I spotted this in traffic today, and got this shot from the driver’s seat. However, I have horrible luck taking pictures from a moving car, so I handed the camera to my passengers (daughter and niece respectively), and set them to work.
Shot 1 was nicely framed, but too much traffic.
Shot 2 shows the car is right hand drive, but not much more detail.
Shot 3: Perfect!
Enjoy your day, Mr. Alfa! The girls and I are headed to the Orange County Fair.
I wonder if Chrysler dealers are servicing these now! 🙂
Fabulous find. Do they have an old car show at your county fair? He may be going the same way. And tell your passengers that they have a future here at CC!
JP-
The OC Fair is about twenty miles from where we took the shots, so I doubt it was his destination.
I think the driver was giving it a serious shake down run. There was a Ford F-150 chase vehicle, and he was running up Hawthorne Boulevard in Palos Verdes California. That stretch of Hawthorne gains about 800 feet of elevation in a brief 3 mile run, a very challenging grade for cars of that vintage. The first shot shows some of the hilly terrain, and the car is climbing hard in the third shot.
The car pulled over twice for quick checks, but they made it to the top. D/S
Looks RHD to me and most things were in those days, great find
“There was a Ford F-150 chase vehicle”
Probably with a shorter wheelbase than the Alfa, to judge from the pictures!
I’m not really an expert on my A.L.F.A.’s but I think that’s a pre-1920 40/60HP. They didn’t rename the company, and badging the cars, Alfa Romeo until 1920. That is one hell of a monster to drive.
The first shot looks like you’re on Hawthorne. I wonder how far up the hill that old Alfa went? Great find!
(Whoops just saw your post. Very impressive feat!)
I agree- You can see him turning right onto Silver Spur at Peninsula High School in that final shot.
RHD was standard for old Italian cars. I’ve seen a couple of Alfas from around this era (RL, G1), chances are Syke is right. Nice car and I bet the performance is something else for the era. The brakes on the other hand…