Alfa

[Chris Dodkin]

You're never a true petrol head, until you've owned an Alfa...

You'd need a few bucks tucked away to afford this one though!

Shot taken with 5D2 and 28-70 @ f2.8

Coronado Festival of Speed

 

[Davie Hudson]

very very nice, i love old cars(american 50's mainly but thats due to me being a 50's throwback lol)

 

[Hamish Gill]

Very nice Chris! What car is it?
Can I see a red leather interior reflected in the steering wheel?

 

[Brian Moore]

Thought I'd take a guess: Is it a Sprint Speciale, Chris?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Mmmm, I'll have to go back and see if I got a shot of the whole car - there were many Alfa's and I'm not sure which this one is from!

It's a cabriolet, and does have THE most vivid red leather interior - the colour in the shot is actual - daylight balanced!

 

[Brian Moore]

By cabriolet do you mean convertible Chris? If so then this car isn't a Sprint Speciale. (By the way, in Italian parlance a "convertible" is a "Spyder." Don't know why. Although, now that I think about it, "cabriolet" for some reason conjures a 4-seater drop top in my mind. Don't know if 4-seater, or 4-door, drop tops are referred to as Spyders by the Italians.)

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Here we go, I believe it is indeed an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider (Spyder?) Brian

 

[Brian Moore]

Yes it's Spider. I misspelt it befour. Bonnie wee car the Giulietta. I'm guessing 58-63 vintage. "Giullietta" being the diminutive for "Giulia" (pronounced julia) it signifies a 1300cc motor. (As opposed to the Giulia's 1600cc.)