Well, it was a grand time! Italian Car Day at the Larz Anderson Museum of Transportation in Brookline, Massachusetts keeps getting a little bigger every year, and when we get a good weather forecast as we did this year, it puts it over the top! It was a record-breaking show with nearly 2000 spectators. By midday, we counted 50 Alfas in the field (and there were a lot more parked out on the street). In total, there were well over 200 Italian cars gathered for display, with a wide assortment of marques and models present. (There was, of course, the usual preponderance of red Ferrari Testarossas and 308s.)
But it was a wild day weather-wise! Despite the very favorable forecast, there were wet roads to start, but then it cleared off and became breezy. Then ominous clouds rolled in, and we heard (via a cell phone) that it was hailing not far away on Route 128! Then the sun shown again, but it became so windy that we had to add guy wires to our canopy. Then more sun, followed by rain squalls during the award ceremony (which kept the speeches nice and short). At the end of the day, the sun shown while we tore down the AONE canopy, and then it rained heavily on the drive home. Crazy.
Mainly, though, it was a most enjoyable day and there were enough automobili there to boggle the mind. Among these were some stunning Alfas, both old and new. (Well, not brand new, but you know what we mean.) Perhaps the highlight was AONE member Bud Brickman’s drop-dead gorgeous Series One 1900CS Touring-bodied coupe that not only won first place in its class but also took the People’s Choice Award!
Our club had purchased a new 10’ x 10’ canopy just prior to the event that worked quite well – easy to set up and (marginally) transportable in a 105-series Alfa coupe. There were people buzzing through our "booth" all the time and we sold quite a few club shirts, coffee mugs, etc., gave away back issues of Velocissima, signed on several new members, and kibitzed.AONE Director and Italian Car Day committee member Jim Miga wishes
to thank all of the AONE members who participated in this event. Special thanks go out to
the judges who worked tirelessly in the hot sun for several hours without a break! They
are: Myron Barnett, Steve Silverstein, Jonathan Kirshtein, Bill Anderson, Carmine Tomas,
and Andy Kress. 
Italian Car Day Awards – Alfa Romeo
Class A: Vintage/Special Interest
Class B: Early Closed
1st Place: Dave Pratt, 87 points - 1974 GTV (rosso amaranto)
2nd Place: Paul Leone, 84.5 points - 1972 GTV (maroon)
Class C: Early Spiders (105)
1st Place: Steve & Diana Thomas, 88 points - 1969 Spider (red)
2nd Place: Kevin Murphy, 87 points - 1974 Spider (green)
Class D: Late Closed
1st Place: Michael Manuel, 96 points - 1986 GTV-6 (champagne)
2nd Place: Myron Barnett, 95.75 points - 1985 GTV-6 (black)
Class E: Late Closed Modern
1st Place: Steve Silverstein, 94 points - 1988 Milano (red)
2nd Place: Paul Knutrud, 93 points - 1994 164LS (champagne)
Class F: Late Spiders
1st Place: Howard Wagner, 98.5 points - 1993 Spider (red)
2nd Place: Debra Logan, 98.5 points - 1993 Spider (red)
(Higher mileage broke the tied score - better start drivin’ yours
more, Debra!)
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The Museum of Transportation building makes a picturesque backdrop for our field of picturesque Alfa Romeos. (Panoramic shot - use your browser's scroll bars.) |
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Bud Brickman’s stunning 1952 1900CS Touring-bodied coupe garnered the People’s Choice Award |
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A view of the Alfa Romeo section at Italian Car Day. It’s not often that you’ll find 50 Alfas gathered together in one spot around these parts. (Panoramic shot - use your browser's scroll bars.) |
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Roberto Rosa’s Duetto is one of two Duettos present with DUETTO license plates - one Massachusetts and one New Hampshire! |
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Your club’s new canopy makes its debut at Italian Car Day, banner proudly waving in the breeze. Maura Rand again does a stint tending the store - thanks, kiddo! |
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John Darack’s black 1958 Giulietta Spider is a study in understated beauty and charm |
