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PROLOGUE (and about me)


Hello, I am Takeshi.  I am living in Hiroshima, Japan with my wife and dog, and own 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV.
(I also own 1989 Renault 5 and 2007 Mazda 5.)

Over the 3 years from 2007 to 2010, I repaired my Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV, which had been sleeping in a barn for 10 years, and recorded the progress of the repair on my blog written in Japanese.  Now I am thinking I would like to introduce my blog in English.

 I don’t even know why I think I want to translate my past blog to English.  Probably I myself wish to look back at the story of myself and my “onboro ALFA” again, and want to make a little more people know.

 By the way, I call my Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV "onboro ALFA".  The “onboro” is a Japanese word, it is similar to shabby in English I guess.

 My “onboro ALFA” that returned on the road in 2010 is singing the "Alfa sound" on the winding road today, and will always be on my side as a good partner. 


I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my wife and family for allowing me to spend a lot of weekend time and some expense to repair my "onboro ALFA".  

(Please note that any photographs and texts used in this blog are prohibited to use without my permission. Moreover, all contents described in this blog, such as maintenance and all other activities, were done with my personal responsibility.  If someone does same thing as the contents of this blog, I cannot take any responsibility for the results at all.)


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