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Get it While it's Hot
I guess proof doesn't get any more concrete than seeing a 2008 Alfa on Ebay. Yours for (so far) $190,000. Whatabahgain!!!
That is a very ugly grill. Hope the rest looks better for that price. lol
Posted by: Pat J. on December 4, 2008 10:40 AMI agree with Pat. The Edsel-esque toilet-seat grill is a lot to take.
I notice that even with 50 bids, the reserve has not (yet) been met. Methinks the owner is adding too much for whatever "blood, sweat and tears*" he put into it.
* with apologies to David Clayton Thomas.
Posted by: Mark on December 4, 2008 11:31 AMUpon further consideration, it being a 2008 Alfa means that (probably) not much blood, sweat or tears was put into it.
Nevermind.
Posted by: Mark on December 4, 2008 11:33 AMAccording to the detail, invoice is around $292K or so.
Oddly enough, I'm not calling out the grill. It appears to go back to their heritage in terms of a design element and it does flow with the car. I think one could easily build an El Camino that'd outperform it, though. Probably for significantly less - and you'd be able to haul plywood with it, too.
El Caminoes rule.
Posted by: ronaprhys on December 5, 2008 10:47 AMI know I'm a geek, but I always liked the '73 El Camino Conquista, with the engine-vent (or just a nonfunctioning design element, I dunno) in the hood and all.
Or at least I liked them back when I was 11 or 12, when they were new.
Posted by: Mark on December 6, 2008 02:02 PMhttp://www.paulnielsen.com/Paul/ElCamino/Elky_pics.htm
Doesn't necessarily show your hoodscoop and it may be the wrong years, but kind of cool. My guess is that since it's GM, it's non-functional.