It’s no secret Alfasuds were extremely sensitive to corrosion. Few have survived and to find a good one has become a challenge. Even harder to find are the Tipo 904A /904B or Giardinetta models. The name Giardinetta sounds much better than Estate, Stationwagon, Combi or Break as used by other marques, although the true meaning, … Continue reading
Retrovisore (Italian for rear view mirror) looks back at events I have attended in the past. This issue however is from an event I unfortunately missed. The photos are kindly provided by Michiel Witsen. In 2010 Alfa Romeo celebrated its 100th anniversary. The kick off was in January when the Interclassics & Topmobiel classic car … Continue reading
The Southward Car Museum in Paraparaumu, founded by Len Southward, has an impressive collection of around 400 cars. Add some automobilia, a range of motorcycles, three airplanes and one can imagine a day will be too short to see it all. The museum is just one hour driving from Wellington.
It’s like the attendants of the celebration (March 17th, 2013) of Autodelta’s 50th anniversary secretly try to keep the pictures and videos to themselves, there’s not much to be found on the internet. But last week Hirundo Photography published a gallery of gorgeous pictures. Click and enjoy.
Retrovisore (Italian for rear view mirror) looks back at events I have attended in the past. The Concours d’Elegance in the gardens of the ‘Het Loo’ palace in Apeldoorn in the Netherlands is one of the world’s top concourses. The images in this slideshow are from 2003. One of my favorites is the sleek 2600 … Continue reading
Still three weeks to go to the 25th edition of Techno Classica in Essen, Germany, but regular visitors are already getting excited by now. First timer? What can you expect? See the video below. Please note that April 10th is press day. Avoid the queues, visit the website and buy your tickets online. From the … Continue reading
In its short history Petrolicious has built up a prime reputation when it comes to outstanding videos and mouthwatering photography. Here’s a video from a track day at Willow Springs. In fact the presence of this video at this blog might be kind of superfluous; probably most true Alfisti have the site already bookmarked. If … Continue reading
Top pieces from Alfa Romeo’s Museo Storico, the collection of Corrado Lopresto and other private collections will be exhibited on Style Icons (Dutch: Stijl Iconen) in the Louwman Museum, The Hague in the Netherlands. The exhibition starts April 27th and ends June 2nd and is organized in cooperation with the Dutch Alfa Romeo owners club … Continue reading
I have added a documentary video to the page of Mahy Automobiles (Belgium). It tells the story of the the life work of founder Ghislain Mahy and his son Ivan, the growth of the collection of over a jaw dropping 1,000 cars and the present situation. The documentary is Dutch/Flemish spoken, but there’s a short … Continue reading
Autodelta’s 50th anniversary was celebrated March 17th 2013 in Settimo Milanese and at the Balocco test track. A couple of pictures were published at a Japanese blog by Hirshiy. On YouTube a video appeared from three Alfisti having fun at a very wet test track. And then there is this video by Alfa Romeo Club … Continue reading
Alfa Romeo in museums 