As I was saying the other day, I felt I’d kind of strayed from the oddball cars. Well, I did it again by featuring a pair of spiders, so while this is still Alfa, it’s about Berlinas. If it weren’t for spiders being so common, Berlinas are pretty much the bargain of the 115 platform. In fact, to make the potential buyer feel better, we can say Berlinas are a bargain fixed-roof Alfa – certainly far more affordable than a GTV, and with the same platform and performance potential. They may not be as easy on the eye, but they do grow on you after a while. And while some have been seriously abused (as daily drivers for the past 35+ years), they also attracted true sports car fanatics who couldn’t sacrifice four doors.
This particular car looks to be one of those. While it shows some wear for being around for 36 years (ack!), it’s got a fairly tidy interior, all the important bits are shiny, and the outside is pretty solid as well. It looks to have had some recent attention lavished on it in the way of performance upgrades as well, and has some cool extras that should make up for the absence of a convertible roof or competition-crushing styling. With only 77K miles, it’s listed on the AlfaBB for $3500.
Rusty But Trusty 