[alfa] Re: alfa-digest V10 #111

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ah, then my mistake. It must've been the 130. But it's not that 
important, you get the idea either way.


George Graves


On May 25, 2004, at 10:31 PM, Joe Elliott wrote:


> I could be wrong, as there were (I believe) two versions of the 131 
> interior, but I don't think it ever had eyeball vents.  The 130 
> however, did.
>
> -Joe
>
>
> At 4:54 AM +0000 5/26/04, alfa-digest wrote:
>
> > So called "robbing the parts-bin" for small items has been a trick of
> > small volume manufacturers for decades. Instances: The Tom Tjarda
> > designed Ferrari 365 California drophead coupe used tail lights from a
> > big Fiat truck tractor. The last series of Lotus Esprits used tail
> > lights from a Toyota sedan. The door handles on the original 
> > production
> > run of Ford GT-40s were from a Ford Consel. The eyeball vents on Alfa
> > GTV-6s come from a Fiat 131. The electric window mechanism on a GTV-6
> > is exactly the same as the one used in the Ferrari 328. The gas cap on
> > the GTV-6 is shared by the Lancia Beta Scorpion (Montecarlo).
> > Pininfarina used to buy door handles, window cranks, dash-board knobs,
> > seat mechanisms, trunk and hood latch mechanisms, and god-only-knows
> > what else from Fiat in bulk lots for his Ferrari models.
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