Re: weird things in Alfas...

[Jim McClary <mcjim@xxxxxxxx>]

In this case though, not from a previous owner.

There is, in my garage, a 1959 Spider Veloce which has (alas) been 
comatose for many years.  Last year my son and I decided to get started 
on restoring it (don't want to rush into these things!).  One of the 
first things we did was to remove the gas tank to clean it.  Much to our 
surprise, it was very heavy and rattled a bit as we moved it.

It was stuffed (all 21 gallons of capacity, if memory serves) with dry 
dog food!  We live in the woods in the mountains of northern New Mexico 
and there are lots of critters around.  Including chipmunks.  Now I know 
why Maggie the Labrador Retriever did her best to catch the little varmits.

Maybe it wasn't the best idea to remove the gas cap when the car was 
stored.  However, there isn't any rust in the tank!

Wish I could have seen them getting in and out of the tank.

jim mcclary
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