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Ganz

27th August 2018 20:02

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1.6 16v

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Joined: 2nd November 2012
Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38
From: East Mids
Member No.: 10,640
Driving: 145 Cloverleaf 2.0L ts
From: uk

What are the odds of this happening? I decided to spend a day in Birmingham as you do when you collect a book from Waterstones. I've parked my red 145 and walking to the stairway when I see this car being parked.. at first I thought it was someone making away with my 145! To my astonishment it was not my 145 but a Alfa 146 in red

Didn't want to freak the driver out as he was still parking up and I could have been any nutter. Went to my car to pick something up after a minute but he was gone. I've never seen this 146 ever! Who are you

and how is it possible that I have not seen this car. Gasp!

Here are the pics I took. The odds of a a 145 and 146 ph1s in red in a random parking block must be 1000s to 1. The car was one of the best examples I've seen. Paintwork immaculate.

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dante giacosa View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	28th August 2018 11:17 Post #2 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,256 Joined: 28th March 2017 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 Member No.: 13,068 Driving: 146 CF2 1.8 T-spark From: Edinburgh	good find, Ganz! look at the NICK of that!!?? truly a survivor. I love those CF1 B-pillars; they are vinyl-darkened between the side glass...

Ganz View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	28th August 2018 21:44 Post #3 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,133 Joined: 2nd November 2012 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 From: East Mids Member No.: 10,640 Driving: 145 Cloverleaf 2.0L ts From: uk	QUOTE(dante giacosa @ 28th August 2018 12:17) good find, Ganz! look at the NICK of that!!?? truly a survivor. I love those CF1 B-pillars; they are vinyl-darkened between the side glass... I know. It was immaculate. It really was The front bumper which usually gets neglected and paint fade as its plastic was perfect. This must have been like a factory turn out. The owner must make themselves known! -------------------- G A N Z 145 Instagram ganz145_alfa

dante giacosa View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	29th August 2018 11:32 Post #4 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,256 Joined: 28th March 2017 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 Member No.: 13,068 Driving: 146 CF2 1.8 T-spark From: Edinburgh	even the wheels look 'slightly' shinier than normal- it's a bit more reflective than 'just' silver paint. Lovely little detail. and terrific to have the balls to stick with the standard wheels...

Ganz View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	30th August 2018 00:04 Post #5 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,133 Joined: 2nd November 2012 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 From: East Mids Member No.: 10,640 Driving: 145 Cloverleaf 2.0L ts From: uk	QUOTE(dante giacosa @ 29th August 2018 12:32) even the wheels look 'slightly' shinier than normal- it's a bit more reflective than 'just' silver paint. Lovely little detail. and terrific to have the balls to stick with the standard wheels... Agreed. They're not everyone's cup of tea.. That's how I knew it not 'my' car being driven by somebody else! -------------------- G A N Z 145 Instagram ganz145_alfa

VROOM View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	30th August 2018 18:10 Post #6 \| Print
1.4 16v Group: Regular Posts: 165 Joined: 11th June 2017 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 Member No.: 13,153 Driving: BRERA, GIULIETTA, 145QV From: FLINTSHIRE UK	Looked up the MOT history - only done about 63k. No mention of floor pan rust either.

dante giacosa View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	30th August 2018 20:08 Post #7 \| Print
1.6 16v Group: Veteran Posts: 1,256 Joined: 28th March 2017 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 Member No.: 13,068 Driving: 146 CF2 1.8 T-spark From: Edinburgh	63k ??! crikey- remind me to keep on autotrader for THAT one..! funny isn't it- that the general topside patina of these things often reflects the underneath...?

JeremyG View Member Profile Find Member's Posts	31st August 2018 09:22 Post #8 \| Print
1.6 8v Group: Regular Posts: 560 Joined: 19th August 2016 Local Time: 16th February 2020 19:38 Member No.: 12,797 Driving: 166 3.0 Sportronic, GT 2.0 JTS From: Oxford	QUOTE(dante giacosa @ 30th August 2018 21:08) 63k ??! crikey- remind me to keep on autotrader for THAT one..! funny isn't it- that the general topside patina of these things often reflects the underneath...? Not so sure about that - the Fire Black 146 I bought earlier this year was definitely a car of two halves - paint and interior excellent; floorpan = swiss cheese... BTW - I really like those standard 146 teardrop alloys!

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