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Offline Ghibli

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New, from Sweden
« on: August 08, 2025, 01:27:46 PM »
Hi guys! New here. This is my HPE. Brought it home to Sweden from Italy this spring. Been standing +35 years (indoor, dry, workshop). 46500 kms since new.  :D

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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2025, 04:38:47 PM »
Lovely! I wonder why the Italians let them go when they're this good looking!

Guy
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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #2 on: August 09, 2025, 12:35:47 AM »
That looks a nice one. 

Any thoughts on the work it needs?  I guess if it’s been in a warm part of the world it could be just the standard items like brakes and rubber items etc?

Mark
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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #3 on: August 09, 2025, 09:26:09 AM »
Hi Mark!
Well, at this point it doesn't need so much. I bought it last October, but since it had been standing in an old Alfa Workshop (?!) for so long, I knew it would take some work to get it driveable. I bought it through a friend/business owner that deals in car accessories. He knew the daughter of the original owner. Anyhow - long story short - I thougt the coolest thing to do was to try and drive it home, so I gave my contact the mission to give it a good service. The basics like fluids, brakes, cambelt, plugs of course, and whatever might show up along the way... . So after a winter of constant communication about what to change and not, the car had gotten a new waterpump, oilpump, fuelpump, ignitioncables, the calipers were rebuilt, carb rebuilt, etc etc. - but then the car went through MOT/inspection in Italy with nothing but nice words and we figured it would be ready for the jouney home. So in April a friend and me took a flight to Milano and then - after visiting the old workshop and seeing the surroundings that the HPE spent it's entire lfe in - we drove it home. Didn't miss a beat. 2260 kms in 2,5 days. Pics - me by Lake Como, next pic at home in Sweden almost 3 days later. Great car!

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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #4 on: August 09, 2025, 09:29:56 AM »
Hmm.. Not really sure what happened to that "at home"-pic, but you get the picture..
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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #5 on: August 09, 2025, 10:10:29 AM »
Did you drive it home without any number plates on it? When I looked at buying a car in Italy the hardest things were getting insurance for it to be able to drive it home!
Guy
Hawk HF3000 - Square Arch Stratos Replica - owned since 1988.
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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #6 on: August 09, 2025, 12:20:07 PM »
To get the export documents, you need to leave the italian plates to the authorities. (unfortunately - love those old black plates, but I have replicas of them now). In that process, they then provide you with a temporary cardboardplate, as might be seen in pic below, in the rear window. This whole process took about 5 days, so not so bad.

No plate in front. We did not get stopped at any border to explain this, which almost surprised us a bit. Most Swedish insurance companies offer a temporary insurance for import. Cost about 3000 Swedish kronor, which means around £250. 1 month, full insurance, registred to the vinnumber.
 

Did you drive it home without any number plates on it? When I looked at buying a car in Italy the hardest things were getting insurance for it to be able to drive it home!
Guy

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Re: New, from Sweden
« Reply #7 on: August 09, 2025, 03:09:31 PM »
What a trip, and what a great story.  Sounds like your car is in great condition and needed similar work as mine.  If I was doing it again I would do the same as you and buy a left hooker from a warm part of Italy.

M
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