Re: Figment of an (Alfa) imagination?

[Tony Stevens <tony@domain.elided>]

Sounds like a 4R Quattroruote, a replica of the pre-war Zagato with
Giulia 101 Spider mechanicals, including the 5 speed box.

Tony Stevens

In message , Robin Boyar <rboyar@domain.elided> writes
>You know you're an Alfa geek, when a novelist describes an Alfa and you
>can't figure out what it is.
>  
>In Robert Hellenga's The Fall of a Sparrow there are some references to Alfa
>Romeos.   Alas, in the following passage, I couldn't figure out what vehicle
>he was describing.  
>
>"..he and Woody drove to Civitavecchia in a vintage Alfa Romeo, a stunning
>coral-colored four-seater
>with wide whitewalls and wire-rimmed hubcaps with coral colored spokes- one
>of the models that had made
>America fall in love with Italian cars after the war....  A new Giulia
>engine, but exactly the same as the original..."
>
>I thought it would be a 2000, but the Giulia engine reference doesn't make
>sense.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>Robin
>
>
>P.S.- The book is quite wonderful- it's the story of college professor
>encountering a midlife crisis spurred on by the death of his daughter.
>Alas, he becomes involved with a woman who drives... of course, an Alfa
>Spider.
>
>"Woody tried to pretend that he didn't love driving the car, with its lovely
>Latin lines and its five-speed all synchromesh gearbox, but Turi knew better
>and always insisted that he drive at least halfway...."
>

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