Re: Giulia Super Musings

["Thomas Moll" <moltek@domain.elided>]

I could not agree more. The Super that I used to own had mostly original
paint which had burned and faded to closely resemble emery cloth but of all
the cars I've owned I got more smiles and thumbs up driving that car. For
some reason everybody, regardless of gender or age, seems to love the Super.

If anyone has one with decent body and interior but without engine and
transmission and would be interested in trading for a 74 Spider shell with
cage built to 2001 SCCA Production car specifications by a professional,
please let me know :-)

Thomas
Seattle


----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph A Fillip, Jr." <joseph.fillipjr@domain.elided>
To: <alfa-digest@domain.elided>
Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: Giulia Super Musings


> Having read Dana Loomis' ode to the inherent goodness of the Giulia Super
> several Digests ago, I have to concur -- not least because I repurchased
my
> old Giulia Super from Dana several weeks ago, and had a fair amount of
time
> to get reacquainted with her on the 400-plus mile journey back home.
>
> I think the true delight of the Super experiece is how unexpected it all
is,
> even to one quite familiar with the model. After all, a Bertone coupe or a
> GTV-6 has a style and presence that presages some significant level of
> performance. A Super, on the other hand, looks as if 20 circus clowns
might
> burst from its four doors at any moment. My wife, who is more often than
not
> my anchor to the wide world outside of my own immediate experience, refers
> to it as "the Minnie Pearl car." Every morning I take a long look at the
car
> and just have to shake my head and smile.
>
> For all this, it goes like hell. It's handling, while certainly eclipsed
by
> most modern cars, is predictable and entertaining. And, what never ceases
to
> amuse and surprise me, it connects me to my fellow motorists on what are
> otherwise highways filled with murderous intent. Other drivers want to
slow
> down and take a peek and give you the thumbs-up, or let you change lanes
> just so they can follow the car for a while. The car seems to bring them
> joy, too.
>
> Quite a trick, that.
>
> Joe Fillip
> Swarthmore, PA
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