The ever growing list of museums now includes museums in Switzerland (Pantheon in Basel, Verkehrshaus in Luzern), South Africa (Franschhoek Motor Museum) and Argentina (Fangio Museum in Balcarce). And there’s still more to come!
Presentation of the Alfa Romeo 4c at the Geneva Motor Show 2013
Carrozzeria Touring brings new life to classic name
The Disco Volante by Carrozzeria Touring will debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show, held from March 7th to 17th, in the Palexpo in Geneva, Switzerland. The Disco Volante is based on a 8c Competizione platform. Watch the video by ClassicDriver.com.
Toyota museum Japan added
Among many other new items Japan has been added to the list with the Toyota Automobile Museum in Nagakute-city. Not only Toyotas can be admired in this museum, but also a long list of American, European and other Japanese cars. The Alfa Romeo is a 6c 1750 Gran Sport. Tazio Nuvolari triumphed with this Alfa … Continue reading
50 years of Autodelta Celebration March 17
Sunday March 17th 2013 Alfa Romeo Club Milano and Alfa Romeo Owners Club Alfissima are organizing an event to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Carlo Chiti’s Autodelta. The event will be held at two locations, the old works area in Settimo Milanese and the Alfa Romeo test track in Balocco. For more information visit the … Continue reading
6c 1750 Zagato/Aprile to show up at Amelia Island Concours March 8-10
A recently restored 6c 1750 Zagato Aprile from 1931 that has been hidden from the public for over 50 years will appear at the 2013 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance, Florida, USA, held from March 8th to 10th. More info. Browse the RM Auctions Catalog (1939 6c 2500 Sport Berlinetta at page 106-107).
Classic Car Museum Malta added PLUS brand new domain name
The page on Malta has been updated with the Malta Classic Car Museum in Qawra. Another novelty to this site is a proper domain name: http://www.alfaromeomuseums.com. WordPress is great to work with, but I prefer to leave its name out of the url.
New museums in Spain and contact forms
Two museums in Spain, the Museo de Historia de la Automoción in Salamanca and the Museo Automovilístico de Málaga, have been added. I have also added contact forms, so visitors of this site can easily send in data from museums as well as events.
More, more, more…
More museums are added, more listings by country are completed: France, Germany and Brazil. The sad news is that the museum in Brazil’s capital Brasilia, the Museu Nacional do Automóvel, is currently closed, due to issues with the federal government wanting to turn the building that accomodates the museum into an archive. Let’s hope for … Continue reading
Pictures from Milano Auto Classica
Beautiful pictures from this weekend’s Milano Auto Classica can be seen at Lele Buonerba’s blog. Some of the Alfa Romeos present at the show: 3000 CM, Giulia TZ, 6C 1500 Gran Sport Testa Fissa, GTA 1300 Junior, Tipo 33/2 Daytona, Tipo 33 TT 12 and Formula 1 tipo 179. More pictures on AlfaBB. Plus an … Continue reading
Alfa Romeo in museums 