1965 Alfa Romeo SS - Petrolicious Founder's Alfa Problem

[@aumkar2]

Man, Petrolicious deserves an Oscar.

[@kavanranaraja8616]

Totally. This is probably their best one to date.

[@13THPR0PH37]

aumkar chandan. Agreed. I was thinking the same thing. It reminded me of the old school noir movies.

[@icecreamalacarte]

Wanna see him back on Leno's Garage-dug that ep

[@spiderdog762]

too right

[@elmanitasdeplomo]

aumkar chandan That shot of the car driving through the tunnel with the headlights reflecting on all the little tiles ...amazing.

[@sergiomendez9231]

For those of you commenting, "Too much talking, not enough car," you are missing the point. Yes the cinematography is top notch (as it always is), but what makes Petrolicious special are the people in the films, not just the cars. It's the stories of the people the complete the cinematic experience with a story. People are what make the automotive community unlike any other, and for Petrolicious to make these videos every week without charging you truly shows that these people true automotive enthusiasts and genuinely good people. If you can't appreciate the founder's story as much as the car, I'm sorry that you can't relate to true, automotive passion.

[@DrYeg]

Sergio Mendez A

[@richardclowes836]

Completely agree, I love hearing the stories about each owner, how they developed their interest, their relationships with parents who sparked their initial interest etc etc

[@AdrianosClassicGarage]

One of the best kind of problems.

[@erichakanson7010]

A dozen Alfa's? I don't think I'd ever leave my garage. once again petrolicious-a bang up job. and that fact that the founder is a real car guy surfaces in each and every video.

[@AndrewNguyenOfficial]

One of, if not, the best Petrolicious episode ever. Superb shots, choice in music, and car. Everything blended nicely like being at a cafe on a rainy night. This channel rarely disappoints. Oh, and I loved how the owner drove the car with a sense of urgency.

[@GIGABACHI]

Love the Jazzy Piano background music.

[@GIGABACHI]

Myownopinion Nope, sorry.

[@samworskett]

www.dewolfemusic.com/trackdetail.php#!/?id=8634779&code=ZX5Tks

[@GIGABACHI]

***** Awesome Sauce! 👌👍😆

[@fastdays_1]

Any Jazzy compilation to suggest?

[@bedmember]

Sublime! Thank you Mr Behnia for conceiving Petrolicious. May you have many more Alfas to come!

[@rmr5184]

I have your same problem! My father started years ago with a 1968 Spider Veloce. He always told me about how perfect Alfas were in the past and about how they were just better than anything else. So I started to search for a Spider which was his dream car. We found one and the prices were already starting to raise. We went to see it and we just bought it. We passed a lot of weeks together fixing the car since it stood for many years in a garage. But after we got everything fixed and I had my first short trip in the car I just fell in love! I started to read some books and watch videos about Alfas and that's when I got infected with this beatiful Alfa disease! After about 5 years of searching I bought my dream car in January of this year:) a silver 1970 GT 1300 Scalino. I'm totally restoring it and it will take a few more months probably but I just feel so good everytime I look at this stunning car. Thanks for this beatiful video! Keep up posting Alfas, I really love it! Best channel on youtube!

[@devon785]

Great for you & your dad. I'm a dyed in the wool Alfa guy. My son and i just finished a Cafe Racer together, time well spent.You will both remember those times fondly...

[@rmr5184]

devon 7 thank you! We are really enjoying it! I bought the car in january and we are working almost all togheter on it. My brother is now also infected. I hope he will also buy an Alfa for himself soon. What cafe racer did you prepared?

[@devon785]

We just finished a 78 CB750 which i had laying around for 30+ years. i have a Ducati,GSXR 2 dirt bikes and i just bought a 76 CB750 Super Sport for myself to start a cafe racer ! Currently i have a 81 GTV6 and a 88 Milano Verde. I also strayed and own a 87 Lotus turbo Esprit and a 70' TVR Vixen. I am an Alfaholic for the transaxel Alfas. Probably had about 20 Alfas up till now . ( nobody ever has just 1 Alfa at any given time). What state are you located?

[@rmr5184]

devon 7 wow!! Your collection is really impressive!!! Bothe the bikes and the cars. You know what Alfas and Lotus share? They are both cars with a lot of character! Last week I picked up the treated and freshly painted GT chassi from the workshop where it has been for the last few months. As soon as we find some time we will start with the reasembling. Since we are not mechanics it will probably take until the end of this year to complete the car. I would really like to have it perfect! Nevertheless I prefer to take some more time and do it well rather than just fixing it. I will never sell the car so I don't need to keep a timeschedule.

[@alexisamtosta]

You dad is a wise man!!

[@linengreyghost5378]

choice music ... superb vehicle

[@MrPranamit]

Myownopinion .

[@linengreyghost5378]

"Bottle of Blues" Andy Quinn > www.dewolfemusic.com/trackdetail.php#!/?id=8634779&code=ZX5Tks

[@MrPranamit]

how the hell did you find that out

[@linengreyghost5378]

read down through pages of comments and then google the artist/composer

[@Diecastclassicist]

Sounds like Steve Allen when he played for Jack Kerouac.

[@kikowner]

Petrolicious, thanks once again for succeeding so well at putting across what the passion for cars really envolves as a whole: the colours, the specific models, sounds, design and the general passion for the automotive world and community. Please never stop doing such a great job at illustrating this and keep the videos coming, I'm sure I am not alone when I say we will pleasurably be here to watch. If someone tells me cars are just machines, I will definitely look back to your videos so as to prove them that these machines are much more than about going from one place to another.

[@jasonholtkamp6483]

It's been exactly 1 week since I fulfilled my dreams and placed my order for a new 4C :)

[@chriscarbaugh3936]

Afshin, thank you for sharing just a little of your story with us. You run one of my favorite web channels and produce fantastic videos.

[@TheAslakVind]

Afshin Behnia. You are the epitony of Petrolicious. I want to thank you, please share much more of yourself, your passion and your thoughts around cars.

[@mrkarkasian]

So much passion, I would love to work for Petrolicious, it is everything i've always wanted as a job.

[@castellanos9924]

Doublesided tape Where do I apply

[@IROCMAN666]

What a pleasure to watch the founder of Petrolicious, a real passionate ! Every tuesday, we are never disappointed.

[@scotie690]

Not very often I got so impressed with a video. Classy, pure class...

[@itxtztz]

Thank you!

[@rmr5184]

David Zu Elfe every time I see one of Petrolicious videos I tip my hat:) no really these videos are just magnificent! Would love to see more of his Alfas!

[@DoctorDARKSIDE]

It's not a car, it's an Alfa Romeo!

[@corradotox]

You always post great videos on your channel, but this episode is really special. As one who was born and raised in Milano, the city of Alfa Romeo, I can only appreciate a true Alfista! My first Alfa was a Sprint Veloce from the '70's and I had a few other Alfa's in my life. I miss them all, no modern car lives in you with the same passion! My regards to the "Milanese" in your family... I know she loves Alfas, too! Cheers, Corrado.

[@bassoumsamsoum]

I’m surprised at my self for never ever hearing of the Alfa Romeo SS. This is my first time to see and hear one in this video. What a seductive design, the curves in the body just want to pull you in. But then again Alfa never ceases to surprise me. Just imagine driving this beauty in its heyday when it rolled out of the factory in the early ‘60s. What a sophisticated car for its time that still looks relevant on the road today.

[@Nigelthegame]

I just recently stumbled across this channel and I've been watching these videos nonstop. This is a fantastic channel with fantastic directing. Totally underrated.

[@mystere485]

The dislikes were from people who tried to watch it when it was first posted. It had comments disabled and was not available on mobile.

[@Gertofius1]

I couldn't watch it on my computer

[@santinoit]

no, Fiat people love Alfa Romeo. Dislike is from german wanabee

[@palomino73]

No way ! I'm german and I love Alfa ! In fact man german ppl I know do so, too !

[@lukas4610]

I think he meant German-car guy istead of German car-guy.

[@palomino73]

Yes, probably !

[@liamoleary31]

Superb . When those who deserve the best are aligned the world turns in harmony ! Alfa-Holics Anon .

[@MikeGubisch]

I love this channel so much. Absolute best way to wake up

[@matthewmanuel8965]

Amazing video as always... Maybe Mr Behnia can show off the rest of he's Alfa Romeo collection sometime!!

[@anthonypetty9288]

I remember a white SS here in New Zealand back in the 1980s. Not sure if it is still here, but they are a very beautiful car. 🍀❤️ I've owned 4 Alfas over the years, two Alfasud ti, a 1750 GTV and a 1600 GT Junior. Wish I had the money to have the same 'problem' as you.😎

[@thehardgames13]

This video is absolutely incredible. Art is omnipresent in this film that perfectly show us all the passion that we have for our Alfa. In there we begin to dream and I thank you for this. The SS is for sure one of the most beautiful Alfa ever with the 8C and also the GTV you definitively have good tastes.

[@Andrew-on5do]

These videos are consistently amazing

[@erinhoover6621]

This is definitely the most artistic Petroliscious video, I'd say. Very beautiful.

[@jantheunissen2986]

Alfa Romeo is not a problem, it’s an adiction that makes you smile everyday you drive! Alfa Romeo, cuore sportivo 🍀

[@thhall459]

Mr. Founder, thank you very much for your truly wonderful KZbin channel. It is the best of all, in my car-guy opinion. Bless you in your work. This video was one of your best. But then again, they are all "the best".

[@TheEuroCarShow]

The best quality videos on KZbin by far! And let's not even mention the amazing content! You guys rock our World with every single release!!!

[@gamby16a]

He has superb taste. Pulling into that midcentury modern home was the icing on the cake!

[@brrrr16]

thank u for promoting alfa culture in north america. here in europe we love them so much

[@MyILoveMinecraft]

Even as a enormous fan and defender of Japanese cars I have to say : Alfa Romeos have so much personality, there are only few cars that can compare

[@mramaretto114]

Wtf is with the dislikes? superb material one of the best youtube channels! keep up the good work and fuck the haters

[@mystere485]

The dislikes were from 7:00am when the video was posted but the comments were disabled and it wasn't available on mobile...

[@aumenarys]

I couldn"t even watch it on my computer...

[@ghagen888]

All the red head step children

[@jameselms7310]

My Sprint Speciale ownership amazingly parallels Afsin`s, when I bought my first Alfa years ago (`74 GTV) I was curious about the marque`s history and bought several books and discovered the SS in a little b&w photo. It took awhile to realize the SS wasn`t a show car but an actual production model. The hunt was on ! and it also took quite some time to find an actual car as there were only a handful ever imported ,several years passed and I finally found a good one that was looking for a loving home so I bought mine sight unseen as well. He`s also right that they become an addiction, ALFA , Always Looking For Another !

[@jaymyers6452]

Beautiful car. Hopefully one day i will own one but for now i am happy with my gtv6s and 105 models :) ! Keep up the awsome videos more people need to know the greatness of alfa and ownership.

[@shaniranikauboj]

Beautiful story presented with beautiful video! Cuore Sportivo!

[@zatharos6427]

Just casually has a 8C sitting outside

[@Bsmiley7988]

Love it! Thanks for sharing your Alfa's and love with us!

[@crazygtrkid]

Petrolicious videos are so refreshingly classy and well produced

[@MrTheMrDude]

This man is living my dream! I'm 21 years old and I own a 1972 Alfa Romeo Giulia Super in verde pino.

[@chucklechortle]

It's not a problem. It's a blessing. There is no such thing as an Alfa Romeo problem.

[@TheJUZZTIIN]

same I have an alfa 156 v6 and an old boxer best cars ever! keep up the good work guys!

[@garthlundquist8316]

I first tested a Alpha in 1969. What a revelation. The incredible lightness of being comes to mind. It was a 1959 spyder, and was even lighter than my 356A Porsche. I had never seen a 5 speed transmission. The little 1300 cc engine revved so willingly, the suspension had a fair amount of body roll but never let go. I found a Sprint Special ( as pictured in the vid) for $2500, but it was beyond my means at the time..enchanting cars. No wonder he has a problem.

[@blainekelley816]

Great problem, indeed! As always, a great visual and audible delight ... especially enjoyed 4:30-4:43 light reflections!

[@itxtztz]

Thank you - it was my favorite shot to put in.

[@AM4project]

la moglie italiana ha aiutato molto nella tua scelta di automobili! I would love to have my Gtv featured on the channel!

[@FireflyActual]

If the wife is partly responsible for Afshin's choice of Alfas then could his collection be considered his harem?

[@AM4project]

Firefly non esageriamo 😂

[@FireflyActual]

;-)

[@abelincoln95]

Petrolisciousness.... Such a classy presentation... Bravo...

[@kostassss85]

As usual, great cinematography and music background. But the most important point in this clip is that, fortunately, there are people who understand the true Alfa essence. Everyone who has at some point owned an Alfa is most certainly infected from the Alfa virus. And this is stated from a guy who has a family history with Alfas streching from the old Giulia Super to the latest European Giulietta. Keep the fantastic job you deliver and don't forget: A.L.F.A. = Always Looking For Another. Warm greetings from an Alfista in Greece. Oo=v=oO

[@triwahyuutomo4224]

Now the boss tell the story....great video!!

[@MGBranco]

I wouldn't mind to have this Problem... Congratulations for the very well done show!

[@Shandy0611]

"you don't pick up an Alfa - the Alfa picks up you" - so true so true! :-) I think I have an Alfa Problem too! Thank you all at Petrolicious for all your phantastic and amazing videos!

[@MrDanty64]

Nice poem in there! Careful!! Potential marketing slogan!!

[@marcomartini9239]

Dude, this dude is the man. Congratulations bro, enjoy your cars... drive them.... race them...

[@magnat7]

One of the best videos! LOVE IT!

[@Bangkok.eye.automotive]

SO beautifully shot.

[@SharpeTrade]

Your cinematography is absolutely brilliant. Thumbs up / Liked !!

[@Kenaroni]

The cinematography really is wonderful, on ALL of these Petrolicious videos. They make it look easy. But watch again, study each shot, each angle, the lighting and editing, and you will see that each takes much talent and work.

[@TheCDANet]

I've had two alfas, a 1969 Berlina and a 1987 Milano. Two different cars, two great cars that I miss...

[@kentvonseverin1257]

About ten years ago while riding my 1966 Vespa SS180, I spotted an Alfa gassing up in a Los Angeles service station. I approached the driver about buying the car. He declined, but handed his business card which read Afshin Behina, Petropolis...

[@jayhache5609]

haha awesome.

[@beegee22]

Great story. Filming this car at night really brings out the curves of the white bodywork.

[@dawge30]

Obsession... maybe. Problem? Well... maybe getting parts. Wonderful production, all of your videos are just, well; beautiful. Just like a vintage Alfa...

[@wrightsee]

I keep coming back to this video, they really are cool, I remember looking at one in the early 90's , around 14 GBP at the time. Now astronomic such a pretty thing, I would swop my 911 for one, in summary Afshin, a exquisite jewel, in a beautiful setting, the classic twin cam and 5 speed, with the oh so gorgeous body. Great to re watch and enjoy.

[@kubishtaNYC]

This video is once again just great! as always with petrolicious :) I was feeling like I was sitting right there, listening to mr. Behnia :))) but videos like this one need more footage! :))

[@tmmason10]

Love the sliding door garage so you can display what's inside.

[@klasseact6663]

How much better can these vids be!

[@mrlurchAU]

To be a true petrol head.....

[@gamenuts6296]

You need to own an Alfa

[@ch_dn]

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[@milan5159]

out

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

@@gamenuts6296 No.....you need to STAY TF AWAY FROM PETROLICIOUS AND ITS HORRID CONTENT!!

[@michaelmeliambro5117]

@@soldatinconnu1804 Took you long enough to figure it out, dumba**.

[@rogerlafaille9938]

Love the way you Guys make these mini films about true awsome classics . PS God what a gourgious alfa

[@kathleenbergeron1292]

Mr. Behnia, you've been able to turn your "Alfa Romeo problem" into a really nice communications vehicle. Thanks for Petrolicious.

[@reflectdetailing8075]

Petrolicious is able to convey stories in such a genuine and deep way that it almost makes me sad

[@GunCollector007]

Just found this channel after jay leno. Pretty awesome

[@AbhishekNigam44]

painstakingly beautiful videos and brilliant choice of music I think u guys shud start making car movies now.

[@craigyirush3492]

Bravo for calling it a marque and not a brand!

[@AndreaZamboni]

This video is absolutely incredible

[@stanB950]

Love seeing you with this car on Jay Leno ‘s garage ( loved hearing the car is J accelerated )

[@g00dfeeling]

I really enjoyed this video, one of the best so far.

[@morganblack]

He said. You don't choose the alfa, the alfa chooses you. This is totaly true, my alfa 916 spider chose me

[@go86go]

I just can't stop clicking on your videos,

[@netmatrix75]

Wow! The Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale is really like inspiration for Disco Volante.

[@renatorenatoff1227]

Just amazing, BTW congrats by Petrolicious. Have a good one for you and for all Petrolicious team.

[@mereclander]

Very Well explained history!!!!

[@montezi73]

I´ve seen this episode more than a dozen times over the past few years - it´s just so easthetic and moody... but my favourite part is the ending... "I´m Afshin Behnia - and I have an Alfa Romeo problem".... Hahahaha... that just gets me every time!

[@itxtztz]

MUSIC // 1 - Time to Close by Johnny Hawksworth & 2 - Bottle of Blues by Andy Quin

[@aske___4533]

I like this guy, great car taste and judging by his house, great architecture taste too

[@garymcaleer6112]

Those early Alfa twin cams with Weber carbs are among the very few motors where you can safely bury the tach. In fact the real power begins when you hit the redline.

[@lelao654]

This car is such a beauty.

[@marcelgeber6644]

so awesome you can watch it all day

[@PrigipasYork]

Nice video as every last one..That Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA Corsa at the backround is magnificent...This should be the star of a future video..I love this car...Please consider it... :D

[@adopancia7445]

This man understands cars.

[@nycLPplayer]

Love the channel...I think the dislikes come from the fact that this video kinda comes off as an 8min humble brag. Video was less about the car or Alfas and more about multiple acquisitions but we would all likely do the same with the cash.

[@RICHOCHANGO]

amazing cinematography!

[@lukas4610]

I hope there is a part 2, 3, etc. coming

[@chrisjames5839]

This is what I was thinking. There needs to be a video on all of the Giulia's!

[@lukas4610]

Correction, make that video's on each and every alfa!

[@troyrivas5204]

Great episode!

[@iamrichrocker]

Petro is the master of telling a life of love for vehicles in so many short minutes....

[@Erik-rd1tl]

Beautiful car and story!

[@trwsandford]

I have an addiction to classic Fiat 124 Spiders... I get it man. So many Alfa's to choose from from!

[@ChromelineGaming]

I love my Alfa, might only be a 147 but damn is it sexy, I find myself browsing the local classifieds looking for another Alfa, I wish I didn't have to let my near perfect 147 sit almost neglected due to tough times, hope she passes her next MOT, I couldn't bare to see my first Alfa get parted out

[@jamcdona]

I'm glad that he did a piece on his Alfa finally. I also bought an 86 Veloce just to tide me over until I could afford a TR6. The Alfa has totally sucked me in, and I took the car way further than I had originally intended. Now that I have a TR6, I can't get rid of the Alfa. It sounds and drives way too nice. Older Alfas like Afshin's will always be out of my reach, but there's a few made later on that are withing my grasp, and at some point I'll find an early GTV.......

[@christianivan361]

So beautiful, and also an inspiration

[@MJorgy5]

Dislikes from Alfa engineers interpreting the word 'problem' in the wrong light. Magnifico!

[@absolutepressur]

Absolutely gorgeous car.

[@syahfinoakbar2227]

still my dream alfa