A Guide to the New Alfa Museum
A new generation sees the old Alfas in a new light.
All photos by Roberto Motta
Roberto Motta has been to the Alfa Museum hundreds of times; here he discusses the impressive new museum and the differences between the old and the new. Alfa Road cars are featured, click here to see the Alfa Race Cars. Text in Italian below the photos. Ed.
On June 24, with the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia and to celebrate its 105 years, Alfa Romeo inaugurated its new Museum.
Renamed “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”, it is the heart of the Alfa Romeo brand and opened its doors to the public June 30, 2015. [Read more…] about A Guide to the New Alfa Museum
New Alfa Romeo Museum: Road Cars
8C 2900 B Lungo is just one of the Alfas now on display. See below for more.
All photos by Roberto Motta
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Roberto Motta shows us a few of the road cars displayed at “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”. For Museum details, click on “A Guide to the New Alfa Museum”; to see the race cars, click “New Alfa Museum: Race Cars”.
New Alfa Romeo Museum: Race Cars
The supercharger induction indicates that this is a late Tipo 159. Note the air intake going from the top of the carburetor to the vent in the cowl. See many more images from the new museum below.
All Photos by Roberto Motta
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Roberto Motta shows us a few of the road cars displayed at “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”. For Museum details, click on “A Guide to the New Alfa Museum”; to see the road cars, click “New Alfa Museum: Road Cars”.
Silverstone Classic Race Meeting, 2015
Bizzarrini-not listed in program but sure made a great photo!.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
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Photos below include: Squire, Capri, Alfa 1300 Berlina, Maserati 300S, Maserati 250F,Bugatti T35, Pantera, Bizzarrini, Ligier, Ghibli Targa, Breadvan Ferrari, Lancia B20, Alfasud, Gipsy Dino, Alfa 8C 2300 Zagato, Alfa GTA, Talbot, Delahaye and more.
The numbers certainly make impressive reading; one hundred thousand spectators, over one thousand race cars, one hundred twenty car clubs displaying on the infield, fifteen hundred classic cars, all painted silver parading around the circuit on the Sunday, July 26. [Read more…] about Silverstone Classic Race Meeting, 2015
VeloceToday for July 21, 2015
New Giulia Sedan Lacks Toolbox
Fifty years and a toolbox separate the new from the old Giulia sedans
By Pete Vack
The master of the universe who will purchase a 2015 510 hp Alfa Giulia Sedan will be missing one important element that past and current owners of classic Giulias often cherish; the intimate relationship an owner develops with his automobile by doing the tuning, maintaining, and repairing oneself. It is doubtful that new Giulia owners will ever have a need to get down and dirty with a spanner or socket wrench in hand, much less do it for fun. Nor will they ever have to carry a box full of tools and spare parts. [Read more…] about New Giulia Sedan Lacks Toolbox
Chateau Impney Hillclimb Revived!
“You are going where? To what? When?”, I asked our foremost British correspondent when he said he’ll drop by Impney on the weekend of July 11-12. This one was a new one on us. In fact, it is the very first revival of the Chateau Impney hillclimb that was staged on the grounds of the Chateau Impney, originally run from 1957-1967. And what a revival it was. The turnout, the weather, and above all Sharp’s imagery were all spectacular; what else can we do but run as many photos as possible? And so we did. In this segment we list the Italian and French cars in alphabetical order. In another segment, we allow room –click here – for the magnificent non-Italian and French entries; cars you will not see elsewhere and yet so very fascinating= Ed. [Read more…] about Chateau Impney Hillclimb Revived!
Chateau Impney Hillclimb 2015; British, German, U.S.
Austin 7 Kaye Petre Replica, Francesca Wilton. Click to enlarge.
Allow us to digress. Mr. Sharp has returned from his foray with a wealth of photos, and although not one car below was built in France or Italy, we feel that you will enjoy the article in any event. For all the Italian and French cars that appeared at Chateau Impney, click here. Ed.
Story and Photos by Jonathan Sharp
Chateau Impney is in Droitwich, near the middle of England. Originally held between 1957 and 1967 the Chateau Impney Speed Trials, as the event was originally titled, was organized by the local Hagley and District Light car club and attracted many of the top exponents of sprinting and hill climbing of the time including Tony Marsh, Phil Scragg and David Good. [Read more…] about Chateau Impney Hillclimb 2015; British, German, U.S.
VeloceToday for July 14, 2015
Giugiaro Retires, Boomerang at Auction
Unique Giugiaro masterpiece to be sold at Chantilly, France
The Maserati Boomerang concept made its debut at the 1971 Turin motor show as a static design study. However, at the 1972 Geneva motor show it was presented as a fully operational road vehicle. (Photo credit: Bonhams)
Story by Gijsbert-Paul Berk
In the same week that 78 year-old Giorgetto Giugiaro sold the remaining 9.9% of his shares in the Italdesign Giugiaro SpA to the Volkswagen-Audi group, the international auction house Bonhams announced that they will auction off one of Giugiaro’s icons, the unique Maserati Boomerang concept car. This auction will be held on September 5 during the Concours d’Elegance at the Château de Chantilly, near Paris, France. The Boomerang has participated at many world-class Show events such as the Bagatelle in Paris, Villa d’Este, the Concours Italiano, and Pebble Beach. In 2005 it was sold at an auction by Christie’s for €781,250 (US$1,007,005). [Read more…] about Giugiaro Retires, Boomerang at Auction
Michael T. Lynch: Art of the Car Concours 2015
One of the concepts on the field that got a lot of attention was Scott Morris’ Rambler Palm Beach. This was a Pinin Farina creation built for American Motors Corporation. It was meant to be a replacement for Nash’s aging Nash-Healey and was first shown at the 1953 Turin Auto Show. The jet fighter-inspired design was a much more refined continuation of a theme Farina had begun with an open and closed version of the Lancia 200 earlier in 1953. Shortly thereafter, AMC cancelled both the Nash and Hudson nameplates so the car never reached production. It remained with AMC President, Roy Chapin for a while and is now with Mark Hyman. Both the colors and design are sublime and only the hubcaps reveal the chassis’ humble origins. The Rambler won Peterson Manufacturing’s Bright Ideas on the Move Award.
Story and Photos (unless otherwise noted) by Michael T. Lynch
The 2015 Edition of the Art of the Car Concours® presented by the Kansas City Mercedes-Benz Dealers broke all previous attendance records as well as having over 200 entrants on the campus of the Kansas City Art Institute. Most important was the fact that in the Art of the Car’s nine years of existence, it has now contributed well over $1 million to the Kansas City Art Institute Scholarship Fund. KCAI is a four-year, independent, fully accredited college of art and design offering the bachelor of fine arts degree in a variety of disciplines. [Read more…] about Michael T. Lynch: Art of the Car Concours 2015