Alfa, without a shadow of a doubt, for all the reasons touched on here.

TR6 anytime.

I'll take my MGB with the GM V6 FI conversion

Can I buy that Alfa please!!!

tough call. Alfa probably

Your bar fight analogy was great. Had a TR-6 in university, drove it straight through to Florida from Montreal. I know what you mean. Loved the car.

@@leemorris2127 Damn, that’s one hell of a haul in TR6. An old benz would be a better choice, lol

'...a days driving will make you feel like you lost a bar fight.' Now that is a great line. I owned a TR6 for four years in the late '70's and I can relate.

My friend had a 72 TR6 and at 6'0" I found it quite comfy although of course at 18 I weighed maybe 140 back then.😊 We lived in Colorado and boy was it great for two lane mountain roads.

I agree, just judging by how they look, the Alfa looks like an aluminum can compared to a tin can. Ok, maybe that wasn't the best analogy, but I think the driver's responses were pretty much in line with that.

Henry, my 74 spider has this issue. It's a bear to start. it has the spica injection and it takes 7-10 tries to get it to start. once it starts, it runs perfectly and when I turn it off after driving, it starts immediately back up. but let it sit overnight, same thing it won't start unless you turn it 8 times. funny thing we had some really hot weather this summer and during that, it started right away but the temp outside had to be 85 or more. I think it could be the TA? it also does backfire if I take the gas of the pedal say going downhill. so I just put it in neutral to avoid that. nobody I know can work on spica's. I even had one guy who said he was an expert tune it and it made no difference. any ideas?

@@fredgarv79 It’s either the TA or the Cold Start solenoid. Back in the “70’s” you could buy a cable that replaced the thermal TC with a cable (like a choke cable). When cold pull out, and once warmed up push in! It’s elegantly simple and that resolves the TA! To check the cold start solenoid warm up the car then jump the solenoid and if it correctly adjusted the engine will sputter but run. The sputtering is the rich mix you just triggered but if it doesn’t you need to loosen the lock nut below it and screw it down until it will sputter!

You need a "Thermostatic Actuator." A good Alfa Shop will know how to install then once it's in check (with a warm engine) the Barometric Compensator! A simple hot wire at idle and touch the connector and the engine will idle rough (Enrichens the Mixture) if it doesn't the nut below gets loosened and you screw up for richen and down to lean. Let me know if you need more info!

And my Alfa is a 1974 GTA with a 1996 2000cc Twin Plug Bosch Injection and a "Hot Chip!" I still have friends in Italy!

@@henryzeisler8280 thank you this is what I suspected about the TA by reading a bunch of alfa manuals and troubleshooting stuff. but I am not very mechanical so I do know one shop in Seattle that the guy knows alfas and used to race them. so I'm planing on taking it to him (if I can afford it) but I have another question. I bought the car with that had been sitting for over 25 years in a dry texas garage but a few months in, the head gasket blew. I had a top end rebuild done with all new high quality gaskets etc. but after 10 years I noticed some oil in the coolant. now just two years before this, I had a brand new radiator put in and new fluid of course. but now, spots of oil in the coolant, so I thought why not try to do a coolant flush, clean out the overflow tanks which was very dirty. but now, same thing, drops of oil in the coolant. it does not smoke out the tailpipe at all and no issues really, but this bothers me. I found out about a drain plug on the side of the engine and told the people about that(they had no clue) but I don't know if they bothered to try to even take that plug out or not before they flushed it. But, I have an oil leak that seems to be coming from underneath the back part of the engine like it could be a rear end seal? I loose about a quart of oil every say 600 miles or 700. what do you think? there is no oil at all coming from the top valve cover or anywhere on the top end of the block. it sounds expensive to have to pull out the engine and replace the rear seal where it connects to the tranny? I dont know what I am talking about but this is what I know. it's not a lot of oil just a few spots of it when you take of the radiator cap. could it be that the engine was not flushed out enough and its just residual oil? thanks if you have any ideas

That's the plan! We have more like this in the works.

Glad you liked it!

Interesting video. Like Tim (and others who have weighed in here) I also own one of each. I own a ‘69 TR6 and a ‘90 Alfa Spider. I’ve owned and driven many, many more miles behind the wheel of my TR6. The Alfa is a relatively recent addition. But it’s an excellent long distance touring car. It’s got a softer suspension than the TR6. And erecting or lowering the top is much easier than the TR6. It can easily done at a traffic light and without getting out of the car! Both are fun cars to drive. Impossible for me to choose. Love them both!

I agree, Richard. The Alfa's metal is more thin also. My TR6 is a tank compared to the Alfa, and the electrics are so much easier to work with than the Alfa.

So far, the Alfa has proven to be just as reliable as the TR6. Neither has given me much trouble.

Unfortunately you can not upload a photo here but if you visit ClassicMotorsports.com you can share some photos in the build and project car section of our forum!

The steering wheel is smaller, not larger than stock. A stock wheel would make this problem worse.

Shock absorbers provide 2 kinds of damping - bump (under compression) and rebound (extension). The driver was referring to a lack of rebound damping on the outdated (even at the time) lever-arm shock absorbers in the TR6.

My '69 Spider only has a lap belt.

This is a link to a summary of the NHTSA Motor Vehicle Safety Standards: Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards and Regulations one.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/import/fmvss/index.html. The seat belt regulations are listed in Section 209. Note that the initial 1/1/1968 regulation specifically exempts convertibles, and the 1/1/1973 update has the language exempting them removed. (The same update mandated retractable mechanisms for the shoulder belt assembly.)

I wonder if the lever shocks had ever been rebuilt in the test TR6? That would make substantial difference.

Well said.

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Good call on the wire wheels. If I owned that car, I'd definitely want the wire wheels. Just seems right and a classic befitting.

I wonder how many guys have both.....😉

@@cheftush Not sure, but you can tell them by the grit under their fingernails.

@@cheftush So far, I am surprised at the number of people saying they own both.

Thanks! 👍

If I sold my Alfa GTA (not quite yet), I'd look for either a Bugeye Sprite, or a Japanese English Rover Mini w/Air Conditioning! I just worked on one, and was shocked at how well Rover got A/C in the Mini! I'm in Miami, FL. and it got to 38°!

We are planning on a whole series of these videos with Tiger vs. Shelby GT 350 next.

I must agree the front end and even the side view of the Alpha is beautiful but look at the rear view of the car design, must have been Friday afternoon in the Milan studios

Good comments. Thanks

I owned a period Fiat Spider (1969) and a '74 TR6. Strange that I enjoyed the TR more, even though the Fiat braked better and was more nimble.

The engine is a gem! Spica mechanical fuel injection is genius!

They are in roughly the same price range today. Full report with more detail in the next issue of Classic Motorsports magazine.

No, it is just too narrow and uncomfortable. Look at his shoulders and anyone can see that anyone sitting next to him would be impinged upon severely.

@@machtschnell7452 Bullshit. I am a 6 foot 2 inch guy well above 200lbs, but I am fit as hell in my early fifties. I have a 1975 TR6 and David is entirely right. These guys are simply too fat and out of shape for this car. As to shoulders... I still train and fight Muay Thai. There is absolutely zero issue for my physical parameters in this car. My 20 something girlfriend agrees. It is clear that you have never been in this model of car.

Only if you like truck engines. This is no BMW nor Mercedes I6.

I didn't say that........

James May called the TR6 a "blokes car". I see what he means.

LOL, and well put!

My thought exactly!

How about Meat Pie ,a pint and Rugby versus the Spaghetti Bolognese with wine and the Opera.

@@jeffarcher400 "spaghetti bolognese" is a touristy-fake italian dish. Tagliatelle al ragú is real bolognese pasta, not spaghetti :)

@@francescomotti6165 You're right. I just wanted to make it accessable to the masses. It's often the cheapest. I remember liking the linguine al vongole in the white sauce. Now I'm getting hungry.

I think the Duetto came out in 1966 and the last S4 in the UK was around 1992, though some might not have been sold and registered till a bit later!

@@spiderfiveeightnine Cheers Paul.

@@spiderfiveeightnine Thankyou Paul

Bertha, the dead rock that song.🎶

Just like a pickup truck. No thank you.

Thanks. Agree. About to buy a 1975 TR6. Am definitely a bloke. Cheers mate! :)