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The
Best of France and Italy
Car Show Video
The cars and motorcycle featured in the program include:
1936 Bugatti Type 57, two-tone dark blue and red
paint, red leather interior, 2-year restoration, Best French Car award winner!
1946 Delahaye (1936 body style), blue, features a
truck engine used for racing, this car sat in a garage from 1964-1992 and after adding gas
and oil started right up, the car is currently for sale
1955 Moto Rumi Junior Racer motorcycle, 125 cc 2
cylinder 2 stroke engine, aluminum cylinders and heads, 90 mph top speed, fully restored
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1960 Facel Vega HK500, Chrysler 383 V8
and push-button transmission, 4-wheel disc brakes, power brakes/steering/windows, owner
gives a brief history of Facel Vega 1961
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale, 1300 cc engine, only 60 km on a 4-year
restoration, one of 1396, disc brakes, detailed description of restoration including
photos
1963 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spyder race car, newly
purchased and being prepped for actual racing
1963 Lancia Flavia, 1.8 liter engine, red, an
unrestored work-in-progress
1967 Matra Djet, first Matra built, first mid-engine
production car, mechanical and body restoration, owner gives a brief history of the Matra
car company
1968(?) Citroen, 5-speed transmission, dual air
conditioners, auxillary gas tank (holds a total of 42 gallons)
1968 Alfa Romeo GT Junior race car, 1750 cc engine,
175 hp @ 8,000 rpm, 5/12 gears, built to 1969 Trans Am specifications for the under 2
liter series, used for racing
1970 Citroen Truckette, owner combined a truckette
body with a 1986 Charleston motor and chasis (the Charleston was used, and wrecked, in a
movie), lots of metal fabrication, owner calls it a Charlesette
1971 Alfa Romeo GTV 1750, red, completely restored,
owner tells the cloverleaf story
1979 Fiat X 1/9 (a pair: one white and the other
black), 5-speed, black one fully restored by the frugal restorationist
1983 Matra Murena, 2.2 liter engine, silver, last
Matra made, owner is building a turbo engine for the car
1997 Alfa Romeo Spyder, the video features a judging
sequence on this car and comments from the owner
Dozens of other dozens of other French and Italian cars,
motorcycles, and scooters appear throughout the video and in several music montages.
For more information about the Best of France and Italy car
show visit:
www.franceanditaly.com
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