Comments on: Waiting On Alfa (Insert Your Opinion Here)

By: Ben Gallucci

Ben Gallucci — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 03:47:03 +0000

I live in Bellevue, WA and I’ve already seen 2 8c’s. A black one and a red one.

By: CURTIS GAYLE

CURTIS GAYLE — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 06:46:32 +0000

I AM ALWAYS A GREAT LOVER OF ALFA’S 164S LEFT THE US SHORES TOO FAST. I’am always wondering when will ALFA RETURN WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT FROM THE REST, OUTSTANDING AS THE NAME SUGGEST. I DON’T LIKE TO DRIVE WHAT EVERY ONE ELSE IS DRIVING AND ALFA IS THE CAR I WOULD OWN THE DAY IT RETURN TO THE USA. ..IS IT TRUE THAT MY Italian LOVE WILL RETURN THIS SPRING 2009 ?….Sign….. Curtis Gayle

By: Gunnar

Gunnar — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 13:46:24 +0000

You’re dead on about the 8C’s, Jim. T’is sad for us enthusiasts.

I wouldn’t hold out much for the UN deal. If anything it’d be the EU and the US governments that’d get together on that.

By: Jim

Jim — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 12:32:22 +0000

You know as well as I what happened to all the 8C’s, they’ve disappeared into private collections never to be seen again until they turn up at auction. Many will have never been started, having been pushed by the help on to the drive when the guests came for a summer party.

I’d love to have Alfa back and Lancia also, not to forget about Citroen and Peugeot. In the 50′s & 60′s it was cheap and easy for a distributor to bring cars into the US from around the world and while that practice contributed to the marques poor reputation, it did give us variety.

Emissions and safety regs changed that. But there maybe some hope. I understand that there is a very slowly progressing project at the UN that seeks to standardize the safety and emissions regulations throughout the world. In that milieu boutique distribution of small batches of cars to enthusiasts would be possible. Alas it probably won’t happen.