Fw: Alfa Canguro & other 1960's memories

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From: NSippel <nsippel@domain.elided>
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Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2003 10:37 PM
Subject: Alfa Canguro & other 1960's memories


> My senior memory fails.  Was there a recent thread about the Alfa Canguro?
>
> I ask because I am near the end of cataloging my 1,000+ car magazines &
> pulled out the June 1965 issue of Road & Track (some of us now refer to it
> as Rodent Rack for what has become of it.).  The Canguro is on the cover,
&
> inside is a 3 page article including one full page color photo of the car
in
> front of the Bertone studio.   Written by Griff Borgeson, it notes that
this
> was a prototype done in aluminum.
>
> BTW, the same issue includes other Alfa "stuff."
>     Full page ad for Giulia Spider, $3,395 P.O.E.
>     Side view of Alfa Sprint at Daytona in Goodyear ad
>     Road test of Giulia TI 0-60, 13.2 sec., 23 mpg, $3,070
>      Sebring 12-Hour coverage - Alfa TZ-C (sic.) 7th in GT, 16th overall
>
> Also included is profile of Carrozzeria Bertone.  In it are shown:1900-c,
> Alfa-Abarth 1000, Giulietta SS, 10 photos of the BATs & a Giulia Sprint
GT.
>
> In "News From Italy" Henry Manney writes about the Giulia GTA & the GTC.
> Both are shown in a photo.
>
> And, in the classified ads...  You don't want to know what was offered at
> what prices.  Sickening.  The June '67 issue has a '65 TZ with 25,000 km
in
> "perfect" never-raced condition for $4,000.  And, if that isn't bad
enough,
> how about an ex-works Austin Healey 100S for $2,000?
>
> Norm Sippel
> Living in an Alfa "past" for a few moments
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