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SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 1

Posted by Gary on September 30, 2014

There’s SNO cars like our cars for track and street

The crew of Bonnie, the world’s fastest Alfa, gathers on the lawn at Concorso Italiano in 2005. This car has run just a hair under 233 mph at Bonneville.

: Richard Kreines, owner of Bonnie, with his record-setting Alfa.

: Note the SNO sticker, placed there by engine-builder and driver Jim Steck (third from right in the group photo).

: Bonnie’s turbocharged 4-cylinder engine produces about 600 horsepower. To lend a little perspective, a full-race GTA, “back in the day,” was good for about 165 flywheel horsepower.

: This lovely 1975 GT 1600 Junior lives in the United Kingdom, with its owner, Sander Bot.

: Max Banks and his brother Andrew in the pit garages at Spa. On this day they finished 8th in the Spa Six Hours.

: The Banks brothers qualified their GTA replica 26th in this race, but stormed through the pack of 91 cars to win the Eau Rouge Trophy and finish 8th overall.

: We pleased to report that the SNO stickers seen on the corners of the Alfaholics GTA replica appear to have given Andrew and Max Banks the winning edge. They may claim careful preparation and driver skill, but we know the truth.

: Max Banks dives into a corner at Belgium’s Circuit Zolder in his GTA replica, the pack hot on his heels.

: For more about this and other Alfaholics cars, cut and paste this link in your browser: http://www.alfaholics.com/articles/

: Here’s Peter Nitoglia’s Vintage 2.5 Challenge GTV.

: Peter Nitoglia at speed in his GTV.

: Nitoglia’s vintage racer on the track.

: This is the road-going GTV replica of Max Banks.

: The Banks GTA replica (street version) has a 198 hp twin-spark engine.

: Two of the non-originale Alfas that led to the formation of SNO. In the foreground is the 1967 GTV of Gary Williams. Behind is Richard Lane’s 1967 GTV. They are on the lawn at Concorso Italiano.

: Anyone taking on Brian Berger’s 1978 Alfetta GTV would get quite a surprise. Check out the following photo to see why.

: This is the engine of Brian Berger’s Alfetta, turbo-charged by Autocomponenti.

: Jim Steck, owner of Autocomponenti, calls this beast 4SFED. Guess why.

: Note the “minor” modifications to Jim Steck’s GTV.

: Here’s the front end of 4SFED, Jim Steck’s “street” Alfa. Okay, it probably doesn’t go 233 like Bonnie, but I’ll bet it’s plenty quick.

: Another detail shot of 4SFED.

: Founding SNO member Steve Smith’s 1959 Sprint was stored for more than two decades, but it finally came out to play once again in August of 2005. All it needed was cleaning and a battery. it fired right up.

: Smith’s Sprint proudly wears it SNO sticker, though it looks stock at first glance.

: Under the hood of Steve Smith’s Sprint is a 1750 engine with genuine Shankle 8L cams and other upgrades befitting the car of a former Alfa dealership mechanic and parts manager.

: Another view of NorCal Steve Smith’s Sprint. We also have a SoCal Steve Smith in SNO.

: Here’s NorCal Steve Smith at Concorso Italio,.

: Anna Mae Smith stands behind Steve’s Spider, at Concorso.

: This GTV belonged to Ben Lamprecht, another founding member of SNO

: Ben Lamprecht engineered the tidy engine swap on his GTV.

: Lamprecht also did his own interior.

: The Junior Zagato of SNO Founding Member Tom Sahines.

: Tom Sahines with his GTV at the 2005 Concorso Italiano.

: Here’s a look under the hook of Tom Sahines’ GTV. Tom is equally at home building prize-winning cars to originale specs as he is to making his cars Scuderia Non Originale.

Alfa Romeo Engine Compartments

Posted by Gary on September 30, 2014

Posted in: SNO ENGINE COMPARTMENTS -18. Tagged: alfa restorations, Alfa Romeo Engine Compartments, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Join Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), vintage alfas, Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

Tom Lesko ponders the beauty of his well prepped motor with its cool headers from the comfort of his 1965 Spider Veloce. Thanks, Tom, for sending one of my favorite photos.

: Larry Duthie is shown with his street-track 1988 Spider after a rebuild of engine, gear box, brakes, fuel system, and interior. Larry’s from Walla Walla, Washington. I didn’t need to put in his home town; I just like to say “Walla Walla, Washington.”

: This 302 Ford fits neatly in the engine compartment of James Romeo’s 1971 Spider. James, whose last name really is like that of the car, lives in southern California, where many hot sports cars originate.

: David Pardo’s 1984 Spider gets a turbo, Megasquirt, and a Tremec T-5 tranny.

: Charles Pernot modified this 1976 GTV to 75turbo specs.

: The tidy engine compartment of David’s Spider.

: This is what you get when the Alfaholics warehouse of parts is at your disposal. Mods to this car include suspension, brakes, limited slip differential, exhaust, aluminum GTA radiator, 7×15 Strada GTA-style wheels, and a wonderful 168 hp 2 litre motor running on 40 DCOEs. Do you wonder why I keep asking Richard if he’ll adopt me? I want the keys to his warehouse.

: This is a real GTA motor. It is complemented by GTA running gear.

: A serious distributor for a serious race GTA motor.

: Gordon bought the car new. He writes: “I set it up when I was at AUSCA with Horst Kwech and Ron Neal, mid and late 1960’s.” Kwech and Neal were known for their racing successes as proprieters of Australian CA racing, or AUSCA, which was located not in Australia, but Illinois.

: Under the hood of Jay’s ’66 is a 2L motor that looks as good as the rest of the car. His car has a hydraulic clutch, ATE brakes, “flying buttress” seats, and numerous other mods.

: The 1963 Spider of Jay Mackro has bored liners and 1750 pistons, giving it 1650cc; Webers with Weiand air filters (an appropriate speed shop addition for a SoCal hot rod); late model tranny; and more.

: Bob Hoye’s Spider has a 2L motor with 10.4:1 compression ratio, modified head with 7L cams and DCOE 45 Webers.

: Finland’s Pekka Rossi gave this motor a modified cylinder head, higher compression pistons, new cams, and other mods.

: Uwe Reuter’s fine 1972 GT 1300 Junior now has a more potent 1600cc motor.

: This 1350-pound Alfa-engined Alfus (?), Lofa (?), Alfa Romus (?) is a delight to look at and sounds like a lot of fun to drive. Apparently folks like Wil Caron, who live on islands in British Columbia,find some really great ways to spend their time.

: Did you hear about the crazy guy who put a Honda S2000 engine in a 1971 GTV? Yep, he’s a SNO member. He’s Keven MacGowan, and he’s crazy like a fox.

: Under the hood of Clive Innes’ GTV.

: The engine of Colby’s ’65 GT.

: Under the hood of Colby’s daily driver.

: Colby’s 1965 Sprint GT race car also has a twin spark engine, only this one has carbs.

: Tuncay’s GT has an Eaton M45 blower, 8.5:1 compression, and Porsche Intercooler.

: Ben Lamprecht engineered the tidy engine swap on his GTV.

: Note the “minor” modifications to Jim Steck’s GTV.

: This is the engine of Brian Berger’s Alfetta, turbo-charged by Autocomponenti.

: The Banks GTA replica (street version) has a 198 hp twin-spark engine.

: Bonnie’s turbocharged 4-cylinder engine produces about 600 horsepower. To lend a little perspective, a full-race GTA, “back in the day,” was good for about 165 flywheel horsepower.

: Gary Williams’s 2L motor some wag on AlfaBB dubbed “Alfa Porn.”

: Gary Williams’s ’67 GT with 2L motor, circa 2004.

: Gary’s GTV 2014, with long aluminum carb mounts from Alfaholics.

: Gary’s ’67 GT circa 2004 with rubber carb mounts and ITG air filter.

: Nearing the finish line. This is one beautiful SS.

: Nice shot of Jesper’s motor.

SNO Alfa Pictures – 2 – Richard Lane

Posted by Gary on September 29, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 1-4. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale Restoration, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Richard's Sprint Speciale, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

A newly restored Sprint Speciale joins a growing collection of Italian beauties in Richard’s garage

Richard's freshly painted SS enjoys a sunny day in Oregon, before being towed to California.

Richard Lane’s freshly painted SS enjoys a sunny day in Oregon, before being towed to California.

: Richard Lane’s SS shown about ready for paint. This work was done by Bill and Don Gillham, at Hooligan Racing, in Oregon.

: Once painted and ready for reassembly, the SS was trailered from Oregon to California. It’s shown arriving in Richard’s hilly neighborhood on the edge of Silicon Valley, on a frame strapped to a car hauler.

: Inching the SS off the trailer was a nerve-wracking experience.

: The SS and its perfect Bluette paint had to be maneuvered up a steep, winding drive to reach Richard’s garage.

: With the car safely in his garage, Richard began to reassemble it.

: The Sprint Speciale’s stripped out interior was rewired and reassembled. Richard, an electrical engineer, is good at wiring, and at adding relays in places Alfa should have put them. Could be why he has a nickname among some of us, right “Relay?”

: Richard designed and built his own engine stand to test the SS motor before it went into the car.

: The rebuilt motor is shown poised above the expensive paint job. It makes my palms sweat just to look at this.

: Friend and fellow foundingMember of SNO, Steve Smith, guides the SS motor into place.

: Richard says attaching all the new hoses was quite the challenge, but we can see that it all came out looking great.

: Nearing the finish line. This is one beautiful SS.

: Richard at the wheel, making vroom, vroom noises and trying to decide if he’ll trust his perfectly restored SS to the crazies who drive the mountain roads and freeways in his part of northern California.

: Richard’s choice of color was inspired. It really sets off the lines of the SS.

: Looking good from every angle.

: Did anyone notice we’re drooling over a car that is ORIGINALE? We like perfect restorations as well as the next guy.

: On the left is the ’67 GTV that was Richard’s first restoration. It has a high performance 2-litre engine, among other mods.

: Next came this Giulia Super, which he both painted himself and did all the mechanical work.

: Richard Lane’s Giulia Super.

: Another view of Richard’s Super and GTV.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 3

Posted by Gary on September 28, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 1-4. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Join Scuderia Non Originale, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

From hot rods to fine restorations, we’ve got them all

Even Colby's 1970 Jr. Z has mods. This one has a 2L engine, among other things.

Bruce Colby’s 1970 Jr. Z has a 2L engine, among other mods.

: “Helena,” the Berlina owned by Jeff Zurschmeide.

: “Hermia,” Jeff Zurschmeide’s GT Jr.

: Joe Cantrell’s Berina.

: Note the SNO sticker on Joe Cantrell’s Berlina.

: Joe Cantrell’s Spider.

: Could this be Joe’s real favorite? Yep, it’s a Trabant, which obviously drew its styling cues from Alfa’s Berlina

: Peter Nitoglia’s ’63 Spider 2L DCOE “super-elaborata non originale”

: Joe Kollman’s white-nosed Giiulietta Sprint in the company of some very nice originale cars … and all seeming to get along quite well.

: Greig Smith has amassed a nice collection of Alfas in his home of South Africa.

: From left to right are “Lucie, Mum, and Dad (Smith).

: Another shot of Greig Smith’s Alfas.

: Greig Smith’s 1600 GT Junior.

: A Greig Smith project car.

: Scott Fisher with his ’74 Berlina.

: Scott Fisher’s ’74 Spider.

: The lovely ’67 GT of Tom Hardy.

: Tom Hardy’s GT, up close and personal.

: Rick DuPuy’s first Alfa. Great color, excellent find

: Rick DuPuy replaced his first GT with this one, a 1971 with “mildly hot-rodded 2L.”

: Phil Sykes’ 1974 GTV 2000, sitting low on its Harvey Bailey handling kit.

: A beauty shot of Sykes’ GTV.

: Carl Liebold’s first Alfa shown during its full-on restoration.

: Don’t you just love a good after photo? Carl Liebold’s car turned out great.

: Interior of Carl’s restored Stepnose

: Sometimes looking down on a Stepnose can be a good thing. This is Carl Liebold’s GT.

: This 230hp turbo Alfetta was owned by Charles Pernot. It’s still here because the car is seriously Scuderia Non Originale no matter who owns it.

: Pernot’s 230hp Alfetta.

: Lots of work going into Charles Pernot’s GT.

: Pernot’s Alfa 166.

: Paul Albertson’s turbo Alfetta.

: Paul Albertson’s Alfetta was modified by AutoVolante in Miami.

: This Autodela exhaust manifold is now on Albertson’s Alfetta.

: Ahmet Tuncay’s supercharged 1972 GTV.

: Ahmet Tuncay’s GT has a Ward & Dean suspension.

: Tuncay’s GT has an Eaton M45 blower, 8.5:1 compression, and Porsche Intercooler.

: There’s a surprise under this hood, too. Ahmet Tuncay’s car has a 2L engine, 45 DCOE’s, 5 spd tranny and — stop me now — disc brakes.

: This is Michelle Muller’s GTV, braving a nasty flooded road. Michelle also has a Sprint Coupe. When we met her she worked for KCSM in San Mateo, California, one of the country’s best jazz stations. Jazz and GTVs, what could be better!

: Brian Shorey’s “slightly modified” 1972 Spider.

: Alfa Nationals time trial winning 1969 1750cc Spider owned by Bob Harris and his wife, S.T.

: The Harris family also owns this modified 1987 Milano Platinum.

: Bruce Colby’s 1969 GTV daily driver, with twin spark engine and Motronic fuel injection.

: Under the hood of Colby’s daily driver.

: Colby’s 1965 Sprint GT race car also has a twin spark engine, only this one has carbs.

: The engine of Colby’s ’65 GT.

: This is Colby’s ’69 Spider, which is “kinda stock except for engine, interior, exterior, suspension, etc.”

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 4

Posted by Gary on September 27, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 1-4. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

Race cars, creative engine swaps, and more

It’s a Lotus. It’s an Alfa! No, it’s Wil Caron’s highly original, thoroughly non-originale use of 1978 Alfetta bits and pieces.

: Wil Caron’s unique car is made of steel tubing & sheet alloy. It has inboard front coilovers, some original rear suspension, carbs,and shortened one-piece propshaft.

: This 1350-pound Alfa-engined Alfus (?), Lofa (?), Alfa Romus (?) is a delight to look at and sounds like a lot of fun to drive. Apparently folks like Wil Caron, who live on islands in British Columbia,find some really great ways to spend their time.

: Speaking of great ways to spend time, here’s George Schweikle’s 1976 Spider. AlfaBB readers will recognize “Conedriver’s” very fast autocrosser.

: Clive Innes, from England, sent us this photo of his lovely GTV.

: Under the hood of Clive Innes’ GTV.

: Uwe Reuter, who lives near Stuttgart, Germany, says this GT was imported from Italy in the 1980’s. Cut and paste this link to check out his blog: http://sno-bertone.blogspot.com/

: Uwe Reuter’s fine 1972 GT 1300 Junior now has a more potent 1600cc motor.

: This is Robert Bobardt’s modified 1973 GTV 2000, which also lives in Germany. Changes are found in the car’s cylinder head, fuel pump, ignition, pistons, suspension, exhaust, seats, and front grill. In other words, it’s Scuderia Non Originale through and through.

: The 1974 GTV of Ed Prytherch.

: This is a true SNOmobile. Scott Potter’s Alfa shivers through a cold day in Fredericksburg, Texas.

: SoCal Steve Smith, not to be confused with NorCal Steve Smith, runs his Giulia Sprint GT Jr. at the Las Vegas International Speedway. This Steve lives in southern California.

: Did you hear about the crazy guy who put a Honda S2000 engine in a 1971 GTV? Yep, he’s a SNO member. He’s Keven MacGowan, and he’s crazy like a fox.

: MacGowan’s GT now has 240 free-revving horsepower and provides one heck of a shock to any unwary street racer. There’s an entire thread on this build at AlfaBBcom.

: Here’s Keven’s completed 1971 GTV, hiding its Honda motor from the unwary street racer.

: Keven’s motor in place. The full story is on AlfaBB: http://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/engine-conversions/20907-gtv-s2000-warning-not-alfa-purist.html

: Another shot of the finished engine swap. What can we say? The man does amazing work.

: The pretty 1969 Spider Veloce of Michael Williams.

: Ken Dobson’s ’74 undergoing restoration. It’s time for an update, Ken.

: Norberto Bechini of Buenos Aires, with his 1993 Alfa 33 1.7 16V Sport.

: The 1969 Spider of Bruce Sharer.

: What a lovely line-up of Oregonian Alfas! On the far right is the Spider of Bob & Gale Gordon. Second from right is Joe Kollman’s Sprint, and hiding in the back is the Spider of Joe Cantrell.

: Bob & Gale Gordon’s Spider on an Oregon Alfa Club tour.

: The ’67 GTV of Bryan Biggers, of Saugus, California. It was inspired, he says, by the cars of two fellow SNO members.

See nearly 20 pages of Alfas and other Italian cars and bikes. Use the links found under “Categories” in the right column of this page.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 5

Posted by Gary on September 26, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 5-8. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, Anna-Louise Felstead Alfa art, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Restoring an Alfa, Scuderia Non Originale, Scuderia Non Originale Membership List, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

The artist who races, restorations, Alfa postcards,
more race cars and a 145

Anna-Louise Felstead, one of our featured artists, is also a vintage race participant. That’s her on the left. On the right is a self-portrait depicting her and a friend in a rally car they actually raced. The art is © 2009 by Anna-Louise Felstead and used with permission.

: Anna-Louise Felstead puts a Sprint Coupe through its paces, in her first-ever race.

: Not content to create wonderful automotive art, Anna-Louise Felstead goes racing at Monza.

: David French sent a nice shot of his ’68 Duetto Junior. David, who is from Calgary Alberta, Canada, writes that non-originale parts include a modified 2L, Milano brakes, partial roll cage and more. David also has a 1971 GTV that is receiving a GTAm-look body.

: This is Ronan Glon’s 1968 Milano Verde. Ronan lives in Salt Lake City, Utah.

: Here’s a 1966 GTV project that Ronan had delivered to his home. The center grill looks pretty good. That’s a start!

: Jim Neill (aka: Papajam on AlfaBB) holds down a day job, yet still manages to be a go-to guy when someone needs mechanical help or technical expertise for their Alfa. This is Jim’s 1969 Euro spec GT.

: The car on the lift is Jim Neill’s 1971 project car. Below it is a ’68 GT

: Tom Badain’s Alfa 145 is an especially pretty sight to those of us in the U.S. who don’t get to see these cars on our roads. This one lives in the U.K.

: The interior of Tom Badain’s 145.

: Another view of Tom’s 145.

: Oregonian Damian Magista’s Non Originale 1978 “Fetta SS” has a Sperry head, Webers, hot cams, beefier sway bars, and other goodies.

: U.K. resident Steve Goddard’s 1967 GTV is getting a serious restoration. It will have a later 2L TS engine, ATE/Brembo brakes, and more.

: Finland’s Pekka Rossi gave this motor a modified cylinder head, higher compression pistons, new cams, and other mods.

: Here’s Pekka checking out the engine the proper way, with a rousing drive.

: Is this cool or what? Pekka Rossi has a postcard with his Spider on the front and a stamp that has his Spider on it. Who needs Elvis stamps? We want Alfas!

: This is the back side of Pekka’s postcard, showing his Spider stamp. Lick a Spider? That doesn’t sound right.

: Pekka’s 1989 Alfa 75 Turbo looks like new.

: Snow makes a good backdrop for Pekka’s 2005 GT.

: Ed Seymour’s lovely Spider lives in the U.K.

: Ed Seymour also owns this GT Jr. Ed says he took a 30-year Alfa break, but is now making up for lost time.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 6

Posted by Gary on September 24, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 5-8. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale Restoration, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

More fine Spiders and hard tops
for your viewing pleasure

This 1967 Duetto just looks right, doesn’t it? It belongs to Rod McNae, who lives on the scenic Whidbey Island, Washington. Having enjoyed the island several times in my GTV, I can’t imagine a finer place for top down cruising.

: Rod’s Duetto is an attention getter. I realize some people like seeing skinny little tires on these cars, as were original, but I love how the fatter wheels and tires look on this car.

: Bob Mouck, of Texas, (lokki on AlfaBB) writes that his 1971 Spider was “in pretty sad condition” when he bought it. Only one caliper worked, it had dirty, faded white velour upholstry and green shag carpet. He’s now worked on the entire car and it shows. I like the earlier bumpers and lowered stance of the car, named “Lola.” As Bob notes, “What Lola wants, Lola gets.”

: Alex Jordan, from Berkeley, California owns this 1974 GTV.

: Alex painted his engine compartment black, realizing that in doing so SNO may be the only car club that will now accept him. Don’t worry Alex, you don’t need another car club … unless, of course, you want tours, meetings, newsletters, dues, and all that sort of stuff.

: Bob Hoye’s gorgeous 101 “Spider Abnormale” lives in vancouver, British Columbia.

: Bob’s Spider wears a decal for the Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Rally.

: Bob Hoye’s Spider has a 2L motor with 10.4:1 compression ratio, modified head with 7L cams and DCOE 45 Webers.

: The interior of Bob’s Spider.

: And one last shot of Bob’s Spider.

: Sandor (Alex) Csank’s GTV6, like Alex, has at least two names: Tramontana (North wind in Italian) and Monty (as in “Python” or “full”). I kinda like the flexibility in the name department, as you know if you’ve found me on Facebook.

: Nice juxtaposition of logos, which Sandor says generate a lot of questions.

: Alex Csank’s fine looking Milano is known as “Trogdor.” Note that it sports a SNO sticker for that all important extra kick when being chased by the Originale Police. Trogdor has a Milano Verde 3.0L motor with 164S cams, Euro custom exhaust (no cat), BMW AFM and “all kinds of cool suspension tweaks.”

: The Csank 1982 Spider, known as Desideria.

: Australian Luke Wreyford gives us a look at his very nice 1981 Alfetta.

: Luke Wreyford’s Alfetta has a hopped up 2L with performance cams and a modified cylinder head, larger exhaust system, and more.

: How can anyone look at a Giulietta Spider and not fall in love? This one, belonging to Jon Burningham of California (and those of other SNO members) has me longing for my first Alfa, a 1959 Giulietta Spider.

: Jon writes that his Giulietta Spider has a “warm+ 1750 engine with aluminum flywheel.” The head is by Richard Jemison. Weber DCOE 40’s were tuned by Gordon Raymond to match the head. There’s also an aluminum flywheel.

: The interor of Jon Burningham’s Spider.

: Another view of Jon’s Spider.

: Washington’s Wes Greydanus has a fleet of fine project cars, not to mention a wonderful view of Gig Harbor. He says he cars include: “…two future Vivo Verde Spiders and a running ’66 Dueto formerly owned by Ted Bluechel, then my brother Lee, a saxophonist in a ’70’s rock group that never went bigtime. Now the car is owned by little old me.”

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 7

Posted by Gary on September 23, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 5-8. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Juan Fangio, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

From the ridiculous to the sublime …
trust me on this one!

Here’s the ridiculous. (Note the driver’s helmet.) Check out the gallery for the sublime. Photo by Ted Williams. Click here and here for more. (The second link tells the story of “The Speed Demon of the Pampas.”)

: Here’s the entire range: ridiculous to sublime. In the foreground is the LeMons racer of the Ecurie Ecrappe team, taken at the 2008 Concorso Italiano.

: Another view of the Ecurie Ecrappe car, which sports a driver’s seat once used in a race car driven by the real Juan Fangio, not the imposter shown at the top of the page.

: Jay Mackro’s 1966 Sprint GT, media blasted and about ready for paint.

: Jay’s Sprint is shown about to go from shell to rolling sculpture.

: We’re not biased in favor of red GT’s on this site. No siree, not us. But isn’t Jay’s ’66 GT a beauty! This one is painted San Marina Red, an Acura color.

: Jay fabricated a clever luggage shelf for the GT’s back seat, a mod that others are now adapting.

: Under the hood of Jay’s ’66 is a 2L motor that looks as good as the rest of the car. His car has a hydraulic clutch, ATE brakes, “flying buttress” seats, and numerous other mods.

: Ahhh, Giulia! Jay’s Spider looks fine parked alongside southern Californias historic Ortega Highway. Under the hood is also a treat. See the next photo.

: The 1963 Spider of Jay Mackro has bored liners and 1750 pistons, giving it 1650cc; Webers with Weiand air filters (an appropriate speed shop addition for a SoCal hot rod); late model tranny; and more.

: Damon Ladson, from Maryland, sent us this beauty shot of his 1982 Spider.

: Here’s Damon in the Spider, next to his sister-in-law’s VW.

: Glenn Ackermann’s ’86 Graduate is a San Francisco Bay Area car. He says on a good day he can cruise the nearby wine country and pretend he’s in Tuscany or Umbria.

: I expect this will be debated, but Glenn writes about the virtues of California wines: “Actually, the wine is generally better here (than in certain well-known regions of Italy), but that’s a whole ‘nother issue …”

: Ron Taylor, from Australia, shares photos of his cars, including this 1986 Spider, which the factory sent to Australia to be converted to right-hand drive. Ron writes: “All the injection stuff is gone, wiring harness, computers, etc. Interestingly, two things are possible with this change. You can retain the injection head with a small modification, and use a Euro 105 inlet manifold. These are things I was told I couldn’t do. Of course the computer ignition goes too, so I replaced that with a Bosch electronic setup.

: Ron writes that he replaced the original Spider fan with an electric unit mounted behind the radiator. He tried front-mounting the fan and found that it just didn’t provide adequate cooling.

: Hey, why’s that steering wheel on the wrong side? Because Ron Taylor lives in Australia. and that’s how they do it there.

: Ron Taylor’s GTV V-6.

: This is the Spider of Rolf Skala, from Vancouver, British Columbia. When last heard from Rolf was threatening to put a SNO sticker on his single racing scull, which he rows out of Vancouver Rowing Club. We’d like to see that, but no photo has arrived so far. Send me your address, Rolf, I’ll mail a sticker.

: Active Oregon Alfa Clubber, Roger Dilts belongs to this1972 Spider.

: Roger Dilts’ Spider used to belong to Oregon racer Denny Pillar. Not surprising, then, to find that the car has Dellorto 45s, Euro cams, high compression pistons, headers, Rugh springs, Bilstein shocks, Carello light covers, Panasports, and a bright Corvette yellow paint.

: The interior of Roger Dilts’ Spider.

: Roger’s car is a beauty. We had a lot of time to admire it while following closely behind on a couple of Oregon Alfa Club tours.

: The pristine Alfa 75 of the Rev. Graham Middleton, pastoring in Barrie, Ontario, when he sent this photo. It’s definitely the most cool ministerial car I’ve seen in my 60+ years of church involvement. Rev on Rev!

: Robert Landman writes: “I do hate red Alfas.” Because this is SNO, and WE love GTs, we welcome him anyway. Robert has several GT’s, including this 1968 1300 Jr. he bought in Holland.

: Graham Allen, from Christchurch, New Zealand, bought this 1969 GT Jr that looks good in the picture. Check out the next three photos.

: Graham’s car may have looked good in a picture, but it needed a full-on restoration, and that’s what it’s getting.

: Wish I’d had one of these when redoing my GT. This is Graham’s car, on a roll with its restoration.

: The interior of Graham Allen’s GT. We’re still waiting for the after photos.

: The Giulia Spider of Joel Stein, from Florida.

: Joel Stein’s GTC. Mine could have looked like this, except I sold it as a stripped body and a trailer-load of parts. Heavy sigh!

: Is there a better way to end this gallery than with this photo of Joel Stein’s sublime Sprint Speciale? Can’t think of one.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 8

Posted by Gary on September 22, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 5-8. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, AUSCA Alfa Spider, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), vintage alfas, Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

An AUSCA Spider and a whole lot more

Gordon Raymond’s 1965 AUSCA Spider goes nose to nose with his Ferrari 275 GTB (See more about the 275 GTB on the Ferrari page).

: Gordon Raymond’s Alfa began life as a 1965 Spider Veloce.

: Gordon bought the car new. He writes: “I set it up when I was at AUSCA with Horst Kwech and Ron Neal, mid and late 1960’s.” Kwech and Neal were known for their racing successes as proprieters of Australian CA racing, or AUSCA, which was located not in Australia, but Illinois.

: This is a real GTA motor. It is complemented by GTA running gear.

: A serious distributor for a serious race GTA motor.

: Gordon says this perfect-looking machine has never been restored, yet it’s not a garage queen. Well done, Gordon!

: The Originale Police will have to be content to find that Gordon’s car has a stock looking interior.

: GTA side exhaust and period wheels lend a nice finishing touch to Gordon’s Spider. If it weren’t for the GTA engine and running gear, and these Mini-Lite wheels, this Spider Veloce would be originale. I don’t care. I want one just like it!

: Lee Hayes, of Brisbane, Australia, races “The Banana” with a stock engine, but is planning a 1L for it. Yep, I thought that was a typo, too.

: Lee Hayes explains that the plan is to replace the Alfa engine with a 3 cyl Suzuki Swift (Geo) engine as a base, that he can turbocharge. He says, “We have a turbo multiplication here of 1.7, so to stay under 2.0 litres in class, I can use a maximum of 1176cc.” Any purists looking in must feel pureed about now.

: Future Alfisti in training; Lee’s kids.

: Brian Shorey sent this photo of the 2009 class-winning Milano LeMons racer with this explanation: “Andy Kress and I, two SNO officers, were looking at the most recent modification of our 24 hours of LeMonds car (suspension actuated pizza box wings) and Andy made the comment that if any car was worthy of SNO status, this is it.” We agree. interesting car and nice win in Connecticut.

: This photo rekindles memories of Alfa projects past. Jim Barrett and friends are rolling a 1957 Sprint project car up his driveway.

: Here Jim Barrett poses in his very fine 1973 Spider, Eddina.

: Cody Jones stands guard in front of his 1982 GTV6. (We only report the news; we don’t make this stuff up.) We’re not sure if Jim Jones gets to drive or is forced to ride shotgun.

: This lovely 1300 Ti belonging to David Mitchell, from Tasmania, Australia, is now powered by a 1600cc engine, but with single Solex carb. Performance mods are on the way.

: Note the high performance SNO sticker on David’s Ti.

: If you see this Carabineri Alfetta in the rear view mirror, it has a V6 so watch out! Thanks to David Mitchell for the photo.

: Another David Mitchell photo.

: Here’s one of several photos sent from Australia by David Mitchell.

See nearly 20 pages of Alfas and other Italian cars and bikes. Look in the right column, under “Categories.”

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 9

Posted by Gary on September 21, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 9-12. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, Alfa Romeo TZ, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), vintage alfas, Who's in SNO. Leave a Comment

TZ or not TZ that is the question … from TZ to shining TZ …Lame jokes aside, see more great art & photos here

: Ed DeMayo’s gorgeous Alfa began life as a 1967 GTV, then morphed into a GTA look-alike during restoration. We love it!

: Can’t get enough of Ed DeMayo’s GTA look-alike.

: If FANTAGTA means “fantasy GTA,” this is a nice fantasy to have.

: Ed DeMayo’s white 1962 Spider has a 1750 engine with Dellortos and a 5-speed. He writes: “My wife’s favorite mods are seat heaters, temp/air controls mounted under the dash and a factory hard top.” Ed is also restoring a ’62 Giulietta Sprint Coupe.

: Aaron Wyeth, of Brisbane, Australia, has a highly modified Alfa 90. While we don’t have pictures of his 90, he did send this of his “project car.” It’s a 1966 GTV with 1750 engine and later dash. Aaron says it wasn’t registered until late 1968. “Guy I got it from has known the car for 25 years,” writes Aaron, “and it has always been that way. Plus have registration documents back to 1980 with current 1750 engine number.” Making the story even more interesting, the car was stored under a house for 10 years. Does that make this a basement find, instead of a barn find? No matter, this car is a winner.

: David Raab, from Malvern, Pennsylvania, sent this photo of his 1966 GTV. All I can say is Wow!

: Jesse DaSilva’s 1987 Spider Quadrifoglio may look stock, but it’s not. When Jesse tells us what he’s changed, we’ll update you.

: Mike Charlsson emailed this from Switzerland: “Because I finally got my Giulia Nuova Super 1300 on the street this summer, I think it’s time to join .. and while the car may look like it did when leaving the factory in 1977, I have to admit that some parts are ‘non-originale.'”

: The blue of Mike’s car looks different here than in the other photo. It’s the same car in different light. No matter, we like both blues.

: Domenico Dadino, from Blackpool in the U.K. owns this Spider, which gets it fuel through a pair of Dellorto 45s.

: Domenico’s Giulia started life as a Giulia Super Nuova. It has a 2L motor with 10.5mm cams, bigger bore Alfaholics exhaust,and lowered suspension. The color is Rosso Maranello Metalizato, from a modern Alfa Giulietta. It looks great!

: This is a restoration project being done by Terry Rushbrook.

: Terry Rushbrook owns this sleek silver Giulia Spider Veloce.

: Larry Jones, of San Francisco and Viet Nam (No kidding!), sold his super green Super a while ago. It’s still Super in our eyes.

: Another view of Larry’s Giulia Super. It has a 1750 with Weber 45s and a GTA clutch.

: Larry’s other two other Supers.

: This is a TZ Larry used to own. We thought it only fitting to end this gallery with a real TZ after beginning it with the Jerry Quinlisk art.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 10

Posted by Gary on September 21, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 9-12. Tagged: Alfa Romeo photo galleries, Alfa romeo race cars, classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, Historic Alfa Racer, Scuderia Non Originale, SNO (Scuderia Non Originale), Tom Sahines, Tom Sahines Alfa race car, vintage alfas, Who's in SNO. 4 comments

Tom Sahines’ historic racer and a whole lot more

Tom Sahines in his historic race car. See the pictures below for more information.

: “My 1959 Giulietta Veloce has been a race car since the early 1960’s,” says Tom Sahines. “It was raced by many California East Bay notables, such as Griswold, Norman, Woodner, Brown, and Anderson.”

: In 1977, John Anderson drove the Giulietta Veloce now owned by Tom to the SCCA G Production national champioinship. This is a beautiful, well prepped car, as one expects of anything in Tom’s ownership. The color difference between this photo and the others is probably due to global warming. It couldn’t be my photo editing skills.

: We’re always honored to welcome residents of Italy to SNO. It’s the country responsible for our auto addictions. One such member is Fabio, who hails from Vicenza. This is his 2002 Sportwagen 156, with 2.5 liter V6. Fabio reports that the wagen handles great and has a lively 24-valve motor.

: Fabio’s immaculate black 1986 Alfa 75 has a 1.8 liter turbo. It’s the first of the Turbo 75 models, without America-type bumpers. This car has a Garrett turbo, chip tuning, custom exhaust, lower and stiffer springs, sports shocks, and custom wheels.

: I’m especially partial to Fabio’s gray GTV6. It’s a 2.5 liter 1983 car, restored in 2002. Fabio says it’s also his favorite. He uses it for track days.

: Chuck Lipper’s 1965 GTV comes with a great story. It was originally purchased by Frank Howell, a Lockheed employee working overseas. Frank bought the car after driving from Istanbul to Frankfurt in his VW Karman Ghia. He was tired of being stuck in the slow lanes, so the need for speed led him to Alfa. In the photo are Frank Howell (right) and Chuck’s brother, on the day Chuck bought the car in Atlanta, Georgia.

: This picture shows Frank’s wife Hazel with the Alfa on the Spanish Riviera, in November 1965. The car was about two weeks old. The couple was enroute from Frankfurt to London, via Pisa, Monaco, Barcelona and Paris. What a great way to break in a new car.

: Chuck and Cindi Lipper celebrate the changing of the Alfa’s ownership with Frank and Hazel Howell. From left to right are Hazel, Chuck, Frank, Cindi.

: Bob Hoye takes his modified Spider around the track. It has a Richard Jemison cylinder head and cams, close-ratio gear box, 4.11 LSD rear end, carbon-fiber-coated clutch plates, heavier sway bar, and Koni Classic Red dampers.

: Evan Bottcher powers around an ess curve in his Alfasud Ti during a club track day at Winton, in Australia. Evan’s 1977 Alfa is a stripped out racer, with 1500cc engine (originally 1200), rollcage, race suspension, race brakes, and more.

: Ken Lee, fron Ontario, Canada, and his GTV, a 1973 car named “Blanche.”

: Ken’s 1974 GT named “Ruby.” Both GTs are shown taking laps at Mosport.

: Ray Gulson, Australian auto racer, car dealer, and all-round enthusiast, bought this lovely 1964 Alfa Giulia GT race car at the end of 2009. He immediately took it to Oran Park Raceway for some fun.

: The 1973 GTV of Eldridge Moses, Stellenbosch, South Africa, is much modified. It has a ported and gas-flowed head, 11.2mm cams, and high compression pistons. It rides on 17-inch rims with 20mm offset. The car has a dealer-fitted fabric folding roof and recent leather interior. The Weber carbs have 25mm ram tubes in K&N filters. Exhaust is through a 50mm (2 inch) free-flow exhaust system.

: This wonderful 1968 Duetto belongs to Steve Crowley (aka: Santa). Gotta say that I’m a big fan of slightly lowered Spiders with fat tires and plex headlight covers. Oh, and did I mention it has a GTA driveline?

: Robert Kirkpatrick’s 1968 1750 GTV. “As you can see,” writes Robert, “it is in original concours condition, and needs nothing.” Hmmm.

: This Alfa 75 (Milano) has a 3.0 V6. and has been totally restored. It belongs to Fausto, who lives in Italy and is a friend of Fabio, also a one-named SNO member.

: Fausto’s 3.0 V6 Spider.

: Fausto also owns this pretty Alfa, a 156 3.2 V6 GTA Sportwagon.

SNO Alfa Romeo Pictures – 11

Posted by Gary on September 20, 2014

Posted in: SNO ALFA PHOTOS 9-12. Tagged: classic alfa romeo photos, classic alfa romeo pictures, vintage alfas. Leave a Comment

Are you brave enough to drop your Spider’s convertible top in winter … even on your honeymoon?

Jerry Quinlisk created this terrific scene showing a bevy of creatively winterized Alfa SNOmobiles. To see more of Jerry’s art, or buy your own, track him down on AlfaBB or email jquinlisk at comcast dot net. Art is copyright Jerry Quinlisk 2009. Used with permission.

Serious Alfisti Michael and Tamara Williams went on a honeymoon to remember … in their 1969 Duetto. They took it on a 3200-mile trip that included tents and trees, as seen here.

Tamara and the Duetto, dressed for a winter festival of lights parade in Sacramento, California.

The Williamses’ Duetto is dressed for winter in northern California’s Snowball rally (Not run by us; ours would be the SNOball rally).

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More fine Spiders and hard tops for your viewing pleasure

From the ridiculous to the sublime … trust me on this one!

An AUSCA Spider and a whole lot more

TZ or not TZ that is the question … from TZ to shining TZ …Lame jokes aside, see more great art & photos here

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Are you brave enough to drop your Spider’s convertible top in winter … even on your honeymoon?

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more race cars and a 145

More fine Spiders and hard tops
for your viewing pleasure

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trust me on this one!