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    Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?

    Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/13/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    This is easy. The hook in PCH is the delusion that you will end up with something cooler than cool, a dream car, a four-wheel fantasy come true. Clearly, that's the Spider. For those of you who argue the Berlina is in far worse shape and therefore more hellish---indeed, it does look like a yeti nest but it's the genetic outlier of a glorious family, the one that didn't get the looks or the brains or the charm or the muscle the rest of the family flaunts. Even if you did finish it--so what? And you won't finish it, because there's no motivation here.



    But the Spider--huge sexy payoff? You bet.

    Almost impossible to get there? Check!

    Q.E.D. PCH winner!
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    Image of Graverobber Graverobber
    07/13/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    Four bills for a 1750 Berlina? Why, that's like saying you can have four minutes to have sex with gina lollobrigida. What's that you say, she's dead? Well shit howdy, that don't matter, it's gina-freakin'-lollobrigida. Y'all gotta' set priorities, and getting your hands on an Alfa Romeo that costs less than that 37" flat screen at the Walmarts is a once in a monthtime opportunity. Get out of mom's basement, cash-in that savings bond and get a trailer from uHaul and bring that puppy home. Because only then will you know the pride and hopelessness of owning a worthless, fugly, ain't never gonna' crank again Alfa sedan.



    You think hell is getting audited by the IRS? You think it's passing that kidney stone all by yourself in the boys bathroom during second period back in 7th grade, and having to clean up the mess with paper hand towels and coarse pink soap?



    No freakin' way, hell is owning an Alfa that even Alfa-lovers kind of turn up their noses at, and nobody really has a straight answer about where to find those tail lamp gaskets or the stainless trim for around the trunklid.



    Satan himself has created this hell, along with the hells of "really liking the music of Ashley Tisdale" and "craving food from the Waffle House". It's not something that you choose, but something that chooses you, and then you find there's no way back.
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    For this little money, why not get both?!
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    Image of wheels OF satan! wheels OF satan!
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?

    DOOD, that is a really rare alfa... its the big ass spyder, with the iron block....

    same body size as the maserati 3500GT --

    not the usual series 101 giulietta --



    i'd buy it just to have it in my YARD!!



    beside the broken hot water heater and the ripped up couch!! yessir, that is a thing of beauty... even junked...
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    07/13/09

    @wheels OF satan!: Yes indeed, that is the pinup that drives PCH--you must be deluded enough to think this is your payoff!
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    Image of Doc 2¢ Doc 2¢
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    The Berlina in my opinion has the boxy mystic old school feel of the Datsun 510, BMW 2002s. Sure I can't throw the top down like in the Spider and enjoy the sun, but I think the Berlina gives a different and probably somewhat fun (funky body rolls are always fun) experience that the spider is probably lacking. I dunno lately I have had a warm fuzzy feeling of those amazing boxy vehicles so I could be bias here. Either way you can't lose with these vehicles, both being Alfas and having souls and whatnot.
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    Image of philibuster philibuster
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    Totally helpful and awesome threadjack:

    Get this greasemonkey script. If you don't have greasemonkey for firefox, google it and download it. I am in no way taking credit for this, nor am I saying I found it first.

    from here

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    Image of Syrax Syrax
    07/12/09

    @philibuster: Best threadjack ever. Thanks!
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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    Aw hell, I'll just take both of them. An Alfa is an Alfa, and until Chrysler finally brings some new ones over, this will have to do.


    Plus, the great thing about being single and unemployed is that I literally have nothing better to do than tinker on rusted Italian hulks that may eventually run again. Yay.
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    Image of skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube
    07/12/09

    In reply to Project Car Hell, Affordable 60s Alfa Romeo Edition: 2000 Spider or 1750 Berlina?
    The vote is stacked, just looking at the ballot you're being told who to vote for :)



    Then you could take it to the next LeMons Victory Lane!



    And you wouldn't have to make up your receipts.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    07/12/09

    @skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: I wish I could make the flags line up with the text in these damn polls.
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    Image of skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube
    07/12/09

    @Murilee Martin: methinks you need to TWO br's instead of one.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    07/13/09

    @skulldriveshaft picasaweb and youtube: You make it sound like we can use tags in these stoopid PollDaddy polls. Ha ha ha ha!
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/11/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    Sheesh, all these years of reality-enhanced internet porn has ruined so many guys for real live women.


    I'm not saying that the entire Goldies-Boutique operation doesn't reek of Creepy German Cult-ness- it sure as hell does- but the model in these photos isn't some sort of hideous beast.

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    Image of wkiernan wkiernan
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    I don't think she's so awful looking. But then I'm not a virgin with a stash of Maxims under the mattress either, so my standards aren't so sky high as y'all's.
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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/10/09

    @wkiernan: This is the internet! Women must be constructed of pure Photoshop perfection!
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    Image of Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing Charles_Barrett - Now with Variable-Valve Timing
    05/10/09

    @Murilee Martin:

    I'm inclined to agree with Murilee: I don't think she deserves all the hurtful comments just because she isn't rendered to look like someone out of a VCA/VCX porn roundup at the Adult Entertainment Expo. If high-definition is too jarring, remove your glasses!
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    If you think their auto graveyard is something, you should see the shallow graves out there in the meadow.
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    Image of stuntdriver stuntdriver
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    how do you say trailer trash in german???
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    Image of A strolling player A strolling player
    05/10/09

    @Stuntdriver: Trälertrasch?
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    I dare you to cross-post this to Jezebel.
    And all of you who whine and cry over old car graveyards ought to be glad to see these vehicles at least offered for sale.
    Mobius may have it exactly right when he says that the woman was chosen to make the cars look awesome. It's the same idea as brides choosing dresses for the attendants that will not make them look as good as her.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @MarywithanM: I suspect you're right. I'm glad to see the cars offered for sale, but I think the seller may have had better luck without having his sister pose on the projects.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    To answer the question: no it cannot, it may actually reduce its chances of selling.

    However the odds of this add attracting an "open minded" couple to spend some time "working on the cars" are quite good.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    In reply to Can Sex Sell This Armada Of German Hell Project Cars?
    Well, Mur'lee, you got "tall" and "busty" right.


    I'm not so sure about "woman".

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    Image of Murilee Martin Murilee Martin
    05/10/09

    @FasterPussycow: Adam's apple too small to be a man.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @Murilee Martin: Well, it's not a man anymore.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/10/09

    @FstrPssycw: Allow me to update that:


    it's not a man/ not a man by law

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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    @FasterPussycow: I don't know, I used to see that man/woman stuff on Maury and the old infallible adam's apple doesn't seem reliable anymore.

    Try this quiz. It's completely suitable for work but damned puzzling.


    [www2.b3ta.com]

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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: I got 14/16. Not bad, right?
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    05/10/09

    @Ln th Jlpchck: I only got 12 out of 16. It's a good thing I don't hang out in bars much anymore.
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    05/10/09

    @Novaload Misses Murilee: That's still not too bad. You've got a 75% chance! :)
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