A New Car!

The next chapter in the life of NT9986 has begun.

On Saturday 3rd May, in response to an advertisement published in the Trade and Exchange, I headed out to Henderson to inspect a black 1987 Alfa Romeo 33 1.7 QV, with a view to acquiring such a vehicle to serve as a hobby/2nd car.

The car proved to be untidy but generally sound, being in a warrantable condition, but with plenty of scope for improvement.

After a vehicle inspection performed on Monday morning determined that the car was in no worse condition than I had anticipated, I then offered to purchase the car.

For $1400 dollars, I obtained the car as above, with 6 months registration paid, and a Pioneer CD head unit.

Details of the vehicle:

• 1.7 litre boxer engine.


• twin Dellorto carbs.


• 4 doors, liftback hatch.


• factory Alfa alloy wheels, with good directional Bridgestone rubber.


• factory body kit, including skirts and spoilers.


• untidy panel work, DIY panelbeating on some panels.


• untidy paint work, with extensive scratching on roof.


• fuel mixture too rich.


• exccessive tappet/valve-train noise.


• ... and various other bits and pieces.

And the rest is history...