Alternatives

"Lamborghinis at one extreme and
Cinquencentos at the other"

Long-time AONE member Jonathan Kirshtein holds the enviable position of Area Manager for the Northeast Region of Automobili Lamborghini America, and is required at times to drive assorted Lamborghini models under various street and track conditions. (Tough job, but somebody’s got to do it.) Recently, he was in Italy for "training", and got to drive something completely different (see photo below). He files this report:

"This is my friend’s dad’s car. They bought it five years ago from a mechanic with a lien on it for 1100 euro. The car is original with 80km, and I had to push the car down the street in Rimini to fire it, as the battery was low. It was tiring, but it fired on one of its two cylinders — pop-pop-pop! We drove it to the seaside from the center of town, where it let out one big backfire (well, as big as a 500cc engine could manage) and we laughed. Then we got passed by a Vespa and laughed even harder!"

With Lamborghinis at one extreme and Cinquencentos at the other, it’s easy to understand why Jonathan has found a home with Alfa Romeos!