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- Publisher: D3Publisher
- Release Date: Feb 18, 2014
- Also On: Xbox 360
- Summary: Earth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited follow-up in the Earth Defense Force (EDF) series from Japanese developer Sandlot. The insects return from dormancy to end humanity with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of EarthEarth Defense Force 2025 is the long awaited follow-up in the Earth Defense Force (EDF) series from Japanese developer Sandlot. The insects return from dormancy to end humanity with over-the-top action and massive city-leveling explosions that will entrench the EDF and the citizens of Earth into a state of emergency.… Collapse
- Developer: Sandlot
- Genre(s): Arcade
- Cheats: On GameFAQs
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Score distribution:
Positive: 12 out of 28
Mixed: 15 out of 28
Negative: 1 out of 28
Feb 26, 2014It's a game that's never about anything more than having a blast (and, of course, blowing up bugs, space robots and buildings) — what more could anyone want?
Feb 24, 2014Despite a few frame rate issues and dated graphics, Earth Defense Force 2025 is an insane amount of fun.
Feb 19, 2014Every bit as fun as Earth Defense Force 2017 was, and it's a great improvement over Insect Armageddon. Though its rehashed content disappoints initially, EDF 2025 emerges as the best in the series in its latter half, delivering freakish new enemies, over-the-top weaponry and a solid and expansive multiplayer experience.
Feb 20, 2014A fun and simple shooter experience. The multiplayer factor is the key in this new sequel of the well-known EDF saga.
Feb 28, 2014If you're willing to brave the wonky controls, bland looks, repetitive sounds and wholly uninspiring story, there's a content-rich base-level appeal to Earth Defense Force 2025 that will draw you in.
Feb 18, 2014Earth Defense Force 2025 isn't great, but it is good. The game dispenses with anything that would get in the way of pure shooting, bringing players forcibly back to old arcade shooters like Robotron and Smash TV. If you have a friend to play with and you both jive with the B-movie vibe of EDF 2025, there's some fun to be had here.
Mar 18, 2014As a pitch, EDF2025 sounds like buckets of fun. But once the novelty inherent to the concept wears off, EDF2025 is boring, and it long outstays its welcome.
Score distribution:
Positive: 7 out of 8
Mixed: 0 out of 8
Negative: 1 out of 8
Apr 27, 2014I am appalled to see this game get such low scores, critics are such idiots. any ways, this game is a perfect video game, solid gameplay,I am appalled to see this game get such low scores, critics are such idiots. any ways, this game is a perfect video game, solid gameplay, action, controls, and context, at time of this review I beaten every level on normal (theres 85) and am going to go do them all again as a different class. there is just SO MUCH replayability its insane. anyone who doesn't like this game suffers from a damaged brain which can not register fun.… Expand
Aug 27, 2014It's the most cheesiest game I've ever played and it's awesome. Each class feels powerful and reliable. The only problem is the game canIt's the most cheesiest game I've ever played and it's awesome. Each class feels powerful and reliable. The only problem is the game can lag. Playing on multi player and having the fencer class can all most ruin the experience becouse of the lag issues… Expand
Feb 24, 2014Words can't explain how awesome this game is! I liked 2017, Insect Armageddon was good but wasn't as good as 2017. 2025 surpasses them both inWords can't explain how awesome this game is! I liked 2017, Insect Armageddon was good but wasn't as good as 2017. 2025 surpasses them both in every way. There are over 85 levels too; more than most shooters this gen.… Expand
Feb 25, 2014OK just so you understand this correctly, the game is a bunch of insects that have come to destroy civilization as we know it. The graphicsOK just so you understand this correctly, the game is a bunch of insects that have come to destroy civilization as we know it. The graphics are OK, the music is good. The controls are great and the plot is hilarious. You have to play it.… Expand
Mar 3, 2014Earth Defense Force 2025 is like a weird mixture of various Monster Attack movies such as Godzilla Final Wars (complete with human combatantsEarth Defense Force 2025 is like a weird mixture of various Monster Attack movies such as Godzilla Final Wars (complete with human combatants with sick skills and weaponry) and arcade action-y titles like Zombies Ate My Neighbors and Dynasty Warriors where your clear goal is achieve your objective and murder all the various hoards of enemies that will come to stop you from doing the "life thing" people seem to enjoy these days.
You can control one of the 4 available classes (Ranger, Wing Diver, Air Raider, and Fencer), each one with their own perks and load-outs, and you proceed through cities, forests, underground tunnels, beaches, etc. and kill everything that doesn't look like you and are normally 5-20X your own size. The enemies in the game become more and more ridiculous the further you get into it, and since your starting enemies are giant ants, that's saying something (slight spoiler: at some points you are fighting against enemies almost big and numerous enough to completely block out the skybox).
There is a 2-Player Local Coop and 4-Player Online CooP with various weapons designed for use with other player such as health and stat boosts. (I sadly haven't gotten around to testing this, so no comment on how well it works)
The amount of weapon pick-up in the game is massive. There's no sharing weapons between classes as well, so each player would have a completely different selection to choose from to handle the various situations that EDF2025 will put you in to, from Snipers Rifles, Shot Guns, Turrets, Mechas, Helicopters, Giant Shockwave Hammers, Gatling Guns, Even Bigger Shockwave Hammers, a large red 1-use missile on a small shoulder-rest of some sort, Plasma Rifles, Rocket Launchers, more Rocket Launchers, Grenade Launchers, a Super Soaker filled with sweet sweet healing goo, etc... the variety of the weapons is so large that my mouth was floor after many MANY hours of play, I had just received an Achievement for just getting "10% of Weapons."
If I had to criticize anything in this game, it's the graphical fidelity and the frame-drops. The limited visuals is a bit of a bummer, but not game-breaking for me... the frame-rate droppage on the other hand will annoy a lot of people. Sometimes the chaos is so thick that your game will tank for up to 20-30 seconds before enemy bodies and destroyed buildings starts disappearing from the screen allowing you to continue having fun.
Even despite these problems, EDF2025 is currently one of my favorite games to be released (in the US) this year.… Expand
Feb 2, 2015You have to do a lot of walking around and scavenging in the game to unlock items and with one character type this can take ages. In fact,You have to do a lot of walking around and scavenging in the game to unlock items and with one character type this can take ages. In fact, getting through any level with this character feels like it takes forever. I feel the game can also be a tad bit annoying. Here's why: You pick up many weapons crates on the hardest difficulty and almost get to the end, you die. You now have just had to not only restart the entire level, but also you don't get the loot! And to top that off you can get many duplicates of the same weapon, and you don't even know what you get until the end of the level. So that means the game has grinding for weapons if you want a specific one ( and NOBODY likes grinding) but, also you don't even know what you're getting so you cant just quit and restart until you get it. Moving on to the gameplay the game is actually fun and enjoyable. Besides a few minor glitches (most of which were actually funny ones) the game didn't have any major glitches. The loading is HORRIBLE though and it takes a really ling time even to load cutscenes. After you finish watching the unskipable (which is the worst idea, ever) cutscenes you face yet another loading screen. This is every time you die! You have to watch the same cutscene over and over. The loading screens are very long as well. So once you've finished the aging process and finally get to see the game you may be thinking " Wow this Armored guy with guns looks like every other generic futuristic sci-fi shooter solider what can i do to make them not so simplistic and make them look like less of a boring **** and more of a colourful one" so you go to customization. Well, its less then mediocre but, at least its there? You have colours you can pick to slightly shade your characters armour and I'm pretty sure there's 2 colours you get to pick. Sort of like a primary and a secondary. It's not really noticeable at all. So once you've finished colouring your **** and start playing after 3 more century long cutscenes you get to play the game for real this time. The controls are pretty nice for the most part except for some characters it can be catastrophic. While the controls do work they take some getting used to because playing for your first time you're going to notice that they're about as confusing as a nun watching porn on a Sunday morning. Once you do graduate your 2 year college course in learning them however, they do work surprisingly well. The game doesn't have a tutorial I'm pretty sure so it's inevitable that you're going to be left to figure this out. After that you move on to the levels and the design of them. After playing the game for a while with several of the classes i noticed the game pretty much didn't have any objectives besides: Go here and kill the things, Done? Now go HERE and kill these things! I never really payed attention to the story either because I was too busy killing the things but, I'm pretty sure it was mediocre just to give you an excuse to go from point A to B and kill the things. Now lets look at the things your killing. Go look at a book full of insects and imagine them giant sized. There you go. All you're doing is large scale pest control with high powered weapons. The civilians all do the same thing as well which is run in the opposite direction of the things and get eaten anyways, and the characters you play as aren't really that interesting either. Except one looks like it was copy-pasted from a vocaloid and given a jetpack that for some reason has what appears to be hair made of plasma energy coming from it. One thing that really bothered me about all the characters is their movement speed as well. You either go significantly faster than your allies or you lag behind them in the one character that takes ages to get anywhere. Surprisingly, they are actually kinda useful in this game of you're playing on a harder difficulty. If you're playing on an easier one though they're about as useful as my grandma giving you tech advice. Graphically? the game isn't really impressive, but I've seen spiders and ants before and I've played other futuristic sci-fi shooters so I pretty much knew what everything was supposed to look like, anyways. The game itself is really fun though when you play it and I could assume it is really fun to play if you have buddys to play it with. Sadly I'm an antisocial **** who stays at home all day so I can't tell you whats that's like. The game is just a good game to play if you're bored and want to do something. Anyways, 7/10… Expand
Jan 18, 2015This is by far one of the worst games I have ever played, how can anyone sane give this game anything higher than a 3????This game came out inThis is by far one of the worst games I have ever played, how can anyone sane give this game anything higher than a 3????This game came out in 2014!!!And I have played games from 1999 that play better!! The graphics are bad, the gameplay....the gameplay is atrocious!! Shooting is terrible, moving is terrible how can anyone give this game good reviews? A 69 on metacritic is too high. Just cause it's japanese doesn't make it good.… Expand
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2002 Range Rover (P38A) Electronic Air Suspension Circuit Diagram
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The compressor is the main component of the AC, which serves to circulate refrigerant throughout the air-conditioning unit by increasing the pressure of the refrigerant. Compressor function similar to the function of the heart in the human body and refrigerant as blood. The compressor has two channels, namely channel suction (suction) and exhaust (discharge). Suction channel connected to the evaporator and the low pressure side, while the discharge duct connected to the condenser and the high pressure Read more [...]
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When daughters and their sons are moving aside home, papas always miserable. when you married for The Very First Time. Fathers are not unhappy that you are off to good start in lifestyle. Some where inside they sit back and wish that you were simply being born-again .Dads constantly expect the best for his or her children . Their children are lost by some fathers to ailment. This really is some thing should that no parent should have to really go through. Fathers and family members some instances lose their children to homicide. I am unable to even start to envision the senseless pain for the loss in their child .My heart and prayers go out to these parents on fathers day. Many parents believe that they should never outlive their kids. This is a unique evening all fathers who've daughters and their sons serving in Afghanistan and for parents that have children serving all over the world. From most of us people to every one of these fathers and families we wish you a happy fathers day. God bless you all . Our prayers are that all your children will probably be home shortly. God bless fathers and all families who've served and died battling for our country. My prayers are that someday no parent will have to feel losing a child to war.A kids reduction of his dad. The pain never goes away. You would not have your dad that will help decisions are made by you any more. No one to take you encampment. No father to provide you with additional cash if you want it. You feel such as the stone that holds your family together is gone. You feel vacant on fathers day. Because you've nobody to call father. You always miss your dad or some parent that you just lose. There is no-one to replace that special feeling that you have with both of your parents. This article is for all dads everywhere. . Happy fathers day-to you all and god bless all dads. I pray for all the parents that have children serving in our military in Afghanistan.Happy Father's Day 2015 To all of the fathers that have sons or daughters that have expired or been handicapped prayers and our hearts go out to you all. I hope that that is the final moment that any parent must go before their moment through the loss of a child. Thanks all . Happy Fathers day .God bless you all.


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The Scotsman shaped the qualifying session in Bahrain right from the first minute: On his second lap, Allan McNish topped his own best time from the first attempt by improving it by another 27 hundredths of a second. Further into the session, nobody was able to improve the time of the works driver in the number "2" e-tron quattro. Nicolas Lapierre in the Toyota had to admit defeat by 0.440 seconds and was initially placed in second position.
For the number "1" Audi R18 e-tron quattro, qualifying turned into an unexpected thriller. The team of the Le Mans winners waited for a long while before going out for the first time. When Marcel Fässler on his first lap hit a bollard that came to rest behind him on the middle of the track, race control interrupted the qualifying session. With cooled down tires, the Swiss went out on his next lap and initially qualified in third place, trailing his team-mate by 1.159 seconds. On his last lap, he managed to make a strong recovery. With 1m 45.888s, he reduced his deficit to McNish to only 74 thousandths of a second. That completed the front row for Audi. For the brand with the four rings, this marked the fifth event after Sebring, Spa, Le Mans and Silverstone in which Audi set the fastest time this season. The last time that two Audi sportscars were on the front row was at Silverstone on August 26.
With air temperatures of 34 degrees and track temperatures of 41 degrees centigrade, the conditions were extreme even in qualifying. On the desert track in Bahrain, which takes a tremendous toll on the brakes, the drivers and cars will endure extreme conditions in the six-hour race on Saturday. The sixth WEC round starts on Saturday at 16:00, local time (15:00 CEST) and can be watched live on the internet: www.audi-liveracing.com will broadcast the entire race.
Quotes after qualifying
Dieter Gass (Head of Racing Commitments): "I'm very pleased with the front row. Both R18 e-tron quattro cars are on the top positions. For Allan, the pole position on returning to this car is a nice reward. But it is for the squad as well that has invested so much work into converting the ultra into a hybrid vehicle. There really couldn't be a nicer reward than today's top spot. As far as the race is concerned, we're well set. We could see in the free practice sessions over longer runs that we're achieving good consistency. Tomorrow will confirm whether or not our work on improving tire consistency is paying off."
Ralf Jüttner (Technical Director Audi Sport Team Joest): "I'm very happy with the result. Both cars are on the front row of the grid – and with just a really narrow gap between them. It doesn't happen very often that we go out so late in qualifying. But that's exactly what Leena Gade did today with her number '1' car. The subsequent interruption was caused by Marcel himself when he knocked over the bollard in turn 1. That made things a little more difficult for him. I'm a bit surprised because I expected Toyota to be quicker in qualifying here. But of course we're happy about the front row. The pole position is a nice reward for the work done in the past few days."
Tom Kristensen (Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2): "A superb qualifying performance by Audi and of course by my team-mate Allan (McNish). It's nice that we're on position one with the e-tron quattro. The squad delivered a fantastic performance in this week of intensive work. They converted the car in Bahrain in outside temperatures of more than 30 degrees. I'm preparing myself for a tough race on Saturday that we'll mostly be driving in the dark. I hope that after a hard battle we'll be on the top spot of the podium."
Allan McNish (Audi R18 e-tron quattro #2): "An advantage of seven hundredths of a second, compared with Silverstone were where we were trailing by just one hundredth, feels like a one-kilometer gap. I'm very happy with the result. A big 'well done' to the whole team. They prepared our car here in Bahrain completely from scratch – which is a very large task. That's why the pole position is a way of saying 'thank you' for the great work."
Marcel Fässler (Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1): "A nice result after all, considering that I caused the red flag myself. I was already on my first fast lap. If you then have to drive through the pit lane once more the top performance of the tires is gone. Afterwards, on my first flying lap, I wasn't running so well anymore and said to myself, 'Stay cool, don't make any mistakes.' That way, I managed setting a time of of 1m 45.888s. But Allan was a little faster. After what happened, second place isn't bad. We've got good prerequisites for tomorrow."
André Lotterer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1): "Unfortunately, Marcel made the situation a little difficult for himself. But after the interruption, he was running fast again. But it wasn't quite enough for the pole position anymore. Without the red flag it would have been possible. But the tires work only on the first two laps. The top performance of the tires was lost because he had to come into the pit lane after the session was stopped. Still, Marcel showed a brilliant performance and barely missed pole. The point in the championship would have been important but the race tomorrow is more crucial. In any event, it'll be very, very hot."
Benoît Tréluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro #1): "The interruption by the red flag was a shame of course but we did cause it ourselves. Marcel (Fässler) made up for this small mistake with a strong time. The front row is simply good and there wasn't much lacking in setting the best time. That shows our potential. I'm optimistic for the race."
Qualifying results
1 Kristensen/McNish (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 45.814s
2 Fässler/Lotterer/Tréluyer (Audi R18 e-tron quattro) 1m 45.888s
3 Wurz/Lapierre (Toyota) 1m 46.254s
4 Prost/Jani (Lola-Toyota) 1m 47.638s
5 Leventis/Watts/Kane (HPD-Honda) 1m 48.446s
6 Brabham/Chandhok/Dumbreck (HPD-Honda) 1m 48.784s
7 Potolicchio/Kimber-Smith/Sarrazin (HPD-Honda) 1m 51.798s
8 Martin/Graves (Oreca-Nissan) 1m 52.285s
9 Nicolet/Lahaye/Pla (Morgan-Nissan) 1m 52.368s
10 Baguette/Kraihamer/Brundle (Morgan-Nissan) 1m 52.609s
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By Ophelia – September 24, 2012
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National Public Radio's religious affairs reporter Barbara Bradley Hagerty did a story about the reactionary (not that she used that word) trend in the Catholic Church the other day. She spoke to the Bishop of Lincoln (Nebraska), who told her that when it comes to doctrines, the church is not a democracy.
"These are not open to votes," Bruskewitz said. "These are what God has revealed, and the custody of that revelation is of course in the possession of the Church."
Bruskewitz said the Church can't compromise its views just because the secular world doesn't like them.
We're numbed to that sort of thing by habit, so it seems more or less "normal", even if wrong. It's mistaken, but it's our familiar local semi-comfortable version of mistaken, the non-exotic, European, Christmas and Easter one. It doesn't seem as absurd, or childish, or primitive as it would if "God" were replaced by "Ouroboros".
That's unfortunate, because if the absurdity jumped out at everyone – a grown man, at the top of his profession, saying that "core doctrines" were "revealed" by a distant magical being and are in "the custody" of his organization and cannot be rejected or changed by mere humans – then fewer people would acquiesce.
Imagine someone in a position of dignity and authority – a politician, a judge, an academic, a diplomat, a Nobel laureate – saying that decisions about matters such as birth control and abortion and same-sex marriage are not for human beings to make, should not be based on what humans want and need, but are revealed by the Tooth Fairy, and in the custody of celibate male priests of the Tooth Fairy.
The impertinence, the outrageousness, the usurpation would be instantly and universally obvious. The Tooth Fairy! Are you kidding me?! The Tooth Fairy doesn't get to decide what I'm allowed to do – it's none of the Tooth Fairy's business and by the way there is no Tooth Fairy.
"God" is the same kind of counter as the Tooth Fairy, but we don't hear the word the same way. Even atheists don't, especially not at the level of unconscious processing. (This is part of the point of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. I like to use proper names for the same purpose, much as rude people like to call the Queen Brenda or Betty. Call God Sally or Bill and things immediately look different.) It's disconcerting, what an enormous head start theism is able to give itself with just a Holy Name endlessly repeated.
So take God out of it, along with Allah and Yahweh. Call it Terry, which is a unisex name. The core doctrines, which include birth control, the rights and responsibilities of women and men, choice in dying, choice in marriage, to name a few, were all "revealed" three thousand years ago by Terry. Terry is not available for consultation or petition. The revelation by Terry was a one- time event, and non-optional – not take it or leave it, but just take it. The Catholic Church has "the custody" of this revelation, and we human beings have no rights in the matter; we just have to obey.
It looks like a sour joke, but it's exactly the situation according to the Bishop of Lincoln and the Vatican, and millions of people accept it and obey it.
It's tragic, isn't it? We're such a promising species in many ways. We have a rocket ex- ploring the rings of Saturn – you can follow it on Twitter. We have poetry and music and art and architecture and bridges. We used to have the ancient mausoleums in Timbuktu and the Bamiyan Buddhas. We can explore and learn and create – but we have also come up with this horrible fraudulent way of imposing stupid rules that are treated as Terry-given and unchangeable. We create both poetry and tyranny. It's enough to make a cat laugh.
In a sense, it's precisely this matter of being a promising species that motivates us to believe in a Terry. We're promising because we want more – we want more than enough food to get us through today, safety from that predator over there, relief from this pain. We want bigger things. This makes us dissatisfied with such a temporary being as we are. All humans have short lives, no humans live enough centuries to make a major difference. How can such transient entities make good decisions about morality? We need someone who can take a longer view, a less selfish view.
The wish is understandable. The problem is that inventing one and treating it as holy is just more of the same, but disguised. Terry isn't the desired better-than-human entity; Terry is just another human idea. Terry's rules can be as selfish and self-interested as any other human rules, and they have a built-in clause that forbids correction. "These are not open to votes. These are what God has revealed."
It's possibly the most disastrous idea the species has ever had.
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Driving a slow car fast: The Alfa Romeo Sprint and the "Top Gear Theory"
Editor's note: This contribution comes to us from Australian reader and Alfisti Steven Wade, who recently acquired a 1986 Alfa Romeo Sprint. We asked for his take on the car, as well as his opinion on the pseudo-infamous "Top Gear Theory" of Alfa Romeo ownership. Steven is also passionate about Saabs, and is the founder of the Saabs United website.
I only heard this saying for the first time late in 2014: "It's more fun to drive a slow car fast than it is to drive a fast car slow." I think it sums up my motoring experience quite nicely, including my most recent purchase.
My name is Steven Wade. I live in Hobart, on the wonderful island state called Tasmania, Australia. On Christmas Eve 2014, I handed over $1,100 (about $860.00 in U.S. dollars) and took possession of a 1986 Alfa Romeo Sprint.
The Alfa Romeo Sprint.
In the 1970s, Alfa Romeo took a left turn from their traditional twin-cam, four cylinder cars and starting producing a small car with a 4 cylinder boxer engine—the Alfasud. The 'Sud featured MacPherson struts at the front, a Watts linkage rear, four-wheel disc brakes, with the front brakes positioned in-board to lower the car's unsprung weight. That was a pretty nice setup for 1972.
The 1.2 litre boxer produced just 63hp, but with a super-low centre of gravity and a curb weight of just over 800kg (1,760 pounds), the Alfasud was revered for its ability to carve up a curvy mountain road. It was so successful that Alfa produced nearly 900,000 of these little critters over an 11 year period up to 1983.
An additional 124,000 Sprints were made in two series—the first based on the 'Sud and the second based on the 33 that replaced the 'Sud in 1984. The first series was called the Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint before reverting to the simpler Alfa Romeo Sprint for the second series. Whilst more or less identical to the 'Sud/33 underneath, the Sprint was clothed in a low-slung coupe design reminiscent of the larger Alfetta from the 1970s.
By the time my Sprint rolled off the production line in 1986, the 63hp 1.2 litre engine had grown to a 1.5 litre twin-carb unit pushing out 105hp. The original Alfasud was replaced by the Alfa Romeo 33, and the Series 2 Sprint followed suit, being built on the updated 33 chassis. The brakes were moved outboard, the exterior and interior were both updated (not to everyone's liking), and there was a slight weight gain over the years, but the Series 2 Alfa Sprint remained a wonderfully engaging car to drive.
My Alfa Romeo Sprint.
When I bought my Sprint, it hadn't been registered for six years, though the car was in pretty good condition for a 29-year old Alfa. I managed to get it home, but I was left wondering just what I'd done. There was only one rust patch of particular concern, and the driver's seat cloth was both worn and torn, which is commonplace for this model. The six-year-old fuel was stale, and the car spluttered all the way up our considerable hill. The handling was sloppy, too, which had me concerned until I had a look at the under-inflated tires.
Like most cheap cars—especially those with even a small amount of pedigree—my Sprint came with a laundry list of jobs that needed doing. The water pump was dead, and as the Alfa boxer engine relies on a timing belt, it made sense to do both at once. The clutch was a little sketchy, so some fresh fluid and a pedal adjustment were in order. I also put the car in for a full fluids service.
With that done, it was time for its inspection, which is part of the process for re-registration down here. The good news? My little Alfasud Sprint, after sitting idle for six years, required nothing more than a windscreen washer motor repair to pass inspection!
On the road.
The Sprint will happily tootle along in traffic at 3,000 RPM or lower, and the first time I owned a Sprint—back in the late 1990's—that's all I did. It wasn't until just before I sold it that I learned how to make it come alive: The trick to driving any boxer-engined Alfa is that the magic only really starts to happen when you get the needle closer to 4,000 RPM.
Driving the Sprint in this way is a bit like doing a tango with a Doberman Pinscher. Neither of you really know what's going on, and it could all go wrong at any minute. But you like it, and your only real worry is whether or not you'll both still be functioning normally when it's all said and done.
The Sprint feels supremely nimble when its in the zone. There's no power steering, so turning the wheel produces a very direct response. Even with my car's 29-year-old suspension, cornering is amazing fun, and the best bit about a Sprint is that you don't have to be driving stupidly fast to feel like you're having the best time in the world. The car is so small, so low to the ground, that you're constantly in go-kart mode—smiling from one apex to the next—and there's every chance you're having all this fun while still under the speed limit. Except when you're not, which may be a frequent occurrence.
The Sprint's 1.5 litre twin-carb is no powerhouse but it has good torque for a car this size and it's very rev-happy. The engine redlines at 6,500 RPM, and it encourages you to use every last one of them.
Of course, Alfas being Alfas, you do have to watch your temperatures. And despite its great handling (or maybe because of it), the limits of adhesion on those skinny tires are not hard to find. And the one law of physics you don't want to test in a Sprint is the one about what mass and acceleration mean when brought to an abrupt halt. By a tree. The Sprint feels solidly built when you open and close the doors, but when you can push in a front guard with just a little leg pressure as you're leaning over the engine bay, your mind goes back to all those stories about the cheap Eastern European steel Alfa (and others) were rumoured to be using at the time.
On The Inside.
Inside, the ergonomics are… unconventional. The pedals are left-of-centre. The driving position is classic '70s Mediterranean, built for shorter legs and longer arms. The seats were made by Recaro, however, and they're wonderfully comfortable, even with all the rips and worn fabric.
The driver controls are a confusing mix. The heater doesn't have a fan switch on the centre stack, for instance. To turn on the fan, you pull down the stalk on the right side of the steering column. You twist the same stalk to turn on the wipers.
To illustrate how this lack of orthodox switchgear can affect your day…..
I needed to use the car's horn a few days ago to alert a lady in a carpark to my presence as she was reversing towards me. I pressed the centre button on the steering wheel—the customary position for a horn—only to remember that a Sprint's horn is operated by pulling the fan/wiper stalk towards you. I have a slight crease in my front wheel arch as a reminder now (yes, she reversed into me).
The left stalk operates the indicators in the traditional up/down fashion, and the lights when you twist.
My car is a rare Sprint in that the dashboard has no cracks, and the heating seems to work okay. The car was originally fitted with air conditioning, but it rarely gets hot enough here in Hobart to use it, so I had it removed. I think it would have sapped 30 percent of the car's performance if it did work, anyway.
Here's a quick walk-around video of an Alfa Romeo Sprint. I made this video in a rush a few months ago. Note that this is not my car. It's a Series 1 Sprint that belongs to a friend of mine, and being a Series 1, it looks a little different to mine. In fact, with those wheel arches and wide tyres, it looks pretty different to most Sprints. Excuse the amateur quality, but I hope you enjoy it anyway—especially the engine noise.
Top Gear Theory
The guys at Top Gear (in)famously opined that you can't call yourself a true petrol-head unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo. The Sprint is my fifth Alfa, so I can see where they're coming from, but I happily concede that it's a contentious line that often gets people's noses out of joint.
The essence of the theory is that there are few brands in the world that can deliver such extreme pleasure and such dire frustration, often on the same day. Alfa's not the only brand that offers this experience, of course. But it's probably the most storied brand to do so, with the best-looking cars and the most romantic automotive history.
How has this theory worked out with respect to my Sprint?
I've had it on the road for three weeks now, and it's been absolutely wonderful to drive—when I can drive it. It's running a little warmer than I'd like. The radiator was replaced with a good second-hand unit just before I got it registered. I ran it on straight water for a few days to clean out the system a little more before draining and cleaning the system, and then replacing the water with coolant.
It ran okay for about a week, but still a little warmer than I'd like. It was approaching the 3/4 mark on the gauge, and this was in regular driving without pushing the car much at all. Remember, this is a car that only really comes alive above 4,000 RPM. You want to be able to take it there and keep it there.
I figured it might be a problem with the thermostat, so I ordered a new one. Most thermostats are a small part that sits inside a housing. To replace a thermostat, you undo the housing, replace the old thermostat with a new one and close the housing up again with a new gasket. With the Sprint, however, the thermostat is sealed inside the housing and you have to buy a whole new housing. This comes at a cost of $100, compared to around $10 for a regular (sensible) thermostat.
I replaced the thermostat and topped up the coolant, hoping my problems would be over. They aren't. As of the time of writing, my car is still running too hot, which is why I couldn't shoot any video of it to accompany this story.
This is the kind of frustration that the Top Gear theory refers to. The Sprint is an excellent little car when it works, but supremely frustrating when it doesn't.
I'll figure it out, and soon. And when I do, you know I'll have a grin from ear to ear. Despite the frustration, I've got one of the prettiest and most fun little cars of the 1980's, and it cost me next-to-nothing.
You can't get better than that.
Hemmings Sunday Cinema – Gone in 60 Seconds, GMC Motorhome racing, Detroit Auto Show in 1960, Giulia career builder
* H.B. Halicki. Gone in 60 Seconds. No sign of Nicolas Cage. All 90-something minutes of car chases, car crashes, and general mayhem.
* We've seen GMC Motorhome burnouts, so obviously the next logical step is to take them racing. For episode four of Big Jim's Bus Hole, Big Jim travels to Orlando to catch some of these motorhomes – bike racks and all – headed down the quarter mile.
* Countrytraveler on the AACA forums dug up some old home footage from the 1960 Detroit Auto Show featuring snippets of what we now consider classic cars on the stand for the first time.
* This week on Petrolicious, Dorian Valenzuela shared the story of his 1970 Alfa Romeo Giulia 1300 Ti and of how his Giulia helped him find his way into a career in the old car industry.
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super
Yes, it's tall, narrow and boxy, but don't let that fool you. The brilliant thing about Alfa Romeo's Giulia sedans is that they were blessed with the very same twin-cam engines, five-speed gearboxes, four-wheel disc brakes and brilliantly tuned suspensions that made its coupes and spiders so much fun to drive. This 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super for sale on Hemmings.com has undergone a bare-metal restoration, and it doesn't appear from the seller's writeup that any expenses were spared in the rebuild. From the seller's description:
I'm offering this exceptional example of a 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super. This is the sought-after 1st series Giulia Super with the more sophisticated front facade in stainless steel. This was the first year Alfa Romeo upgraded the Giulia Ti with a twin set of Weber carbs, a floor mounted 5-speed transmission and 4 wheel discs. It is a fresh restoration with under 500 miles on the odometer. Chassis # AR*328850* was built in 1966 and titled in 1967. Alfa Romeo and its preservation data does not provide chassis to engine number matching data after 1962. However, Alfa used an AR00526 designation on their first series Giulia Supers engines which made 98 HP from the factory. The engine used in this car is designated as AR00536*11990 which corresponds to a period correct identical 1600 engine from a 1966 Sprint GT Veloce which made 109 HP from the factory due to better tuning for the more sporting model. For video click here: http://vimeo.com/114150185
The extent of the work on AR*328850* includes the following.
•This is a bare metal restoration, the floors and structural elements both in fantastic condition. The only areas that needed attention were the rockers which were purchased from Alfa Hurtienne of Germany. Doors, trunk and hood removed and sprayed.
•Complete Under-Carriage restoration including the following: Suspension completely disassembled and re-painted, new upgraded Bushings throughout, new and complete Braking System including, new Brake Master Cylinder, new Brake Lines, new Disc/Rotors and re-built Calipers, new Exhaust system and axle straps. Konis and Springs restored because they were fairly new. Under-carriage sealed accordingly.
•Complete Engine rebuild from Midwest Ferrari experts Autosprint. New everything….incl. pistons & liners, head polished and ported for improved flow, drilled and nitrated crank, rebuilt Webers, new cams and valves, chains, water pump, etc….. this engine is a very nice and tractable mildly-hot street engine. The intake side was massaged to make more HP from its original 109 from the factory. 11 mil cam and oversized valves used on the intake side to make more power up in the power range while the exhaust side was improved without losing any of the torque from the original engine. A European 10 mil cam and stock sized valves used on the exhaust side. In order to not lose that very distinctive "Giulia Super" soundtrack, the original cast iron manifolds were restored and re-used. The original air-plenum/box was replaced with a new set of aluminum Air-Horns. The engine as noted on the attached video makes incredible music and the Gearbox which was also completely overhauled is as smooth as butter.
•Complete Interiors restoration included the following: new Headliner, new Carpets, new Seat Foam/Cushions and upgraded vinyl Seats, new Door Panels & Armrests, restored Gauges, restored original Steering Wheel, restored Dash Pad & Veneers, all re-Chromed original interior Trim. I have the original seat-belts with newly chromed structural bolts but have not installed them in the event new owner prefers to upgrade them.
•The exterior of the car was finished with attention to detail. This is not the original paint which was Verde Inglese, the new Grigio Metallizzato paint shows the lines of the car much better than the original flat paints. The polished Stainless trim is in excellent concourse condition including all Bumpers, Grilles, Door Handles and Window Trim. The front windshield has a small chip on it but it is the original unit with correct stampings. All Rubber Mouldings for windows and doors also replaced with new. The original rear Tail-Light Lenses where replaced with never used Giulia Ti Super lenses with light alloy housing in lieu of the original plastic unit. In order to keep the classic look of the original steel wheels, GTA replica aluminum wheels were purchased from Alfaholics fitted with new 185-60 series rubber. Please note that I have both the front "Bumperettes" and the long stainless horizontal trim below the doors, both restored and in excellent condition.
Location: Oak Lawn, Illinois
Status: No Longer Available
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Legendary Heritage: 1990 Alfa Romeo history brochure
All brochure images are from the collection of Mark J. McCourt
As the lads from BBC UK's Top Gear are always saying, you're simply not a true petrolhead/gearhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo. That Milanese marque has an incredibly noble sporting heritage dating back more than 100 years, and while it's been nearly 20 years since the 164 was sold new on our shores, Alfa will be back in American showrooms in 2015 with its purist 4C sports car.
Up to the advent of World War II, Alfas were race cars and high-strung, pedigreed road cars that wore custom bodywork and were sold to an elite, enthusiast-driver clientele. A sea change happened after WWII, when the company had to expand its focus and build lower-priced, mass-produced cars like the Giulietta Sprint and Giulia Spider. A small but loyal contingent of American buyers delighted in cars like the practical Berlina and lusty GTV 6.
But Alfa Romeo's fortunes in our market were fairly bleak by the late 1980s, and when the company launched the 1990 164 — which sold alongside the evergreen Spider — its U.S. marketing arm decided to give us all a history lesson in the form of this handsomely designed 13-page brochure. In it, the company's illustrious past is used to anchor the 164 executive sport sedan, and even they themselves fall into the old starry-eyed motoring journalist's trap, discussing the brand's "soul." Nonetheless, it's a great read, with photos illustrating some of the most beautiful and evocative Alfa Romeos ever built.
Click on the thumbnails below to enlarge the page images.
Alfas, VWs and more featured at this weekend's Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance
Hemmings Motor News, now celebrating 60 years of service in the collector car hobby, will hold our 8th annual Concours d'Elegance on the picturesque grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park adjacent to the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, this coming weekend, September 26-28.
The event weekend begins on Friday with the Hemmings Rally, which will depart the Saratoga Automobile Museum promptly at noon. Open to all types of collectible vehicles, the escorted Rally will head north on secondary roads to the shores of Lake George, New York, where it will stop at Lake George Shoreline. Though anyone is free to join the Rally, registered guests will board The Adirondac for a private 1-1/2-hour tour of the famed body of water. A fully catered lunch is included during the tour. After, guests will be able to visit the Lake George area at their leisure for the duration of the afternoon.
On Saturday is the Cruise-In Spectacular: an all-makes show that's open to all types of collectable cars, trucks and motorcycles, including muscle cars, street rods, imported exotics, sports cars and classic cars. Judges will hand out 18 awards in all at the conclusion of the cruise-in. Pre-registration is not required.
The Concours banquet will be held on Saturday evening at the Gideon Putnam Resort, commencing with a cocktail hour at 6 p.m. During the evening, world-renowned automotive designer J Mays will deliver his keynote address. Mays worked as Design Director for Audi AG prior to beginning his 16-year tenure as Group Vice President of Design at Ford Motor Company. Mays's design influence is recognized throughout the industry, on vehicles including the VW New Beetle, the Audi TT and the 2005 Ford Mustang. Mays also led design work on the all-new 2015 Mustang before his retirement from Ford last year.
The weekend's premier event, the Concours d'Elegance, will be held on Sunday, beginning at 10 a.m. As has become a Hemmings Concours custom, the event will focus on noteworthy automotive anniversaries, as well as on both traditional and non-traditional classes.
There will be six featured marques for 2014, with Dodge, in celebration of the division's centennial, being especially worthy of note. Organized on July 17, 1914, the first production vehicles emerged from the Dodge assembly plant on November 14. On display will be a wide range of models built, from the company's inception through the 1975 model year. Also honored at this year's Concours will be the anniversary of Pontiac's GTO, the car credited with taking Detroit's performance market to a new and unprecedented level of all-out street/strip excitement in 1964.
These classes will be accompanied by others celebrating Lincoln Continentals through 1973, as well as Alfa Romeos. All air-cooled Volkswagens and all types of Fire Trucks will also be honored. These six featured marques will be joined by six classes Hemmings features at the Concours annually, headlined by Full Classics as recognized by the CCCA, as well as non-performance American models, American Muscle cars, European cars, Vintage Trucks and Preservation Vehicles. Guests and invitees alike will also have the opportunity to visit the Saratoga Automobile Museum throughout the weekend, which will have on display a wide variety of Ford Mustangs in celebration of the model's 50th anniversary.
Emceeing the Concours weekend will be Ed Lucas. Most recently recognized for his work with the Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance since its 1975 inception, Lucas is also a renowned author, is a past Director and Chief Judge of the Classic Car Club of America, and was an expert commentator at the Barrett-Jackson Collector Car Auction for 13 years.
For more information about the 8th Annual Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance and ticket packages, visit http://www.hemmings.com/events/concours.
First and last Playboy automobiles to attend Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance
1947 Playboy convertible prototype. All images courtesy of David Kaplan.
It's an oft-recounted tale: Demand for new cars in postwar America was at an all-time high. Returning GIs, the baby-boom that followed and Detroit's reconversion from war effort to automobile production meant that many were buying hurriedly-built warmed-over 1942 models during the spring of '46. Freshly restyled models from most automakers would not be available for another three years, which meant the timing was right for several start-up companies to carve their niche into America's automotive lore with unique designs of their own. Among them was the Playboy Motor Corporation, based in Buffalo, New York.
The Playboy was the brainchild of former Packard dealer Louis Horwitz. Conceived as an "assembled" compact car – meaning it was made from components produced and obtained from a number of outside suppliers – it was to feature a convertible top while maintaining a price tag below $990. In theory, it was the perfect vehicle for those families looking for a stylish-yet-affordable second car.
Factory promotional photo of the 1947 Playboy prototype with company president and founder Louis Horwitz.
The initial prototype, unveiled in 1947, went a step beyond the compact 90-inch wheelbase chassis. It featured a manual softtop that covered three passengers while being powered by a Continental four-cylinder engine backed by a vacuum-controlled planetary transmission. What made it more unusual was the fact that the engine was rear-mounted a la Corvair (which wouldn't be introduced for a little over a decade).
Immediately after the prototype was assembled, however, the Continental engine was relocated to the industry-standard location in front of the driver. At the same time, the softtop was replaced by a two-piece, manually operated, counter-balanced folding hardtop.
Pre-production versions were hand-built through 1949 with a variety of subtle changes, including choice of engine supplier, until a lack of funds prevented the Playboy from entering full production and forced its closure. In all, 97 were made, plus one station wagon prototype.
Factory photo of a 1949 Playboy. Note the subtle running styling changes made to the body and trim.
The last Playboy, number 97, before its restoration was commissioned.
1949 Playboy number 97 ready for paint earlier this summer.
We are excited to announce that attendees of the Hemmings Motor News Concours d'Elegance will be able to view the 1947 Playboy prototype, which is owned by Louis Horwitz's grandson, David Kaplan. David will also be displaying Playboy #97, which was the last pre-production example originally intended to be built had work stoppage not prevented its completion. David has since commissioned it to pbe finished and restored, and it will be unveiled at our event.
Two other Playboys are also scheduled to be on display at the Hemmings Concours: car #94 owned by David's cousin, Lee Singer, and car #75 owned by Michael Cohen. Michael's Playboy, it should be noted, is an original, unrestored example.
Joining the Playboy automobiles on the picturesque grounds of the Saratoga Spa State Park, adjacent to the Saratoga Automobile Museum in Saratoga Springs, New York, will be 1964-1974 Pontiac GTOs; pre-1975 Dodges in celebration of the automaker's centennial; air-cooled Volkswagens; Alfa Romeos; pre-1973 Lincoln Continentals; Fire Trucks; Full Classics, and our other standard classes (American non-performance, American Muscle Cars, European, Trucks, and Preservation).
The Concours will take place on Sunday, September 28, and will be preceded by our Cruise-In Spectacular (open to all makes) on Saturday, September 27, and the Hemmings Rally on Friday the 26th.
Four-Links – Holden Hurricane revisited, Tri-Magnum, Miss Bacfire, Ford's SOHC
* The restoration of the Holden Hurricane concept car by Holden took place back in 2011, and while we already hit it up for Four-Links back then, Car Build Index this week assembled a big batch of photos of the Hurricane in period, in restoration, and in flagrante on the track.
* Speaking of wedge-shaped futuristic cars, Diseno Art this week took a look at the R.Q. Riley Tri-Magnum kit trike, which builds upon the Honda Goldwing.
* Speaking of motorcycle-powered vehicles with more than two wheels, Engine Punk profiled the Miss Bacfire, a BAC V-twin-powered GN-chassised Shelsley Walsh hillclimb special that takes a page from the Bloody Mary in terms of stripped-down race simplicity.
* Speaking of race engines (okay, not the greatest segue), Mac's Motor City Garage gave us a rundown on the history and development of Ford's SOHC – aka Cammer – V-8 engine and its influence on other Ford V-8s.
* Finally, a few years after we explored the meaning behind the Alfa Romeo badge, Torchinsky took on the same crusade and came back with an answer from Alfa itself.
Gallery: Italian masterpieces at Concorso Italiano
Alfa Romeos on display at the 2014 Concorso Italiano. Photos by author.
For lovers of Italian automobiles, a visit to Concorso Italiano, held annually during Car Week, may be reason enough to book a trip to California's Monterey Peninsula in mid-August. If last year's event was a disappointment, this year's show exceeded expectations in every regard, and we were left with the impression that organizers had put a considerable amount of effort into making Concorso Italiano stand out in a sea of automotive-themed events leading up to the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.
The move to Saturday likely helped draw more attendees (as Concorso no longer conflicts with The Quail, a Motorsport Gathering, held on Friday), and a change in venue to the Bayonet Black Horse Golf Course improved accessibility for both exhibitors and attendees. While there was no shortage of Ferraris to appreciate, it appeared that participation among other Italian marques was up this year as well. Maserati, celebrating its centennial in 2014, was well-represented, as was Alfa Romeo, Fiat, Lancia, De Tomaso, Lamborghini and Ghia.
1953 Alfa Romeo AR51 Matta.
Among the standout vehicles was a 1953 Alfa Romeo AR51 Matta, the Italian equivalent of our beloved military Jeep. Constructed from 1952 through 1954, the Matta was intended for use as a scout car, and like the Willys Jeep, later saw service as a civilian vehicle (in AR52 guise). The example shown was one of 2007 AR51 models built (versus just 154 AR52 models), and was owned by Gerard Kassarian and Manuel Minassian of Beverly Hills, California.
As with the gallery of images from Pebble Beach posted earlier this week, each thumbnail image is labeled with the make and model of vehicle shown, and when possible, the year. Godetevi le immagini!
Hemmings Find of the Day – 1995 Alfa Romeo 164 Q
Built on the Type Four platform shared by the Fiat Croma, the Lancia Thema and the Saab 9000, the 164 was the last model developed by Alfa Romeo before its takeover by Fiat. Intended to compete with the premium German sedans, the 164 was the most upscale of the modern Alfas, stickering for a heady $38,940 in 1995, the last year it was sold here. The Quadrifoglio version featured a four-cam, 24-valve version of the 3.0-liter V-6, rated at 230 horsepower (not to be confused with the Q4, the all-wheel-drive version). According to the Standard Catalog of Imported Cars, this 1995 Alfa Romeo 164 for sale on Hemmings.com is one of just 384 sold in the U.S. that year. From the seller's description:
Previous owner (I'm the third), a keeper of several Alfas, owned this since 1998 and maintained it extremely well. Lead Mechanic Paul at Alfa specialists DiFatta Brothers in Baltimore says that the motor looks so clean that you'd think it had been replaced. (I'll add photos tomorrow.)
This is a seriously nice Q. The car has absolutely no rust; it had been a southern MO car and I don't drive it on wet roads. Within the last 16K miles, the PO had the valve guides, engine wiring harness, and clutch assy replaced, and the flywheel resurfaced. Since I bought the car 9K miles ago, I replaced the suspension, incl new Koni yellows (done by DiFatta), upgraded the radiator with DiFatta's custom all-metal oversized radiator, replaced the tired/partially-shrunk inst cluster hood with a new-old-stock hood, replaced the stock headlights with the Bosch and the stock airbag with the Euro style. PO installed gorgeous-sounding ANSA exhaust. Unplanned maintenance consisted of the replacement of the crank trigger sensor and the air flow meter. Receipts available. This car runs beautifully and needs absolutely no mechanical work. The engine will outlast me, no doubt.
T-belt was done at 88K miles in Nov 2009. I planned on having it done next year.
All tires are fresh. Original stereo head unit and trunk 12-disc CD changer work with no issues. Optima yellow top battery ($270) installed this last April. Like the engine, it will likely outlast me.
What doesn't work: The sunroof has the common issue that only allows it to go about 1/2 the way back (more than that it will bind). It pops up and down fine. The LCD doesn't work. The airbag is disabled (apparently); I removed the dash light. Could use new door speakers, though at volumes which allow you to still hear the engine, they're fine to my non-audiophile ears. I'll leave the speaker replacement to the buyer as he or she would know what they want. Seat heaters don't work. Easy enough to fix if you care (you would replace them).
Cosmetic defects: small vertical crease near front of driver's door (see final pic – Zenders not included unfortunately). A couple minor paint chips that were touched up (Ford Cardinal Red is a perfect match for the car's red; if I were keeping the car, I'd eventually take care of those myself). Stock wheels have some brake dust corrosion but not too bad. I'll add close-ups of those.
Also, the paint isn't original but the paint job is very high-end and looks factory fresh (it cost someone some good money); it has a thicker clear coat than what you get from the factory. No peeling or problems anywhere, apart from the minor chips.
Seats are in excellent condition. Not perfect, of course, but great for 19 years old. You will note that the picture of the instrument cluster shows the optional Recaro seats (as opposed to the stock Recaros) installed. I intend to sell these seats separately, but can give the buyer the first chance to purchase if he/she would like them.
I can give permission for those seriously interested to talk to Paul at DiFatta about the car. He will certainly confirm that this is a seriously nice car in all the important ways. There aren't a lot of Qs and this is one of the very nice ones. The 24V engine is easily the sweetest engine I've ever experienced. Amazing on the freeway; the best all-around car I've ever owned (and I've owned nearly thirty cars; with a minivan now in the family, I no longer need an all-around car, so am jumping into GTV6s). I had a V-8 SHO at one time. On paper it has the same numbers as the Q but the tactile feel of each is worlds apart. I really enjoyed the SHO but the Q is on a totally different level. From what I'm told, a Q will also quickly leave a 12V 164 far behind on the highway.
Lastly, anyone who knows these cars know that there is a world of difference between a well-maintained/sorted car and a car needing work. The so-called "bargain" car will need thousands to make it run right, but after all that you are still left with a car that looks like a bargain. This car needs nothing.
Please contact me only if you are seriously interested in this car; I appreciate casual interest, but that is why we have the internet as a research tool. Also, absolutely no offers to help me sell the car, please.
Status: No Longer Available
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Guest Column: An open letter about a new art gallery in Rockford
By Roni Golan
As some of you already know, on May 3, 2013, I am planning to open "State of the Art", a contemporary art gallery. It will be located at 218 E. State St. in downtown Rockford. This will be my fourth gallery in 15 years, and I can't seem to learn. It's either I am crazy or naïve. I would like to think the latter, but maybe both are right. Opening an art gallery in Rockford, based on my experience, is not a for-profit venture like any other business (though, it might be in the future), and there are a few reasons for that. Among them: a limited market, a tough economy, and sometimes a lack of appreciation of the value of art.
Knowing all that, I find it almost impossible to understand why I am investing time and money opening one more gallery. But I would like to give it one more try, as I am, after all, an optimist.
First, I would like to believe that most, if not all of you, agree with me about the importance of a vibrant cultural life to the health of our community. We need the arts (dance, visual, literature, music) in the same way the arts need us. Without it, we take the risk of becoming automatons. The arts help us think, see, and hear different things. Therefore, the more books we read, the richer we become as a societyand more interesting and diverse as individuals.
With this understanding in mind, I turn to YOU to become involved as a partner and not only as a spectator.
On my part, I commit to organize professional, intriguing and thought-provoking shows, lectures and classes offered by professionals in the arts. But in orsder for the gallery to survive, I need YOUR help and support, and that may be expressed in different ways. The first step is to come to art show openings, spread the word and share ideas. Buying an ORIGINAL art piece from local artists would be another way of showing your support. If you have no more room for art, alternaten your collection; if you can't alternate, give original art as a present to your kids, best friends, or just buy it for your business.
I am both hopeful and realistic. The ingredients are there; the location ios promising, the space is beautiful, the landlords are supportive, and the time is right. The success of this gallery may encourage the opening of other galleries.
If we see eye to eye regarding then content of this letter, I need your help, and therefore, I am presenting the following "Wish List".
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1. Used upright/baby grand pIano in goog condition — for performances; 2. Track lighting and help in installing (electrician); 3. Light and comfortable furniture for seating area; 4. Office table for lobby; 5. Donations to help performing artists directly and to help artists who can't afford to rent a wall space for a show; 6. We need people with passion for the arts and good social skills to occasionally man the odffice and gallery store; 7. We need help in promotion and advertising; 8. We need artists interested in showing their work (we rent space and offer full-scale assistance; advertising, performers and more).
If you or anybody you know can support us in one or more ways, please contact Roni directly at: email@example.com
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