Alfa Prepped for Export
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I have a 1961 Alfa Romeo Guiletta Sprint at my shop that am prepping for export to Australia.
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The laws in Australia require all imports to their country remove asbestos from the car, and one of them was the brake linings.
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I sent the old shoes with the asbestos out to my friend Richard Garre that owns Radcliffe Motorcars to re-line with asbestos free material. He had the correct rivets and experience to do these shoes and since I often try to stick with what I know with Vintage Ferraris, it was a no-brainer to have Richard’s shop do the work.
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The re-lined shoes were installed on all four corners of the car.
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With is Vintage Alfa at my shop, I really appreciated the engineering in these cars. Just like many Italian cars of that era, they had a certain style in their design no matter how mundane the part!