August 9th – 14th 2009 Flying out of JFK and arriving in London required an expensive train ride North to the East Midlands. We explored the area including Tattershall Castle, the city of Lincoln and its castle. Next was a …
Mitcar show and London with an Ace
August 15-19th 2009 We travel via expensive train South to the city of Stamford where we meet up with Vic and Gail. The reason for meeting in this city; Mitcar, Italian Car Day this year held at Burleigh House, Lincolnshire. …
Brussels and Atomium, Bruges and beer, Netherlands and Alfas
August 20 – 28 2009 Leaving the UK aside we drove to Belgium with stops in Brussels, and Bruges before turning North and exploring the Netherlands with a stay over in Amsterdam.
Dutch Alfa Club Spettacolo Sportivo & Vintage Car Dealers
August 29-30 2009 Before the Dutch Alfa Convention opens to the public we decided to visit a FIAT/ABARTH and Alfa Romeo new car dealer. At this time, no Fiats or Alfas were available in the USA nor had been for …
Alfa Romeo Centennial Planning – Balocco
June 23-25 2009 Alfa Romeo Incorporated (ARI) contacted Alfa Romeo Owners Clubs (AROC) around the world to seek help planning the upcoming 100th anniversary celebration in 2010. They wanted to have a world-wide centennial celebration based in Milan and invited …
Alfa Romeo Centennial Planning – Alfa Museum
June 26 2009 With the centennial planing over it was time to visit the Alfa Romeo Museum. Officially it was closed to the public at this time due to several issues; 1) a protest move by Alfa who stated they …
Alfa Romeo Centennial Planning – Lago di Como
June 27th 2009 Lake Como was where we spent this day with a ride up the Funicolare a highlight.
Alfa Romeo Centennial Planning – Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile
June 27th 2009 Torino Italy, and the Museo Nazionale dell’Automobile where the featured display was entitled The Evolution of the Automobile. Next we checked out an Abarth Dealership to see the unavailable to us at the time, Abarth 500.