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
I suggest you make yourself coffee and a sandwich first before you sit down to watch images from Techno Classica Essen, Germany, a high end show for classic cars, restoration, parts, specialists and much more. The first series of over 400 pictures can be found at the German Autoblog.com site. Another 183 top quality pictures … 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
Two museum pages have been updated with embedded videos; from Autoworld in Brussels, Belgium and from the Museo dell’Automobile in San Martino in Rio, Italy. The videos, made by other users on YouTube show a lot more than only Alfas. Yes, did you know there’s more to life than just Alfa Romeo? 😉 Sometimes there … 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.
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
Alfa Romeo in museums 