NOW SOLD: Project 1969 Singer Gazelle with spares
Yes, I have decided to put the Arrow-series Singer Gazelle up for sale and I am including the spare that I have collected over the years. Here are the details: [...]
Yes, I have decided to put the Arrow-series Singer Gazelle up for sale and I am including the spare that I have collected over the years. Here are the details: [...]
Replacing an Alfa Romeo Alfetta rear wheel bearing is one of those jobs with a grizzly reputation. So when one of mine came up as an MoT advisory, I had a word with Alfa specialist Les Dufty at Automeo. Les has [...]
I can understand why people think I’m mad buying an old Alfetta 2000, but then I jumped in with both eyes wide open. Put simply, the one reason I took the plunge was not what I knew, but who – [...]
Over recent years, the Alfa Romeo itch has come and gone, but upon each return it has increased in intensity. The big problem was finding one which was in my budget, wasn’t going to ruin me, wasn’t a wreck and [...]
After posting ‘Mini Victories’, a few people dropped us a line wondering what exactly is the car we’ve been working on the shed. So here’s the answer – it’s a Downton GT 2+2 De Luxe. The resemblance to the Broadspeed [...]
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We take our usual on the cheap approach to repairing clearcoat car paint which has fallen prey to the dreaded lacquer peel [...]