Text by Dave Pratt — Photos by Gene Durso and Dan Nicholes

Great cars, great weather, great venue, great people, great food — it all combined to make for a great Tutto Italiano at the Larz Anderson Auto Museum on August 3rd! As one member put it, "Wow—I had the most fun at Tutto that I have had in the last five years!" This was a common sentiment, since this year’s outing was truly a memorable one.

Did we say great food? Yes, there was even a new caterer on the grounds serving up some tasty panini, salads, and pizza for lunch—no mere sausage vendors anymore! And earlier there were espresso, cappuccino, and Italian pastries available. Nice touch!

Again this year, our Alfa Romeos dominated the Museum’s main lawn, sharing the area with less numerous Fiats, Panteras, and Lamborghinis. (There were also some English and German cars parked there—what was that all about?) We didn’t get an Alfa count this year, but suffice it to say that there were lots. There are many reasons to enjoy Tutto Italiano, but surely one of them is just the sight of so many various beautiful, colorful, sparkling Alfas all gathered together on the picturesque Larz Anderson grounds in front of the majestic Museum. Enough to make any Alfista’s heart sing…

There were also several special Alfas on display among the "important" cars that were selected to grace the area in front of the Museum’s entrance. We had seen some of these before, but this year AONE member Ven Fonte stunned us with his recently-acquired 1930 6C 1750 Gran Sport (see cover page). Ven also brought his magnificent 6C 2500 SS and a couple of other significant Italian macchine, and Rod Burdick’s curvaceous Sprint Speciale drew a lot of attention, as it always does.

Per usual, AONE made its presence known with our colorful, banner-strewn canopies, which provided a shady spot for both our current members and potential new ones to gather, exchange observations on the show, get questions answered, and generally hang out and enjoy things. The club picked up several new members, and we even ran out of Giulietta Giubilee posters to give away! (Don’t worry—there are still more in storage.)

This year, there were noticeably more vendors on the premises than in the past, ranging from food providers to automotive artists to car detailing and appraisal services to winter storage providers to garage lift manufacturers.

Our thanks go to AONE Director Myron Barnett for his role as Head Alfa Judge, representing Alfa Romeo to the Tutto Italiano organizers, and for generally organizing the Alfa end of things. Most of us show up with our cars and enjoy the happening without thinking about all of the planning that went on beforehand. Myron would also like to thank this year’s Alfa judges Vern Brown, Doug Sondak, Anthony Parillo, and Andy Kress for their diligence, knowledge, and keen eyes.

And speaking of judging, congratulations to all of the Alfa class winners! At around 2:00, the crowd gathered around the Museum entrance and the Museum raffled off a number of goodies, capped by the drawing of a new Ducati. Then came the award announcements. There were so many wonderful cars on display that the judges’ jobs were challenging, to say the least, but in the end the most deserving cars and their owners went home in glory. Check below for a listing of the Alfa class winners (mostly your fellow AONE members!), and to see how some of the special Alfas did in the overall significant cars categories. Owning an Alfa is its own reward, but it’s nice to have some plaques to go along with it!

All in all, it was a great show and we’re already looking forward to next year!

Tutto Italiano 2008 Judging Results

Alfa Romeo Class - First Place Awards

Early Spider - Andrew Brody, 1958 Giulietta Spider Veloce, red
Late Spider - Howard Wagner, 1993 Spider Veloce, red
Late Closed - Greg Stidsen, 1994 164 Quadrigfolio, black
Early Closed - Jonathan Kirshtein, 1973 GTV 2000, red
Modified - Greg Stidsen, 1975 GTV 2000, burgundy

Alfa Romeo First Place Awards in Significant Cars Classes

Best of Show - Ven Fonte, 1930 Alfa Romeo 1750 GS, burgundy
Museum’s Choice - Ven Fonte, 1930 Alfa Romeo 1750 GS, burgundy
Special Vintage - Ven Fonte, 1950 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS, red
Alfa Romeo Special Interest - Rod Burdick, 1965 Giulia Sprint Speciale, red
 

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