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by Geoffrey Cotton
Sun Jan 08, 2017 10:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
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Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

Geoffrey, it's not an exact science, but the Glass's Dealer Guide 1960 - 68 list the NSW registration plates for 1966 as DZL to EJE prefixes. So EFP certainly fits into the Crott/Geoghegan timeframe. Geoghegan's also advertised in Sports Car World, Racing Car News and various race programmes of the ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Sat Dec 31, 2016 11:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

[ATTACH=CONFIG]39920[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=CONFIG]39921[/ATTACH] Thanks again Ellis. I'm in email contact with the guy who now owns the TI Super (lives between Rome & Tokyo; collects Alfas) so I'll alert him to those photos. Do you know how Peter Cazzaro obtained the Giulia Sprint coupe - personal ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:39 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

Longford 1966....1570 cc and Gene Cook was the entered driver. . Great pic, Ellis. Funny what time does to memories - I can't remember the car as having a yellow stripe, and I always thought it was a Giulietta (1300) rather than a Giulia (1600) Sprint, so your pic & entry details correct that. Did ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:24 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

Glenn Abbey would have been around, he's in California now... I'd be surprised if Foles didn't know the history of the car if Alec had sent it to England for conversion. I'm sure he would have had discussions with Alec about the car. As for advertising a specific car, the most likely place for this ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Wed Dec 28, 2016 10:15 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

Ellis, that one's LHD by the look of it... What is its entered engine capacity? It was a 1300 Giulietta Sprint. Gorgeous little car but Cazzarro was a mad driver (he later rolled the ex-Mildren Sandown-winning Giulia TI Super at the hairpin at Symmons Plains). Coming back from Longford in the ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Mon Dec 26, 2016 12:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Re: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

Though not impossible, it's unlikely it was a Mildren import... Stuart Randall would be a good man to ask about that. Thanks Ray. I talked to Stuart but he thought it would have been before his time. Also contacted Jeff Mildren who advised that " it was common for us to buy cars in Italy, ship them ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:29 am
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Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
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Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

I'm trying to identify a gap in the ownership of my 1963 Alfa Giulia Sprint 1600 coupe (= Giulietta body + Giulia 1600 mechanicals). The car was delivered to K N Rudd Ltd (Ken Rudd - Ruddspeed - big Healeys, AC Aces, Alfas, Astons) in the UK in February 1963 and sometime after came to Australia ...
by Geoffrey Cotton
Sun Dec 25, 2016 7:29 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint
Replies: 15
Views: 11655

Geoghegan & Sons Ashfield - where did they advertise? Tracking a 1963 Alfa Sprint

I'm trying to identify a gap in the ownership of my 1963 Alfa Giulia Sprint 1600 coupe (= Giulietta body + Giulia 1600 mechanicals). The car was delivered to K N Rudd Ltd (Ken Rudd - Ruddspeed - big Healeys, AC Aces, Alfas, Astons) in the UK in February 1963 and sometime after came to Australia ...