Last, but not least, it was all a matter of settling for the proper details, like the envisioned gold-plated old-school wheels or the hypothetical 3.2-liter Alfa Romeo Busso V6 engine, the latter ...

Keen to own something that he could get his hands dirty with again, for both mechanical fiddling and track day fun, Philip O'Hara bought his Alfa Romeo 145 Cloverleaf a couple of months ago.

There are no signs of excessive wear, the Momo leather chairs are plump, and the steering wheel only looks as odd as it would have when new. The 145 isn ... a 23-year-old Alfa Romeo like a ...