Jeremy Clarkson's Alpha Romeo (Piston Heads)

[DanMorgan]

Used 1989 Alfa Romeo 75 for sale in Tyne And Wear | Pistonheads

 

[abecketts]

One of the best cars I've ever owned, I still miss her now. Mine was a J reg 3,0 without the veloce body kit

 

[moonloops]

It says 51k miles in the advert but if you look at the auction ticket it has 75k miles on it back then !

 

[Doodle]

I miss mine too, rot and a broken gearbox finished it off. Electrically 100%, which was a minor miracle.

 

[Meldrew2]

…….Electrically 0%, which was about average for the model.

Fixed that for you

 

[abecketts]

Fixed that for you

The ARC or alfa romeo control set of lights did occasionally flash like a Christmas tree, when I acquired the car it came with receipts for over £9k of work including a harvey bailey handling kit, braided brake pipes, grooved disks and uprated calipers, sports exhaust with custom manifolds, it had been chipped and made such a wonderful sound.

I sold it to a builder and still regret doing so

 

[Doodle]

Nope, my ARC was fine, passed the self test every time. One light left illuminated, which was the coolant level sensor because the float had stopped floating. Swapped it for a plastic wine cork.

Only paid £500 for it, which gives you some idea of the state of the shell!