On Friday June 10th I joined with the Dutch Alfa Club again this year for another of their trips abroad. This year, being the 25th anniversary of their first trip to Belgium, they once again traveled to Spa. An amazing …
Exotics Cars on St. Armands, Sarasota, Florida
Saturday, February 19, 2011 10:00 am – 4:00 pm Perfect Florida weather welcomed the various high-ticket exotic cars in beautiful Sarasota Florida. The Florida Alfa Club had a nice collection of cars attend.
Watkins Glen Vintage Grand Prix Weekend Featuring Alfa Romeo
In celebration of the 100th birthday of the formation of ALFA, the yearly Watkins Glen Vintage Grand Prix choose to mark this special occasion by making Alfa Romeo the Featured Marque for the 2010 event held in Watkins Glen New …
Zagato shopping in Holland
With my arrival in Holland two weeks early for the Alfa club drive to Milan, I thought it would be fun to do some car shopping. This year with the Euro falling I thought it may be the right time …
Rusty Dutch Alfas
People say the AlfaSud is a magnet for rust… this Gulia and Bertone demonstrate that the little sud was not the only one.
Alfa Centennial – Holland to Milano – Day One
The day started in Kerkrade at a former Abbey – Rolduc Convention center/Hotel. A huge facility that included a church complete with a spooky crypt in it’s lower level and an in-house brewed abby ale that was quite fantastic. A …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Two – Frankfurt to Munich
The sun was shining in Frankfurt as the 300 Alfa owners awoke and planed the days drive. This drive from Frankfurt would take us over 400km of twisting roads through the German countryside past and through many small towns and …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Three – Munich to Telfs Austria
Leaving the big city of Munich was extra tricky for the drivers as it was quite rainy and the route book was difficult to follow but as soon as the correct roads were found we were greeted with a beautiful …
Alfa Centennial Drive – Day Four – Telfs Austria to Stresa Italy
It was difficult to pack up and leave such an incredible resort/hotel. Now all future lodgings will be compared to this last nights stay and will pale by comparison. The drive for day four was available in two flavors; long …
Alfa Centennial – Milano – Thursday, June 24th, 2010
The clutch on the JrZ was not disengaging so I took the car into a local shop in north of Milan. It was discovered that both the master cylinder and slave cylinder needed replacement. A fantastic shop was recommended to …
Alfa Centennial – Friday June 25th – Lago Magoria
Over 500 Alfas assembled this day for a 80km parade/drive though an oriental rally route up in the mountain roads and villages that surround the beautiful Lago Magoria. Every model of Alfa imaginable turned out to be part of this …
Alfa Romeo Centennial – Saturday June 26th – Milan
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 …