Обзор Pen World № 2 (16) 2007 Вечно Живая Mille Miglia Вадим Журавлев

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Обзор Pen World № 2 (16) 2007 Вечно Живая Mille Miglia Вадим Журавлев Обзор Pen World № 2 (16) 2007 Вечно живая Mille Miglia Вадим Журавлев Четыре заядлых автомобилиста весной 1927 года решили, что настало время не просто разъезжать на своих любимых машинах, но и учредить автогонку. Когда маршрут Брешия — Рим — Брешия был все же согласован, то возник вопрос с названием. Вариантов оказалось множе- ство, но ни один из них не подходил. Наконец, после длительных вычислений, один из организаторов обнаружил, что протяженность маршрута составляет ровно 1600 километров, или 1000 миль. Вспомнив, что древние римляне вели отсчет длины в милях, решили на том и остановиться. Именно так ровно восемьдесят лет назад началась история самой известной итальянской автогон- ки— Mille Miglia («Тысяча миль») 37 Обзор Pen World № 2 (16) 2007 На всех сто ян ках в цен т ре италь ян ско го го род - ные пе ре ва лы, свер ка ю щие зер ка ла озер... И днем ка Бре шия рас по ло жи лись ро с кош ные ав то мо би ли: и ве че ром на всем про тя же нии мар ш ру та эки па жи мно же ст во Ferrari, Mercedes, Maserati, бес чис лен - встре ча ют как на ци о наль ных ге ро ев! А уж в от вет ные род сте ры и ку пе… А их вла дель цы пеш ком уст - на столь ра душ ный при ем ав то мо би ли на чи на ют ре м ля ют ся на Пьяц ца дел ла Вит то риа — ту да, где бес це ре мон но пре вы шать ско рость, ли хо об го нять воз дух на по ен вы хлоп ны ми га за ми и пред вку ше ни - по встреч ной и вся че ски ху ли га нить на ра дость ем празд ни ка, а жю ри про ве ря ет ма ши ны. Вот так зри те лям. Од на ко не сто ит за бы вать, что не толь ко уже мно го ве сен под ряд на чи на ет ся Mille Miglia са мим ма ши нам, но и их во ди те лям по шел уже Storica, зна ме ни тое рал ли клас си че ских ав то мо би - седь мой де ся ток. лей. Сот ни ра ри тет ных ав то мо би лей (ка ж дый из Где еще воз мож но за по лу чить та кой драйв? Вот ко то рых мог бы стать до с той ным экс по на том лю бо - ра ди че го сот ни лю дей ве зут в Бре шию дра го цен - го му зея) вы стра и ва ют ся на брус чат ке ста рой пло - ные му зей ные экс по на ты и три дня тря сут ся в них ща ди в ог ром ную оче редь. Го ноч ные Bugatti, при зе - по до ро гам Ита лии, уго рая от вы хлоп ных га зов и ми стые ку пе Mercedes-Benz 300 SL («кры ло чай ки»), пи та ясь су хим пай ком. И вот по че му в Бре шии уве - зад не мо тор ные Porsche всех ма с тей, ог ром ные ре ны, что три ж ды уми рав шая и три ж ды воз ро ж дав - Bentley, алые Alfa Romeo... Уча ст ни ки го нок за мет - ша я ся Mille Miglia уже не ум рет ни ко гда... но нер в ни ча ют: тре бо ва ния до с та точ но же ст кие. К стар ту до пу с ка ют ся толь ко те ав то мо би ли (или точ но та кие же), ко то рые в свое вре мя уча ст во ва ли в од ной из го нок Mille Miglia с 1927 по 1957 год. Стар то вой пло щад кой про бе гу слу жит Ви ал ле Ве не ция — ули ца, на ко то рой к ве че ру тол пят ся зри те ли. И вот дол го ждан ный миг на стал! Экс по на - ты «един ст вен но го пе ре движ но го му зея в ми ре» с ин тер ва лом в два д цать се кунд ухо дят на трас су. Че рез че ты ре ча са, до б рав шись до Фер ра ре, уча ст - ни ки го нок смо гут пе ре дох нуть и за но че вать. Мар шрут про ло жен так, что бы эки па жи шли че - рез не боль шие го род ки и се ле ния, из бе гая шум ных ав то страд. Пов сю ду на обо чи нах до рог — лю ди. Они ра до ст но при вет ст ву ют и под бад ри ва ют ав то - мо би ли стов, уз на вая их в об щем по то ке по не обыч - ным при зе ми стым си лу э там и по гроз но му ры ку из при ми тив ных глу ши те лей. На са мом де ле воз ро ж ден ная Mille Miglia не име ет ни че го об ще го с преж ни ми гон ка ми. Сред - няя ско рость на мар ш ру те не пре вы ша ет 50 км/ч. Но и с этой за да чей до с та точ но слож но спра вить ся са мым по жи лым ав то мо би лям, ведь за ру лем си дят от нюдь не про фес си о наль ные гон щи ки, а обыч ные лю би те ли. Мно гие из ста рич ков мо гут опо здать на ве чер ний фи ниш да же на не сколь ко ча сов... Впро чем, все это не важ но. Мно гие при ни ма ют уча стие в гон ках про сто как ту ри сты, ру ко вод ст ву - ясь прин ци пом «глав ное не по бе да, а уча стие». Ведь на про тя же нии 1600 ки ло мет ров мож но уви - деть столь ко ин те рес но го, по-на сто я ще му италь ян - ско го! Раз ва ли ны древ них зам ков, уют но рас по ло - жив ши е ся на вер ши нах хол мов; за об лач ные гор - Обзор 1955 год за по м нил ся по един ком Ferrari и В 1995 го ду в честь этой по бе ды Мос са италь ян - Mercedes. Од ним из пи ло тов Mercedes был Стир - ская ком па ния Omas вы пу с ти ла кол лек цию ру чек линг Мосс, при ду мав ший со сво им штур ма ном Extra 722 Mille Miglia. Се ре б ри стый кор пус ру чек Дэни сом Джен кин со ном хи т ро ум ный ход. Они на по ми на ет об те ка е мый аэ ро ди на ми че ский кор пус тщатель но пе ре не сли всю трас су на длин ный лист ав то мо би ля Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, на ко то ром под бу ма ги, где осо бо по ме ти ли все опас ные по во ро ты но ме ром 722 вы сту пал Мосс. Кол па чок ук ра шен не - и подъ е мы, рас пре де лив их по сте пе ни слож но сти. из мен ной крас ной стре лой — эмб ле мой ав то го нок. За тем этот ру лон-ле то пись они по ме с ти ли в спе ци - В ком п лект с ав то руч кой, вы пу щен ной в 722 эк зем - аль ное ро ли ко вое уст рой ст во. Во вре мя гон ки п ля рах, во шла и умень шен ная мо дель ав то мо би ля Джен кин сон про во ра чи вал «лен ту при ме ча ний» Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR — «кры ло чай ки». и на чи ты вал «ле ген ду» во ди те лю. Штур ман не толь - Вся се рия рас про да на и те перь бе реж но хра нит - ко пре ду пре ж дал о пре пят ст ви ях на их пу ти, но и ся в ча ст ных кол лек ци ях. о том, где они смо гут по лу чить пре и му ще ст во: «длин ную пря мую» или «сле пой» по во рот. Вот так В 1997 го ду в честь 70-летнегоюби лея ле ген дар - ру лон бу ма ги и та лант Стир лин га Мос са по з во ли ли ной ав то гон ки ком па ния Montegrappa вы пу с ти ла эки па жу не толь ко одер жать по бе ду, но и ус та но - ли ми ти ро ван ную кол лек цию ру чек Mille Miglia. вить абсо лют ный ре корд: они про шли гон ку с «Са мый боль шой му зей на ко ле сах», как на зы вал фанта сти че ской сред ней ско ро стью — 157,65 км/ч. эту гон ку Эн цо Фер ра ри, на шел свое от ра же ние 40 Pen World № 2 (16) 2007 Omas Extra 722 Mille Miglia Ancora Mille Miglia Montegrappa Mille Miglia в уни каль ном пись мен ном ин ст ру мен те.
Recommended publications
  • 19 June 2014 Maserati Centennial Exhibition Inaugurated in Modena
    Date: 19 June 2014 Maserati Centennial Exhibition Inaugurated In Modena New exhibition retraces a century of Maserati at the spectacular Enzo Ferrari Museum (MEF). The unique exhibition hosts a priceless collection of historic models and gives visitors the opportunity to relive the history of Maserati through technology that transports you to the heart of the event. A unique exhibition dedicated to the Centennial of Maserati was inaugurated in Modena this morning. MASERATI 100 - A Century of Pure Italian Luxury Sports Cars retraces the story of the Italian car manufacturer through an exhibition featuring some of the Trident marque’s most significant road and racing cars, plus a highly engaging show employing 19 projectors, enabling visitors to relive the most significant moments in the history of Maserati and to learn about the individuals who shaped its history. Staged in the futuristic Enzo Ferrari Museum, a stone's throw from the Maserati headquarters in Viale Ciro Menotti, the exhibition will run until January 2015. Considering the historic value of the models exhibited, this is the greatest exhibition of Maserati cars ever staged anywhere in the world. The inauguration of the new exhibition was attended by the CEO of Maserati, Harald Wester, and the Chairman of Ferrari, Luca Cordero di Montezemolo. They were joined by the cousins Carlo and Alfieri Maserati, sons, respectively, of Ettore and Ernesto Maserati, the two brothers who in 1914, together with Alfieri Maserati, founded the company that still bears their name today. The guest of honour at the inauguration was the legendary Sir Stirling Moss, the 1950s Maserati racing driver who scooped incredible victories for the Trident marque.
    [Show full text]
  • Mille Miglia 2018, Le Auto Tornano a Brescia: Vincitori Juan Tonconogy E La Moglie
    Mille Miglia 2018, le auto tornano a Brescia: vincitori Juan Tonconogy e la moglie Al secondo posto Giovanni Moceri e Daniele Bonetti, mentre Andrea Vesco e Andrea Guerini salgono sul terzo gradino del podio. Tutti a bordo di Alfa Romeo di L.D.B. Pubblicato il 19 maggio 2018 Ultimo aggiornamento: 19 maggio 2018 ore 20:15 Brescia, 19 maggio 2018 - È il trionfo dell'Alfa Romeo in questa Mille Miglia 2018. Nel 1928, il primo successo dell'Alfa Romeo alla 1000 Miglia con Giuseppe Campari e Giulio Ramponi. Oggi, a 90 anni di distanza, tre Alfa Romeo ai primi tre posti in un'edizione da record della rievocazione storica con 450 equipaggi in gara, a conferma del legame indissolubile tra il brand e la più bella competizione automobilistica nel mondo. Alfa Romeo protagonista in qualità di Automotive Sponsor dell'edizione 2018 ma anche 'festeggiata' dagli appassionati con il tributo che si riserva ad una marca capace di far salire il Biscione su tutti e tre i gradini del podio in viale Venezia a Brescia. A vincere (per la terza volta) la 1000 Miglia 2018 è infatti stata la coppia Juan Tonconogy e Barbara Ruffini con l'Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Testa Fissa del 1933, seguita dalla Alfa Romeo 6C1500 Super Sport del 1928, carrozzata dagli Stabilimenti Farina, di Giovanni Moceri, con il navigatore Daniele Bonetti. Vettura ufficiale della collezione FCA Heritage, questa vettura è normalmente in mostra presso il Museo Storico Alfa Romeo ed è partita per la 1000 Miglia 2018 con il numero di gara 30, lo stesso sfoggiato dall'auto che nel 1928, conquistò la prima vittoria Alfa Romeo alla Mille Miglia con Giuseppe Campari e Giulio Ramponi.
    [Show full text]
  • Strangest Races
    MOTOR-RACING’S STRANGEST RACES Extraordinary but true stories from over a century of motor-racing GEOFF TIBBALLS Motor-racing’s Strangest Races Other titles in this series Boxing’s Strangest Fights Cricket’s Strangest Matches Football’s Strangest Matches Golf’s Strangest Rounds Horse-Racing’s Strangest Races Rugby’s Strangest Matches Tennis’s Strangest Matches Motor-racing’s Strangest Races GEOFF TIBBALLS Robson Books First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Robson Books, 10 Blenheim Court, Brewery Road, London N7 9NY Reprinted 2002 A member of the Chrysalis Group pic Copyright © 2001 Geoff Tibballs The right of Geoff Tibballs to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted by him in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. The author and the publishers have made every reasonable effort to contact all copyright holders. Any errors that may have occurred are inadvertent and anyone who for any reason has not been contacted is invited to write to the publishers so that a full acknowledgement may be made in subsequent editions of this work. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library. ISBN 1 86105 411 4 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission in writing of the publishers. Produced by Sino Publishing House Ltd, Hong Kong CONTENTS Acknowledgements
    [Show full text]
  • THE BEAULIEU SALE Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia Saturday 3 September 2016 the National Motor Museum Beaulieu, Hampshire
    THE BEAULIEU SALE Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia Saturday 3 September 2016 The National Motor Museum Beaulieu, Hampshire THE BEAULIEU SALE Collectors’ Motor Cars, Motorcycles and Automobilia Saturday 3 September 2016 The National Motor Museum Beaulieu, Hampshire VIEWING Please note that bids should be ENQUIRIES CUSTOMER SERVICES submitted no later than 16:00 on Monday to Friday 08:00 - 18:00 Friday 2 September Motor Cars Friday 2 September. Thereafter +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 10:00 to 17:00 +44 (0) 20 7468 5801 bids should be sent directly to the Saturday 3 September +44 (0) 20 7468 5802 fax Bonhams office at the sale venue. Please see page 2 for bidder 09:00 event exhibitors [email protected] +44 (0) 8700 270 089 fax or information including after-sale 10.00 general admission [email protected] collection and shipment Motorcycles +44 (0) 20 8963 2817 SALE TIMES We regret that we are unable to [email protected] Please see back of catalogue Automobilia 11:00 accept telephone bids for lots with for important notice to bidders a low estimate below £500. Motorcycles 14:00 Automobilia Absentee bids will be accepted. Motor Cars 15:00 +44 (0) 8700 273 619 ILLUSTRATIONS New bidders must also provide [email protected] Front cover: Lots 444, 451, 314, 427 SALE NUMBER proof of identity when submitting Back cover: Lot 23 bids. Failure to do so may result 23594 in your bids not being processed. ENQUIRIES ON VIEW AND SALE DAYS IMPORTANT INFORMATION CATALOGUE The United States Government Live online bidding is +44 (0) 8700 270 090 has banned the import of ivory £25.00 + p&p available for this sale +44 (0) 8700 270 089 fax into the USA.
    [Show full text]
  • Date: 29 July 2014 Maserati Centennial Exhibition Open Throughout
    Date: 29 July 2014 Maserati centennial exhibition open throughout the summer A unique exhibition in terms of the quality of the models on show, like the only remaining V4 16 cylinder and the A6 1500 of 1947, Maserati’s first road-going car. It’s held at the MEF, the Museo Enzo Ferrari, which “looks at” the Maserati headquarters in Viale Ciro Menotti, Modena and which also exhibits extraordinary Ferraris and Alfa Romeos. A month on from the opening of the exhibition dedicated to the Maserati centennial, MASERATI 100 - A Century of Pure Italian Luxury Sports Cars , the initial response from the public has been highly positive, with nearly 20,000 visitors. The celebration of a century of history for a car manufacturer allows the public to relive the story of an epoch and thrill, as they observe the course of events and unfolding of technological progress both through the cars on display and a film that stirs the passion of visitors with no fewer than 19 different projectors. Through anecdotes, curiosities, stories of exceptional men, rare and prestigious vehicles, also due to their current financial value. Visitors have the opportunity – unique, rather than rare – to admire the only Maserati Tipo V4 Sport 16 cylinderstill remaining in the world. In 1929 Alfieri Maserati twinned two 2-litre engines from the Tipo 26 in a single crankcase, with the two crankshafts linked by gears. On 28th September of the same year in Cremona, Baconin Borzacchini set the World Record for the Flying 10 Kilometres with the Tipo V4, at an average speed of 246.069 km/h.
    [Show full text]
  • La Storia Dell'alfa Romeo Dal 1910 Ai Giorni Nostri
    LA STORIA DELL’ALFA ROMEO DAL 1910 AI GIORNI NOSTRI La storia dell'Alfa Romeo, Casa automobilistica italiana nota per la produzione di autovetture a carattere sportivo, iniziò il 24 giugno 1910 con la fondazione a Milano dell'ALFA (acronimo di "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili"). Nel 1918 l'azienda cambiò nome in "Alfa-Romeo" in seguito all'acquisizione del controllo della società da parte dell’industriale napoletano Nicola Romeo. Nel 1933 la proprietà dell'Alfa Romeo passò, attraverso l'IRI (Istituto per la Ricostruzione Industriale), allo Stato italiano, a causa del forte indebitamento che la società aveva contratto con le banche a partire dal decennio precedente. L'Alfa Romeo continuò a produrre vetture in modo semi artigianale fino all'inizio degli anni cinquanta, quando si trasformò in un'industria automobilistica vera e propria grazie all'introduzione della catena di montaggio nei reparti produttivi. A partire da questo decennio l'Alfa Romeo conobbe una fase di crescente successo che raggiunse il suo culmine negli anni sessanta. 1 Negli anni settanta ci fu invece un'inversione di tendenza che causò una profonda crisi. I conti in rosso portarono poi lo Stato italiano, nel 1986, a vendere la Casa automobilistica al gruppo Fiat. Il rilancio dell'Alfa Romeo avvenne infine nella seconda parte degli anni novanta. L’ALFA Le origini dell'Alfa Romeo hanno ascendenze francesi e napoletane. La genesi del marchio è infatti collegata alla fondazione della Società Italiana Automobili Darracq, che fu costituita a Napoli il 6 aprile 1906. L'avventura imprenditoriale si rivelò però subito irta di difficoltà soprattutto a causa dell'elevata lontananza della città di Napoli dalla Francia.
    [Show full text]
  • January 2019 Happy New Year! Meet the New Board Members Issue
    THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ALFA ROMEO OWNERS OF OREGON Volume 51, Issue 1 January 2019 Happy New Year! Meet the New Board Members issue... 2016 Alfa Tour. G. Kraus photo In this Issue About the Club. The Board of Directors CONTENTS The Small Print 3 The Drivers Seat 4-5 AROO BoD Meeting Minutes 6-8 Alfa in the News 9 Activities Calendar — 2019 12 ADVERTISER INDEX Welcome New Members & Anniversaries AROO 14-15 Annual Holiday Party 16, 28 Sports Car Market 10 New BoD Members 21, 23, 25, 27, 29 Vintage Underground 11 General Meeting 22 Cellutions Vancouver 13 NW Classic 26 Cindy Banzer PDX Properties 17 AROO Summer Tour 32 Nasko’s Imports 17 AROO Fall Tour to Condon 32 Hagerty Collector Car Insurance 19 Advertising information 33 Lonnie Dicus Windermere Realty Group 19 Buy & Sell 34-37 Columbia Roofing & Sheet Metal 20 The Back Seat 38 Cascade Investment Advisors 20 Arrow Mechanical Company 31 Guy’s Interior 33 PMX Custom Alternators & Starters 33 Click on any advertiser to go directly to their ad. To see some videos of past You can also click their ad to go directly to AROO track events. their website or contact info if available. CLICK HERE! !2 The Small Print FROM THE EDITOR Photo Cliff Brunk Happy New Year! ALFA BITS Welcome AROO to 2019. I hope everyone had a Alfa Bits is the official newsletter of the Alfa which they dominated, winning converts in the peaceful holiday filled with good cheer. Romeo Owners of Oregon. It is published growing sports car scene.
    [Show full text]
  • March 2014 Volume 2 Editorial Comments: This Month We Have
    March 2014 Volume 2 Editorial Comments: This month we have included a special article on the Zagato Family and their many designs over the years for Alfa Romeo as well as other cars ahead of the Zagato Mark at Amelia Island this year. Many of us will be attending the Concourse at Amelia, so please take lots of photos for next month’s issue. Also please send us details on a shop you use and recommend and we will feature them. Selection of the Month March 2014. Car Name: 1942 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Feature Article: Amelia Island Concours d’ Elegance 2014 - March 6th-9th Many of us in the Alfa Club will be ascending on Amelia Island this year once again for one of the best car shows this side of Monterrey. In addition to the Sunday Concours d’ Elegance, there will be car auctions from Gooding on Friday, RM on Saturday, and this year the Festival of Speed held at the Omni next door will also have a Car Auction featuring a Bugatti Veyron for sale on Saturday. There is also a duPont Registry Aeroport Reception at the local Airport on Friday. In fact every year this event gets larger and larger to the point it is almost impossible to see everything forcing you to choose. In that regard we have included a listing of events separately following this article. Of particular interest this year as some special events and Marks featuring the following that should be of interest to all. 1. Zagato Cars of all Types (see our feature on Zagato) 2.
    [Show full text]
  • Lodi Celebra Il Mito Campari, Gigante Buono Della Mille Miglia
    44 I SPORT EVENTO Appuntamento il 19 maggio Lodi celebra il mito Campari, gigante buono della Mille Miglia sul circuito delle Madonie, in Sicilia: di Aldo Papagni un giro alla guida, lui iscritto come Da Eugenio Castellotti a Giusep- meccanico, dell’Alfa 24 Hp Corsa af- pe Campari. La Mille Miglia storica fidata al pilota Nino Franchini. Un torna a Lodi dopo due anni per cele- antipasto, perché la seconda - e que- brare un altro mito dell’automobili- sta volta “ufficiale” - occasione gli smo dei pionieri, un omone grande venne concessa solo due ani più tar- e grosso, dagli occhi dolci e dal sorri- di: lui ripagò l’Allfa con il secondo so gentile, per oltre vent’anni prota- posto alla Parma-Poggio di Berceto. gonista sulle strade e sulle piste Fu tuttavia nel dopoguerra che d’Italia e d’Europa, un eroe amato la carriera di Campari decollò. La dalle folle per la sua generosità, l’in- sua specialità erano le corse su stra- domabile coraggio e la formidabile da, meglio se in salita. Non a caso la resistenza alla fatica. Uno che non prima vittoria gli arrise il 30 maggio aveva paura di sporcarsi le mani: 1920 proprio nell’ascera al Poggio di non a caso lo chiamavano “el Ne- Berceto. Poi il bis al Mugello. gher” per come a fine gara o dopo gli Campari era ormai nel ghota del- interminabili collaudi spesso si pre- l’automobilismo , uno dei “tre mo- sentava con il volto scurito dal gras- schettieri” della Squadra Corse del so e dalla polvere.
    [Show full text]
  • The 2018 Mille Miglia Is a Triumph for Alfa Romeo
    Contact: Berj Alexanian The 2018 Mille Miglia is a triumph for Alfa Romeo A wonderful day for Alfa Romeo: the Mille Miglia concludes with its cars in the top three places The race caravan paid a celebratory visit to Milan and to the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo at Arese, where time trials were held on the internal circuit Marcus Ericsson and Charles Leclerc, the drivers of the Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team, were also present, driving a 1932 Gran Premio Tipo B and a 1955 750 Competizione The Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team drivers later greeted the cars on arrival in Brescia The interweaving of past and future continues on the web thanks to the “ Alfa Romeo: the Mille Miglia in 90 places” project, which retraces the most significant stages in the brand's history at the Mille Miglia, 90 years after its first victory May 20, 2018, Brescia, Italy - 1928 was the year of Alfa Romeo's first win at the Mille Miglia, and 2018 has seen a record-breaking edition with 450 teams competing and three Alfa Romeo cars taking the top three places: confirmation of the brand's unbreakable bond with "the most beautiful race in the world." Alfa Romeo therefore starred at the event as protagonist in this prestigious milestone, as Automotive Sponsor, and as the winner of the top prizes on Viale Venezia in Brescia: the 2018 Mille Miglia was won by the Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 GS Testa Fissa crewed by Tonconogy-Ruffini. In second place, just eight penalty points behind the victor, the stunning 6C 1500 Super Sport dating from 1928 with coachwork by Stabilimenti Farina, an official car from the FCA Heritage collection, which is normally on display at the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo.
    [Show full text]
  • Newsletter the 2.5 24 Valve Engine Received
    P.O. Box 804, Bellville 7535 http://www.alfaclub.co.za [email protected] Newsletter May 9 Monthly Busso evening: Busso the man that created the iconic Alfa Romeo V6 engine, born Giuseppe Busso 27 April 1913 and passed away 3 January 2006 just 3 days after production was stopped of his beloved V6 engine. He was Technical Director for Alfa Romeo and Ferrari. Some of his projects included 1900, Matta, Giulietta, Giulia, Alfetta and the Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine. The first Alfa Romeo to receive the fantastic V6 engine was the 6 Sedan. Thanks Rod for bringing your stunning example to the meeting. Also thanks to Alastair for bringing your concours winning 156 GTA another Busso master piece. Unfortunately no photos were taken on the evening. The 2.5 24 valve engine received the coveted International Engine of the year award in 2000. In August 2011 Evo magazine rated the Alfa V6 engine as the most glorious sounding six cylinder engine ever. Classic and Sports car magazine said it is the best sounding engine this side of the Maserati V8. May 6 Busso run to Damas restaurant Worcester: We all got together at the Clubhouse and left in convoy at around 10:30 and travelled over the du Toit's Kloof pass. En-route to Damas Restaurant we stopped to pick up our Guest of Honour, Ms. Dreyer. The short version of the story is that when our beloved Chairman, Stephen Wearne, was in Grade 2 (Sub. B) his teacher (and our Guest of Honour), Ms. Dreyer was driving an Alfasud.
    [Show full text]
  • Iniezione the Newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club
    Iniezione The newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club Magical Montreal ALFA expo17 - Part 1 Great cars, company and convention activities at the National Convention Montreal's ALFA expo17 was a fun and successful (inter-) national convention enjoyed by more than 430 Alfisti. Several NWARC members made the trip north of the border, and sent back the following reports on their activities. There was so much going on, and so much fun being had, that this report will be published in two parts. Watch for the conclusion in September! Pre-convention Voyager Tour Participants for the three-day pre-convention driving tours of the Ottawa River area met at the historic town of Kingston on the north shore of Lake Ontario. Joe and Lynn Faherty, Gordy Hyde and Dolly Samson, and Bill and Judy Gehring joined the tour, which explored the Quebec side of the river with highlights including waterfalls, canals, hand-operated locks, covered bridges, quaint villages and parks. Because there were 37 drivers doing the tour, we were put in groups of about 6 cars each. Our group was especially inter- esting, as it was led by Oliver Collins in his 1900 Touring and included a 1959 2 liter spider, a Callaway twin turbo GTV6 and a 2017 Giulia. Oth- er groups included Pre-Tour Alfas - Judy Gehring more new Giulias, a couple of 4C's, a Montreal, some Canadian spiders of the 90's that weren't available to us, and lots of "common” Alfas. Doug Zaitz and AROC president Cindy Banzer joined an equally inter- esting tour of the Ontario side of the river.
    [Show full text]