Restoring the Alfa Romeo155 WIDEBODY PT1: A Journey of Passion and Perfection

[@Romeo_GR]

In 1991 I was 13 and a professor of my school, had a 155 1800, brand new. I liked it immediatly so much. For more than a year I was trying to convice my father to buy one. Although he also liked it, he was always responding: " If we buy it, we must sell our old car"... a Fiat Ritmo 125 tc , something I didn' t want. So after 10 years , I bought myself a 33, later sold for a 75 1600, last one scrapped after an accident and replaced by a 75 1800 in 2010. But no155.... And the Ritmo is still in my garage! I wish good luck for the restoration!!

[@nakoma5]

Just want to say thank you for saving the 155, look forward to seeing the end result!

[@Matteo_Licata]

This is going to be fun to watch. It seems that Gabriele Tarquini really did wonders for the 155 up there in the UK, where I hear the car is quite well-regarded by enthusiasts. Here in Italy, no matter how much the 155 won on the racetrack, people didn't buy it. It sold half as much as the 75 that preceded it, and interest in the model remains low today. It was a much better car than people give it credit for, though.

[@NaNa-wj8tw]

Probably the Front Wheel Drive?

[@1968spikey]

​@@NaNa-wj8twdoubtful given the Alfasud's ground breaking handling.

[@timhancock6626]

@@NaNa-wj8tw Not so. The problem I think was partly looks and partly because it was seen as too much Fiat and not enough Alfa. Most cars are FWD so thats not what stops them selling. The Facelift looked a lot better, but came too late. If you think FWD is a problem then you never watched Gabrielle Tarquini in a 155.

[@gearhead9828]

That's interesting 🤔 Good to hear from you anyway👍

[@davidellis5312]

My first Alfa was a black widebody and I absolutely loved it. 6 Alfa's later I'd love to acquire another 155 one day. I'm going to enjoy watching this series. May the Alfa Gods smile down on you.

[@Kingdonnerkebab]

I looooooove these! Great to see one being restored. Good luck Neil

[@proooooost]

Yes, yes! 155! Not an easy shape for bodywork because of the relativly flat panels. But I sure this is gonna be gorgeous!

[@nunesaf]

This will get my attention. Bringing back these old Italian ladies back to life!

[@joneveritt1898]

I think we have all been waiting for this one to be done!

[@aaronhajzyk]

This is the car I’ve wanted to see finished for god knows how long !!!! The best looking British touring car on the grid back in the day

[@marino4691]

my Grandpa had one of those in red and I remember driving around with in the passenger seat, so cool. And my dad had a black 164, 6 cylinder

[@hannchris2762]

Hi Neil I'm so pleased to see the 155 getting loads of love I would love to see the 2 litre gone and a V6 back in best of luck with it

[@josephmifsud8261]

Looking forward to how this progresses. Great bodywork for such a classic

[@mattdewsbury]

Been waiting for this , seeing it sitting in the background !

[@aripenik]

Can't wait to see her finished.

[@Lord_of_Beard]

Can’t wait to see this brought back to life 🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@jami7772]

This is going to be one hell of a project! Can't wait to see it's progress.

[@Zodiark-]

Rear glass is gonna really love grinder sparks hitting it

[@backyardprojects9945]

+1

[@voytach]

Looking forward too the next part!

[@MLC...]

Excellent, looking forward to the series. Just love 155's.

[@nsz2302]

That car (the widebody 155) is the sexyest modern Alfa in my eyes. It just looks like it means business...

[@mikestrains2067]

Can’t wait to see it finished. My first Alfa was an N reg red 155 2.0TS 16v - the car that in many ways gave me the most pleasure and wish I still had. Brilliant engine. Red the best colour.

[@aggie3344]

Great content

[@markkarm9253]

finally the 155 😍😍😍

[@drzchariwala4199]

Great to see this coming back to life Neil! You did a great job on my V6 but I’ve always missed the 2.0TS I owned nearly 25 years ago! If you fancy selling this after it’s finished please give me a shout👌🏽 ZC

[@jamesdecross1035]

That is a lot of work.. I'm looking forward to seeing the results of this one!

[@robertadamski]

Yes finally, I rememeber that since I've started watching your channel I was always looking at this 155 standing in the corner and wondering when will it get some love ... the day has finally come, can't wait for part 2. Keep up the great work Neil!

[@pauloldfield6968]

Been waiting for this well done

[@michaelfernau8493]

Been waiting a very long time on this video. Had so much good memories with my champagne Alfa 155. Thanks Neil

[@popandu1170]

Well done neil and keep going. It is going to look gorgeous at the end of the project.

[@mo155]

Had one of these and loved it! Looking forward to your final result! Keep up the good work. Greets from the Netherlands

[@ItaliaAutos]

Thanks for watching

[@Lewuaptedama]

Lot of progress already. Very excited about this project!

[@molluscturtle]

I bought one of those electric 3/8” ratchets after seeing you using yours, Neil. Love it.

[@ItaliaAutos]

I'm on my 7the one. Love em

[@TheWynne71]

Really looking forward to this one. Good friend of mine bought an almost identical one back in 2008. Drove back from London to Wales with no 2nd or 4th. Great fun.

[@ThePigletpilot]

Love these cars, really looking forward to how this comes up.

[@deanprosser5224]

I flippin love these cars, can't wait to see the rest

[@chrispietersen804]

Loving this! I have a very clean 97 155 v6 in red and looking to do some work on it myself. So glad to see a 155 resto video. Great job! Enjoy... Liked and subscribed

[@awheaton7997]

Great video, lots of progress which is what I like to see.

[@daniellee9015]

Absaloutly brilliant video neil ❤👍 she'll look amazing when finished brilliant

[@Invisibleman7]

Enjoyed the first part. Looking forward too the next

[@Jack155Q4]

Neil, give me a shout on the mirror brackets. I print the parts and rebuild them for 155s (a niche market, I know 😮)

[@derrickgreen9020]

I had an 8 valve J reg with stacked rear wing. So looking forward to this.

[@michaelstaley2241]

Excellent Neil be nice when the refurbishment is complete…

[@ItaliaAutos]

Painted it today.

[@antoniovidal4616]

1:37 The spoiler is from a 33! OR!!! (because it is the same) From a Silversone, only lacking the things to make it higher

[@vilimracki841]

What a car it will be!

[@Modshmockers]

I've been waiting for this one. Love those 155s

[@neilmcclary]

oh yess loving this one

[@mikebilton7160]

Hi Neil, Is that car P982 UOU? If so I’ll be watching with great interest….my wife had it back in the day, second owner from new!

[@hamzah3138]

I am so looking forward to this new series😊 Thank yuu Neil 💪

[@grotesmurf1]

love seeing this project and I know it's probably "not done" but you could fit a 3.0 V6 Busso if you have one lying around.... sure it would be a straight fit but I have only seen them with a 2.5 V6....

[@seppoeerola882]

Woo finally 👌💯

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yeah it's only been 8 years

[@nikolajolevski3232]

Good luck 🍀👍🇲🇰

[@stevestone4346]

Lookin forward to this one!

[@a11csc]

roll on part 2

[@JonBonDonegan]

Great 👍🏼 #alfa #youtube

[@kieranmccreedy271]

I reckon that doesn’t even need a repaint. 1 day with a machine polisher and it’d be grand. I’ve had some success removing paint like that satin black with careful wet sanding.

[@bertuzerafa3880]

i do not now if you now or same body tell you. but if you put a pies of coper under the hols(or teak alo) it will help to hold the welding. :~)

[@ItaliaAutos]

Yeah that will help. Thanks

[@davidepinnington]

It will be amazing when painted

[@ItaliaAutos]

Sure will

[@graemerobinson7693]

Hi the Vacancy seems to be holding up well on the rear cross member of my wheel's of steel after a year. But there's another product I have bought but haven't tried yet for rust prevention called Lanoguard that's made from sheep's it's self healing and uses lanolin which I believe makes sheep waterproof. Just a heads up Incase you haven't heard of it as it could be worth a go but apparently has to be applied yearly.

[@graemerobinson7693]

Vactan not vacancy lol😅

[@dermottdevine473]

Good to see you back , how is the punto?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Just a few bits to do on body and still got to strip engine down

[@karenmurray3098]

sweet neil !

[@paultaylor9652]

You definitely don't make it easy for yourself, Punto nearly done and starting on the next project as well as working Neil.

[@scuderiasenzasoldi8740]

Finally the 55 again. Im curious how it will look in the End :-) Regards from DTM LAND!

[@simonstanyer8082]

Brilliant

[@antonyarnanova]

Do you think they will go up in value at some stage?

[@J0uwMoeder]

They have been going up quite nicely for about 4 years now, at least on mainland Europe. A nice and tidy 2.0 16v has gone up from about 2500-3500 euro to about 5000-7000 euro in that time, I would estimate. Rock bottom for these is quite some years ago. You could get a pretty nice 2.0 16v for about 1500-2000 euro's back then.

[@gaspode505]

Unicorn 🦄 😂 Can't remember when I saw one on the road

[@VoloKinProject]

Nice one mate. Wasn't the 155 the last rear wheel Alfa for years to come but with the then modern twin spark engine?

[@frankchan5547]

No front wheel drive

[@dipsbgpavlov9494]

Can you show the spoiler holes in the boot

[@ItaliaAutos]

That will be shown in a future video

[@dwarfshortage244]

How do you break off both wing mirrors??

[@g4zzauk]

Cannot understand why you did not cover your rear screen before welding and grinding onto it??

[@frankchan5547]

Why not sand it back to metal rather than leaving most of old paint on?

[@psychogobetween]

❤

[@155stw]

Do you think the 2 stage intake from the 156 engines gives good best in low end torque?

[@ItaliaAutos]

No idea really

[@2008tourer]

That must be one of the most rust free 155s in there. Why did you put filler straight on that weld? Are you not scared it will rust right away?

[@ItaliaAutos]

Filler bonds better to metal.

[@ajcomer3959]

grinding sparks all over the rear window........

[@ItaliaAutos]

And

[@ajcomer3959]

ruined it @@ItaliaAutos

[@dusankocisevic6823]

Man, you are A SERIOUS Alfaholic…💚🤍❤️ Greetings from Serbia, MiTo owner here🙏🙏