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| Ian M |
 Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 1:32 pm Post subject: |
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| john 33_16v wrote: |
Maybe they just resprayed the boot and engine bay in gunmetal?  |
No that can't work cos there Was no metallic brown 33s in the 1st place.
I'm told.  |
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| john 33_16v |
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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| Maybe they just resprayed the boot and engine bay in gunmetal? |
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| Ian M |
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:06 am Post subject: |
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Of course there is another way of looking at this...
It could of had a respray job done leaving those inside areas unpainted.
Let's face it, a series 1 that good has to of had some sort of restoration work at some point. |
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| paulhide |
| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:02 am Post subject: |
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| I give up... |
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| 33bits |
| Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 11:39 pm Post subject: |
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| Yours if deff grey Ian, i'm still convinced this s1 is brown. |
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| paulhide |
| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 11:35 pm Post subject: |
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Photograph yours on the same ground in the same light and it will probably look the same?
There were no metallic browns in the 1983-1990 period for the 33s. The metallics were SILVER AR748/765-1983/4 AR762-1985 AR767-1986/91, (possibly GREEN AR246/248-1985/6, but probably not), CHAMPAGNE/BEIGE AR852-1983 AR843/855-1984/6+
and GREY AR755-1984 AR768-1988 AR661-1989/91 All three stated as simply 'Grigio Metalliziatto'
Maybe the AR755 has a brown tint to it?
A metallic charcoal was used from 1982-1984, but I don't know whether it was used on any 33s. Maybe this is the colour??
Here is a photo of my 1st 33 which was definitely metallic grey:
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| Ian M |
| Posted: Mon May 16, 2011 10:23 pm Post subject: |
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| paulhide wrote: |
| My first Alfa 33 was a series one in gun metal grey. The log book said as so. Sue's first Alfa 33 was a series 2 TI in gun metal grey and my 2nd Permanent 4 was in gun metal grey. The paint code for all three was the same. |
So what colour is mine then?
Cos it looks nothing like that |
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| paulhide |
| Posted: Sun May 15, 2011 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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| My first Alfa 33 was a series one in gun metal grey. The log book said as so. Sue's first Alfa 33 was a series 2 TI in gun metal grey and my 2nd Permanent 4 was in gun metal grey. The paint code for all three was the same. |
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| john 33_16v |
| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 5:33 pm Post subject: |
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It really does look grey in the boot picture, but I don't think anyone would be foolish enough to put 'metallic brown' in the wording if they could pass if off as a much more appealing 'gunmetal'
I remember looking for an s2 for my brother about 17 years ago and I think one we looked at was this colour, funny how he ended up with a black one
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| 33bits |
| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Did they ever do the s1 in metalic grey? I've come accross quite a few brown ones, i'm convinced this example is brown. I agree with Ian that i don't think they would put that colour interior in a grey car, although they have done some strange things in the past  |
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| paulhide |
| Posted: Sat May 14, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: |
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Wow, now down to £750 (not the S1) from £800. If I were still in Isfield I would grab it.
As to the scandinavian S1, if you look at the engine bay and boot where there is no reflection of the surroundings, you will see that it is gun-metal grey just like my first S1. I was always a bit confused when one of my mates called my car brown, so obviously some people do see it this way. Does anyone know what colours the orignal Series 1 cars came out in? |
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| greencloverleaf pat |
| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 11:26 pm Post subject: Re: car |
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| Ian M |
| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 9:45 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely brown, its got a beige/shite colour interior for a start, you wouldnt have that with a grey car.
Also being as how Im very old, I do remember that colour. |
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| john 33_16v |
| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Charcoal? Grey-brown metallic to me???
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| 33bits |
| Posted: Fri May 13, 2011 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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ok guys what colour is this car? (i admit i am slightly colour blind), i am convinced it's a chocolate brown, the advert says metalic brown (strange) but a few people i've spoken to say it's grey, Paul was the last to be convinced of this. So which is it? grey or bloody brown  |
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| 33bits |
| Posted: Fri Apr 29, 2011 12:20 am Post subject: |
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| Nice to see one in that condition, colour is an issue though. mmmmmm |
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| john 33_16v |
| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:31 pm Post subject: |
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I can't see anyone buying it. Ok it's pristine, but it's (dare I say it) not special enough.
Someone would pay that money for an excellent sud ti, because it was quite special when new and remains so special today.
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| JeremyC |
| Posted: Thu Apr 28, 2011 5:13 pm Post subject: |
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| Shame about the colour. It might just be worth that in the UK if it was RHD. |
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