RE: [alfa] Graduate Duetto race car

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> Regarding all Alfas being race cars converted to street cars: 
> Alfa did use a fair amount of their racing knowledge on the 
> street cars and all handle everywhere from darn good, to 
> outstanding. But they're not race cars. Perhaps an early 
> Austin Healy with fold down windshield, side curtains, and 
> fairly peppy engine  was sort of close to a race car, as were 
> many other early British cars and a few of the early 
> Porsches. But, thank god, Alfa always turned out pretty 
> civilized street cars. Can they be made into race cars, 
> (sigh) yes, but often take a lot of work to do so - not that 
> other street cars don't also.

Ha ha.  Ha ha ha.  HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!

This is so backwards it's funny!  Swing axle, tractor engined British cars
are race cars?  Volkswagen engined, tail happy Porsches are race cars?  But
a race bred, twin cam, alloy engined Alfa is not?

Good one Biba!!

bs
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