[Closed] So my brother has a new car

Car porn!

Needs better lights in his garage though. How can he find anything?

lovely.

Ur brother is a git... Fact!

Seriously though.. Very luck guy, hope he enjoys it and gets good use of it.

One of the best looking cars ever built.

That actual car???!!! jesus thats a nice looking bit of kit, even the battery looks cool, i need a lie down.... 🙂

That is absolutely stunning - does he need a chauffeur?

Brothers suck 👿 when they have cooler kit than you. I know mine does.

Car's a beauty.

On the plus side for you, you'll probably only ever see it in the garage, aka your brother's new permanent home. 😀

That actual car, yes.

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[i]Final build is original standard Stradale specification, just as the car would have left the production line, but with a 150BHP engine upgrade and LSD installation into the original GTA axle to make it more suitable to match the customer’s desired fast road and occasional track use.[/i]

Also has a roll cage with removable triangulation and seats can easily be replaced with floor mount competition versions so he can race it.

Race it? is he mad? it should be in a ferris beuler style garage in a forest... good on him if he does put it on a track its what it was made for... please dont crash it, i would be upset...

My very favorite car of all time, beautiful.

That is lovely... I'm not big into cars, but I had a 33 cloverleaf back when I was a student and have always lusted after classic alfas.

alfas were designed and built to be driven.
steal the keys and drive it to the Stelvio pass! he's your brother, he'll forgive you...
lovely car.

Jesus, that's beautiful
I had a boggo GT1600 junior a long time ago, was a pile of rust under the paint, but still made the heart sing.
A GTA in that condition is just pure porn.

Very nice.

Very very nice!

Can I be crass and ask how much it cost? (It's lovely BTW) 😀

* Mops down screen and keyboard*

I'm glad I don't have your brother. How embarrasing having a brother or friend with a seriously nice car. Can you imagine your partner silently thinking 'why doesn't he have one too'?

I've just had a sex wee...

Cheers

Danny B

As a recent convert to the alfa marque (GT) I must say that is bloody lovely!

[i]Can I be crass and ask how much it cost? [/i]

I've no idea and, tbh, I wouldn't ask him.

A quick google would seem to indicate that "'kin loads" is the going rate.

Stunning, your brother is a very lucky boy!

Stunning, absolutely stunning.

Lucky git !!

That is a really lovely car - I'll be in my bunk...

Awe fek. That's gorgeous that.

I had a 1600GT Junior too vinneyh, same problems with rust on mine however me and my mate rebuilt it and God did I love that car. Drove it hard and stuck some smiley miles in it.

Hope your brother knows how to drive it and use it propers like 😉

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I'm glad I don't have your brother. How embarrasing having a brother or friend with a seriously nice car. Can you imagine your partner silently thinking 'why doesn't he have one too'?

I know that feeling only too well. My brother's owned a Series 1 E-Type 3.8 FHC for the last 20 years...

Love the old alfa's..and the newer ones too (Had a 156, now got a 159ti 🙂 )

That's an absolute beauty, wel-jel

I'd love to have a brother, some of you are never happy.

I'd love to have a brother, some of you are never happy.

I never had one. Whats there to miss?

I'd love to have a brother, some of you are never happy.

Borrow mine then, if you like. He's got a fantastic house and garden, but only an 04 plate Yaris (his environmentally sensitivity is so severe that he comes out in a rash whenever he gets off public transport).

Oh, and he's a bit short. And a smartarse. 😀

Very nice, love a Bertone Coupe..so that's running a Modern 2L Twin Spark engine?

No, it's the original twin spark engine with a few tweaks to up the power.

Off to see it in the flesh at the RAC Club in Epsom this afternoon 🙂

I expect I'll be allowed to sit in it and make 'Vroom!' noises.

Beautiful. I don't know what it is about the 'simple' old Alfa designs but they look great.

Very gorgeous.
I almost bought a 1600 Stradale with a mate in 1986, but we couldn't stump up the £10000 they wanted for it. Both of us will regret it for the rest of our lives...

Saw a very convincing replica GTA built on a Steel bodied step front 1300 Junior at Silverstone. Had all the right bits, including the rear suspension mods but with a tuned 1750 motor IIRC. He wanted £28000 for that

I had 3 1600 Juniors, two of them as my only vehicle. Lovely subtle things.
My mate has still got his 1750 GTV which he has owned since 1987, plus a 101 series Giulietta Coupe

Tell you brother from me he is now on my Lucky Bas***d list and I hope he really enjoys it.

Thanks for showing and bringing back memories

Wow, that is lovely.

Looks like a brand new car.

Bet it's fantastic to drive and sounds amazing!!!

Went and saw it last night;

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and had a 30 minute ride around the Surrey lanes (as a passenger).

Bloody hell it's quick.

760kg weight and 150bhp make for rapid acceleration and the noise is just fantastic 🙂

There were #bloodycyclists everywhere though 😉

Really is a fascinating car too, the way that the alloy roof has been rivetted to the steel frame shows it was built purely for competition but with a nod to the FIA homologation rules it has fitted rubber mats.

To illustrate how light it is - you can't press on the door panels or handles to shut them - it'll dent the alloy - you have to press on the frame just at the bottom of the (plastic) window glass.

There were some other cars in the 'blimey, that's nice' category there too;

I love yellow E-Types;

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the one I'd probably most want to own as a long term thing, I can see myself wafting down to the south of France in this;

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these three were 'ok' too 😉

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I'd love to have a brother, some of you are never happy.
I never had one. Whats there to miss?

i've got 4...you want one?

wwaswas - thats a seriously sexy motor!!...you should do a Ferris Bueller (minus the end bit in the garage)...

Lovely, nice £££££££ Alfaholics resto

Oh, Dear Lord, that Alfa is just lovely! I'd rather have that than any Ferrari, other than a 250 GTO.
I'm just going to have a lie down for a bit...
#gitgitgit

arrghhhhhhhhh

wish I hadn't looked at this thread 🙁

I had a 1968 Giulia Sprint GT Veloce for about 4 years

Had to sell it about 3 years ago due to financial problems

Sold it for about £nob all as the market was quiet

I miss it a lot, and its made worse by the fact that prices are soaring now

Glad to hear your brother is going to use it properly! Would love to drive one as it was inteded... (from another 159ti owner)

I love to see the old cars driven properly, it's what they were designed for. I do understand why some people don't drive them, sometimes there is a lot of money invested in them and it only reduces if you drive it a lot!

A year or two ago there was a delivery mileage McLaren F1 sold fo millions. I would have loved to have won that at the auction, hand over a case full of money, grabbed the keys and drawn 2 long black lines of rubber out of the auction room, showing everyone what you [i]should[/i] be doing with it!!! 😆

My brother has a transit and a caravan. And a lot of dogs. Hang on, Ii think I'm a pikey...

alfa is bloody lovely. I'm a tart though and prefer the Ferraris(knowing I'll never own anything close to either)

Saw a lod of E-types and other classics in the scottish borders this weekend doing a classic rally, as I rode to Edinburgh. The E-types were all being gently coaxed around, but someone in a Bristol was giving it that beans. Lovely sight and sound.

Is the Alfa likely to be at Beaulieu this Sunday?

It should be in good company if it is.

All this talk of Alfas Twin-Sparks has me remembering mine 🙂

Come to think o fit, I've done well for engines over last few years - a couple of Alfa twin-sparks, a couple of Subaru 2 litre turbo flat-fours and now a VAG 1.4TSI...

Rachel

Been in a facel vega and something similar to your bros, ie fiat or alfa from the 60's. Only recall the gorgeous smell of the old leather interior.

So what you're saying is that your brother has money and taste? That's just not fair is it.

Why couldn't he have just bought an X5 or a Cayenne or something?

Seriously nice. Glad that he's driving it as well.

Stunning car. That is all.

OP your brothers car is seriously lovely...

you know some is really good when you get such overwhelming concensus on STW!
Proper lush.

Envy

Everything that comes out of Alfaholics workshop is just "Right"
That is rather lovely
A very lucky man
A chap at work here has a same era GTV Project which is lovely too

I had 2 a few years ago, which would have made 1 decent car, but I sold the lot without finishing the project.
I still hanker after a properly sorted one now, and the Mrs would happliy drive one too