Vehicle Data sheet: No. 001

VIN: AS*5008244*904A

Tipo: 904A1

 
       
  Manufacturing date: 28-October-1977 Manufacturing location: Pomigliano d'Arco Italy  
  Alfa Romeo sales date: Unknown Sold to: Unknown  
  First registration date: ??-Apr-1978 First registration where: Netherlands  
  Vehicle status: In restoration (July'11) Country currently residing: Netherlands  
  Original body colour: Rosso Corallo Torre del Greco (AR 531) Current body colour: Dusty Mauve purple (VW colour)  
  Original interior colour: Black Current interior colour: See original  
  Original upholstery colour: Black Current upholstery colour: See original  
  Original upholstery type: Full imitation leather Current upholstery type: Front Alfasud TI QV, rear see original  
  Original engine: AS30102 1186cc (1200cc) single carb. Current engine: 1.5 105 BHP Alfa 33 QV  
     
  Vehicle history: The first owner bought the car in April 1978 and used the vehicle on an industrial area in the city of Sittard in the Netherlands. During this relatively short initial ownership the driver side door suffered from rust damage and was replaced with an Alfa red coloured door. From 1979 till 2008 it was owned by the Frijsinger Family from Sittard who have their own garage. For many years it functioned as a service vehicle. During this period the body colour was changed from the original colour "Corallo Torre del Greco" (orange) into yellow in line with the colours of the Frijsinger company. During the nineties the car was passed on from the father to his son and an extensive restoration was done. The pictures of this restoration can be viewed in the "My Giardinetta Project" section on this internet page. These pictures show how extensive this process was. The colour was changed from yellow to the Volkswagen purple colour "Dusty Mauve", the front seats were replaced with Alfasud TI QV ones, the engine was replaced with a 1500cc 105 BHP version coming from a first series Alfa 33 QV. The rear windows were blinded with a translucent purple foil. A central locking system in combination a Gemini alarm system and a huge stereo completed the transformation. The last yearly roadworthiness check ran out in 1999 so the vehicle hasn't been on the road for more than 10 years.  
 

In use during the eighties as service vehicle for "Garage Frijsinger".

 

In use during the eighties as service vehicle for "Garage Frijsinger".

 

 
 

In use during the eighties as service vehicle for "Garage Frijsinger".

Vehicle status in March 2008, picture taken by seller.

 
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