1974 Campagnolo Wheels- Alfa Romeo Montreal

[pdmtong]

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Alfa Romeo Montreal

[Duende]

Yep! Used to see them quite frequently on the Spider models. Pretty surprised when I first spotted them.

[F150]

Sweet casting, but had to be a bear to clean. Then again, Campy probably wind tunnel tested them to eliminate brake dust buildup.

[ik2280]

Alfa Romeo Montreal - so rad!

I have a set of Campagnolo wheels for my '86 GTV-6.

[CampyorBust]

So awesome! Do they weigh less than the vintage Shamals?

[don compton]

Just an introduction, I am 64 and have lived a wild and crazy life.
In 1977, at the ripe old age of 25 I bought a Ferrari 308gtb/4. It was awesome in the era of smog limited cars and a blast to drive. I also bought a '78 308GTB. And then, after going to the historic car races at Laguna Seca, I bought a '64 250GT Berlinetta Lusso. I was a crazy, young, confident kid who was always fascinated with cars.
Anyway, the reason this subject resonates with me is that the wheels on my 308's had Campagnolo stamped on them. My Berlinetta Lusso was a different story. It had " Borrani Wire Wheels". They were very special, wire wheels with aluminum rims that had to to be polished fom time to time.
Today, at my mature age, I have an Audi A7 and a '15 MINI Cooper S. Times have changed but I still love great cars. The MINI is as fast as the old V-12 Ferrari from '64 and uses less than half the fuel. While I could afford some crazy,fast car, I really appreciate the efficiency and handling of the cooper, ( kind of like the old Colin Chapman race cars ). :beer:

[beeatnik]

As seen, on a ride, in the hills above the World Famous Rose Bowl:

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[oldpotatoe]

Before the Dark Days at Campagnolo, when Valentino decided to do bike stuff and think C-Record friction would still be preferred by true bike enthusiast's....Campagnolo did a lot of mostly magnesium casting. Wheels but also a lot of aircraft mag casting for things like main landing gear assemblies.

After the mid-late 80s mess, Campagnolo sold off everything but the bike stuff manufacturing, figured out ERGO, dumped MTB stuff(hooray) and the rest, as they say, is history. A rather large french firm tried to buy Campagnolo, but thankfully, that didn't happen.

[pdmtong]

Alfa Romeo Montreal - so rad!
I have a set of Campagnolo wheels for my '86 GTV-6.

AFAIK that car was never imported to the USA. The owner rebuilt the engine, some paint and restoration and plans to auction it at Pebble in a few months.

The guy has some crazy exotics and lives on the route I run my dog. Really nice guy. I looked at the wheels - never saw that before. I showed him the centaur skeletons on my belt drive SS and we both had a nice chuckle.

I saw him yesterday and asked about another car that evidently rotates between his garage and storage. He said he wanted to show me something new. And there was the AR Montreal. I had no idea what it was since not a AR enthusiast but could tell the lines were early 70s similar to Pantera. Etc. It's a fun conversation in a car world that is so far away from my reality. Auction estimate $150-200...

You just never know what is in someone's garage around here. One guy had a $500k super rare Mustang - forget which. Crazy stuff.

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[velofinds]

This would be the vehicle of my choice for my Campagnolo (automotive) wheelset.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3262/2919897027_08a64ee160_b.jpg

[FlashUNC]

They built stuff for NASA too if memory serves...

[notsew]

Gawds, I love those Montreals. There is nothing quite like an alfa romeo and its hard to top a Montreal.

[tuscanyswe]

Gawds, I love those Montreals. There is nothing quite like an alfa romeo and its hard to top a Montreal.

one can try tho..

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[pdmtong]

This would be the vehicle of my choice for my Campagnolo (automotive) wheelset.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3262/2919897027_08a64ee160_b.jpg

dont start me up on 2002.
hardy and beck, dinan or alpina?
there's an orange tii that crawls around here that makes my head spin.

[velofinds]

dont start me up on 2002.
hardy and beck, dinan or alpina?

Well, I am a pretty simple guy, so a 2002tii will do it for me. But if you absolutely twist my arm, then I guess factory 2002 Turbo :D

there's an orange tii that crawls around here that makes my head spin.

Just a hunch -- is this the car?

http://www.jagpromotions.com/forsale/bmw/2002/bmw2002sale.html

[pdmtong]

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[crankles]

dont start me up on 2002.
hardy and beck, dinan or alpina?
there's an orange tii that crawls around here that makes my head spin.

THis... there's a cherry Tii around me as well...but give me a pair a webers and I'll be a happy man. There is a 2002 in my future....some day.

[r_mutt]

good topic, but points deducted for mis-spelling Alfa.

i miss my 85 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (with Campagnolo wheels).

[pdmtong]

good topic, but points deducted for mis-spelling Alfa.
i miss my 85 Alfa Romeo GTV6 (with Campagnolo wheels).

Fixed it...point deduction taken...
:-)

[r_mutt]

:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:

[William]

Only Dinos with the "Chairs & Flairs" option had them....even the "Buried Dino" had a set...

Mystery of the buried Dino... (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJDT04DOalI)








William

[martl]

no bad shout about that Tipo 33 :) but the Beemer is no-no. Aint real without Alpinas.

My starter for factory-fitted Campagnolos would be these

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3392344833_f077f38f32.jpg

[Lewis Moon]

This would be the vehicle of my choice for my Campagnolo (automotive) wheelset.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3262/2919897027_08a64ee160_b.jpg

Ooooor. That is all.

[goonster]

I'd heard that Campagnolo made the trunk hinges for the VW Phaeton, but a little bit of digging found no evidence to support this. If anything, the best clues lead to a different supplier. (It is a very, very nice cast aluminum heckklappensharnier.)

Anybody know for sure?

http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/picture063med.jpg

[velofinds]

no bad shout about that Tipo 33 :) but the Beemer is no-no. Aint real without Alpinas.

Fair enough. Just for you, then:

http://i1082.photobucket.com/albums/j372/AFFORDABLECLASSICS/DSC_6781_zps485972ff.jpg~original

[Lewis Moon]

To continue the thread drift: I have this picture of the Alpina E30 B6 3.5 hanging above my desk at work.

http://img.favcars.com/bmw/3-series/bmw_3_series_e30_1985_images_1.jpg

[r_mutt]

no bad shout about that Tipo 33 :) but the Beemer is no-no. Aint real without Alpinas.

My starter for factory-fitted Campagnolos would be these

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3654/3392344833_f077f38f32.jpg


i love the Lancia Stratos!