I've bought my first Alfa Romeo, a 166 Super Lusso!

[Austin_Metro]

Big thumbs up! Pretty rare too, have you seen one coming the other way yet?!

[LincolnLovin]

Not seen another yet, I doubt I will tbh - unless I go to an Italian car meet.

[strangehighways]

Lovely lovely car. Manual 166 3litres are extremely rare now in the UK.

I had one about 8 years ago. I got it from a bloke from the Isle of Wight who sold it to me with an MOT for £590! Best memory was 3 up on the Autobahn at an indicated 145mph. The engine felt amazing and was still pulling.

My busso Alfa obsession has led me to GTVs, 164, 166 and now I have a 156 v6 (thread on here).

I think the 166 sounded the best out of all of those. The intake noise just sounded better than the others. I might get a bmc cda for the 156 at some point.

I think you got the 166 for a steal and I’m sure your money is safely tied up in it.

[LincolnLovin]

Thanks the 166 is definitely not the best steer but the engine and ride make up for it.



Gave the engine a bit of a tidy up as well.

[BigMon]

That's a lovely looking old Hector. I've always liked them.

[CarlosSainz100]

I wish they'd developed the engine a bit more, but I guess emissions and Alfa never having any money killed it off.

[LincolnLovin]

It is a shame, but least it went out on a high note vs being diminished for emissions.

It’s a big old boat, it is much more a luxury cruiser vs a drivers car. Though that may improve if I get the suspension refreshed. It reminds me of my old town car at times.

[StescoG66]

LincolnLovin said:

This weekend’s plan is cleaning, particularly the engine bay. Any tips for getting the intake hoses super shiny?

Good old Autosol should do that I would have thought....

On cleaning stuff, check out a citrus degreaser called Viro-Sol by Clover Chemicals.its brilliant stuff for a multitude of purposes

[StescoG66]

PS lovely car. Congrats