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My introduction to Alfa Romeo came in 1982, when I was at school and found myself a Saturday job as a car cleaner at the local garage – which just happened to be an Alfa dealer.
When I passed my driving test, I was allowed to drive the Alfas and compared to my Morris Marina they were a complete revelation.
From then on I was hooked, and knew that some day I would own one.
I got my first, an Alfasud TiX, in 1990 and have had at least one Alfa – as classics and/or daily drivers – ever since.
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The Alfa Romeo 75 attending a club meeting back in 2005
In October 2004, having then recently sold my Alfasud Ti Green Cloverleaf, it had become obvious that there was an Alfa-shaped space in the garage (though there was still an everyday Alfa 156 on the drive). Alfa does stand for ‘Always Looking For Another’, after all.
A tip-off from the owners’ club led me to this 75: I test drove it and committed to pay the full asking price. I collected it a few days later on my way to visiting the Classic Motor Show at the NEC.
The 75 was designed at a time when Alfa Romeo had little money for development. Even the doors were directly carried across from its 116-series Giulietta predecessor.