I did see a Lancia Beta and a Lancia Scorpion Spider in Naples yesterday perfect conditions. For the Italians, car ownership is not a love because but a love despite.
Too bad you were not in Naples FL this weekend. On Saturday February 16 they had their annual “Cars On Fifth – An Italian Extravaganza” over 300 cars mostly Italian from all of the major makes – Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lancia, Fiat, Alfa, Autobianchi, and Maserati. Including an Alfa Sportiva Coupe.
Craig, if you’d care to do a writeup on the car show, you can contact either Paul or I though the Contact icon at the top of the page. I think we’d all enjoy it.
We’ll see, I am traveling so it will depend on my ability to do that levels of writing until I get Back to my desk this weekend. I did take about two dozen pics of some more interesting models such as a Ferrari 400i which was never officially imported into the US but yet there were at least 3 at this show.
I wish I was there! Sadly, I am stuck in Michigan for the time being, and I like snow (call me insane all you want, but I love the photographic potential of winter scenes & therefore I love snow).
Snow is photogenic and idyllic, as backdrop, until you have to live with it day to day. No fun going down the street, cleaning your car, and bascially feeling cold and miserable for 4 months out of the year. The brief couple days I was in Ann Arbor beginning of last week was tough at 27F…
jpcavanaugh
Posted February 18, 2013 at 9:58 AM
I guess it is what you are used to. Several years ago, I spent a few sweltering, humid days in South Carolina that my friend there told me was normal. I would prefer an Indiana winter any time. Once you learn to drive in snow, the only downside is the way that the road salt chews up cars here.
I’ll go with British this time as I suspect the Mini would be easier to work being a bit older. Of course it is on the trailer. There is at least some faint hope that Alfa goes under its own power.
Talk about CC effect. Yesterday morning while going to work, I passed about 15 of those Minis on the highway. They were doing about 50 MPH in a 65 zone on the right lane. I don’t know if they were going to a car show or if they were part of a club going on a cruise, but I have never seen so many of them at the same time. The funny thing though is that when I was going back home in the afternoon, I saw one of them on the side of the road, with the driver checking the engine, and some of his buddies from his group trying to help. I began laughing in my car just thinking about all the jokes about British reliability and Lucas the prince of darkness. I felt bad for the driver but it was funny anyway.
Easy–the Mini is easier to push home, so that’s the one you want. (My wife has the modern BMW Mini, and although we see some originals from time to time and think how fun it might be to drive one, I much prefer the modern ownership experience, I think.)
That Alfa is ME! GTV-6? I always called them a Sprint Veloce. My favorite design of all time. I used to lust after one parked in the Wawaset Park neighborhood, in Wilmington, Delaware; way back in the summer of ’81. Gawd, how I wanted it. Instead, I got a ’71 Impala 4 door hardtop. Story of my life.
I would take the Alfa in a heartbeat, and I used to own a 75/Milano so I know how poorly built those things are, but those brief moments when everything works…bliss.
So much in common,nice to look at and crap electrics! Being a 6’1″ Amazon I wouldn’t want either!
I did see a Lancia Beta and a Lancia Scorpion Spider in Naples yesterday perfect conditions. For the Italians, car ownership is not a love because but a love despite.
I’ll take the Italian headache as usual (remember, it’s an Alfa, and my username used to be Alfasaab99).
Too bad you were not in Naples FL this weekend. On Saturday February 16 they had their annual “Cars On Fifth – An Italian Extravaganza” over 300 cars mostly Italian from all of the major makes – Ferrari, Lamborghini, Lancia, Fiat, Alfa, Autobianchi, and Maserati. Including an Alfa Sportiva Coupe.
Craig, if you’d care to do a writeup on the car show, you can contact either Paul or I though the Contact icon at the top of the page. I think we’d all enjoy it.
We’ll see, I am traveling so it will depend on my ability to do that levels of writing until I get Back to my desk this weekend. I did take about two dozen pics of some more interesting models such as a Ferrari 400i which was never officially imported into the US but yet there were at least 3 at this show.
I wish I was there! Sadly, I am stuck in Michigan for the time being, and I like snow (call me insane all you want, but I love the photographic potential of winter scenes & therefore I love snow).
Snow is photogenic and idyllic, as backdrop, until you have to live with it day to day. No fun going down the street, cleaning your car, and bascially feeling cold and miserable for 4 months out of the year. The brief couple days I was in Ann Arbor beginning of last week was tough at 27F…
I guess it is what you are used to. Several years ago, I spent a few sweltering, humid days in South Carolina that my friend there told me was normal. I would prefer an Indiana winter any time. Once you learn to drive in snow, the only downside is the way that the road salt chews up cars here.
I’ll go with British this time as I suspect the Mini would be easier to work being a bit older. Of course it is on the trailer. There is at least some faint hope that Alfa goes under its own power.
That Alfa has been sitting in that same spot for probably ten years. It might run though, as the tires are aired up. I have never seen it on the road.
I’d take the Mini no shortage of parts and there is little really that goes wrong once you get the electrics up to scratch
Talk about CC effect. Yesterday morning while going to work, I passed about 15 of those Minis on the highway. They were doing about 50 MPH in a 65 zone on the right lane. I don’t know if they were going to a car show or if they were part of a club going on a cruise, but I have never seen so many of them at the same time. The funny thing though is that when I was going back home in the afternoon, I saw one of them on the side of the road, with the driver checking the engine, and some of his buddies from his group trying to help. I began laughing in my car just thinking about all the jokes about British reliability and Lucas the prince of darkness. I felt bad for the driver but it was funny anyway.
Easy–the Mini is easier to push home, so that’s the one you want. (My wife has the modern BMW Mini, and although we see some originals from time to time and think how fun it might be to drive one, I much prefer the modern ownership experience, I think.)
GTV-6 for me. I’ll never have to worry about having free time beacuse it will be spent working on the Alfa. That goes double for disposable income.
That Alfa is ME! GTV-6? I always called them a Sprint Veloce. My favorite design of all time. I used to lust after one parked in the Wawaset Park neighborhood, in Wilmington, Delaware; way back in the summer of ’81. Gawd, how I wanted it. Instead, I got a ’71 Impala 4 door hardtop. Story of my life.
You got the better car
I would take the Alfa in a heartbeat, and I used to own a 75/Milano so I know how poorly built those things are, but those brief moments when everything works…bliss.
Having already owned two Alfas, I’ll take the GTV6. The devil you know…
I’ll take both – but only if I could tow them away behind an old Lada sedan. Or possibly a Hindustan. 😉