Look what parked next to the BlackSteelies Alfa Giulia in the carpark. This little cutie is packing the fantastic TwinAir engine so it’s a hoot to drive and sounds like a thoroughbred – albeit a baby one.
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If Steve McQueen had a Falcon
Saw this Falcon on the ever reliable Bring A Trailer and it got us rather hot under the collar. It’s borderline perfect in its imperfection. It’s for sale on ebay and if it was closer to BlackSteelies HQ we would buy it in a heartbeat.
Web Design Brisbane
Lots of people (two, actually one person twice – it was me!) have asked me who did we get to build the Black Steelies website. My first response is disappointment because we wanted the thrown-together look and we wouldn’t describe the site as ‘built’ at all. But, credit where credit is due, we should acknowledge the work of the peerless crew at BA Creative. Their Web Design Brisbane service is first rate and we got exactly what we wanted.
Good work team.
White on Black
Our collection of cool white cars with black wheels – an assorted grab bag if you will!
Nicer Than Clint’s
This fantastic Ford Torino GT Cobra has just popped up on Bring A Trailer. Black on black on black.
See more here http://bringatrailer.com/2014/03/24/r-code-1969-ford-torino-gt-cobra-jet-428/
Chris Harris v Alfa Giulia Super
We like Chris Harris and we like Ford Falcons (see http://blacksteelies.com/2013/04/03/when-henry-went-rallying-falcon-sprint/) so we were happy to settle down and watch him roar around Spa in a lovely ’64 coupe (it’s not a ’63 Chris) on YouTube. Then came the bonus side-story of him pedalling a beautifully prepared Giulia Super and we were hooked.
Chris is famous for his fish-tailling antics in the world’s most glamourous machines. So imagine the joy in watching him achieve impossible angles in a cute little Alfa while scraping door handles with Lotus Cortinas and Mini Coopers – in fact don’t imagine, what it here: Retro Cool: Spa 6hrs in a Ford Falcon
Black: Check. Steel: Check. Cool: Check.
New post on motoringconbrio.com by guest contributors Shaheen Karimian and Lindsey Stengle – recommended.
Not Steelies But Partly Black: GTV On Momo Vegas
Tastefully modified Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV with a great stance on Momo Vega alloys. It’s for sale too – check it out on the Classic Alfa website – http://www.classicalfa.com/products/Alfa-GTV-2000-.html
Honda’s Mini Cooper: 1971 AN600
This delightful little Honda was shown on bringatrailer.com recently. We love its cute styling and pepper white with black trim.
Alfa Guilia Ti Transformation: Something Magical Just Happened
So we finally got around to painting the wheels and fitting new tyres. The car looks great on 14 inchers all round but that is only half the story. Something truly magical has happened to the car, it has been transformed from a track day brute that reluctantly put up with the daily commute to a twinkle toed, lightweight delight. It now exudes that classic Alfa grab-it-by-the-scruff-neck-and-fling-it-at-the-next-corner vibe and every trip is a blast.
How did this transformation come about? Well we went from a set of lovely Saab sourced 15 inch steelies fitted with awesomely grippy 195/55 r15 Toyo Proxes to a set of OEM 14 inchers with more humble Dunlop 185/65s. So a drop of an inch in diameter, 10mm in width and 10mm in profile has resulted in a completely different car.
Of course the other change is that we have gone from silver steel wheels to black steel wheels and we just wonder whether some black steelie magic happened during this process, and that’s the real reason the car is so different.
We’re looking forward to giving the previous owner a drive in the Giulia – reckon he’ll want to buy it back!
