Alfa Romeo Giulietta (78-86) ?

Silvera · 10-02-2005 9:42pm #1

Does anybody here recall the Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1978-1986 model ?

I liked the look of this car when it was about in the 80's, mind you there wasn't too many of the around back then !

Haven't seen one for years ?

These pics are of current cars in South Africa - suppose the dry climate there is a big help ?!

mike65 · 10-02-2005 10:22pm

Hmmm proof that not every Alfa was a looker (Bertone?).

Mike.

Alfasudcrazy · 10-02-2005 10:29pm

I remember them - I liked the styling - but then I like the styling on all Alfa's except the Arna

I loved the stub type bootlid with the little lip at the end. However the original cars look best - before they tacked on all those plastic bits. One of the guys at work had one - it rusted very quickly and possibly was the worst Alfa ever made in quality terms.
I had serious concerns about the demise of the Alfa brand after this car - Alfa at its lowest point I think :rolleyes:

If you like to read up and look at pics of Alfas this link mught be useful

http://dmoz.org/Recreation/Autos/Makes_and_Models/Alfa_Romeo/

Paul (MN) · 10-02-2005 10:42pm

I had a die-cast model of one of these and loved it! I haven't seen a pic of one of them in years.

mike65 · 10-02-2005 10:48pm

Alfa Arna???????? Was'nt that horror a Datsun Cherry with an Alfa engine? Surely the lowest moment in Alfa history -

Mike.

Dades · 11-02-2005 10:07am

Paul (MN) wrote:

I had a die-cast model of one of these and loved it!

Did it rust?

unkel · 11-02-2005 11:17am

Remember them well. My uncle had a string of them. Haven't seen one either for about 15 years probably. Disagree with mike65 on the looks. I can see a natural progression from the Giulietta to the 155

The Atheist wrote:

Did it rust?

damn, you beat me to it

alastair · 11-02-2005 5:58pm

The definitive Irish-Italian chipper owner's car. In red of course.

stratos · 12-02-2005 2:19am

Their lowest point ? no I think making front wheel drive sports cars was their lowest point.

Silvera · 21-02-2005 11:57pm

So, has anybody actually seen a Giulietta in Ireland in recent times ?

hawkmoon269 · 22-02-2005 12:06am

Saw one in the Jervis centre car park a few months ago, seemed in good nick too.

Silvera · 22-02-2005 12:19am

Really ???
Are you sure it wasn't an Alfa 75 or 155 ?

Have a look at the second pic in my original post above - the rear design of the Giulietta is very distinctive.

hawkmoon269 · 22-02-2005 12:26am

Damn sorry, looking it the pictures it wasn't one of those. I think it was a GTV I saw, you know the coupes from the same period?

Sorry for getting your hopes up there.

Silvera · 22-02-2005 12:30am

No worries !

unkel · 22-02-2005 2:01am

mike65 wrote:

Surely the lowest moment in Alfa history

The lowest moment is about now

Imagine you desperately want to prostitute yourself to GM for next to nothing and you fail

Alfa Romeo Giulietta (78-86) ?

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