RE: 2002 Spiders are on the road

[Jon Pike <jhpike@domain.elided>]

Subject: 2002 Spiders are on the road

Beautiful 70-degree morning here in Buffalo made for a nice window-down 
drive in to work. Decided to take the roads that wind along one of the 
creeks rather than the freeway. Up ahead something squat and low, fat 
meats underneath and as I got closer the high slitted tail lights gave 
the car's origin away - a 2002 Alfadelta Spider. The driver must've 
wondered who the geek with the smile was next to him, 'til we stopped at 
a light with me one lenth ahead. I could see him notice another Alfa and 
when the light turned green he got on the go pedal a bit for show. I 
just stayed still and listened to the sound...

   I've seen a (looks left, right, lowers voice) NON-Autodelta spider 
lurking down in my parts..  Was being driven by co-workers, back from 
lunch, and a gold convertible passed us by.  I even picked it out, 
distorted, in the passenger's rear view, thinking "that's one of those 
cars with the headlight pattern reminesent of a new...  WAITAMINUTE.. 
it's a convertible!!"  Turned in time to see it come up and pass us.
It had no plates, just paper badges of the car dealer it lives at..
which will remain nameless, since she might be a "illegal alien".

   They didn't want to talk about it much, when I called to ask them 
about it..  "uh, not for sale, special project, going back overseas real 
soon.."  A plesant shock, to see on here after all the ones I saw on my 
Europe trip last fall..

Jon

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