RE: The corrosion of conformity (slight Alfa content)

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@domain.elided>]

> Biba, "Just musing in Irwindale, CA USA", wonders "who could 
> possibly obviously have appreciation for Alfa's engineering 
> then own a vehicle which was for all intents and purposes 
> obsolete (engineering wise not to mention
> aesthetics) in what? 1919? Or was it earlier?"
> 
> 
> Practically anyone who doesn't have a one-track mind. A 
> narrow-enough focus can aggregate a vast quantity of 
> identical objects; a slight broadening can lead to collecting 
> subtle variations on a narrow theme- say, each of one's 
> Duettos a slightly different shade of red. At the other end 
> lies zero redundancy, with, perhaps, each entity being a 
> choice specimen of its peculiar class. I was surprised (and 
> slightly delighted) to have run into not one but two Alfa 
> owners whose other car was a Cadillac Eldorado Biarritz 
> convertible. I don't know Tim personally, but his three 
> Alfas- a '71 Giulia 1300 Super, '78 F-12 Diesel Van, and a 
> '92 Spider, certainly tilt in the direction of his being 
> someone whose attic, bookshelves, and pantry might be very 
> interesting indeed, even if difficult to grasp inuitively, 
> and the Harley reinforces that impression.
> 
> Reminds me of Joe C.'s felicitous formulation, YMWillV. Vive 
> la difference -

Hey,

I've got a 1961 Cushman Allstate Deluxe motor scooter parked amongst all
of the Alfas.  Italian car friends keep telling me I have to sell it and
buy a Vespa..

bs
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