Baboon Rang: Administrateur
Nombre de messages : 13521 Localisation : Saint Michel des bois sur Orge (91) Date d'inscription : 25/03/2005
| Sujet: Ferrodo/Padgid/Bendix/Brembo/Girling Mar 28 Avr - 21:46 | |
| Salut à tous Il fut une joyeuse et glorieuse époque, où l'on ne se turlupinait pas la banane et les pruneaux pour savoir si on allait monter telles plaquettes, sur tels disques, tel liquide de freins.......... Les freins d'un Spider G1 en 1921 ???? Pourquoi faire ????? Quel vulgarité Baboon Alfa Romeo 1921 G1 Sports X4490 The last surviving example of the first Alfa Romeo
The first Alfa Romeo created after Alfa joined the Romeo group (it was actually a takeover). Guiseppe Merosi designed both a luxury G1 and a version for motorsports. It had a new 6.3 liter straight 6 cylinder engine (70hp). Due to the rising cost of gasoline, it was hard to sell a car with a large engine, and all 52 production versions were shipped to Australia (where this car is from).
This car has an interesting history: imported into Australia in 1921 and sold to a businessman who soon afterwards was declared bankrupt. He had foreseen his bankruptcy, and hid the car from his creditors. He died three years later, and the car remained hidden in the outback for 25 years, holding up a corner of a shed. It was discovered by two young men who thought it would be perfect to use for chasing kangaroos. They eventually hit a tree, and the car was towed back to their farm where it was used to power a water pump. This kept the engine in perfect condition, but the rest of the car was trashed. It was rescued from pump duty in 1964 by some Alfa Romeo enthusiasts who later sold it to a man who undertook restoration against the advice of experts. The restored car won the 1977 Queensland Vintage Car Concours, and also the 1978 Australian Mille Miglia. It was later black flagged at a race at Lakeside because it was too fast (86mph).
The car was then sold to Julian Sterling, who undertook restoration to his standards, regardless of cost. This required specially made components to replace all worn parts, including tires made from the original molds at $6000 for the set. The restoration has been described as breathtaking.
The 1921 G1 Sports, the last surviving example of the first Alfa Romeo, won 3rd in its class._________________ Mes sites:
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Baboon Rang: Administrateur
Nombre de messages : 13521 Localisation : Saint Michel des bois sur Orge (91) Date d'inscription : 25/03/2005
| Sujet: Re: Ferrodo/Padgid/Bendix/Brembo/Girling Mar 28 Avr - 22:24 | |
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Nombre de messages : 3006 Date d'inscription : 24/03/2007
| Sujet: Re: Ferrodo/Padgid/Bendix/Brembo/Girling Mer 29 Avr - 6:35 | |
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