She looks beautiful and credit to the quality of workmanship that has gone it to her. Credit to you as well for taking the restoration to this level. You may be a loony, but a good one. Agreed! Not in the same league maybe, but when I had my Sprint restored, some people said I was mad to spend so m...

Love it! A quality job.

Colin, I am so sorry to hear your devastating news. I did not know your wife and it must be a very tough time for you. You know that it is the right decision to continue with the project in honour of Mandy. All the best. Keith, thank you for your kind words. You're quite right of course. After givi...

Bloody hell Colin ! - life can be tough, - I'm sorry to hear that Mandy has died, she was a lovely lady, a regular at shows with yourself. I'm glad that you are going to continue with the Sud, I hope it keeps you busy and gives you many hours of enjoyment, and will be a lasting link with Mandy. Goo...

Beautiful!

As some of you will know, my wife Mandy passed away very recently, which is a bit of a game changer for me to say the least. Mandy was the reason that we together pursued another Sud so that we could start to go to car shows and travel around the country again having a bit of fun with friends old an...

As previously mentioned, I'm having real fun (not) sorting out the GTA's wiring harnesses and my multimeter is definitely proving it's worth. So, to keep me upbeat and to remind myself that it's all going to be worth it in the end, here's a few more pictures of my Sud in her present state: 1e679e7d-...

Thanks mate. I hate to sound like a broken record, but it really is good to be back to near enough full health and to be surrounded by Sud-ness, not sadness, again. A quick update on progress. As I thought, the electric fuel pump is kaput so I've junked it. I've fitted a new mechanical fuel pump and...

My newly-acquired South African import Sud has had a set of tyres fitted before it came to this country and into my ownership. Although they're quite satisfactory and probably popular in RSA, they are of a make I've never heard of so I've been keeping half an eye out for something better to fit when...

I'm getting to know my GTA a little better and more importantly learning more about it's provenance and past life. There's loads of paperwork, receipts and the like that came with the car and, apart from anything else, there's some very interesting reading. It's received regular servicing and mainte...

Now that the Sud is safely in my garage, I've had the chance to give it a proper going over. At some point in the recent past, an electrical fuel pump has been fitted but it's noisy in operation and doesn't deliver fuel efficiently so I'll be returning fuel delivery back to a mechanical fuel pump. I...

In my garage at last!

Knowing you Lou, it'll be spot on when it's finished!

looloosud1984 wrote: ↑Wed Mar 19, 2025 12:18 pm Colin. I have a friend who is from SA and still has family there. It may be a long shot but if you need anything I can always see if he could help source parts.
Lou

That's great Lou. Thanks for the heads-up!

Looking forward to seeing the pictures 😀 Good news that there is no rust in the body I guess the trim might be difficult to get as some of it was unique to the SA cars Yes. You're right Gary. My first ever Sud was a South African car, a red 1982 Alfa Romeo Export 1.5 four door and it did indeed hav...

That’s really interesting to know how they arrived into SA I wonder what sort of protection the body shells had during transport if they were painted once they arrived at the SA factory? I read a long time ago that apparently the body shells and metal panels were hot dipped at the factory in Italy ...

That’s really interesting to know how they arrived into SA I wonder what sort of protection the body shells had during transport if they were painted once they arrived at the SA factory? I read a long time ago that apparently the body shells and metal panels were hot dipped at the factory in Italy ...

Do you or anyone else know how much assembly was done in South Africa e.g. were complete body shells built there or where they shipped out there as pre built body shells and just assembled out there. Definitely CKD kit from from Italy Gary. A bit like a big Airfix kit! So, engine, transmission, run...

Hi Gary. I was able to do a bit of research before I bought the GTA, predominantly to establish that this was a genuine and authentic Brits-built vehicle. I saw the actual car as it'd appeared on a South African auction site so knew of it's history and provenance before it was imported into this cou...

Cheers Keith. Yeah. It’s good to be back to full health. Thank you and you’re right. It’s basically a five door S3 Ti in Green Cloverleaf 105bhp specification. All Alfasuds from South Africa were designated Export and not Alfasud and intended for their home market only. They were assembled at Alfa R...

Deal done. Deposit paid. Delivery very soon!

Thanks Loo and Gary. It's good to be back! Yep. It was pretty hard to lose ODE but I didn't have much choice really. It was the perfect storm Gary. Ill health struck and then I lost my garage space. Still, I do, as I say, have another Sud to keep me busy. I'll start a new topic presently and all wil...

Well, I'm back. I've had a few health scares over the last few years which accounts for me going AWOL recently but I'm now back to full health.
An update. ODE has moved on to another Alfasud nut in Cambridgeshire. In the meantime, I've got myself another Sud to keep me happy.

You may not ever see a better example. On sale now in the UK:

https://www.carandclassic.com/car/C1481720

Just a quick heads up.
This year's National Italian Car & Motorcycle Day takes place this Sunday May 29 at Newby Hall & Gardens, Ripon, North Yorkshire. Full details here: www.italiancarsandbikes.co.uk
We'd love to see you there!

One that almost got away..... It's The Borders Italian Car Day at Netherby Hall this weekend. Advance tickets at a reduced price are available via the link on the website but you can also pay at the gate on the day too! Extra value! All attendees at our Show will receive a money off voucher to use e...

I hope that everyone's having a great Christmas whatever the circumstances. I was sort of wondering if anyone received any presents appropriate to their love of our cars? For my part, my family obviously know me too well. This has to be one of the best presents they've ever bought for me. IMG_202112...

Kind of you to say so. And much appreciated. We can only do what we can to keep these little legends on the road, can't we?

So chuffed! The Sprint Speciale made it to it's first show for many years at the weekend in The Italian Car & Motorcycle Day at Newby Hall. Great stuff. Well worth the long wait. I haven't stopped smiling yet. She ran beautifully with good oil pressure and a constant water temperature. The brake...

Suds, Sprints and a 33 at Italian Car & Motorcycle Day at Newby Hall & Gardens yesterday.