Schon '02

Great! We’ll keep an eye open for you a on the Marin backroads. 

Ditto @Conserv The Alfa community has tagged these as Delta Milanos with some owners having this identifier on the the wheel.

Speaking of X-rays (from an RN friend, so true story)… here’s  a Florida man’s left foot on Thanksgiving after mentioning to his wife that the Turkey was dry… 

If you never intend to use those parts for maintenance or restore the car back to original, why keep them? I would take them to the next swap meet and sell them to a fellow ‘02er who could use them. This group tends to appreciate and value performance upgrades. If you sell the car, the buyer will not likely be looking for an original non-tii project. 

Tom,

Stay dry… it’s gonna be a wet weekend… would love to join you in Schon (‘73 Malaga ‘02 that you saw at a Berkeley C&C a few months ago… also originally sold from Weatherford BMW) but I’ll be at a Tech Session at Patrick Ottis’ in Berkeley Saturday morning and Sunday looks like a wash out.

Best regards,

Ken

Just some subtle personal choices… NK steering wheel, chrome trim rings on gauges, clock and roundel (from an old gear shift knob) added to the right side of the dash above the glove box for some interest to an otherwise blank slate. The green fog lamp button is functional (not a faux button). It goes with the overall appearance of the car which appears stock, but all the mods (side draft DCOE, headers, cams, etc., are under the hood).

Larry,

Thanks to you and the rest of the team of volunteers for setting up another great event!

Great looking original unmolested car now on BaT will bring top dollar. What will @slavstrada say to that?
 

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-bmw-2002-76/

Wow, that made it past the censor remover? Or maybe there isn’t one? I can’t even type “cockpit” without getting *** on the Alfa forum!

I'll be driving the truck to try to unload some parts and free up garage space... probably make it to Brisbane by 10 so won't pre-meet in E'ville. If plans change, I know where to find you.

I’ll be heading down in the pick up truck with parts to sell or give away. If on schedule, I’ll stop at Weatherford and let whoever is there have first peek and dibs if they’re interested. 

I showed the auction results to my wife.. she said, "We are NOT selling Schon!"  Guess I married right☺️

There’s more than a lot of GTV in that Giulia. Virtually the same car except for the extra doors, extended wheel base and exterior body panels. 

One man’s trash is another man’s treasure…

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Weatherford BMW, Moran Motorsports, Fantasy Jct, Powell St Plaza Starbucks are all possibilities …unfortunately anything along the waterfront off the freeway is sketchy these days with the encampments. 

My Alfa mechanic used to toss out the factory Romablok hose clamps because they were cheap POS's and replaced them with more durable SS euro style worm clamps. Used Romabloks are now worth their weight in gold, with used, restorable clamps selling from $10-30 each or higher depending upon size and rarity. 

Simple supply and demand economics at play… dinosaurs used to roam the earth and their bones were free for Fred Flintstone to build his peddle car once he killed it. Restoring that car with fossilized bones would now cost gazillions. 

Custom fabricated wind deflector to fit @Reese M ‘s retro-roof rack. Guaranteed wind noise reduction…Made of aluminum with solid brass rivets and attaches with four clips for easy install and removal. Only one left of three. Price reflects cost for material and labor.

It’ll be a great car weekend. Besides the Swap and Show, there’s the All Italian Car and Motorcycle Show in Alameda on Sunday sponsored by the local Alfa club. Spectators are free to attend with donations going to the Special Olympics. 

Make sure the body work, panel alignment and trim are all done to a high level. Malaga is a deep enough color to reflect well in many different light levels. The paint is only as good as the surface it’s applied to. 

Color doesn’t matter once you’re behind the wheel ?

By chance did those those Volvo seats add $10k in market value??

I’ve installed one and it works just the same as the one on my Alfa GTV. I keep the bottle ~1/3 full when cold. When the engine warms up, hot coolant overflows into the bottle from the bottom; when the engine cools off, it draws it back into the radiator. There is no empty head space at the top of the radiator as there would have to be without the bottle. 
 

I can check for coolant lose by just looking at the bottle for a change in level when cold (~1/3 full) or hot (~2/3 full).

Don’t