Alternative Alfa.......bet ya never knew they made these!

[Parisien]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1953...0?ViewItem=&item=121072783650&forcev4exp=true


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[CatmanV2]

Jamie Porter used to have on.

I lost a bet with myself, I though it was going to be an Arna

C

 

[Parisien]

Arna wasn't an Alfa was it........cuda swore it was a Nissan hybrid hut with wheels.....

Whose J Porter?

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[cobratwin]

HAHA yes they also made bikes motor and cycle!

 

[ENZ525]

BTW...they are Mille Miglia eligible!!

 

[Andyk]

Ha, don't see many of those about...Was reading a very good article in AutoItalian on them the other week..

 

[CatmanV2]

Arna wasn't an Alfa was it........cuda swore it was a Nissan hybrid hut with wheels.....

Whose J Porter?

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I think technically the Arna was *an* Alfa, but one most would like to forget. Nissan Cherry with a Sud engine if memory serves. Managed to combine the worst aspects of both companies by all accounts.
Jamie: http://www.alfaworkshop.co.uk/

Used to be very good indeed, but I've not used him for some time now.

C

 

[Parisien]

Cheers for that C


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[dickyb]

A few more pics and info about the Matta:

http://www.alfaworkshop.co.uk/alfa_romeo_matta.shtml

http://www.alfaholics.com/2012/01/1953-alfa-romeo-matta/

Jamie Porter's was fitted with a V8 from a Montreal...


And here's something else made by Alfa Romeo that not many of you will have known about....

 

[safrane]

Would the oven rust if you cleaned it?... if not it's not a real Alfa!

 

[Parisien]

Dicky...thats bizarrre......like the Mazda light bulbs......


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[CatmanV2]

Love the oven. Would really buy one.

C

 

[Parisien]

....and your missus would show you the door........it was frequently quoted as grounds for divorce .....


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[alfatwo]

I think technically the Arna was *an* Alfa, but one most would like to forget. Nissan Cherry with a Sud engine if memory serves. Managed to combine the worst aspects of both companies by all accounts.
Jamie: http://www.alfaworkshop.co.uk/

Used to be very good indeed, but I've not used him for some time now.

Just for fun here's a couple of pics of the only RHD Alfa Arna 1.5 Ti left in Europe, I restored it a couple of years ago, nearly won the Alfa concours

Dave

 

[CatmanV2]

Blimey. Was that Lutterworth, Dave? What year? There was a bloke that turned up in a silver one that lives just up the road from us, but his was in nothing like as good a condition.

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[alfatwo]

That was at the national Alfa day a couple of years ago,came second overall in the concours,it didnt go down to well with the purists!

 

[CatmanV2]

I've not been for some years now. I found it got rather samey
I bet the purists weren't happy, but good on you

C

 

[stradaman]

Both Fiat and Alfa Romeo, have had their names on most domestic products, over the years. I have seen an Alfa Vacuum cleaner, circa 1950. Fiat also made 4x4 Army vehicles, called the Campagnola.

Andy.