In 1963, the Giulia Sprint GT was first shown to the press at Alfa’s recently opened plant in Arese, followed...
Mike Glore has an interesting collection of automobiles. While it is mostly British, with an emphasis on Lotus, he also...
If you’re a fan of Alfa Romeo in general—and the Tipo 105s built between 1961 and 1977, in particular—this new, 6 volume photo series will be a must-have. Produced by Dingwort-Verlag in Germany, the publishers of the outstanding Alfa Romeo “Alleggerita” 3-volume set on the racing GTAs, this latest offering...
One of the interesting things about getting older—at least as a car enthusiast—is looking back on all the cars that...
Sometimes, automotive life imitates art I’ve just come back from my once a year foray into the modern automotive industry—the press day for the Los Angeles Auto Show. After spending the preceding 12 months totally immersed in antiquated cars and long-dead marques, it’s always interesting to see the latest and...
Not sure why, but I seem to be having a number of automotive epiphanies lately, as a result of driving...
Over the last 27 years, the Italian Car Day at the Brooklands Museum (May 4, 2013) has grown to become...
It seems strange to me that I’ve become an Alfa enthusiast, as I apparently have come to the party relatively late in my automotive life. As a kid, I was certainly crazy for Italian cars, Ferraris in particular, of course. They were fast and loud, low slung, sleek and sexy....
Something is missing. Look around the race tracks, the city streets, the holiday hotspots … see what isn’t there? Elegant,...
1971 Alfa Romeo GTV Trans-Am If you ask any pre-teenage boy what a transformer is, he’ll tell you it is...
Italian privateer racing driver Gino Munaron has passed away at the age of 81. Munaron was always considered to be a very professional driver who raced sports and touring cars between 1955 and 1965, usually driving his own cars but also doing occasional works duty with Ferrari, Maserati, and Osca....
October 2008 Carlos Lepro’s Giulia—The First Winning GTA By Bernardo D. Martínez, MD For ten days, in October 1965, a...
1964 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA Ti SUPER Not too long ago, I had the chance to take part in one of...
