At 9am, over 4000 Alfas converged on the Rho fair convention center outside of Milan. Parking this many cars would be a logistical nightmare even for the Germans but the Italians did it with style. A several mile traffic jam …
Alfa Romeo Centennial – Sunday June 27th – Alfa “hugs” Milan
After the “Italian style organization” of Saturday many of the gathered Alfisti chose to make Sunday a “non car day”. But at least half of the four thousand cars did decide to venture out on the roads again in the …
Alfa Centennial – Milan – June 28th – AFRA and ZAGATO
Just south of Arese (former home of the Alfa factory) is located AFRA, an ultimate destination for those in need of new/old-stock parts for classic Alfas. A fantastic selection of parts even for the rarest of Alfas – although the …
Post Centennial: Siena
After the busy few days of the Alfa Romeo Centennial the real vacation started with a drive from Milano to beautiful city of Siena.
Post Centennial: Genoa & Monaco
After an enjoyable stay in Siena, we drove West then North along the coast toward our destination for the night; a B&B just outside of Genoa. Along the way a planed visit to Cinque Terre was interrupted by the chaos …
Post Centennial: 2010 Fiat 500 Club Italia Meeting
Along the drive towards Monaco this summer, we noticed an inordinate amount of classic Fiat 500s sharing the roadway with us. Seeing this fantastic little car on the roads in Italy is not an uncommon sight – but the shear …
2010 UK – Silverstone F1 – Peak Classic Car Show
From Garlinda and the Fiat 500 Club Italia adventure, we drove up to Zeebrugge and took the overnight car ferry to the UK. While there we went to Silverstone GP Circuit for the Formula 1 race. A few days later …
2010 MITCAR – Midlands Italian Car Day
MITCAR is an annual Italian auto event held each summer in the Midlands of the UK. It is held on a Sunday in late summer, usually August. This year the event was held at the amazing Chatsworth House in Derbyshire …
Louwman Auto Museum – Den Haag
The Louwman Museum is a museum for historic cars, coaches, and motorcycles in The Hague, Netherlands. It is situated on the Leidsestraatweg near the A44 highway. The museum’s former names are “Nationaal Automobiel Museum” and “Louwman Collection”
August 13th 2010: Vintage Grand-Prix at the Nürburgring
Alfa Romeo was well represented at this years vintage GP held at the historic Nordschleife in Northern Germany. Fantastic GTAs and other variants of the Marque were present on Friday as the AvD Historic Marathon set off on the legendary …
Lake Garda Italy – Paradise North of Milan but too many Germans!
Northern Italy has three major lakes; Lago Maggiore, Lake Como, and Lake Garda. We were told that Lake Garda the least touristy but at this time of year (August) everyone in Europe is on Vacation so the area is loaded with …
Lake Garda Italy – Day two. A trip around the lake via ferry.
After a night of ferocious thunderstorms perfect weather awaited us today for our voyage around the lake via ferry. The lake ride itself was quite beautiful but the stops in the various villages was only marred by the throng of …