Thread: Horst Kwech Bio on Wikipedia

Quote: Originally Posted by misterbianco There was an Alfasud Sprint Veloce, from 1979 until the introduction of the plastic-bumpered qv in 1983.

certainly a very good one. But it could be a beauty

Hi Everybody, does anyone of you have photos of GTA 1300 Junior that was driven by the dutchman Hennie v.d. Vliet in Zandvoort 1971 ? The car had the number 16, and it was painted blue / white / red. Thanks and advance !

Quote: Originally Posted by sfalfa I had always heard the opposite: that American's didn't like the "little" connotations (which makes sense because the name change happened only in the USA - a result of dealers asking for it along with the automatic option that debuted in the Sport Sedan). From Jim Benson's "Illustrated Alfa Romeo Buyer's Guide": For 1976, the name was changed to the...

Here is a photo of Horst Kwech in his RM Spyder. The RM Spyder used a Buchanan Motor Company body. Buchanan must have been the Devin of Australia. Buchanan Photo History Horst Kwech RM Spyder Bathurst Easter 1960

There were NO LARGE ALLEN PLUGS between sparkplug holes on a 1315*32xxx engine- that is a "750" 1300, not a later engine, and should be correct type for your automobile! Your engine should have pound-in taper aluminum plugs.

Quote: Originally Posted by GoldCloverLeaf I had a '79 Sprint Veloce when i lived in Vancouver (came from California), i recall the Sprint Veloce had a different wiring diagram in the back of the Haynes manual.... but this might have applied to all US spec cars with Spica injection.

So, we all know the big names in Alfa Romeo's racing history; drivers like the "Ari" brothers (Campari, Ascari, Nuvolari) , as well as the "Ini" brothers (Larini, Naninni etc.) I thought however that it would be fun and interesting to research, highlight and talk about some of the other greats that made the back-page behind the wheel of an Alfa Romeo! Arguably, my knowledge of drivers-past is somewhat...

Bob, A nice tribute. I had some work done by Horst on a Giulia Spider autocross car, and got to know him sufficiently to have short conversations at race tracks. My best memory is a Mid-Ohio Trans-Am where he was easily leading the Brock Datsun 510's and would have won had he not pressed on and broke something. His response to my query about slowing down for an easy finish was something like "Well mate, you need to show everyone...

Fantastic paintings. You're geniuses Miha and Miles, both of you. Keep it up.