Corner Country Trip April 2016
In April the Bottchers and a crew of friends in 4wds went on an outback holiday in NSW and South Australia. We travelled to the NSW Corner Country and Tibooburra, Cameron Corner, then onwards to Innamincka in SA to camp on the Cooper Creek. From Innamincka we travelled south on the Strzelecki Track to Arkaroola, then south again to Wilpena Pound. Two weeks of corrugations, dust, and campfires in the beautiful Australian outback. We...
1750 GTV – Feb 2016
Wow it’s been a while since posting any updates on the GTV project. We did actually start to make some progress again mid-2015, when I was able to retrieve the engine and gearbox from storage. Engine as extracted from fifteen years in a shed. I started to tear it down when I had a chance, bagging all the nuts and bolts and keeping everything in plastic tubs. Onto the stand A very stuck head removed using all the special tools...
AROCA Phillip Island December 2015
I felt a lot of excitement in the lead up to this event at Phillip Island, as I hadn’t driven there since 2011 and this was the first outing since a lot of improvements to the car including weight reduction and the new 16v engine. I invited my mate Sheldon to have a drive as well. The excitement was justified, as the car felt simply fantastic – much faster everywhere on the track and hooking up much better in the corners...
Spettacolo 2015
This year’s Spettacolo would have to be the biggest show I’ve ever seen, with near-perfect weather making the whole day a real crowd-pleaser. A good display was made of other Italian marques, for me the most lovely of which was the silver 250 GT Lusso. There was a huge display of Montreals as well, more than I’d seen in one place before. Sadly there were only three Alfasuds on display, and one Alfasud Sprint...
Carlton Italian Festa 2015
The Alfa club was putting on a display at Argyle Square near Lygon St for the Italian Festa, so Jack and I dropped in to soak up some of the Italian vibe. There were some nice Alfas on display as well as some Ferraris and Fiats. It reminds me I really need to finish that 1750...
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I made a handful of t-shirt designs which you can buy from RedBubble online. Click on the image to look at the selection.
