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What would you like Chris to build you?

27 Jan 2016, 10:54am
You gave in in 4 minutes lol!

More clues - it's purely a body swap and the car underneath was made from 2000 to 2005...
27 Jan 2016, 11:08am
Is it a VX220? The binnacle pod looks familiar.
27 Jan 2016, 11:17am
Good spot! Yes indeed a very well camouflaged VX220.

No details of the kit online but appears to be the work of RS Performance in Stow Marie's...
27 Jan 2016, 11:22am
Just one more roof swap. Same again but with a swb roofline. Please.
27 Jan 2016, 1:54pm
smash wrote:
Good spot! Yes indeed a very well camouflaged VX220.

No details of the kit online but appears to be the work of RS Performance in Stow Marie's...


Bloody hell, I want that

28 Jan 2016, 10:04am
zagmad said : Just one more roof swap. Same again but with a swb roofline.



28 Jan 2016, 4:27pm
Is that to scale ;-)
29 Jan 2016, 5:14pm
How about with the side windows of the 1750 in the lines of the above pic. And not the swb's. Eg outline of roof ,windows of the Alfa.
10 Feb 2016, 4:03pm
I wonder how a triumph tr6 roof wood look like on the Alfa GT . The one that looks like the lancia fulvia roof.
10 Feb 2016, 8:53pm
zagmad wrote:
I wonder how a triumph tr6 roof wood look like on the Alfa GT . The one that looks like the lancia fulvia roof.


I've got an idea. How about an Alfa GT Junior wth an Alfa GT Junior roof :wink:



You're going to be hard pushed to find a better looking car
10 Feb 2016, 9:31pm
Love too but cant find a company happy to chop the roof off a rusty one. The roof will need to be shortened to allow for the donor
10 Feb 2016, 10:00pm
zagmad wrote:
The roof will need to be shortened to allow for the donor


Do you plan to use a Z3 or MX5 as donor. On the Z3 the wheelbase is very close but the windscreen angle may be too shallow to look right with a shortened Alfa roof:

10 Feb 2016, 10:09pm
zagmad wrote:
Love too but cant find a company happy to chop the roof off a rusty one. The roof will need to be shortened to allow for the donor


Just an idea why don't you keep the donors roof
Junior convertible or use the donors hard top- not so dear and will make life easier
10 Feb 2016, 10:26pm
I've got an mx5.
10 Feb 2016, 11:04pm
It'll get their in the end. With the mx5's windscreen at suck an angle I thought maybe the triumph tr6 roof would balance it out and also combine two looks hence the Italian lancia fulvia. Roof is available in fibreglass and will allow for good vision out the back and full use of the boot. In keeping with a 2
seater Italian themed concept. Or swb roof going into Alfa boot line. Still waiting on last of the panels to see how they sit and work with existing roof. Not many retro Alfa concepts to inspire so looked to other Italian icons of the 70's
10 Feb 2016, 11:35pm
Here you go Zag

A modern junior - alfa classic shape with a lower sleeker roof line- im sure mx5 hard top would work

10 Feb 2016, 11:52pm
I see what you mean about the roof being too long

11 Feb 2016, 12:04am
From carbodydesign.com: The Alfa Romeo Giulia 50GT Concept is a design study of a modern reinterpretation of the Giulia GT designed by Bertone in the 1960s. The authors are Italian designers Michele Di Mauro e Claudio Piccioli.




11 Feb 2016, 7:19am
I think you might have something with the Lancia Fulvia Coupe. Haven't checked the wheelbases, but I'm guessing that the MX5, Z3 or even SLK could donate their substructure for either a 'Tribute' to the original (right) or a modern revamp similar to the 2003 concept car (left) -

11 Feb 2016, 5:28pm
The thing with concepts is their a suggestion of what the future could be. But I'm looking to combine what already exists that works with the donor. Making it work for the 2seater arrangement of the mx5. Its not a 2+2 like some cars are made out to be.
11 Feb 2016, 5:38pm
I'm also not trying to make a replica, more of an Italian inspired 2 seater gt. I've got the side windows from the gt so can see how that works with what is their already . The fulvia from the windows down looks good butbi would go for a more sleeker roof line.
11 Feb 2016, 6:05pm
Maserati A6GCS Coupe
11 Feb 2016, 7:25pm
The Lancia Fulvia Concept is an interesting project. The mechanics and the chassis of the Fiat Barchetta, then we would already have a starting point.
The only problem is the front and rear lights, unique to this model.
If Chris builds a tribute Fulvia Concept Kit, I'm ready.:icon_surprised:
Regards from Italy.
11 Feb 2016, 8:52pm
Well if you took the Alfa Giulia gt 105 cut the roof off and put the hardtop of a triumph tr6 ob it what would you get?