Hi, In Sweden, with its five months of darkness and freezing temperatures, such covers used to be fairly common. A more elegant solution was actually a rubber shield in front of the radiator on a spring loaded roller which was controlled through a chain into the cabin. (http://www.ctaservice.se/delar/kylare/329907R.JPG)
The item you mentioned seemed to have been common in the colder parts of Italy as well. One example is found here: http://www.vendiloroma.it/carrozzeria/17935-alfa-romeo-giulia-super-biscione -copriradiatore-winter-cover-rosso.html If you search the same site for "copriradiatore alfa romeo" you get a number of hits for various older Alfas. I seem to remember I had one for the center grill of the Bertone Coupi in the early 70's. We also used to switch between winter and summer thermostats :-) Cheers, Bo Hasselblad -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: den 15 november 2015 15:39 To: [email protected] Subject: [alfa] remarkable parts Gentle Alfisti, Maintaining vigilance through the parts channels has always been part of the fun of owning an old Alfa. I found a beautifully molded grill cover, in three pieces to exactly shield the front grill of my Giulia GT. This thing was made in Italy, for northern winter driving. There are two moveable slats that slide to adjust the admitted air. I've been looking at Alfa parts for some 25 years or more, and I've never seen anything like this. They are cast in red rubber, the sliding louver is hard plastic. I can't imagine that this piece could be OM for the GT. If anyone has ever seen anything like this, I'd like to know. I wish John Hertzman was here. Keeping it interesting. Modelle 66 105.04 g.d. -- To be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
