One of the most charming Alfas ever produced and co-start of the movie "The Italian Job", the Alfa sedan is still sought after.

From doorhandles to designers, Italian cars from the Fiat 850 to the 550 Barchetta have a lot in common. Over the past 10 years, the owner's of Italian cars have begun a series of "Italian Car Day" events across the nation. A difficult task, as trying to organize a variety of Italian car enthusiasts is as easy as forming a coalition government in Afghanistan. The most visible of these events is the Monterey Concorso, but from Redding PA to San Diego CA, smaller scale events are gaining in popularity. Unlike Concorso, the smaller events fail to get any publicity, something VelocePress Magazine will hope to alleviate. One such event was held on November 10th, as Atlanta's Fifth Annual Italian Car Day. John Montgomery the event's coordinator, said the event drew 101 Italian cars and 8 bikes from around the Atlanta area. The inclusion of Italian bikes is also commonplace in the realm of Italian Car Days, and adds more interest to the events. The almost infinite variety of Italian machines, both old and new, keeps these events looking like a Corvette or T-Bird show, and there is rarely a dull machine moment.

A stallion of a completely different breed, the Countach never fails to make startling appearances at Italian Car Days.

The 3500 Maserati Convertible is one of the most desireable of the early Maseratis.

Italian Bikes have become part of Italian Car Days all over the US, such as this Ducati which sparkled at Atlanta.

Included in the entry were 40 Alfas, 21 Ferraris, 14 Fiats, 6 Lambos, 3 Lancias, 5 Maseratis and 6 DeTomasos, which were parked on the shores of Lake Lanier.

Trophy winners:

Alfa Romeo---1959 Alfa Roadster, Mark Strohauer
Ferrari---275 GTB, VelocePress Author John Apen
Fiat-1974 Fiat Spider 124, Priscilla Glen
Lamborghini-1968 Muira, Dan Deitz
Maserati---Mistral Convertible, Ivan Ruiz
DeTomaso-Pantera, Mike Dailey
Open Class---Italia, John Apen
Italian Cycle-Ducati, Richard Brandeis
Best Modified-Fiat 1200 Convertible, Dave Weaver
Best of Show, 1959 Alfa Roadster, Mark Strohauer.