• WWW.AROC-USA.ORG • $5.95 THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ALFA ROMEO OWNERS CLUB JUNE 2018 A Competitor’s Spider On Track with George Schweikle’s 1976 Alfa Alfas Shine at Amelia Island • 1968: A Vintage Year at Nüburgring • Mid-60s Marvel: The 2600 SZ 2 ALFA OWNER JUNE 2018 ALFA OWNER JUNE 2018 3 4 ALFA OWNER JUNE 2018 ALFA OWNER • V OLUME 62 • N UMBER 6 • JUNE 2018 Alfa Romeo Owners Club www.aroc-usa.org NAtiONAL OFFiCE AROC Administrator: Barbara Clark 971-254-6660 Contents P.O. Box 92155, Portland, OR 97292 aroc.offi[email protected] BOARD OF DiRECtORS Executive Committee President: Cindy Banzer 6505 SE Stark St., Portland, OR 97215 503-709-7277 [email protected] Vice President: Enrique Zuniga 303 Highfield Lane, Nutley, NJ 07110-2410 201-650-7351 [email protected] Secretary: Mike Bange 50 Bunker Hill Dr., Huntington, NY 11743 631-379-4060 [email protected] treasurer: tim Spruill 5031 Bardwell Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70808 225-454-2925 [email protected] DiRECtORS Lance Dong San Marcos, CA 760-822-2532 [email protected] Joe Faherty P.O. Box 104, Fox island, WA 98333-0104 253-549-6828 [email protected] Anthony intintoli Nesconset, NY 631-767-7526 [email protected] John Justus On the cover: There’s nothing like the sight of a vintage Spider tearing up the track like a boss. See page 12. 1544 SW 41st St, Lee's Summit, MO 64082 816-668-0399 [email protected] Above: Alfa owners gather to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Old Spider Tour 2018. More on page 10. Arno Leskinen 2905 S. PalmSt., Gilbert, AZ 85295 480-722-1316 [email protected] Brewster thackeray AROC Chapter Directory & Member Services . 6 6516 Montrose St., Alexandria, VA 22312 703-508-4418 [email protected] AROC News: Board of Directors Meeting Agenda . 7 Doug Zaitz Calendar of Events . 8 P.O. Box 1364, Deer Park, WA 99006 509-768-4312 [email protected] You Write, We Listen: Letters to the Editor . 10 Bernie Zelazny P.O. Box 523, Alpine, tX 79831-0523 From the Driver’s Seat: Who Says You Can’t Go Back? by Cindy Banzer . 11 432-238-4747 [email protected] DEPARtMENtS Scuderia Non Originale and a 1976 Spider by George Schweikle . 13 Advertising John Duncan: Advertising Coordinator Sempreverde Concorso Features Alfa Royalty . 16 859-274-7945 [email protected] Barbara Clark: Classified Advertising Alfas at the Ring by J. Michael Hemsley . 20 971-254-6660 aroc.offi[email protected] Sharon Spurlin: North American Representative AROC Goes to the U.S. Grand Prix . 23 256-729-6288; 954-579-5280 [email protected] Alfas in Focus: The Super Cool 1958 Giulietta Spider of Jim Higgins. 24 Competition Chair: tim Spruill Twice Around the Block: Amelia Island Concours by Cindy Banzer . 26 Alfa Owner Liaison: Elyse Barrett Pre-Publication Review: Enrique Zuniga, Dave Hammond, Doug Zaitz, Brewster thackeray, Barbara Clark, sempreverde2018 Registration Form . 31 Cindy Banzer, Elyse Barrett Alfa Romeo Model Mini-Profile:1965-67 2600 SZ by Dave Hammond 32 FCA Liaison: O. Delmas Greene 1410 Pineapple Ln., Clearwater, FL 33759-2315 Alfas at Auction: England, France, Ft. Lauderdale Report by Bob Abhalter 36 (727) 799-1486 [email protected] AROC Convention Coordinator: Silent Chapter: Kenneth Portz . 39 Dave Hammond, Enrique Zuniga AROC Platinum Business Sponsors . 40 Concours Chair & Chief Concours Judge: Arno Leskinen insurance Chair: Gene Kessler, 301-989-0792 Alfa Owner Marketplace . 42 Legal Counsel: George Pezold Member Profile: Harmon and Jo Heed . 44 120 Main St., Huntington, NY 11743-6906 (631) 427-0100 [email protected] DATA: Alfa Owner (ISSN 0364-930X, USPS 543-520) is published monthly by AROC, P.O. Box 92155, Portland, OR 97292. Alfa Owner is edited and produced by Parabolica Publishing, LLC., 5212 Katella Ave., Suite 206 Los Alamitos, CA 90720; for the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Inc., P.O. Box 92155, Newsletter Exchange Liaison: John Justus Portland, OR 97292. Subscription is $68.00 and part of AROC membership dues and is available only to paid members. 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