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Escape to Perth

January 26, 2021 By pete

In with the new, but let’s keep the old too.

Story by Ernst Luthi
Photos: Ernst Luthi and Stef Brayley

After 240 days of closure, the West Australian border finally opened up to Victorians on 8 December 2020. The West Australian Alpine and Renault owners had been teasing us out East with their Classic Cars & Coffee displays ever since the rest of Australia went into lockdown. So with a window of opportunity opening up over Christmas/New Year, a trip to Perth was booked to check out the CC&C display on 27 December in Perth and catch up with a few friends.

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Italians at Carnevale, South Australia

March 7, 2012 By pete

Clive Bennett and Andrew & Marlene Scadding's Alfetta.

Story and Photos by Vince Johnson

South Australians have been treated to a showcase of Italian culture, tradition and style at Carnevale time for the last 36 years. The food, fashion and music festival at the Adelaide Showgrounds in February brings out the best in Italian style, nowhere more so than in the car and motorcycle displays. Single-make clubs included Alfa Romeo, Ducati, Ferrari and Fiat 500. The Scuderia Italian Car Club presented a colourful selection of several makes and local distributor Prestige Formula had new examples of Abarth, Alfa Romeo, Fiat and Maserati on show.
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