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Hi Alex, The more good press the 33 gets the better. I don't plan to flog mine, but increased values would be good, as long as the few parts we can get don't go thru the roof. IMO Phil's the kind of bloke that calls a spade a spade. He said he didn't much like 33's, the key is on the wrong side, and you hit your hand on the handbrake when engaging reverse! Michael's a good bloke with a great job and very personable. John |
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| How did you get on with Phil Ward then John? He emailed me shortly after your 33 was featured to see when mine was coming out of the bodyshop. I replied but not heard anything since. He said he may be interested in doing a feature on my sw along with Rich B's 33, showing the 2 of them throughout the bodyshop process. Must say i have read your article in Auto Italia twice John, lovely car you have there. | |
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| Meguires scratch x bobber, have you done it yet?. | |
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No just a wash and vac the day before, so it's mainly down to clever photography, posh camera and probably software! My conclusion is that the gleaming Ferraris, Massers et al you see on the cover probably aint that perfect either 
John |
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| Posted: Thu Sep 10, 2009 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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You put extra wax/polish on that day! Couldn't tell in the magazine... but these pictures show you have no finger prints left... from polishing too much!  |
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Just found this which shows the pictures, some from mag article, some that didn't make the article. I love the side on view, and the boot corner badges one. John http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwardphotos/sets/72157600389566736/?page=11 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelwardphotos/sets/72157600389566736/?page=12 |
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| At last years auto italia at brooklands I chated to phil wards son who's a photographer for the mag, they had just been taken over by the chp group thinghy lot, I think they do one of the porsche mags as well. | |
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Chris Rees who wrote the piece brought the scooby- he edits a Jap mag that's part of the CHP group. The Wards came in the Mito. John |
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So they run AutoItalia and have a Jap car?!?!?!?  |
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Didn't feel that cool, that was concentration. I was about 3' from Michael Ward hanging out the back of a new scooby impreza! The mrs still wasn't that impressed, even when I said I was on a page next to stirling moss (who?) 
John |
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| Got a copy....!
Had to go the the nearest city for it though!
Not a great deal written about the 33 as you say John, although the bit you said (the "owners comments") was good. There's also a cracking photo of you at the wheel of your 33 on the inside cover! You look like the coolest thing ever! B |
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I can't find it either 
I guess I live in the of Swadlincote of Devon then? Any chance you could scan the article for us to have a ganders John? |
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I got one too (Woking WHSmith). They had a few coipies I think. Also you can order this and back copies from www.auto-italia.co.uk or call 0208 655 6400. Not much said about the 33 apart from a few pokes at the 33 saying it lacks..."any real charm inside or out"  and some other criticisms. Although the mag did say that the 16v boxer engine remains a "delight"  . Wonder what they'll make of the 8v boxer engine...?
Obviously these guys don't know what it is to be a real Alfaholic  ! Good effort for getting it in the mag though!
AL33NUT. |
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| I live in a place called Swadlincote mate.... they still have issue 12 on the shelf. | |
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In the end I got the 1 copy on the shelf at Borders. Big WGHsmiths are meant to carry it. It's issue 160 John |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Believe me John, I've tried to get a copy.
Like the rocking horse stuff here mate |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 27, 2009 3:11 pm Post subject: |
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| No one else bought this then?
John |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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| Hi,
Got a copy!! 
Article says very little about the 33 really IMO, but great pictures. John |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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| Ha ha ha, mint. |
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Wasn't sure what constituted a 'mint' picture, but there are plenty of mint alfas about- when i say mint, it's that they have a fu**ing great hole in 'em. Anyway has anyone got hold of Auto-italia yet?? Went to one whsmiths who don't do it anymore, and the 'big one' in Watford who still had last months out- I even paid to park 
John |
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| Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| lol Mint hehe | |
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| All this talking about exotic cars makes me want to take all you guys to my work, we got them all there. I've got a mint picture of my 33 sw next to a blue Zonda, when i showed it to Paul i loved the way he said that the sportwagon is the rarest out of the 2! although a tad cheaper!! |
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| B[/quote]
Well done john
as for the F1, its still the king,on the road and the track  [/quote] Nah I disagree, a Caparo f1 or Ultima would be the choice of mental machine form me, even a sorted F40 would do the business against either f these machines.[/quote]
Yeah the caparo is the nuts and i love the f40,but the f1 does it for me  |
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Well done john
as for the F1, its still the king,on the road and the track |
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