Alfas!

"Cé hé sin" (michael-m-mouse) 08/13/2016 at 17:25 • Filed to: Alfa Romeo, Rust, Scrapyard

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Have a brace of Alfas before they made their last journey.

Now, what were they?

BvdV - The Dutch Engineer > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 17:34

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Giulietta(Tipo 116) and (Alfetta) GT(V)

Cé hé sin > BvdV - The Dutch Engineer 08/13/2016 at 17:35

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First one’s right...

fintail > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 17:43

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Is that a Fiat 130 sedan in the background of the second pic? Shame.

someassemblyrequired > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 17:44

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Is the second a Alfasud/Sprint?

Cé hé sin > fintail 08/13/2016 at 17:46

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No, they’re gone a very long time!

It’s one of these:

Cortina 80, a facelifted Mk 4.

Cé hé sin > someassemblyrequired 08/13/2016 at 17:48

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...is the right answer.

fintail > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 17:59

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Really? It looks like it has round lights. But yeah, I have to imagine most 130s were gone by 1985.

Cé hé sin > fintail 08/13/2016 at 18:14

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Here’s a surviving 130 (modern cars in background!).

Indicators and sidelights in the bumpers, different grille and wheelarches.

What you can see on the wreck is I think the reflector. You can see that the surviving right hand light is rectangular.

someassemblyrequired > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 18:29

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Pretty rust free example too (by Alfasud standards).

Cé hé sin > someassemblyrequired 08/13/2016 at 18:30

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Yes, some of the paint is intact!

fintail > Cé hé sin 08/13/2016 at 18:46

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Oh yeah, no corner light, that does it all. Maybe an earlier Mk 4? The corner light looks narrower in the rusty car.

The first thing that comes to mind with those Cortinas is “Onslow”. I suppose even with low survival rates, those have little value.

Cé hé sin > fintail 08/14/2016 at 05:28

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They’re not worthless though if maintained and kept dry.

There’s even one nearer me .

fintail > Cé hé sin 08/14/2016 at 10:36

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Wow, shocking. Maybe low survival rates help in that regard.

Here, even mint examples of common domestic malaise era vehicles aren’t worth a lot.

Cé hé sin > fintail 08/14/2016 at 12:22

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Rarity value and ambitious pricing....

I noticed recently that if you wanted to buy a decent, roadworthy Wartburg you’d be paying about €7,000. A similarly roadworthy Trabi could be €2,000 or more. Which is fair enough because when new you could get three Trabis for the price of a Wartburg.

fintail > Cé hé sin 08/15/2016 at 00:01

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I suppose asking prices are kind of freedom of expression, not indicative of reality. The Ossi cars are at least interesting for their history, and the rrrrring ding ding is fun.