{"id":830,"date":"2008-07-24T09:42:10","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T16:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.wordpress.com\/?p=830"},"modified":"2008-07-24T09:42:10","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T16:42:10","slug":"new-member-of-the-family-1972-berlina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2008\/07\/24\/new-member-of-the-family-1972-berlina\/","title":{"rendered":"New member of the family: 1972 Berlina"},"content":{"rendered":"

I did a quick calculation and found that at my current usage, I would reach the end of the warranty on my daily driver at 100,000 miles 13 months before the term of the warranty is up in March or 2010.\u00a0 Time to get a cheap commuter!<\/p>\n

My commute is 30 miles each way and I travel both ways at the early edge of the 880 traffic, so unless there is an accident I get to do 35 – 60 mph the whole way.\u00a0A beater pre-smog sedan\u00a0with a 5 speed and an economical engine would be a perfect commuter for me.\u00a0 I didn’t have much to spend initially so I had low expectations about what I would find, but I figured I could drive the\u00a01959\u00a0Sprint until something turned up.<\/p>\n

Last Saturday I went by a friends Alfa repair shop to buy some Sprint interior trim I needed for the Sprint Veloce and this car was parked on the street out front.\u00a0 I asked what was going on with it and I was told the engine was coming out then it was going to the local Alfa pick-n-pull, unless of course I wanted it.\u00a0 I asked how much and for the same price as the hand full of Sprint interior trim I bought it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>1972 Berlina 11500*3000189, California Blue plate 564 GQB.\u00a0 Originally Silver with black interior.\u00a0 Doesn’t look too bad.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Berlina was a running driving car before the engine blew up about 3 months ago and everything works.\u00a0 I have receipts going back to about 50,000 miles in the early 90’s and it has been very well cared for over the years.\u00a0 The Pirelli P3000 Cinturato’s are like new and most of the brake system has been replaced in the last 8 years.\u00a0 The two big things I need are an engine and a windshield.\u00a0 The interior is pretty rough but all there and it has a working period Blaupunkt radio.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>A tree fell on the car and put a dent int he passenger door and broke the windshield!<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Interior is rough but usable.\u00a0 Berlina pieces come up on eBay and the Alfa BB regularly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Anyone out there in Alfa land have a Berlina windshield that’s better than this one for sale?\u00a0 Email me at sprints@giuliettas.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Next installment will cover my engine options as I try and create a 30+ mpg commuter.<\/p>\n

Click here to see what I did with the Berlina<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I did a quick calculation and found that at my current usage, I would reach the end of the warranty on my daily driver at 100,000 miles 13 months before the term of the warranty is up in March or 2010.\u00a0 Time to get a cheap commuter! My commute is 30 miles each way and … <\/p>\n

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