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In Oakland it’s all about the rims…

February 4th, 2010

A while back I went ahead and took advantage of a sale that Aaron alerted me to. Vredenstien tires, which are all skinny and classic looking on these cars.  on sale for $60/piece available in the ultra tall and skinny  155R15.  I hopped on it and decided to replace the crusty tires on the giulietta … Read more


Giulietta gets a powertrain

January 28th, 2010

Getting the Giulietta without a motor made for some tough decisions.. what to fill the void? I had, at the time a modern designed Alfa 2 liter Twinspark that I thought would have been fun to wedge in.. 175 HP in this frame all gutted and light weight spoke to me..
Still,  the reality of the … Read more


1963 Guilietta Spider project

January 28th, 2010

For a while now I’ve wanted a ratty spider racer for the street, a hooligan car with rat-rod race patina. Well, at this years Alameda all Italian car show Matt and Aaron and I all started scheming about our junkshows. I had a 1966 Stepnose GTV rolling chassis and a modern Twinspark motor, that I … Read more


1977 Honda Civic 1200

January 21st, 2010

1977 Honda Civic 1200 (4) speed
I picked this thing up last summer as payment for some work I did for a friend. He originally bought the car for his girlfriend of the time. As fate would have it, he eventually realized that either the car was not fit for its intended use as a daily … Read more


The 1967 Volvo 122s

January 16th, 2010

After getting a ride in my co-poster’s ‘64 Giulia Ti I was hooked on the idea of old cars. I wasn’t raised in a car family. We had family utility vehicles that were ruthlessly abused by 3 boys and ditched when the going got tough. Luigi’s ride was my introduction to what it was all … Read more


Ratty Ti?

January 14th, 2010

Ratty Ti? youbetcha.
Conventional car wisdom says buy the best example you can afford, treat it gingerly, pamper it even. But this blog is for people who go the other route, often buying up cars for a song, and committing many hours of our lives just to get them back into service, this blog is for … Read more


1948 Divco Milk Truck

December 13th, 2009

This should be a great adventure as I plan to turn this truck into a roving business.. An espresso bar! I’ve been wanting to do some sort of coffee shop for a while. This seemed like a good time in my life to make some changes. Read more


1964 Giulia Ti Column shift 1600

December 13th, 2009

I had Bought the car in Oregon from Damian Magista via an ad on the alfa BB sight unseen. Mostly because Aaron had been cajoling me into a sedan, but also because of the awesome write up and pictures Damian had made on the BB about retrieving the car from a bunch of Alfa racing enthusiasts in Canada. I had been drooling over this car on the internet for a long while.

The original AD:

1964 Giulia TI 1600 For Sale: PDX Read more


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