All Italian Car and Motorcycle show October 9 Alameda CA

[AndyS]

anyone who is in the Norcal area that hasn't been to this show should try to make it. Well over 100 cars plus a bunch of cool Italian bikes and scooters

http://www.doudna.com/aid/aid2011.html

[spidernut]

I've never driven the Spider that far, but anyone else considering going? Sounds like a fun time for everyone to meet up!

[AndyS]

there are usually a few folks from the Sacramento area that attend. one guy brought a very old Lancia down a couple of times. You can make it! just get underneath the thing and check everything out well before you take off. a nice highway trip is great for the cars.

[htchevyii]

I'll be there, but not in the Fiat. Taking the truck so we can fill it up @ Ikea after the show.

[LStevens]

I'll be there exhibiting my newly painted '74 124!

[AndyS]

what color is your 74? i'll have to come check it out on Sunday. have you been to that show before?

[LStevens]

Andy, it's green with tan interior & black top. Are you bringing your spider?

steven

[AndyS]

Not sure yet what I will bring. People like to see my old Abarth Allemano Coupe there. I brought the 124 last year. I am going to try and bring two cars if I can find a friend who can drive one.

[spidernut]

Anyone have an 28/32 ADHA carb that they can bring to the event for someone whose carb took a dive and can't be rebuilt?

[AndyS]

there are better choices than that tiny carb. I have a brand new early 70's Weber somewhere I am not using. its probably a 28 36 with manual choke.

[spidernut]

Thanks for the offer Andy. Due to emissions laws, I'm trying to stay stock. If I can't, Mark Alison has a new replacement carb with electronic choke that I'm considering. I'll keep my options open. If I had my choice, I'd pull it all and go EFI or with the 1800 intake and carb. Given our crazy smog laws here in California, I'm stuck with a stock carburetor.

Thanks again! I really appreciate the offer.

[AndyS]

Do the the smog station guys actually know one 1970's Weber from another?

[spidernut]

Most wouldn't have a clue. The 79 carb'd Spider is a pain in the behind to get to pass emissions testing under the Smog Check 2, so I take it to a Fiat mechanic who can do pre-test and adjustments to ensure it will pass. He'd notice in a heartbeat that it wasn't the stock carb. The test only stations wouldn't have any idea if it was right or wrong.

Thankfully, I found a rebuildable ADHA today IN TOWN! I just got done cleaning it out and rebuilding it. I'll put it on the car tonight and give her a trial run. I couldn't have been much happier to find one less than 20 miles from home. Whew!

I think I'll buy one or two as spares.

[AndyS]

must have been over a dozen nice Spiders at the show today, and 150 Italian cars total



nice Euro spec Supercharged Scorpion that I painted for a client many years ago



My Abarth

[spidernut]

It was a fun day, wasn't it? I posted a few more pix in the Off Topic Social section. We probably met, but I'm terrible with names. I had the silver Spider, tan interior, top down with the reproduction of the factory MSRP/Monroney sticker on the passenger side window. I absolutely loved your car!!! You did an amazing job on it.