Sprint 6C Website.

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Alfasixnut
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Sprint 6C Website.

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There is a new Website with information collated about the 6C - http://www.sprint6c.com/
-It would have been very useful when I started my 6C build!

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Great site. Very interesting to see what is inside the 6C.

Another Sprint based special built in Australia was called the Giocattolo and used a similar concept, but seemingly not ultimately with Alfa power - which was a shame.

Some pictures of the Australian project which was produced in small numbers can be found at:

Ignore the pic of the Renault 18 and just scroll down - you are on the right link!

http://theamazoeffect.blogspot.co.uk/20 ... -body.html

Also at Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giocattolo

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Nice one Philip.
Really like the over head shot. 8-)

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Very interesting, thanks for posting that. :D

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Interesting that there only appear to have been two ( or possibly only the one ) prototypes. I am sure the larger rear hatch on proto 2 was to enable the engine/transmission to be fitted through the gap. There would not have been space for it to go up from under the car.
Also the drive shaft is nowhere near the centre of the hole through the inner wing!

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I understand that the original Giocattolo prototype used the Alfa V6 mated to a ZF transaxle, and the plan was to use the Alfa V6 for the production cars, but was replaced with a locally-sourced Holden V8 due to import costs.

Alfa Romeo have had lots of great ideas over the years, but being first state-owned, and then subsumed into Fiat, those great ideas were never allowed to blossom :cry:

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