I think this approach is developing so well in America right now. More and more people are falling into that mentality of one car, drive it to the track, drive it to the store, etc. This really goes back to the true grassroots...the days when you bought a showroom Corvette and ran it at the SCCA Runoffs with a set of slicks and could win. It's that accessible form of motorsport and collection of like-minded enthusiasts. I believe the growth of road racing in America is finally arriving and growing in a healthy manner. Time Attack, rally's, Weathertech Championship, etc. This can be a great era if people get involved.
This film is, without a doubt, one of my all time favourites. Great work, beautiful photography, awesome sound, great interview. Just incredible, congratulations to you all.
The sound of the giulietta engine is speechless and the car itself brings the past classic romantic speedy automobile artwork through engineering... Beauty on wheels
A fine man, an admirable car and a perfectly executed video production. RUclips at its very finest. Mr. Price speaks with a humble integrity that can be a reminder for us all. The 4-cyl dohc Alfas were in a class of their own. My Giulia Super was the best car I ever owned. Keep on racing Mr. Price.
I used to race at LimeRock in a 57 Giulietta Spyder the summers of 72 and 73. What a great track and the people were great. I was 18 years old at the time.
In 1968 I bought a 1959 Alfa spyder from a man who had raced it at Lime Rock. It still had the number "73" on the doors and the "SCCA GP" designation on the sides. Loved that car but was forced to sell it a couple years later. Always wondered what happened to it after that. Maybe this is it. Would be happy if it was to see it still out on the track and being enjoyed. These cars are double overhead cam aluminum heads and the transmission housing and differential housing are also aluminum. Quite advanced for their time.
When I was about 15 or 16, my friends father owned this car and back then, I didn't know what Alfa was. She was beautiful to look at but I was told that she only had about 80 hp or so. I was all about high hp figure and speed so it didn't intrigued at all. Now I'm 41 and thinking back after seeing this episode, what a privilege to had sat in the car and was taken for a short drive around the neighborhood.
Hey Bradley.....Your insurance agent just called and says he wants to have a word with you after he saw you in this video....! LOL. Wonderful video. I am envious.....
This is, as always, an excellent video! I'd also like to give kudos to both Petrolicious and Autodromo for their extremely tasteful product placement. Not compromising the closeup shots really added to the curiosity of the AUTODROMO stickers on Bradley's sweet carbon fiber lid. It's not often that I actually want to thank someone's sponsor, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of these videos.
I have driven 1960 muscle cars, Berlinetta Boxer Ferrari's, Testarosa Ferraris but without a doubt the time I spend racing a TR3 was the most fun. It was more about you the driver instead of extreme horse power. You drove the car instead of accelerate, brake, turn, hold on, repeat. When you watch these races you get a little of how great it is but you really should try and get out there to really know. That is real racing!!
bmdub27 hi thanks for that, during the video it was on a sign on the race track obviously van Rees is not too observant. Just a quote on the video itself and he and 2 others ain't got a clue!
Mr Price, if you don't mind me asking, what brand/color of eyeglass frames are you wearing 1:05? Oh yeah, your race car is very cool as well. :) Thanks, RYR
+RollYourRock The sunglasses are my very own design -- Autodromo Stelvio sunglasses, available in our web store www.autodromo.com. Can't blame a guy for a little product placement ;-) But truth be told I designed them narrow specifically to be worn beneath a helmet
We used to use this trick in the old days, (when most cars didn't have steering locks,can lead quickly to death otherwise), if you had a sports exhaust, (loud ),you would pick up some speed going down hill through town, then turn off the ignition so the car is turning over in gear but not firing ,when you noticed your preferred victim you would turn on the ignition and the unburned fuel would explode through the exhaust in a very loud explosion, much like a gunshot, older people may well have had heart attacks but we were young and thought that sort of thing was funny there may be a clue there for Mr Autodromo? I was always worried this was not a good thing for the car but like I say ,we were young.
Awesome car, sounds great. Also nice editing/filming. One thing, does this car not look better without that thing behind the drivers seat? I don't know what it is called. But I think without it, it would look so much better (I know, that thing is probably original so you have to keep it that way).
+Lt Col Speirs It's a roll hoop for safety. We designed it to be removeable and I agree, the car looks a hell of a lot nicer when the hoop is unbolted. But for racing, it would be foolish to run without it (and illegal in most clubs).
seeing these little alfa romeos and other cars like this, i can see where the inspiration for the Miata comes from..a simple little roadster with a small engine and nimble handling..
+Russell Bluewolf - true that. Also undersized engines, almost always front engine / rear drive. The 0-60 times of cars in 1959 were often in the 14+ second range. This car was considerably faster stock (10.8 sec? for Veloce 1300cc?)
Why do all the cars that are featured on Petrolicious look awesome? I would take this alfa over the stock one anytime. Another great car, another great story, and another great video from Petrolicious.
Bravo ..a true petrolhead wonderful cars.Never tired of mine despite half a century of ownership. Though I must admit its in better condition than I am..;))
It's good and all with big displacement but we should not forget that you can have this much fun in a small, light car and with just a small 4 cyl 1,3 L engine. It goes fast and sounds great. I guess MX-5 is the modern version of these cars. Now I appreciate MX-5 even more.
Another great Petrolicious film and a car prepared in absolutely the correct spirit; excellent! Bradley, the backfire coming off throttle is most likely a cracked or leaking exhaust manifold - check it out and let us know the result ;-)
Every time Petrolicious.. every time you make me regret buying my newer Acura. Or it could be that the transmission just exploded. BUT it gives me some sort of hope that I can one day buy a classic car that I truly will love.
Sweet! The backfire on over run can mean that you are running a little rich, or that the exhaust valves are leaking a little. If the plugs look fine, leave it alone!....and keep having fun. Question: how did you get the car registered as "street legal" without a windshield and wipers? I had a great, full race, TR4 years ago and didn't even try to get it registered in CT with just a plexi wind screen and no wipers. Did we meet at one of Rich Taylor's Vintage Rallies a year or so ago?
I had a 57 [750 series]...on the road....total rebuilt....racing, the better ones were the later 101 series....uh...59-60...don't remember...but the engines in the 101 were stronger...mechanically..but fun cars....great handling...a few years later I got a 67 GTV...now THAT was a world beater.
Great video as always! The music was especially well done in this one. As a side note, I really like the look of those shoes he was putting on at 6:35. Anyone know what kind they are?
My next door neighbor did this with a c1957 Porsche Speedster. It was C1967. I was 17 he was 30 something. a few times I went to Laguna Seca and "pitted:" for him. We drove over Highway 17, a real bob sled run over the Santa Cruz mountains. Today it has K wall and it's maybe 5 feet wider. hwy 17 was more dangerous than racing.
+13THPR0PH37 Miata is the answer. I love these cars, but parts availability, and reliability would be forefront in the decision making process for me. And I know what you're saying. I also need a little racer beater!
Incredible! Absolutely stunning! Does Petrolicious predominantly focus on European and American cars? What about some love for Japanese, British and others? I know you guys have before... but what's the deal?
Stop whining. They feature a nice variety of cars. And besides there are other factors that I'm sure influence they videos they produce, eg who is available to interview, location etc.
+MrJewripper Check out the Nissan Fairlady 240, Mitsubishi's Colt Galant, Living The 86 Life , Nissan Bluebird, These Datsun 240Zs Are Animals to Drive, The MR2 Connection, Dare to Be Different in a Datsun 240Z or Nissan Skyline GT-R: Racing Champions videos. A Japanese cars video playlist would be nice.
See Petrolicious video on my feedback......DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT NOT WATCHING NOW!! Guys i don't know if you read comments (cause you feel like you are UP THERE) but i wanna thank you for creating such an art of a channel!
Mr. Price, what shoes were you wearing in the video? Looks like a Chapal or Sparco vintage boots to me. You should make your own line of driving shoes...
So I think you would say no to traction control ? Good for you, to much stuff on cars today. Just try to be a better driver. Great video ! My first new car was an Alfa 1750 Berlina, had a lot of fun with that car.
It backfires in those long sweeping corners due to centrifugal force... This force causes a temporary fuel starvation at such severe corner G's. You either need to pump more fuel faster...OR...adjust your carb float level to be higher...or both perhaps. When the G force subsides and the engine is again able to pull fuel after momentarily being starved for fuel...BANG! OR Conversely and possibly more likely, it can be a momentary loss of ignition in the corner as well...same result. A loose wire being moved till it grounds out...such as the coil wire...or a harness wire feeding ignition. Up to you to feel it out...I can only list the possibles...but there are clues If the engine loses power in a very fast on off switch manner...its ignition....if its slower to manifest...its fuel. If I were onsite I could quickly tell you which...but it sounds like it occurs quickly...so my attention would go toward wires and wire harnesses that can move....difficult to nail at a computer screen. Hope this helps
"At the end of the day you are the component in the car that needs the most work" truer words have not been spoken yet
Speechless. Beautiful to watch, must be even more enchanting to drive!
I think this approach is developing so well in America right now. More and more people are falling into that mentality of one car, drive it to the track, drive it to the store, etc. This really goes back to the true grassroots...the days when you bought a showroom Corvette and ran it at the SCCA Runoffs with a set of slicks and could win. It's that accessible form of motorsport and collection of like-minded enthusiasts. I believe the growth of road racing in America is finally arriving and growing in a healthy manner. Time Attack, rally's, Weathertech Championship, etc. This can be a great era if people get involved.
I love the mechanical sound of the engine when accelerating! Sweet Alfa Romeo. The word "elegant" is perfect for this car. Nicely done.
I really appreciate the way you guys do your videos, they are amazing. Watching them is always a good way to spend time! Great!
This film is, without a doubt, one of my all time favourites. Great work, beautiful photography, awesome sound, great interview. Just incredible, congratulations to you all.
Try 1958 Coupe Des Alpes a Shell film on the tube.
The sound of the giulietta engine is speechless and the car itself brings the past classic romantic speedy automobile artwork through engineering... Beauty on wheels
A fine man, an admirable car and a perfectly executed video production. RUclips at its very finest. Mr. Price speaks with a humble integrity that can be a reminder for us all. The 4-cyl dohc Alfas were in a class of their own. My Giulia Super was the best car I ever owned. Keep on racing Mr. Price.
I used to race at LimeRock in a 57 Giulietta Spyder the summers of 72 and 73. What a great track and the people were great. I was 18 years old at the time.
Seeing all those Giuliettas racing in the US after all these years... It fills me with such joy. A timeless racer indeed.
In 1968 I bought a 1959 Alfa spyder from a man who had raced it at Lime Rock. It still had the number "73" on the doors and the "SCCA GP" designation on the sides. Loved that car but was forced to sell it a couple years later. Always wondered what happened to it after that. Maybe this is it. Would be happy if it was to see it still out on the track and being enjoyed. These cars are double overhead cam aluminum heads and the transmission housing and differential housing are also aluminum. Quite advanced for their time.
Nice. I've watched you guys tear it up many times at LRP. Always a thrill. No one drives them like they are trailer queens.
When I was about 15 or 16, my friends father owned this car and back then, I didn't know what Alfa was. She was beautiful to look at but I was told that she only had about 80 hp or so. I was all about high hp figure and speed so it didn't intrigued at all. Now I'm 41 and thinking back after seeing this episode, what a privilege to had sat in the car and was taken for a short drive around the neighborhood.
Brilliant as always.
Always like the video before watching it!
Autodromo, such a sweet Alfa! And I like your choices and philosophy. Thanks for a really nice film, Petrolicious. Cheers to all!
Whoever does the colouring always does such a great job :)
+icebreaker Thanks!
Wow, I wish I could be as happy, as this guy is.
Bradley Price is so cool!
I LOVE ALFA!! there is so very much heritage and history, they are just a different breed. Amazing in their simplicity
Petrolicious, keep these great vids coming. Bradley, keep the awesome watches coming.
Camera work on this channel is amazing, you know these cinematographers are dam passionate about cars.
What an elegant little motor car - nice!
Hey Bradley.....Your insurance agent just called and says he wants to have a word with you after he saw you in this video....! LOL. Wonderful video. I am envious.....
this guy is chill
the best youtube channel, keep up the good work you inspire me to work hard to be able to have one of these awesome vehicles
I love your car, and your attitude, Bradley. Happy racing!
This is, as always, an excellent video! I'd also like to give kudos to both Petrolicious and Autodromo for their extremely tasteful product placement. Not compromising the closeup shots really added to the curiosity of the AUTODROMO stickers on Bradley's sweet carbon fiber lid. It's not often that I actually want to thank someone's sponsor, but I get a lot of enjoyment out of these videos.
+Calvin Graham Thanks a lot Calvin!
The lil black Elan was out there doing work!!!
Just fantastic video-jewellery and lovely shapes of cars in the fifties. Cheers!
fantastic alfa romeo giulietta spider
nice that you still race it. most old racecars are in a collection and are not raced any more, it's a shame.
I think there are very few youtube channels, which make such beautiful videos and do them with such a passion.
Keep up the great work! :)
This old giulietta is a timeless classic
Fantastic, Bradley!
+Dave Scholz big ups, my friend!
had to rewatch the 240z vid after seeing your comment :)
Lime Rock!! My backyard I've spent the last few labor days at the vintage festival great times.
I have driven 1960 muscle cars, Berlinetta Boxer Ferrari's, Testarosa Ferraris but without a doubt the time I spend racing a TR3 was the most fun. It was more about you the driver instead of extreme horse power. You drove the car instead of accelerate, brake, turn, hold on, repeat. When you watch these races you get a little of how great it is but you really should try and get out there to really know.
That is real racing!!
Another great video / great story! love the mirror shot at 5:22!
Beautiful car and video and I always like seeing my local track get some spot light.
Totally awesome, rather jealous, but you have a very sweet machine!!!
"The ultimate sophistication is simplicity."
~Leonardo
Nice new intro to a fantastic video. Loved it, loved the car.
Lime Rock is a great venue.
Auto racing, bull fighting and mountain climbing are the only real sports....all others are games! Brilliant, got to love this channel.
Bull fighting? Serious ?..
+van Rees It's a quote from Ernest Hemingway.
bmdub27 hi thanks for that, during the video it was on a sign on the race track obviously van Rees is not too observant. Just a quote on the video itself and he and 2 others ain't got a clue!
+Ganooster Moppy oh didnt notice that
In otherwords, if you can't potentially die while doing it then it's def not a sport.
Awesome video! This looks like so much fun!
I saw this car at the Lime Rock Historics!
All is amazing with you. Big thanks Petrolicious
I thoroughly enjoyed that.
Love Limerock, Love the car, Love this channel.
Sick!
Well done bradley
Mr Price, if you don't mind me asking, what brand/color of eyeglass frames are you wearing 1:05? Oh yeah, your race car is very cool as well. :) Thanks, RYR
+RollYourRock The sunglasses are my very own design -- Autodromo Stelvio sunglasses, available in our web store www.autodromo.com. Can't blame a guy for a little product placement ;-) But truth be told I designed them narrow specifically to be worn beneath a helmet
+RollYourRock Oh sorry I misunderstood! They are from Cutler and Gross London.
+Autodromo Thanks Bradley, could you possibly share the style name/color/size? Sorry for the trouble :)
+RollYourRock honestly I don't know. You'd have to go to their shop.
+Autodromo - Well, I actually did that and found several with that shape. Would there a name/specs printed on inside of the temple arm?
i really hope he never "fixes" that backfire haha
We used to use this trick in the old days, (when most cars didn't have steering locks,can lead quickly to death otherwise), if you had a sports exhaust, (loud ),you would pick up some speed going down hill through town, then turn off the ignition so the car is turning over in gear but not firing ,when you noticed your preferred victim you would turn on the ignition and the unburned fuel would explode through the exhaust in a very loud explosion, much like a gunshot, older people may well have had heart attacks but we were young and thought that sort of thing was funny there may be a clue there for Mr Autodromo? I was always worried this was not a good thing for the car but like I say ,we were young.
Awesome car, sounds great. Also nice editing/filming.
One thing, does this car not look better without that thing behind the drivers seat? I don't know what it is called. But I think without it, it would look so much better (I know, that thing is probably original so you have to keep it that way).
+Lt Col Speirs It's a roll hoop for safety. We designed it to be removeable and I agree, the car looks a hell of a lot nicer when the hoop is unbolted. But for racing, it would be foolish to run without it (and illegal in most clubs).
+Lt Col Speirs It is a actually a partial rollcage so that in an event of a rollover, the car wont crash down on the driver's head.
Autodromo Thanks, I never knew this.
perfect!!! brillante simplemente, brillante.
Nice video, great track footage.
Looks like real fun!
BEAUTIFUL
It's a beautiful thing!
Could tell it was Limerock just from the ticket shack. Love that place
Lovely film Bradley. Little bit envious from the UK.
Lovely video,,thanks Petrolicious.
seeing these little alfa romeos and other cars like this, i can see where the inspiration for the Miata comes from..a simple little roadster with a small engine and nimble handling..
+Russell Bluewolf - true that. Also undersized engines, almost always front engine / rear drive. The 0-60 times of cars in 1959 were often in the 14+ second range. This car was considerably faster stock (10.8 sec? for Veloce 1300cc?)
Why do all the cars that are featured on Petrolicious look awesome? I would take this alfa over the stock one anytime. Another great car, another great story, and another great video from Petrolicious.
nice job on the video and the storyline
Bravo ..a true petrolhead wonderful cars.Never tired of mine despite half a century of ownership. Though I must admit its in better condition than I am..;))
Афигенная машина и замечательное видео.
Love the new intro!
Nice, cool car and owner!
Racing with momentum is how men do it.
Great video, again. More about classic little compettion cars can be better. Thanks!!
Well done!
Fantastic
Love this one !! Matt Larson is petrolicious best director :')
It's good and all with big displacement but we should not forget that you can have this much fun in a small, light car and with just a small 4 cyl 1,3 L engine. It goes fast and sounds great. I guess MX-5 is the modern version of these cars. Now I appreciate MX-5 even more.
Good racer.
Great video. And anyone who hasn't been to the vintage races at Lime Rock really needs to go.
Bella!!! Bellissima !!!
gracias y compartido
Another great Petrolicious film and a car prepared in absolutely the correct spirit; excellent! Bradley, the backfire coming off throttle is most likely a cracked or leaking exhaust manifold - check it out and let us know the result ;-)
Every time Petrolicious.. every time you make me regret buying my newer Acura.
Or it could be that the transmission just exploded. BUT it gives me some sort of hope that I can one day buy a classic car that I truly will love.
Sweet! The backfire on over run can mean that you are running a little rich, or that the exhaust valves are leaking a little. If the plugs look fine, leave it alone!....and keep having fun. Question: how did you get the car registered as "street legal" without a windshield and wipers? I had a great, full race, TR4 years ago and didn't even try to get it registered in CT with just a plexi wind screen and no wipers. Did we meet at one of Rich Taylor's Vintage Rallies a year or so ago?
sounds like an after fire there
I had a 57 [750 series]...on the road....total rebuilt....racing, the better ones were the later 101 series....uh...59-60...don't remember...but the engines in the 101 were stronger...mechanically..but fun cars....great handling...a few years later I got a 67 GTV...now THAT was a world beater.
Awesome..cool..i luv it..
Great video as always! The music was especially well done in this one. As a side note, I really like the look of those shoes he was putting on at 6:35. Anyone know what kind they are?
At 7:12, great advice and vid.
My next door neighbor did this with a c1957 Porsche Speedster. It was C1967. I was 17 he was 30 something. a few times I went to Laguna Seca and "pitted:" for him. We drove over Highway 17, a real bob sled run over the Santa Cruz mountains. Today it has K wall and it's maybe 5 feet wider. hwy 17 was more dangerous than racing.
What a great machine. just the right modifications. although red would fit slightly better this shapes..
I dream of the Group B watch at night... Would fit great in my gt-four ...
Man, what a life. I need a little racer beater.
+13THPR0PH37 Miata is the answer. I love these cars, but parts availability, and reliability would be forefront in the decision making process for me. And I know what you're saying. I also need a little racer beater!
Me too man ):
+Kenny K yeah, I'll actually looking for a Miata or a AE86.
+Kenny K → Miata is always the answer.........
+Mr. Johnson Oh, I'm getting one for sure.
Did the camera man in the trunk eventually get out?
+2264ish he's ballast over the rear wheels for handling the corners. they let him out for the ride home.
The background music sounds like that Pink Floyd song On The Run.
Incredible! Absolutely stunning!
Does Petrolicious predominantly focus on European and American cars? What about some love for Japanese, British and others? I know you guys have before... but what's the deal?
Stop whining. They feature a nice variety of cars. And besides there are other factors that I'm sure influence they videos they produce, eg who is available to interview, location etc.
+MrJewripper Check out the Nissan Fairlady 240, Mitsubishi's Colt Galant, Living The 86 Life , Nissan Bluebird, These Datsun 240Zs Are Animals to Drive, The MR2 Connection, Dare to Be Different in a Datsun 240Z or Nissan Skyline GT-R: Racing Champions videos. A Japanese cars video playlist would be nice.
+MrJewripper Do not listen to them, every time someone says something slightly negative about petrolicious they jump down your throat.
See Petrolicious video on my feedback......DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT NOT WATCHING NOW!!
Guys i don't know if you read comments (cause you feel like you are UP THERE) but i wanna thank you for creating such an art of a channel!
alfa Romeo is Best Car and Good Car
Mr. Price, what shoes were you wearing in the video? Looks like a Chapal or Sparco vintage boots to me. You should make your own line of driving shoes...
+Andee Mal They are the Sparco vintage boots. Chapal does not make anything fireproof to my knowledge. We are working on some shoes, by the way! ;-)
So I think you would say no to traction control ? Good for you, to much stuff on cars today. Just try to be a better driver. Great video ! My first new car was an Alfa 1750 Berlina, had a lot of fun with that car.
OMG, Why did i just watch that?
did everyone notice the Lotus Elan win? maybe we'll see a video on a lotus from petrolicious soon? after like another 15 Porsche videos maybe.
It backfires in those long sweeping corners due to centrifugal force... This force causes a temporary fuel starvation at such severe corner G's. You either need to pump more fuel faster...OR...adjust your carb float level to be higher...or both perhaps. When the G force subsides and the engine is again able to pull fuel after momentarily being starved for fuel...BANG! OR Conversely and possibly more likely, it can be a momentary loss of ignition in the corner as well...same result. A loose wire being moved till it grounds out...such as the coil wire...or a harness wire feeding ignition. Up to you to feel it out...I can only list the possibles...but there are clues If the engine loses power in a very fast on off switch manner...its ignition....if its slower to manifest...its fuel. If I were onsite I could quickly tell you which...but it sounds like it occurs quickly...so my attention would go toward wires and wire harnesses that can move....difficult to nail at a computer screen. Hope this helps
Is that Markku Alen at 1:53 or just a look-alike?
+jroffler Ha! one of my Favorites!