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16/07/2023 11:12 pm
@ed-davis inspired me to post some photos!
The AROC annual convention was in Charlotte, NC, a few weekends ago (Alfa Romeo Owners Club). So I took a quick ride over there.
No pre-war or immediate post-war cars were there, a bit disappointing, but some great stuff did attend the concours! Here is my "top ten"!
16/07/2023 11:26 pm
The last picture of the silver car interests me. I have not seen one like that. Do you know the model name and approximate year.
Ed Davis
Inverness, Illinois, USA
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17/07/2023 3:32 am
The last picture of the silver car interests me. I have not seen one like that. Do you know the model name and approximate year.
Magnificent car designs, thanks Karl.
Ed its an Alfa Montreal
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Montreal
Hachette made one in 1/24 as part of their Alfa Centenary set. I dont have it, wish I did, not sure about other scales.
This post was modified 3 years ago by Geoff Jowett
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17/07/2023 11:31 am
I was just scanning in some old photos my dad took in 2001 at the Alfa convention in Nashville. What a coincidence! The Montreal was introduced in Montreal at Expo 67... So check out this license plate!
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17/07/2023 11:37 am
and some newer ones... 2008 and 2016 and 2018. It was Alfa's 1960's supercar!
17/07/2023 2:47 pm
Here is the Alfa Romeo prototype as it appeared at Expo 67 in what I believe was the Italian Pavilion.The car was not named at that time but became known as the Montreal coupe. I think the name was first used officially when the production model appeared in Geneva in 1970.
I attended Expo 67 in Montreal and remember several cars on display and did take pictures, slides lost to posterity, I’m sorry to say.
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17/07/2023 3:32 pm
The prototypo was changed slightly for production. Here it is at the Museo. Count the number of rear louvres! 🤔
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17/07/2023 3:36 pm
@david-green Too bad about your slides. I just bought a scanner and scanned in a bunch of Dads old slides 1960-90s.
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17/07/2023 4:14 pm
hey thanks for the extra pics Karl, now I really want that Hachette!
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17/07/2023 4:59 pm
The 1959 2000 convertible is very attractive. Do we know if it is by Tourin or Vignale per chance?
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17/07/2023 5:03 pm
What a marvelous menagerie of Montreals!
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17/07/2023 5:59 pm
hey thanks for the extra pics Karl, now I really want that Hachette!
Togi did one in 1/23 scale - a company founded by an ex-Alfa employee...
Pocher did a plastic one 1/24ish (before they did the 'super-kits'):
And a couple in 1/43, my favorite scale:
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17/07/2023 6:14 pm
The 1959 2000 convertible is very attractive. Do we know if it is by Tourin or Vignale per chance?
The regular production 2000 Spiders were by Touring. Here is another one in the rain in Chicago.
... and the sun in Nashville:
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