Alfa 146

zagatoes30

zagatoes30

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Always a fan of the unusual so when this little 146 Boxer came up with only 42k on the clock from new and owned by the same family Father, Son & Daughter I just had to buy it.

It has a few parking bumps in each of the corners and I have found one tiny hole in the outer skin of the rear passenger floor which will be repaired this week. It needs a bit of TLC mainly underneath cleaning the surface rust and then reapplying some protection and bizarrely the headliner has been stripped of fabric, fortunately there is a trimmer down the road who will have a look at it next week.

Drives lovely, its not the fastest thing in the world but the sound of the flat 4 boxer is lovely to hear.

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Oneball said:
For some reason I thought they had the Twin Spark inline four.
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Most did, 1.4 (In Europe incl/ Ireland), 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 Twin Spark but the very early ones and a very few of the later ones had a 1.6 injected flat four. It's a gem of an engine loves to rev and has a really nice rasp, with it being really low down and light it makes the front end very responsive, turns in like a Go Kart and it is a real hoot to drive
 
zagatoes30 said:
Most did, 1.4 (In Europe incl/ Ireland), 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 Twin Spark but the very early ones and a very few of the later ones had a 1.6 injected flat four. It's a gem of an engine loves to rev and has a really nice rasp, with it being really low down and light it makes the front end very responsive, turns in like a Go Kart and it is a real hoot to drive
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There was an Alfa Sud at Prescott yesterday, sounded fab. Better than all of the Ferrari Owners Club Competition cars.
 
I had one of the last 2lt Twin spark Ti's as a company car. Did 130k miles in it, only running issue was when the fuel gauge showed a quarter, it was empty! However just before it went, the battery was replaced, I think the relay board was behind and it got knocked, probably with a bit of corrosion the electrics started playing up, but, it was going in a week so waved goodbye!

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Mrs C had a 145 Cloverleaf. Loved that car. It got rear ended just outside Epping. She thought it was fine until I tried to open the boot.

She even mentioned it last week

C
 
zagatoes30 said:
Most did, 1.4 (In Europe incl/ Ireland), 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 Twin Spark but the very early ones and a very few of the later ones had a 1.6 injected flat four. It's a gem of an engine loves to rev and has a really nice rasp, with it being really low down and light it makes the front end very responsive, turns in like a Go Kart and it is a real hoot to drive
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My 33P4 did handle well, and the 1.7 quad cam boxer with an auto delta exhaust did sound very nice!
 
zagatoes30 said:
Most did, 1.4 (In Europe incl/ Ireland), 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 Twin Spark but the very early ones and a very few of the later ones had a 1.6 injected flat four. It's a gem of an engine loves to rev and has a really nice rasp, with it being really low down and light it makes the front end very responsive, turns in like a Go Kart and it is a real hoot to drive
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The 1.7 16v quad cam boxer engine was also available on early 145/146.
 
zagatoes30 said:
The engine bay is tidier than most moderns I have seen recently
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Looks fabulous. How's it go? I'd have thought the saloon body's extra weight would not really have suited the boxer (although it's a fabulous engine in the Sprint and Sud)

C
 
CatmanV2 said:
Looks fabulous. How's it go? I'd have thought the saloon body's extra weight would not really have suited the boxer (although it's a fabulous engine in the Sprint and Sud)

C
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It goes really well, never going to be the fastest thing on the planet but it is very eager, l;oves to rev and is super smooth. You really notice the difference on cornering as it turns in just like a Sud with all the weight low down it feels like its on rails
 
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