Believe it or not but here is the 2-door or 3-door coupé explained. Source: both cars’ sales technical spec. brochures, bodywork-dimensions sections: Alfa GT is a 2-door 5-seat coupé (Alfa Romeo GT Technical Specification brochure 02/07. Quote: No of seats: 5, No of doors: 2) Alfa Brera is a 3-door, 2+2 coupé (Alfa Romeo…
Connolly leather
Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider, phase 1, from 1994-1998 did not use Connolly Leather for their seats. No other Alfa used Connolly Leather in those years also. Find out more about GTV and Spider interiors:
2000 Alfa Romeo GTV V6
One of the coolest version/colour/interior combinations i have ever seen, shame it’s a RHD. Bianco Polare, 3.0 V6 24V, ‘the other Red Style’, factory Aero-kit, 17″ teledials For sale at carsales.com.au
Australian limited editions Spider
There is a pattern emerging when researching Australian-market limited editions for Spider. With only 3 spiders found so far fot the ‘Duetto‘ edition, all of them are Giallo Ginestra (at first glance, and most probably are) and most, if all, have anthracite fabric (dark blue cloth) seats. And of course the infamous (‘lousy’) sticker! As…
Maseratis at Maranello
On National Geographic’s ‘Magafactories: Ferrari 599 GTB’ there are some Maseratis being painted at Marabello. And as the Maserati factory was being modernized at that time it seamed that Coupé, Spyder and Quattroporte V may have been asembled at Ferrari’s plat in Maranello. Maserati Classiche explained that at that time only paintjob was supplied by…
Monterey RM 3500 GT Spyder Prototype
With Monterey RM auctions coming i have some issue with Maserati 3500 GT Spyder Prototype’s description. https://www.rmauctions.com/lots/lot.cfm?lot_id=1067923 RM states that: “One of a believed three Vignale-bodied prototypes” But of all Convertible prototypes and one-offs, there were 5 Vignale creations, including one Special and 4 prototypes: I have contacted Maserati Classiche and awaiting reply 3500 GT…
5th GTV-Spider Club’s meeting 27-29 VI 2014 Warta
https://www.alfaclub.pl/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42744
Ferrari Coupé bodies production at Pininfarina
This little thing was based on the Pininfarina production records and my deduction. Ex: 1977 Produzione di 14.012 Fiat 124 Spider, 19 Fiat 130 Coupé, 478 Fiat Lancia Beta Montecarlo Cabrio, 740 Fiat Lancia Beta Montecarlo Coupé, 4.183 Alfa Romeo Spider, 1.006 Lancia Gamma Coupé, 163 Ferrari Coupé, 306 Peugeot Cabrio e 1.194 Peugeot Coupé,…
Bentley Azure/Rolls-Royce Corniche body production
From 4 Pininfarina documents Older document showed 94 Bentley bodies and 0 Rolls bodies made in 1999. Newer document was used. Both documents also have different sums.
Lancia Fiat production
All thanks to Pininfarina production records All updated on wikipedia
Brera/Spider 939 production
Just updated wikipedia’s entry on Brera production Source: Pininfarina’s 2005-2010 Annual Reports Now the tough part will be to find engine/version production records https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Brera
Chassis/engine Tipos
I have startd a new subpage – Tipos Its one of my kinks to know what type of chassis or engine is in a car. Alfa Romeo Lancia Fiat Ferrari Maserati
2.0 V6 TB power issue
From time to time someone is trying to change wikipedia entry and force 148kW (202PS) as 2.0 V6 TB power 1995 press kit confirms 147kW/200PS 1996 brochure confirms 147kW/200PS 2000 owners manual confirms 147kW/200PS but there is one 1995 brochure for german-market with 148kW/202PS too little to force 202PS as a rule