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
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Excellent videos 4: Objects in mirror are losing
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
Style Icons, Passione per il Design Italiano – exhibition
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
Video added to Mahy Automobiles page
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
Footage from Autodelta 50 years event
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
Retrovisore 1: Mitomacchina 2006 – 2007
A new series, Retrovisore (Italian for rear view mirror), looks back at events I have attended in the past. The first one is a slideshow from images I took from Alfa Romeos at the Mitomacchina exbhibition. From December 2nd, 2006 to May 1st, 2007 the Museo di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (MART) in Rovereto, Italy … Continue reading
Two more museums in Germany added
Two more museums in Germany have been added to the list. The Automuseum Melle near Osnabrück hosts a series of cars and motorcycles which are all ready for a ride. Among the cars are a Giulia 1300 GT and a Spider 2000 Veloce. The other one is not a regular museum; visits to the impressive … Continue reading
Excellent videos 3
Videos in which Alfa Romeos are starring are all over the internet. Some are rather crude, others are professionally made or at least with a lot of passion. From time to time this blog will feature some of those little gems. The focus is on Alfas in museums or at events. And sometimes it’s just … Continue reading
La Collezione Pininfarina
La Collezione Pininfarina is the works museum of maybe the worlds most important design house. You will not find an endless row of cars, but those present demand hours of scrupulous study; Modulo, Cambiano, Sergio and as for Alfa Romeo the stunning 2010 2uettottanta. If you are into automotive design the new page is certainly … Continue reading
Denmark and Austria added
New museums added; the Sommer’s Automobile Museum in Denmark and Karl Ritter’s collection of the Automobilmuseum Stainz in Austria. Information about other museums with Alfas permanently on display, which are not listed on this website yet, is most welcome.