Re:Weird Things found in Alfa's

[Luca <nodoubt@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think I never found anything strange in my cars. 
Some shop recipes, some religious gadgets :) but nothing strange.

The weird thing I came up with are all about some other cars:

Among running cars:
Been in Danmark the past winter. A weekend trip with my girlfriend.
As we landed, we leaded at a car rental office. Got a nice comfortable
car (Peugeot 406 1.6 SW full optional) and drove off.
We were enjoying the comfort of the car (mostly the heating for the
seats... that was pretty nice in danish cold), and I was complaining
for the lack of power & handling compared to my Alfas :)
Allrite. We drive around and get crazy with maps. I wanted to drive
and know where to go, my gal wanted to know where to go w/o driving...
a mess. Till we reached a tourist info office, put the map on those
comfortable door pockets (only thing Alfa 75 lacks!), and walked in.
Got the info, walked back to the car. My gal put her hand inside her
side door pocket and started to shout :) There was a 30 cm long 
wet wurstel in there!! Partly chopped off!!!!!!! PUAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We threw it away, and cleaned the pocked with some wet paper. We couldn't
live with the idea to keep the car 3 days and having remains of that
crap in there :)


Among salvage yard cars:
I found EVERYTHING. Including an emergency pocked gas tank, to walk to
next gas station and get coupla liter of fuel to make it there with the
whole car. I found car stereos, I found manuals. Everything.
The weirdest:
-An xmas three in the trunk of a 75 Turbo America. IT was complete of
wiring and lights.  It wasn't a plastic tree!!! A real small pine!
-Some good brand tools (that now are part of my tools set!)! Once I forgot
 the scissors (to cut wires while removing parts). Et voila'! Found it
 in the car :))

.....The scariest:

Well, not really scary, but makes you think.
I see this relatively new Alfa 75 TS.
Packed under a Lancia Dedra and a 164.
OK, I get in the car, to see what's good and to open
both trunk and hood.... and the scene was absurd.
On the right seat there was a wallet (Empty).
On the glove box there were personal gadgets, including a still
closed envelope, recipient was the owner I guess. The envelope
was a bank one. Sent few days before.
There were sunglasses. A magazine (pretty new).
The car stereo was in.
The "arbre magique" was still smelling good.

Looked like the car has just PARKED there. 
I wondered what could have happened to the owner. 
I still don't know.

Luca
 



"When the chosen people 
 grew more strong, 
 the rightful cause at length 
 became the wrong." (John Dryden, Absalon and Achitophel)

937, '87 Alfa 75 Turbo, '90 Alfa 75 1.8ie, '75 Benelli 500 Quattro, RM250
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