A 1999 Alfa Romeo 166 luxury sedan in a British scrapyard.
SHERBURN-IN-ELMET, England — Alfa Romeo took a break from selling new cars in the United States after 1995, when the finalfrom that tiny but proud nation, and there are still quite a few 166s prowling the streets of Luxembourg City. Despite their reputation for unreliability and, the 166 looks so good that I remain tempted to ship one home.
There's a nice little breakfast joint located just out front, which was welcome on a below-freezing Yorkshire morning, and the employees are very friendly . Inside, you'll find plenty of Alfa Romeos, Fiats, Peugeots, Citroëns, Renaults and even a few Toyota MR2s; I spottedCars rust quickly and inspections are rigorous in England, so I didn't see many machines built prior to our current century.
The cars were packed and stacked so closely that I wasn't able to get great photos of this car, but Sherburn Motor Spares has included some pre-stacking photosshows that it last passed inspection in 2015 with 150,191 miles on the clock, and that it failed several times before then due to electrical problems and excessive emissions., presumably while it was still registered.
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