Madame Sud History #3 – Up to date
In the last few years Madame Sud has taken a punishment on the track, most often doing double stints for Fiona and myself. Four six hour relay races. She’s now not remotely a road car, with modifications to suspension, the bulk of the interior removed, and a six-point roll cage and fibreglass drivers seat installed. She still runs the same engine we rebuilt in 1998 and it’s getting tired now, so a major upcoming project...
Madame Sud History #2 – Resurrection
Madame was recommissioned soon after we returned to Australia in 2004. There was some rust in the windscreen pillars, sills, and floors – this was put right by Sam’s Panels. Bruno at Maranello Motors helped me prep the car for the track, and we were back ready for our first event in July 2005 at...
Madame Sud History #1 – Early story
Madame Sud was originally Fiona’s road car, slightly warmed over but in really nice condition. I recently requested the build information from the Alfa factory archives: Dear Mister Bottcher, with reference to your request we are informing you as follows. According to our documentation files, the chassis number AS 5468250 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Alfasud ti (901C), manufactured on the 3rd June 1977. The body...
Past Alfas: 2000 156 Selespeed
2000 Alfa 156 Selespeed. Monza sports pack – side skirts, tele-dial wheels, fake carbon fibre. We thought it was the best thing in the whole world. If it were a manual I think it would still be the daily driver – beautiful car except for that...
Glorious Alfa Island March 2010
The Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Australia held a special race meeting at Phillip Island Raceway in March this year. It was called Alfa Island and was an Alfa-only event over two days. Words cannot describe how special it was to participate in one of the biggest Alfa Romeo events in the world this centenary year – a few highlights: meeting visitors with their Alfas from all over Australia coming together to celebrate the marque...
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