And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Alfa Romeos were very different from Fiats in quality and price. Italy had progressively higher taxes on engine displacement so Alfa engineers learned how to wring the maximum horsepower from 1,300 and 1,600cc. As to Alfas not being fast, watch this 1.3litre Alfa versus 7litre Fords. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLcB-EoggVI Al_in_Ottawa
I have to say, though, that I never had one let me down, well except for that fuel pump in the '69 & '71 1750's, but they always needed something done. That's ok, I was young, single and working on my car was part of the hobby. Unlike the Porsche owners who couldn't change their own oil but were good at keeping the cars shined up.
Well..... it's Italian, not German, so it's more like the art of looking fast.
ReplyDeleteAnd going rusty. Still nice though.
DeleteAlfa Romeos were very different from Fiats in quality and price. Italy had progressively higher taxes on engine displacement so Alfa engineers learned how to wring the maximum horsepower from 1,300 and 1,600cc. As to Alfas not being fast, watch this 1.3litre Alfa versus 7litre Fords.
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Certainly true.I had some back in the day. I still get chill bumps when I see one, which is only occasionally, out here far from the nearest dealer.
DeleteI have to say, though, that I never had one let me down, well except for that fuel pump in the '69 & '71 1750's, but they always needed something done. That's ok, I was young, single and working on my car was part of the hobby. Unlike the Porsche owners who couldn't change their own oil but were good at keeping the cars shined up.
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