They will never do it. They are Good Ol' Boys that have zero idea or respect for what culture and heritage is, especially Italian culture. Anything outside of their world of Camaros and V8s they know not how to appreciate. Hell they'd never even seen a 1970s, 1980s or 1990s American market Alfa before.
The UA-cam algorithm, in its infinite wisdom, has just made me discover this video. Well, you've definitely earned a new subscriber, an Alfa Romeo enthusiast and historian from Italy, where these were common and are now loved collectors' cars. I'm glad you've saved this Alfetta from the scrapheap, as it definitely deserved to live again. The fuel injection system was made by Spica, then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alfa Romeo. It was very clever and sophisticated for its era, allowing Alfa Romeo to comply with USA emissions regs while maintaining good performance. If you want to learn more about Alfa Romeo's history, my own channel is full of quality Alfa-related content. Cheers from Italy!
I think all those bmw and the alfa were from an estate sale and the owner probably did n’y touch them for years before passing away. The family probably did the fastest thing possible to get rid of those old rusty cars.. junk em!
Because theyre not as bad as all the stories (usually told by non Alfa owners) tell. The 116 series are not complicated and quite well engineering design imo.
Old Alfa's seem to have an unfounded reputation for being unreliable but they are mechanically quite strong. They like to be driven hard. They were prone to rust like many cars of the era and electrical issues are typically just grounds that need to be cleaned up. They really are fun to drive and they get under your skin. ALFA stands for Always Looking For Another!
@@NeurodivergentSuperiority always looking for another Alfa... I've had around 9 or 10. I've had a lot of other brands of cars too... AMG's, M cars, Maserati etc but keep coming back to them.
Hey Michael, that was excellent! Alfa Romeo is a very important name in motor history. Maybe you can strip this car down and repaint it and fix the interior.
I am not an Alfa Romeo guy, but those cars you will understand after owning them. They have certainly a lot of character and style. Just the engine noise gives me already a big smile on my face
I love Alfa’s out all periods. Currently I own an 156, but as far as I know, this one is not available in US. However, you should restore this nice Alfa! It,s a historic cultural asset.
That car is special...Please don`t turn it into some garage build, racing bull shit. That needs to be restored... probably more than the Porsche. You just don`t find them any more. If you screw this up , lots of people will hate you for that....
I had the use of this car back in 1986. Fantastic car! Instead of fuel injection like this one, it had twin de lotto carbs which is a pain to tune and get it balanced. There are other idiosyncrasies which adds to the charm of this car like the rear positoned gearbox and rear disc brakes which is attached to the gearbox! A pain in the butt to change the rear brake pads :) But the overall balance of the car and power is superb. Please save this Italian classic.
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Italian engineering :) here in the UK Alfas used to be a reasonably common sight but like most things they are really not designed for our soggy climate and most had rusted out inside of a decade. I still occasionally see them parked up on a driveway or field, usually covered in moss and with rust holes big enough to fit your whole fist through. As others have said, you have a fantastic local junkyard that's a great source of classic Euro stuff, with just the right amount of patina to add to the historical interest without being completely rotted out and beyond hope lol. Nice collection you have there. I came for the 911 build (which is looking incredible btw) but stayed for the rusty stuff... definitely my favourite 'shade tree mechanic' channel!
Keep this lil gem! Do a light resto on it keep it as original as you can and enjoy it for the summer! Im sure we will ALL enjoy it with you! Top work from the UK.
My Italian neighbors up the street (the Frigos) had the same car and I used to ride in the back seat of it to high school prior to having my drivers license. Hearing it run and drive brought back many memories. Thanks for reviving it.
I mean, blue would be awesome. That is probably the only alfa that does not look good in Rosso Alfa. It was meant to be more sophisticated than the average Alfa Romeo. Back in the day here in Italy, if people drived around in FIATs, that Alfa was your manager's car.
As a life long Alfisti it's great to see newbies discovering the uniqueness of Alfas in general and Alfetta sedans in particular. Our family has owned over 50 Alfas and at least 12 of those were Alfetta GTVs or sedans. The few missteps with the suspected valve and the boat tank for fuel delivery were entertaining. I laughed when he said he couldn't bleed the rear brakes. I'd bet a lot of transaxle alfa don't have functioning rear brakes. Those rear calipers are FU'd. FYI, gas smell in the oil may indicate a leaking seal in the fuel injection pump. The last part was a classic Alfa experience. They couldn't stop smiling while driving. Please do a follow up video once it gets more sorted.
Alfa’s are so quirky. I had a ‘77 Alfasud which had inboard front discs. They were all about drivability and handling. Some had rear mounted gearboxes to spread the weight. They all sounded great though, DOHC Italian engines always had a raspy sound. Great video 💪🏻
Yes, the Alfettas have rear transaxle with inboard rear brakes. Many owners replaced the Spica fuel injection with Weber carburators. Great car by the way!
seems like the right time to teach the kids "righty tighty, lefty loosey" start em young and they never forget. reminds me of helping my dad in the farm shop when I was but a tyke.
My teacher used to tell me (1982) Towards you tightening.... away from you loosening. You had to be right handed and after a few knocks on the head. I will never forget it.. Mr Rogers or as we called him Buck Rogers....R.I.P.....
I had one of those in South Africa in the 1970's !!! Twin Dellorto carbs (no injection), 1800 cc, rear transaxle and clutch to try to balance the weight, inboard rear disks. It went like crazy !!! Thanks for the memories, and thanks for saving this one from scrapyard death.
That is a de dion rear suspension. It gives you one of the finest handling cars you can imagine. It's expensive and its a bit heavy, but it's quality. In a perfect world that Alfetta should be restored. It's a little peach, and quite rare.
Look at you grin from ear to ear :-) These cars have a cuore sportivo. They have a heart in the first place. I am glad you found this and talk about it
The vibration sound is probably from the driveline, the driveshaft rotates at the engine speed. There are 3 rubber donut couplers (Guibo) that perish quite frequently, the one closer to the engine goes bad first. I owned a 79 Alfetta, you will love this.
Love these old Alfas! You have to restore it there are probably less than a thousand of them left as they were terrible rust buckets but sublime driver cars.
When I first saw this car I said Oh God, old Alfa! Source of endless misery and pain! But as the video went on I was really impressed you got it going as these are very tempermental cars. I love this thing, great job!
Hi guys. Yes the alfetta was a great sedan. My father had an 2000 series ( 2 liters) around the years 83,84. And with such a car you were able to drive from France to Spain or Portugal easily.
Compliments! You found a nice car, completely original in all its components and with not so much rust. Your Alfetta has a sofisticate machanical injection system by Italian Spica, not easy to find the spare parts for it but you can replace by 2 double body carburators. I appreciated the respect for the engine during the first start up: new oil, gentle warm up. Nice
I was proud you used an SK socket. I worked secondary operation drill press and worked on plenty of SK sockets when I worked my way through college at their factory on the southside of Chicago. Lifetime guarantee.
I love your channel. You save the oddballs that no one else messes with. I like seeing cars that I have never seen or worked on before. I like learning new things as well.
Another great build!! When I got my X1/9 it was a non running Kars-4-Kids donation headed for the scrapyard. The gas I syphoned out was darker than Coke!! Thanks for all the videos.
The Alfetta is the most underrated Alfa classic, basically a sedan version of the GTV. Been wanting one for a while now. This seems like a good one with how easy it was to get it back to life.
In Europe, Alfa Romeo means a lot of rust and electrical issues. A friend of mine had an Alfa Sud back in the late 90's. It was falling apart and couldn't hold more than about 27 liters of fuel because of holes in the tank. But man, did that little 1.5L boxer sound good when given the beans! :) In retrospect, that might have been because of a leaky exhaust system...
@Echte Brabander With good reason. I prefer something reliable. ;) I do have a small piece of Alfa though. The seat on my sim rig is a bordeaux leather seat from an Alfa 16x (I keep forgetting what model, but it's from '99). :)
@@HepauDK no but the alfa sud was probably the least reliable alfa to ever exist the other ones are actually really reliable, been driving and working on them my whole life :)
I think what amazed me most was what appeared to be your dad releasing the hand brake as he prepared to take off. Hand brakes are always one of the things to rust up. Kudos!
Congratulations on the video. I restored a 2000 alfetta saloon from 1976 originally sold in california and brought to Portugal by a portuguese immigrant. I have good memories of this car that unfortunately I sold.
Good Day Sir - I am one of your subscribers and love your original choices of cars to rescue. The Alfa is one of my all time favourites - I had two of these models. Looking forward to see the episodes 9n tuis car. I Love what you did with the Porche👍👍👍 PS: just love that you allow your daughter to interact when you do your clips - your a grate Dad.👌👌👌
Made me into a believer, such a neat car! Sounds and pulls amazing! I just want to say also, as a dad who tinkers also, you have a crazy amount of patience, I could never get anything done with my rugrats around.
This was bittersweet to watch! My father used to have the Coupe version Alfetta GT, hatchback, with the 1800 cc 121 HP engine with two double carburetors ( yes, one per cylinder) which was pretty difficult to adjust so we had to clean the sparkplugs all the time, especially in the wintertime. After the GT we drove an Alfetta 2.0, basically the same body yours has, but with a different front and rear styling, with big rectangle headlamps. This one had 130 horsepower, still the same twin double carburetors and sounded pretty much like yours, just not that clinky-clanky, lol. Love your channel, go on! Greetings from Germany, Mark
I think that is so awesome Michael of you and your dad being able to bring something that’s classified as dead and a scrap yard and be able to bring it back to life come I love it. Great job y’all are doing👍🏼✌️
Wow !, wish we had this kind of thing sitting in scrapyards here in the U.K., it’s so hard to find these kinds of cars over here as they’ve all rusted away long ago and those that haven’t are silly money and in even worse condition than yours. I love Alfa’s, I own 3, so this is fantastic to see. You should definitely restore this or sell it to someone who will. Fantastic find and great video, as always.
Love to see more on this one, alfas got be some of the coolest cars ever, as Jeremy Clarkson said you are not a true petrol head until you have owned an alpha. Welcome to the club 👍
2:55 Always be carefull what you say to your kids, they might call your bluff. :) When I was about 11, my family went to see some of my parents' friends. One of my sisters and I was bored to death, so we asked my mom when we were going home. My mom responded with a "You can just start walking". Mind you, it would be a 30 mile walk in pitch black darkness, but we got dressed and started walking. we got about 1/4 mile outside the city limit before we gave up and started walking back. It was just too dark. We had barely gotten back to the city limit, when my dad and his friend came driving up to us. Apparently they had started wondering why it was so quiet in the background and figured that we were missing and started looking for us. I never figured out why we were yelled at when we got back. After all, we just did what we were told to. ;)
Hello guys from Chile, I've been following you since you started AND I must congratulations on saving cars instead of destroying them like other youtubers. Those alfa Romeo are very fine pieces of machinery, with a lot of Racing pedigree, you're the first american youtubers ive seen to do an Alfa Romeo, PLEASE restore it, you will be rewarded with views, the future price of the car and by its amazing driving feeling, TOO MANY BMW's in UA-cam, and they are not as nearly engineered as these
the Alfetta here in Italy, due to its performances, was used by the police and also by criminals in the 70s! The version destined to the USA had the SPICA mechanical injection and the catalyst for 111 hp while the italian version had 2 double-barrel Weber carburetors and no cat for 130 hp. Really nice and fun to drive car!
I have never seen this model. I watched your episode last night. I Went to cars and coffee today and guess what was there, a mint Version of your car. I was flabbergasted. Great job Budget Buildz!
Please save this Alfetta, it really deserves it and will pay it back with a lot of fun!
This days those Alfas are collectors items .. can bring money if restored well.
You should have put a V8 in it
Color matches the 911 nicely
How about you do it instead of trying to recruit people to do something.
You find the coolest old euro cars. Would be nice to see a full restore on this Alfa
I was thinking the same, or at least just get her cleaned up and driving well, maybe some simple mods.
This deserves a nice resto!
They will never do it. They are Good Ol' Boys that have zero idea or respect for what culture and heritage is, especially Italian culture. Anything outside of their world of Camaros and V8s they know not how to appreciate. Hell they'd never even seen a 1970s, 1980s or 1990s American market Alfa before.
The UA-cam algorithm, in its infinite wisdom, has just made me discover this video. Well, you've definitely earned a new subscriber, an Alfa Romeo enthusiast and historian from Italy, where these were common and are now loved collectors' cars.
I'm glad you've saved this Alfetta from the scrapheap, as it definitely deserved to live again.
The fuel injection system was made by Spica, then a wholly-owned subsidiary of Alfa Romeo. It was very clever and sophisticated for its era, allowing Alfa Romeo to comply with USA emissions regs while maintaining good performance.
If you want to learn more about Alfa Romeo's history, my own channel is full of quality Alfa-related content. Cheers from Italy!
How did that just happen? A junkyard Alfa Romeo that runs and drives? And pretty well, at that! I’m blown away. What a hoot!
thats exactly what I was thinking!!!!
I think all those bmw and the alfa were from an estate sale and the owner probably did n’y touch them for years before passing away. The family probably did the fastest thing possible to get rid of those old rusty cars.. junk em!
And not suffering too badly from tin worm.
Because theyre not as bad as all the stories (usually told by non Alfa owners) tell. The 116 series are not complicated and quite well engineering design imo.
A Porsche and an Alfaholic. You have the best junkyard in the country.
And 2 decents beemers
Old Alfa's seem to have an unfounded reputation for being unreliable but they are mechanically quite strong. They like to be driven hard. They were prone to rust like many cars of the era and electrical issues are typically just grounds that need to be cleaned up. They really are fun to drive and they get under your skin. ALFA stands for Always Looking For Another!
Always looking for another what?
@@NeurodivergentSuperiority always looking for another Alfa... I've had around 9 or 10. I've had a lot of other brands of cars too... AMG's, M cars, Maserati etc but keep coming back to them.
This is one of best Alfa ever, in my opinion. An Alfetta in a good shape has amazing handling and roadholding
Awesome. One of the funest 4 door cars of the 70's. With a pedigree.
I agree!!! 👌👌😁😎
Alfas absolutely rock. My favorite of what you've done and increasingly rare. Make something cool out of it.
Hey Michael, that was excellent! Alfa Romeo is a very important name in motor history. Maybe you can strip this car down and repaint it and fix the interior.
I am not an Alfa Romeo guy, but those cars you will understand after owning them. They have certainly a lot of character and style. Just the engine noise gives me already a big smile on my face
Alfetta 1.8 .. I had one!! Phenomenal
Man, you guys restore this and the Alfa community will make it worth your while. These are neat little cars!
That must be one of the few survivors that did not rust away. Worth saving.
...or burn to the ground with their suspect wiring :)
Show me a 45 years old Mercedes that did not rust.
@@pt020 exactly
Beautiful Bialbero!! Congratulations to bring this back to life again!!
Totally agreed
I've spent most of my childhood in late 70s early 80s inside Alfas, my dad loved them. Very cool build.
I love Alfa’s out all periods. Currently I own an 156, but as far as I know, this one is not available in US.
However, you should restore this nice Alfa! It,s a historic cultural asset.
Makes you wonder how many old rides are scraped for no reason. Always enjoy!!!!!
That is a great find, it would be great to see it restored and resprayed the original red.
Alfa’s are great.. I had one for 28 years. Nice to see you guys enjoying it
Why do those old Italian cars always sound like little race cars, I love it! What a gem
because oversquare high revving engines
Go found out about Fiat 1.3 16 valve engines. Then we can keep going this conversation
@@BetterCallGatto very rare to find a car like that near me
The sound of that engine is amazing.
This is the type of car. You take your time, and fully restore.. Even if it takes 20 more yrs..
Yes! Don't make a racecar out of it. And keep the color!!!
@@matthiasguthner5776 The original color inside the engine compartment was red.
Definitely want to see a restore. Came here for the Porsche restore like many others. Want more of content like that, and not quick flips please!
Agreed 100%. That's what I doing with mine!
That car is special...Please don`t turn it into some garage build, racing bull shit. That needs to be restored... probably more than the Porsche. You just don`t find them any more. If you screw this up , lots of people will hate you for that....
I had the use of this car back in 1986. Fantastic car! Instead of fuel injection like this one, it had twin de lotto carbs which is a pain to tune and get it balanced. There are other idiosyncrasies which adds to the charm of this car like the rear positoned gearbox and rear disc brakes which is attached to the gearbox! A pain in the butt to change the rear brake pads :) But the overall balance of the car and power is superb. Please save this Italian classic.
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of Italian engineering :) here in the UK Alfas used to be a reasonably common sight but like most things they are really not designed for our soggy climate and most had rusted out inside of a decade. I still occasionally see them parked up on a driveway or field, usually covered in moss and with rust holes big enough to fit your whole fist through. As others have said, you have a fantastic local junkyard that's a great source of classic Euro stuff, with just the right amount of patina to add to the historical interest without being completely rotted out and beyond hope lol. Nice collection you have there. I came for the 911 build (which is looking incredible btw) but stayed for the rusty stuff... definitely my favourite 'shade tree mechanic' channel!
Keep this lil gem! Do a light resto on it keep it as original as you can and enjoy it for the summer! Im sure we will ALL enjoy it with you! Top work from the UK.
My Italian neighbors up the street (the Frigos) had the same car and I used to ride in the back seat of it to high school prior to having my drivers license. Hearing it run and drive brought back many memories. Thanks for reviving it.
Great to see how you discover the Alfetta and Alfa Romeo in general! Big smiles!
Sweet car with a sweet engine! That "Bi-albero" has an unique sound!
Full restoration? With a "Rosso Alfa" paintjob? 😎😁
Amen......!!!!!!
I mean, blue would be awesome. That is probably the only alfa that does not look good in Rosso Alfa.
It was meant to be more sophisticated than the average Alfa Romeo. Back in the day here in Italy, if people drived around in FIATs, that Alfa was your manager's car.
Biscione green is good too. Plus my all time favourite - Le Mans blue
As a life long Alfisti it's great to see newbies discovering the uniqueness of Alfas in general and Alfetta sedans in particular. Our family has owned over 50 Alfas and at least 12 of those were Alfetta GTVs or sedans. The few missteps with the suspected valve and the boat tank for fuel delivery were entertaining. I laughed when he said he couldn't bleed the rear brakes. I'd bet a lot of transaxle alfa don't have functioning rear brakes. Those rear calipers are FU'd.
FYI, gas smell in the oil may indicate a leaking seal in the fuel injection pump.
The last part was a classic Alfa experience. They couldn't stop smiling while driving.
Please do a follow up video once it gets more sorted.
I saved an 85 Alfa Romeo Spyder convertible from a junkyard. I loved that car.
This is not a car, this is Alfa Romeo! Amazing car! Please recover it ! :)
Loved those old Alfa Alfetta’s. Especially the front grille! Like an old BMW 2002. Thanks for sharing!
Love these older Alfas. Thanks for rescuing this one!
Alfa’s are so quirky. I had a ‘77 Alfasud which had inboard front discs. They were all about drivability and handling. Some had rear mounted gearboxes to spread the weight. They all sounded great though, DOHC Italian engines always had a raspy sound. Great video 💪🏻
Yes, the Alfettas have rear transaxle with inboard rear brakes. Many owners replaced the Spica fuel injection with Weber carburators. Great car by the way!
Super cool Alpha... Those smiles per mile on that one are pretty high!!
french guy here. love your channel ! keep on rocking misterbuilder
seems like the right time to teach the kids "righty tighty, lefty loosey" start em young and they never forget. reminds me of helping my dad in the farm shop when I was but a tyke.
My teacher used to tell me (1982) Towards you tightening.... away from you loosening. You had to be right handed and after a few knocks on the head. I will never forget it.. Mr Rogers or as we called him Buck Rogers....R.I.P.....
@@willemp6432 As a left-hander that "towards & away" mantra wouldn't fly. 10-12% of the world is left-handed 🙄
@@apj341 My two brothers are left handed. I keep on forgetting it when we are boxing..I love them so much...
Lovely BMWs and classic Alfa, you really know how to pick interesting cars
Cool little car you tube needs more down to earth budget builders like you.
That is a cool little car. I've seen people racing old Alfa Romeos in vintage racing, they are super cool.
I had one of those in South Africa in the 1970's !!! Twin Dellorto carbs (no injection), 1800 cc, rear transaxle and clutch to try to balance the weight, inboard rear disks. It went like crazy !!! Thanks for the memories, and thanks for saving this one from scrapyard death.
That is a de dion rear suspension. It gives you one of the finest handling cars you can imagine. It's expensive and its a bit heavy, but it's quality. In a perfect world that Alfetta should be restored. It's a little peach, and quite rare.
Look at you grin from ear to ear :-) These cars have a cuore sportivo. They have a heart in the first place. I am glad you found this and talk about it
The vibration sound is probably from the driveline, the driveshaft rotates at the engine speed. There are 3 rubber donut couplers (Guibo) that perish quite frequently, the one closer to the engine goes bad first. I owned a 79 Alfetta, you will love this.
Love these old Alfas! You have to restore it there are probably less than a thousand of them left as they were terrible rust buckets but sublime driver cars.
Ah those Countach taillights on the Alfa ;)
aha
Lambo took light and taillight from the Alfas and Fiats
When I first saw this car I said Oh God, old Alfa! Source of endless misery and pain! But as the video went on I was really impressed you got it going as these are very tempermental cars. I love this thing, great job!
We have 2 old alfas in our village and boy they are rusty . Kids are so helpful Great video
I love vintage Alfa's, looking forward to this build.
Hi guys. Yes the alfetta was a great sedan. My father had an 2000 series ( 2 liters) around the years 83,84. And with such a car you were able to drive from France to Spain or Portugal easily.
Thank you for resurrecting that cool little machine man that looks like so much fun Great job dudes
Compliments! You found a nice car, completely original in all its components and with not so much rust. Your Alfetta has a sofisticate machanical injection system by Italian Spica, not easy to find the spare parts for it but you can replace by 2 double body carburators. I appreciated the respect for the engine during the first start up: new oil, gentle warm up. Nice
I was proud you used an SK socket. I worked secondary operation drill press and worked on plenty of SK sockets when I worked my way through college at their factory on the southside of Chicago. Lifetime guarantee.
I love your channel. You save the oddballs that no one else messes with. I like seeing cars that I have never seen or worked on before. I like learning new things as well.
Alfettas are awesome, with the famous Bialbero designed by Giuseppe Busso himself.
''What a fun little car''
Funny to hear that, here in Italy when it came out was considered a medium/full-size sedan.
Well made italian cars always gives that kind of impression the fist time you drive them
This reminds me of the ‘74 Audi Fox I had when I first started driving. Thank you for bringing it back to life.
The Fox was somewhat obscure and underrated George Follmer I think marketed a suspension kit . Car and Driver played with it
Hands full, those hands are never still. Talking with his hands. Good channel.
Well it works for the duuudesquad ( goonsquad)
@@darrenswails their viewer base is 11 year olds & really dense adults.
@@elonmust7470 😜
Cuteness overload! I need some more helpers! You are Truly blessed Brother!
Another great build!! When I got my X1/9 it was a non running Kars-4-Kids donation headed for the scrapyard. The gas I syphoned out was darker than Coke!! Thanks for all the videos.
Most Excellent those were Awsome cars that is one good salvage yard 👍👍👍
That car is RARE and extremely VALUABLE. This needs a complete restoration. In Europe those go for CRAZY money
Not worth a lot yet. There is a running one here in Warrenton with a parts car included for $2500. Very under rated.
Great! Here in Europe- these Alfas getting high in value! Love how your kids are helping...
Great work 👍 sweet sounding Alfetta 👌
love the new mechanics ---about time ya got some quality help LOL to cute love the family values !!
great sounding engine. looking forward to more of this Alfa.
The Alfetta is the most underrated Alfa classic, basically a sedan version of the GTV. Been wanting one for a while now. This seems like a good one with how easy it was to get it back to life.
Who would just junk all these cool cars? That's a long way from Milan.
Americans aren't too much into European cars, lol.
@@edwardmulder3777 They never got to drive good technology much superior to their backward technology of cars of that period.
@@guhanandanselvadurai5298 you cant compered mighty overpowered cars to shitty little overpriced euro trash
@@edwardmulder3777 Not true. There are lots of interesting European cars in the US, and many people who appreciate them.
@@alister_grigg thats why they are so cheap, lol.
My brother owned a 1973 alfa 2000. It was the car of my dreams. 200kms/hour was crazy exciting. Thanks for saving it
Now Alfa Romeo’s are sharp looking cars. You are doing a fine job saving them all, even when they say you can’t. Lol 👍🏻 from me buddy.
The two kids are toooo cute. I love the little voice said "we are helping you work"
In Europe, Alfa Romeo means sports sedan with a nice sound and italian taste !
In Europe, Alfa Romeo means a lot of rust and electrical issues.
A friend of mine had an Alfa Sud back in the late 90's. It was falling apart and couldn't hold more than about 27 liters of fuel because of holes in the tank.
But man, did that little 1.5L boxer sound good when given the beans! :) In retrospect, that might have been because of a leaky exhaust system...
@Echte Brabander With good reason. I prefer something reliable. ;)
I do have a small piece of Alfa though. The seat on my sim rig is a bordeaux leather seat from an Alfa 16x (I keep forgetting what model, but it's from '99). :)
@@HepauDK reliable != passion
@@HepauDK no but the alfa sud was probably the least reliable alfa to ever exist the other ones are actually really reliable, been driving and working on them my whole life :)
I think what amazed me most was what appeared to be your dad releasing the hand brake as he prepared to take off. Hand brakes are always one of the things to rust up. Kudos!
at the end, you have the smile that only a real "Alfista" can have! Please, give her a good new life
Congratulations on the video. I restored a 2000 alfetta saloon from 1976 originally sold in california and brought to Portugal by a portuguese immigrant. I have good memories of this car that unfortunately I sold.
Good Day Sir - I am one of your subscribers and love your original choices of cars to rescue.
The Alfa is one of my all time favourites - I had two of these models. Looking forward to see the episodes 9n tuis car.
I Love what you did with the Porche👍👍👍
PS: just love that you allow your daughter to interact when you do your clips - your a grate Dad.👌👌👌
Your son is awesome as well.
That's a cool Alfa. Would like to see more of it.
Made me into a believer, such a neat car! Sounds and pulls amazing! I just want to say also, as a dad who tinkers also, you have a crazy amount of patience, I could never get anything done with my rugrats around.
I had this car it is an authentic Alfa, before it was bought by Fiat. Great car. Thanks for sharing.
Your kids wrenching on that hood made me chuckle🤣 😎✅🎯 👍
Great work, and I like your “can do” attitude 👍😎
Would like to see more on this one
This was bittersweet to watch! My father used to have the Coupe version Alfetta GT, hatchback, with the 1800 cc 121 HP engine with two double carburetors ( yes, one per cylinder) which was pretty difficult to adjust so we had to clean the sparkplugs all the time, especially in the wintertime. After the GT we drove an Alfetta 2.0, basically the same body yours has, but with a different front and rear styling, with big rectangle headlamps. This one had 130 horsepower, still the same twin double carburetors and sounded pretty much like yours, just not that clinky-clanky, lol. Love your channel, go on! Greetings from Germany, Mark
I think that is so awesome Michael of you and your dad being able to bring something that’s classified as dead and a scrap yard and be able to bring it back to life come I love it. Great job y’all are doing👍🏼✌️
Wow !, wish we had this kind of thing sitting in scrapyards here in the U.K., it’s so hard to find these kinds of cars over here as they’ve all rusted away long ago and those that haven’t are silly money and in even worse condition than yours.
I love Alfa’s, I own 3, so this is fantastic to see. You should definitely restore this or sell it to someone who will.
Fantastic find and great video, as always.
Sometimes I watch your channel, but now with an Alfa, it's a suscribe
That's a great find! Awesome car, Really going to enjoy this one.
Twin cam, ITB’s etc and a cool dash too. Love euro cars of this era.
Love to see more on this one, alfas got be some of the coolest cars ever, as Jeremy Clarkson said you are not a true petrol head until you have owned an alpha. Welcome to the club 👍
for the 50th bazillionth time, I call dibs on this when It's time to sell!
But judging by the smile on your face, this might be a keeper, huh?
Great video!!!! It is awesome you are bringing life back to junked cars. I am so tempted to make an offer for this Alfa
2:55 Always be carefull what you say to your kids, they might call your bluff. :)
When I was about 11, my family went to see some of my parents' friends. One of my sisters and I was bored to death, so we asked my mom when we were going home. My mom responded with a "You can just start walking". Mind you, it would be a 30 mile walk in pitch black darkness, but we got dressed and started walking. we got about 1/4 mile outside the city limit before we gave up and started walking back. It was just too dark. We had barely gotten back to the city limit, when my dad and his friend came driving up to us. Apparently they had started wondering why it was so quiet in the background and figured that we were missing and started looking for us.
I never figured out why we were yelled at when we got back. After all, we just did what we were told to. ;)
I;m glad you saved this car!!! Keep up the good work.
Hello guys from Chile, I've been following you since you started AND I must congratulations on saving cars instead of destroying them like other youtubers. Those alfa Romeo are very fine pieces of machinery, with a lot of Racing pedigree, you're the first american youtubers ive seen to do an Alfa Romeo, PLEASE restore it, you will be rewarded with views, the future price of the car and by its amazing driving feeling, TOO MANY BMW's in UA-cam, and they are not as nearly engineered as these
Loved this revival. Great job as always.
Glorious! About 35 years ago i had the Alfetta GTV 2.0 Coupe. Happy days.
the Alfetta here in Italy, due to its performances, was used by the police and also by criminals in the 70s!
The version destined to the USA had the SPICA mechanical injection and the catalyst for 111 hp while the italian version had 2 double-barrel Weber carburetors and no cat for 130 hp.
Really nice and fun to drive car!
I have never seen this model. I watched your episode last night. I Went to cars and coffee today and guess what was there, a mint Version of your car. I was flabbergasted. Great job Budget Buildz!