91' 164L with trashed 93'S engine for sale

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               ODE TO MY 164 (two versions)
     (sing to the theme of "The Beverly Hillbillys")

                           Version One:

	Let me tell ya a little story 'bout a man named Jed;
	Poor Alfisti, barely kept his family fed.
	Then one day, he was driv'in all around,
	when up from the engine came a horrible sound...

	no oil that is...
	no black gold...
	no Texas tea.

	Weeell... the next thing ya know ol' Jeds' in great despair;
	Bill at Alfa's Only said, "Jed, get it outta there!"
	Said... "Northern California's the place it outta be.";
	So he loaded her on a truck and drove up along the sea...

	Alfa Parts Exchange that is...
	slingin' tools...
	choppin' cars.

OR (Version two)

	Let me tell you a little story 'bout a man named Jed;
	subscribed to Alfa Digest, and he followed every thread.
	Then one day, he was down at Jiffy Lube;
	remembering the Digest, said "Drain out that organic crude"....

	 Switch the oil that is...
	 Synthetic is gold!...
	 Mobile One for me!

	Weeell, the next thing ya know;
	crank's spinnin' just in air;
	Bill at Alfa's Only said, "Rod bearings outta there;"
	said...  "I can fix it if ya give five grand to me;
	or part-it-out on Alfa Digest and maybe a few bucks you will see..."

	Scrap her that is...
	sell the tools...
	hit the bars.

Yes, it's true boys. Short of a miracle, after twenty-five years of Alfa 
ownership I think I'm going to have to throw in the shop rag. This is the 
second motor I've gone through on this car. Amazingly, the original motor 
lost oil pressure as well! What are the odds of that!!?? This motor is a 93' 
S. I can't imagine a correlation between the oil change and this catastrophe, 
but it is weird...it happened one day after I switched!
Anyway, It's a white 91' L. The body is in great shape, the interior is two 
tone tan & black. It's in great shape with the exception of some surface 
cracking & discoloration of the seats from wear. Everything else on the car 
works great. New steppers, new filler tube, blah, blah, blah, I'm getting 
really depressed...E-mail me for more info.

Randy

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