[DFW] Looking for an Italian project car from hell? Well I found one for ya | FerrariChat
Buy

[DFW] Looking for an Italian project car from hell? Well I found one for ya

Discussion in 'Texas' started by Brangeta, Oct 12, 2007.

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.

  1. Brangeta

    Brangeta Formula 3

    Jan 31, 2005
    1,195
    Dallas, TX
    #1 Brangeta, Oct 12, 2007
    Last edited by a moderator: Sep 7, 2017
    This caught my eye on my usual route home from work the other day, and I decided today was a good day to snap some pics. How often do you see an Alfa Romeo parked in a lot with a "for sale" sign on the windshield in the US? For me; never before.

    I drove up and the owner happened to be there and he told me all about it. It's an '81 Alfa Romeo I correctly identified as a GTV6, it has 117k, an interior (or lack thereof) that needs more pieces than a bucket full of legos can provide you, and has the usual amount of rust you'd associate with an Alfa more than 10 years old--in other words, lots of nice brown crusty rust. He said it needed a muffler, sat for 7 years before he got it, and he was able to get it to run by putting a battery in it and replacing something else I can't quite remember right now...

    I have a poor verbal memory, so that's about all I can remember he said.

    He also has a '68 Mercedes there that looked to be in quite a bit better shape. I didn't get close to it, but it looked better than this Alfa from afar. I didn't get it in any pics. To me, it looked like a 1950s car, but he said '68.

    The car is located between Newkirk and Luna on Royal Ln. This is about 1 mile from Lamborghini Dallas. Might check it out if you're interested. He said he would sell it to me for $1500, to which I thought of saying "I'll give ya 50 bucks for it," but alas, I did not. :)

    Here's a video I took...

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=vXIakQ1DMVo

    More pics:
    http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v130/66/95/18800375/n18800375_32289443_9905.jpg
    http://photos-a.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v130/66/95/18800375/n18800375_32289444_211.jpg
    http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v130/66/95/18800375/n18800375_32289445_524.jpg
    http://photos-c.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v130/66/95/18800375/n18800375_32289446_824.jpg
    Image Unavailable, Please Login
     
  2. TX907

    TX907 Formula Junior

    Sep 13, 2005
    924
    Keller, TX
    Full Name:
    Garrick
    #2 TX907, Oct 12, 2007
    Hmmm, pulled out of a field in Oklahoma?

    That looks pretty rough.
     
  3. Brangeta

    Brangeta Formula 3

    Jan 31, 2005
    1,195
    Dallas, TX
    #3 Brangeta, Oct 12, 2007
    It wouldn't be a project car from hell if it wasn't rough! :)

    And... I gotta tell ya. That interior was a mess (what was left of it). You'd have an easier time going the hotrod route with this than the restoration route.
     
  4. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 5, 2001
    26,465
    Panther City, Texas
    Full Name:
    WJHMH
    #4 WJHMH, Oct 12, 2007
    You would have to be some sort of masochist to even attempt restoring that. Whatever parts are even salvageable you would make more money just parting it out, I'm surprised the guys at Vick Autosports haven't bought this yet for race car spares.
     
  5. JoshVette

    JoshVette Formula Junior

    Aug 12, 2007
    708
    Grand Prairie/Dallas
    Full Name:
    Josh
    #5 JoshVette, Oct 13, 2007
    The paint on that looks like single stage, I'm sure it could be restored. Don't know about the interior though, the guy who's I just did said he's having a hard time finding parts and such...

    I just spent 10 hours buffing out and detailing a 73 Alfa Romeo spyder, and it looked almost as bad as that one but the paint was in a little better shape though.
     
  6. WJHMH

    WJHMH Two Time F1 World Champ
    Silver Subscribed

    Sep 5, 2001
    26,465
    Panther City, Texas
    Full Name:
    WJHMH
    #6 WJHMH, Oct 13, 2007
    He may have not been looking hard enough, if he's ever been to Vick's they just about have almost everything.

    www.vickauto.com
     
  7. TX907

    TX907 Formula Junior

    Sep 13, 2005
    924
    Keller, TX
    Full Name:
    Garrick
    #7 TX907, Oct 13, 2007
    It would be tough to buff out those big holes.... ;)

    Might make a good parts car. Maybe a $200 car for that.
     
  8. D-smittyxx9

    D-smittyxx9 Rookie

    Jul 31, 2007
    47
    San Antonio
    Full Name:
    David smith
    #8 D-smittyxx9, Oct 13, 2007
    Thats what about what it looks like.
     
  9. Brangeta

    Brangeta Formula 3

    Jan 31, 2005
    1,195
    Dallas, TX
    #9 Brangeta, Oct 13, 2007
    If I didn't live in an apartment and have a full 2-car garage, I would have tried offering him the $50...;)

    ...Then I would have sold it on craigslist for $300 and gotten a profit.
     
  10. JoshVette

    JoshVette Formula Junior

    Aug 12, 2007
    708
    Grand Prairie/Dallas
    Full Name:
    Josh
    #10 JoshVette, Oct 13, 2007
    Thanks, I'll forward him this website, he's still in the process of restoring it. He literally had a check list he marked off as I finished it up...

    You may have a point. :)
     

Share This Page