Recently the Italian classic car magazine Ruoteclassiche published on its blog photos from some of the most successful cars from Alfa Romeo’s Autodelta motorsports department. Alfa Romeo took the cars to the Balocco test track, west of Milan, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Autodelta, which was founded by Ing. Carlo Chiti and Ing. Lodovico … Continue reading
I have added another museum to the list, the Wanaka Transport and Toy Museum, located next to the airport along the Wanaka – Luggate highway on the southern island of New Zealand. Although from the Alfas in the museum one could think they should still be on the road for normal use, the museum is … Continue reading
From May 30th to June 2nd, 2013, the sixteenth international ‘Raduno’ (gathering) of Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 models will be held in the Netherlands. The first two days the cars and their owners reside in Oisterwijk, June 1st the cars drive to The Hague, finishing the tour at the Louwman Museum, where the Stile Icons … Continue reading
This summer I will be driving Route 66. In a classic Alfa Romeo Giulia! After arriving in California the Giulia will be directed to Sonoma, north of San Franciso. Sonoma is the venue for the National Convention of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) of America, co-hosted by the Delta-Sierra Alfa Romeo Club (DSARC) and … Continue reading
Following the roaring success of the recent Geneva International Motor Show, the Alfa Romeo 4C is also being officially presented to the German public for the first time. For the occasion the brand selected the Essen ‘Techno Classica’ from 10 to 14 April as the stage. Source and more information: AlfaRomeoPress.com
Here’s a video from the Automotivedreams YouTube channel. The comments are in Italian, but the images speak for themselves. This is part 1. Part 2 can be found on the Museo Storico page. On the same page you’ll find a slideshow from the hiddes treasures in the basement of … Continue reading
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.
Alfa Romeo in museums 