This is the most awesome project you’ll see today. The project in question is the Alfa Seven! Essentially, it’s a magnificent Alfa Romeo 3.0 V6 engine mounted in a custom-made Lotus-seven-inspired chassis. The builder of this wonderful sounding machine is Ronny Norkvist, and he didn’t just buy a kit and bolt it together! This is a one-off car built entirely from the ground up with a great deal of planning and thought. He employed 3D CAD modelling to develop his concept before building it, and Ronny even molded his own fiberglass hood! We’ll let him tell the story in his own words. Here’s some of what Ronny said about his project: “Ok, this is my first car built. Because I wanted to find a cheap and relatively simple projects, choosing the Seven-style concept was obvious. Since I had an old Alfa 75 standing around, it seemed natural to use it as donor car. That this would cause a lot of extra work, because of the rear gearbox, I was well aware of. In order that the work would run as smoothly as possible, I decided to CAD up my ideas first. This proved to be an invaluable advantage! The work to re-construct the original concept to fit the Alfa Parts began in summer 2003. In summer 2004, after a year in front of the computer, the real construction work began. During construction, the engine was upgraded several times. From 2 Liter 4cyl to newer 2L twinspark to 2.5 V6 (Alfa 75) and finally to a 3.0 V6 engine from na Alfa 164.” This is a fantastic project and few people know about it. In the next post we will show you a video of the magnificent sound of the engine.
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 17:30:00 +0000