'83 GTV-6. Anthracite/blue leather; 22.900 miles,
garaged, everything works! Primaflow exhaust, bra. sun
roof, synthetic oil, undercoated, new hoses and clutch
slave cylinder. Fanatical maintenance (records kept),no
damage ever. Bought a Verde, now the GTV-6needs a
new home. $6,200. Jim Itin, (302)695-2335 days. (302)
239-2757 eves. Del.
'84 GTV-6, red/tan leather. 205/50-15 Comp TA.
AM/FM-cassette.A/C, sunroof. Excellentcondition. Main
tained by the book. $6,400 obo. Marty Cohen, (818)
964-6581 days. (213) 377-4279 nights. Calif.
'82 GTV-6 BALOCCO Series No. 227/350. red with
black interior, 31,500 miles,one owner, alwaysgaraged,
price negotiable. Dan Atwell, 838 Heron Road, Cocoa,
FL32926, (407) 636-6981.
'87 MILANO GOLD, four door, Italian red, 135 mph,
V-6, A/C. power windows, power mirrors, power seats,
power steering, tilt, front and rear fog lights, rear defog,
tintwindows, AM/FM-cassette (sixspeakers), five-speed,
high pert, tires and mags, recent major tune-up and valve
adj., dealer maintained, receipts, warranty. Fantastic
MPG, handling, performance and condition. Sacrifice at
$13,500 obo. Discount to AROC members. Michael
Powers, (602) 744-3436. Ariz.
'84 GTV-6 MARATONA, only 150 made. Silver, black
leather, A/C, sunroof, new-type head gaskets, lowmiles.
Larry, (312) 689-1123. III.
'86 GTV-6. Red, black leather interior, sunroof. A/C,
AM/FM-cassette. All original. 19K miles. Two years/40K
miles remain on transferable factory warranty. Thiscar is
in excellent condition. No rust, not cheap. William
Karlson,1306ToneyDr.S.E., Huntsville, AL35802, (205)
881-6684 after 6 p.m.
'87 MILANO SILVER, red/gray, 20K miles, garaged,
dealer serviced, 100K mileextended warranty, excellent
condition. $10,500. Stuart, (215) 565-9760 (wo), (215)
565-2350 (ho). Pa.
'88 GRADUATE. A/C,serious pull-outAM/FM-cassette,
8K miles, red/black interior.$15,000. Jeffrey Seltzer, 130
New LondonTpke., Norwich, CT06360. (203)886-2679.
'84 GTV-6. Red w/tan leather interior, sunroof, new
master cyl. and back brakes, battery, muffler, tires,
51,500 miles, must sell now. $6,000 obo. Marc Stokeld.
(504)924-6136. La.
'85 SPIDER VELOCE. Metallic silver, convertible black
top, heat/air, AM/FM-cassette, five-speed, less than 26K
miles, excellent condition. Karen Davis Seemes, 7969 D
Pennth Ave., Baton Rouge, LA70809, (504) 929-8560
(wo), (504) 768-7326 (ho).
'80 SPIDER VELOCE. 105K miles, 10:1 pistons,
Autodelta cams, big valves, Euro exhaust, Ansa, 40
DCOEs, Marelli plex, Konis, swaybars, 15x7 BBS rims,
008 tires, black, beige leather, new beige top, very fast,
in excellentcondition insideand out. $12,500 U.S. Bruce
Sutherland, (416) 366-4700. Ontario. Canada.
'81 GTV-6, one of the nicest GTV-6s in Southern Califor
nia. Gorgeous 501 red, concours interior, 10.6 cam,
Sperry port and polish, Primaflowexhaust, new cam belt,
no rev limiter, new Yokohama 509s, three-liter clutch,

Koni gas shocks,140mphspeedo, Mitsubishi car phone.
Avery tight, very quick GTV-6.Must sell. Would consider
partialtrade. John, (818) 994-2318. Calif.
'87 GRADUATE.Beigew/tantop and interior, 18Kmiles.
A/C, Sony removable AM/FM-cassette with Infinity
speakers, remote radar detector, factorymats, car cover,
storedwinters, balance offactory3/36warranty. $10,500
obo. Richard, (413) 772-2651. Mass.
PARTS & ACCESSORIES
FOUR *86 STAR WHEELS. 14in., with mounted Pirelli
tires, 165-70R-14 (7500 miles). Excellent, valued at
$1.100. sale $500 obo. D. Laputka,(717)455-5836. Pa.
PARTS: '88 OEM Spidertop.$175; '67 Duetto engine,
$1,500; 1750competition engine, $3,000; 1750running
engine.$600.Partscars: '65GTJr., 73 GTV, "69 Spider,
'67 Duetto, 79 AlfettaGT, 73 Berlina, 75 GTVand '83
GTV-6 2.5. Giuseppe DiPaola, 1076 Elizabeth St.,
Baldwin. NY 11510. (516)536-2517.
FIVECAMPAGNOLO MAGNESIUMWHEELS for Alfet
ta (4x98mm), $75 ea. Also parting out entire 79 Alfetta
GT. i.e. Sprint Veloce. Greatpriceson everything! Call
Conor Buescher. (201) 582-2312 (wo). (201) 563-9149
(ho) for needs. N.J.
BUMPER BITS: GTV front halves, rear end corners;
Duetto lefthand rear blades, front lefthand lower. These
are newleftovers that Ididn'tneed formine. Pleasebuy
them! Rex Brown. 1611 N. Columbia PL, Tulsa, OK
74110.(918)585-9333.
PARTS:'69differential, noisy butworks. $50;lateSpider
LSD. needs ringand pinion. $75; 1300101crank.10/10.
good. $150; rods, $40; '59 Giulietta Spider hood. $25;
misc. items. John Jungblut.2135 E.Valley Pkwy. - 61.
Escondido.CA92027, (619)741-2769.
MISC. PARTS, all N.O.S, Giulietta Sprint middle rear
bumpersection,no provision forlie.platelights,$80.Two
1600 Veloce (101) tachometers, new, $75, used. $25.
One pair of 750 series Giulietta door shells, $600. One
GiuliaTI Super rightreardoorshell,$250. FranO'Connor,
592 ParkAve.,Worcester, MA 01603, (508)752-3301.
MORE PARTS: One new 750 series Giulietta Spider
drive shaft with U joints, $150. One Giulietta 750 series
normal engine block, still in original box, no numbers
stamped, $1,000. Complete Giulietta rear axles, with
brakes, etc. Fran O'Connor, 592 Park Ave.,Worcester,
MA01603, (508) 752-3301.
AUTODELTA HOOD SNAKES AND QUAD-
RIFOGLIOS. Excellentreproduction for GTA. available
inwhite, greenorred.$25snakes,$10quadrifoglios (left
and right) and $2shippingand handling. Alberto Guirola,
566 Shoreline Hwy., Mill Valley. CA 94941, (415) 388-
8388.
BILSTEIN SHOCKS. Complete set forMilano. Used 3K
mi.Thehandlingisfantastic, butthey'rea little toostiff for
my 50-mile commute. This is a rare find as these shocks
are currentlyonlyavailable in Europe! A bargain at 50
percent of newcost, $229. John Mozley, 17914 Hillcrest
Road, Dallas. TX 75252, (214)248-2704.
FORGIULIETTA SPRINT: SolexC35API-G carburetor,
$100; right sidedoorweatherstripping, new, nota repro,
Alfa Ricambi part no. 1493.90.108, $50; license plate
holder, newAlfa Ricambi partno.101.02.59.038.00, $50;
will take offers. Ivo Slezak, 39 Streeter Road, Hubbardston,
MA 01452, (508)928-5611.
SPIDER HARDTOP. Fits most Spiders, black vinyl, very
good condition. $300firm. Dwayne Maddron, (407) 644-
1964. Fla.
MILANO FACTORY BRA and car cover. New. Both
$200. Ken,(415)498-1051. Calif.
MISC. PARTS: NewSolex C40-DDH-4carb. Rebuild kits
(2), $35 ea.; Bosch 12V coil, $15; Carello JOD H4 7in.
halogen headlights, $25 ea.; 12V voltage regulator (all
Alfas). $25;front turnsignal assemblies for Giulia Super
Tl/Giulia 1300 Tl, $80/pair; Snap On distributor wrench,
$30. L.Dates.12010PinePass Ct.,Houston, TX 77070,
(713)469-6901.
NEW2000 SPIDER PARTS: 10.4Hastings rings. $40;
engine gasket set, $40; new valves/guides/springs,
$120; Repco brake pads, $35. Daniel Michael Beal, 18
RobinhoodDr.,Novato. CA94945,(415)897-6496.
PARTING OUT '58 Giulietta Sprint Normale and '67
Giulia Sprint GT Veloce. Gino Ceccarelli, 1415 NE 129
St., N. Miami, FL33161, (305)891-9556.
GIULIA SPIDER FLOORMATS. Betterthan original,
high quality pure rubber, exact dimensions and details,
including snaps. The finishing touch for your restored
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Spider. $245/set. Steve Roe. 2003 El Camino Real.
Mountain View. CA94040, (415)949-2693.
MOVING SALE. All parts must go or they will be
scrapped. Mostly105 series Spider and misc. others.
Send SASEforlist.One man'strash isanother'streasure.
Frank Porreca, 2451 Sylvan Place, Niagara Falls, NY
14304.(716)731-4955.
GTA, MONTREAL DISTRIBUTORS, new and used.
Alsoelectronicavailable. 16 GTAM valves, 1300 GTA
connecting rods, spark plugs (Bosch U340P21, Cham
pion G-V503), donutcage for GTA. Carlo DiRe, (602)
993-4760. Ariz.
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OCTOBER 1989 27

THE OFFICIALCAROF SUMMER.
All over theworld, whenthis legendary car
passeson a warm summer day, people in more
sensible, logical, prudentautomobiles turntheir
heads, watch longingly andsigh wistfully.
If you areamong them, please understand
that weare not for a moment suggesting you
should throw reason tothewind. Simply that
you take itfor a ride in an Alfa Romeo Spider
©Alfa Romeo Distributors of North America. *Seeyourdealerfordetails.
with the top down.
You will still have the good thinking ofa dual
overhead-cam 4-cylinder engine, four-wheel
discbraking, and a 3-year/36,000-mile limited
warranty* to appeal to yoursensibilities. Not
to mention the irrefutable logic ofthismost
potent argument: It's summer. And it'san
Alfa Romeo. 1-800-447-4700.