Someone here was hating on Hruska, which I think is a mistake; the decision to build a factory in a region where there was damned little tradition of mechanical craftsmanship - it's part of Milanese culture, but hardly of sourthern Italian - was a dreadful one, and we can blame that squarely on the government, but the Sud design had a lot to recommend it. If I could find an unrusted one in my price range I'd buy it in a heartbeat, and the same with the Alfetta, whether GT or Berlina.
The cars designed under Hruska never had the mechanical refinement of previously designed Alfas. It had nothing to do with southern factories. True the cars developed under him had some unique features however, the final execution was lacking.
I remember my father's friends who at the time drove Berlinas and Spiders, remarking on the terrible shift quality and the overall feel of the then new Alfettas.
Also, lets not forget the reason for having exposed trunk hinges on the AlfaSud. Giugiaro's way of making fun of Hruska and his luggage requirement.
Robert --
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