These cars go back a long ways with me. I had a couple of them in the late 60s and early 70s. They were a love and hate affair to be sure - LOTS if maintainance issues but I could do the repairs. Around 1970, my 2 brothers and myself all had Alfas and 1 parts car in the garage. Here is a couple of them from 1972, I am on the right. The watch I had on then was the first single button chronograph made by Seiko.
The 159 that I rented in Italy is a whole different world compared to the old ones - would love to have a new one in the US.