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Three new items - 2 you would expect, one not.

Karl Schnelle · 2025-06-12T22:37:26Z

Got these 2 new Matrix Alfas a few weeks ago. Just now took their photos! The first one is a nice 1963 Giulia GT Spider Prototipo, in bruin metallic (metallic brown). The brown looks a little sparkly in the photos below, but to the naked eye, it is spot-on and very close to the original color. I bought the brown version because it represents the actual prototype spider in the Lopresto collection near Milan. The internal Alfa design center had developed a new Spider (convertible) for the range based on the Giulia GT and built the one prototype, but another design by Pininfarina won out. Their Duetto turned out to be a classic design and was produced in different forms for many years. For reference here is the Duetto boat-tail design that won out (red by Vitesse, white by Schuco): Next is the 6C 2500 Turismo Berlina 1950-1952, a classic large limousine by Alfa standards. I selected the black one because a real one (from 1947) was seen briefly in one of the Godfather movies, in black of course. The 6C 2500 (2.5L straight-six) was a famous pre-war Alfa engine; Alfa continued to build it post-war still using coachbuilt bodies. So this Berlina is one of the last coachbuilt cars Alfa made, before they introduced the 1900 built on a production line in the early 1950s. Finally, I had missed this reissued unit when they came out. Corgi Toys were introduced by Mettoy in 1956. The first one was a Ford Consul saloon numbered 200, or 200M with a mechanical engine. As a kid, I did not really start until the late 1960s with my Corgi collection so I missed these first Corgis. In 2006, Corgi reissued this car in a slighter larger scale for their 50th Anniversary! In the same dull brown color as the original, I found it for a good price in the US. Of course, nowadays, postage doubled the total cost. From the online photos, I thought the gold cloth was just a vac-formed plastic insert, but it turned out to be a real cloth! Very "chic"! 🤔

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14/06/2025 12:18 am

I see a little resemblance here..maybe after 70 years, this is the new Alfa...

just sayin'

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Topic starter 14/06/2025 3:07 pm

Posted by: @mg-harv

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Karl - How does the Minichamps Duetto compare to the two versions you posted?

My daughter and I drove a real one in our 2nd Lane rally. The speedometer wouldn't indicate anything over 15 mph, which made adhering to the speed limit on the Natchez Trace Parkway a bit difficult.

Minichamps made several Spiders - I think they are slightly more detailed and a little crisper, but pretty close. Here is a 1968 in white.

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Topic starter 14/06/2025 3:11 pm

Posted by: @lloyd-mecca

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I see a little resemblance here..maybe after 70 years, this is the new Alfa...

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just sayin'

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