I just noted in my last posting, I had a typo on the date. The Motor Trend
magazine I was referencing was from 1967 not 1997! In 1967 they were
suggesting the Alpine in the $1,500 range. BTW the 1965 and 1966 Mustang,
was on the list in three different categories.
Also, someone asked if I was interested in the Fiat 850 or other Italian
cars. I just wanted to clarify that I'm not really. I just saw that it
beat the Alpines, and so I provided more information on it. Howsoever, a
couple of years back, when I was having so much trouble jetting my Webers,
I thought "why don't I just get a car that came with Webers stock?" Better
yet, why don't I find one that came with a cross flow head, rather than
this Holbay head that still can't breath like a cross flow? Better yet,
why don't I find one that has overhead cams? Lastly, why not find one with
a straight six (and THREE Webers) since straight sixes are the best
sounding cars in the world? There are not many cars that meet this
criteria. I did find out about one: the Alfa Romeo 2600. It had all of
it. No excuses. I think I got turned off of the car however because of a
review I read that made the car out to be more of a smooth cruiser with a
heavy front end (like the Healeys I've driven), rather than a tossable
sports car, and from Alfa people, including a 2600 owner, who told me how
impossible it was to locate parts. Most of them actually said that if you
want a performance Alfa sports car, go with the earlier 4 cylinder cars
(with dual Webers, cross flow head, overhead cam, and lots of parts
support, performance and otherwise).
Maybe some day. I still think the 6 cylinder sounds the best and I have
never ever understood why people think the Alfa Romeo Spyders sound great.
They sound to me like a cat screaming through a rattling tin can.
Jay
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