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Alfa Romeo
, Auctions
by Philip Powell on November 30, 2009
Let's face it, you can't beat e-Bay if you enjoy window shopping for cars. The imagination soars and the wallet stays where it is. Good, harmless fun, right? But every so often one jumps off the scree...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Great Drives
by Philip Powell on August 14, 2009
For me the highlight of Monterey's Classic Car Week is the Pebble Beach tour d'elegance, where concours entrants are invited to drive their precious vehicles on a 50-mile route that includes a...
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Alfa Romeo
, As We See Things
, Concours
, Design
by Philip Powell on July 6, 2009
The extravaganza known as Pebble Beach just keeps getting bigger, which would be okay with humble auto writers like me if it didn't continue to push room rates beyond reach. (Yes, the rich are dif...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Italian Cars
, Rare Europeans
by Philip Powell on July 1, 2009
If you thought there was something familiar about this car you'd be right. Remember the spectacular Bertone-designed "BAT" Alfas of the late 1950s? Like most Italian-designed cars of the...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Italian Cars
by Philip Powell on May 10, 2009
There is no doubt, at least in my mind, that classic Driver magazine delivers the European concours and show scene better than any Web site or publication. Once again it has excelled itself with cover...
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Alfa Romeo
, Cadillac
, Classic Rentals
, Ferrari
, Great Drives
by Philip Powell on March 25, 2009
Of all the places where I'd dreamt of someday driving, the one that fascinated me most was the Riviera. It had everything that appealed to my imagination: Winding mountain roads, spectacular scene...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
by Philip Powell on March 8, 2009
It isn't often that I overlook a great classic, especially when it's a sports car and even moreso when it's an Alfa-Romeo. Perhaps it was the 90-degree heat at the 2nd Annual Desert Classi...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Italian Cars
by Philip Powell on February 25, 2009
2009 is only the second year for the Palm Springs Desert Classic but already this concours d'elegance is securing a place among North America's best. Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised for ...
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Alfa Romeo
, Automotive Art
, Famous Drivers
, Racers
by Philip Powell on January 30, 2009
Michael Schumaker, Ayrton Senna, Jimmy Clark, Juan Fangio... if your acquaintance with Grand Prix race drivers is limited to contemporary heroes you may not be aware of Tazio Nuvolari. In the postwar ...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Italian Cars
by Philip Powell on August 20, 2008
If you seek beauty, brothers and sisters, look no further than Italy. For centuries the Italians and their Roman ancestors have been acknowledged as the source of many things beautiful. In olden days ...
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Alfa Romeo
by Philip Powell on March 10, 2008
Alfa Romeo has had its good days and bad days but these are definitely the good days. The fabled Italian marque is returning to America next year and in the meantime is rolling out some exquisite new ...
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Alfa Romeo
, Concours
, Design
, Italian Cars
by Philip Powell on March 5, 2008
Okay, I'm a hopeless sentimentalist, so when I began researching this Zagato-bodied 1956 Maserati A6G Berlinetta, which appeared at the inaugural Palm Springs Desert Classic Concours, I may have h...
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Alfa Romeo
by Philip Powell on December 16, 2007
It is difficult for me to write anything positive about the Italian dictator benito mussolini, who allied with Hitler in the lead-up to WW2. Nevertheless when a car Il Duce once owned is offered for a...
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Alfa Romeo
by Philip Powell on September 28, 2006
Some cars just look right no longer how long ago they were designed and built. Case in point: the 1958 Alfa romeo Guilietta shown at this year's Concorso Italiano. That's almost 50 years ago and yet...
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Alfa Romeo
by Philip Powell on July 21, 2006
Someone mentioned on the radio this morning that Montreal would be celebrating the 40th anniversary of Expo 67, its spectacular world's fair. Being only half awake I didn't catch the entire story but ...
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Alfa Romeo
by Philip Powell on May 17, 2006
You may wonder why an Art Deco building heads a story on Alfa Romeo but there's a good reason for this... honest! The Alfa Romeo Owners Association (AROC) is holding its national convention in Tulsa, ...
