THIS IS A CLUB EVENT YOU WILL NOT WANT TO MISS! Fellow AONE members Ven Fonte and his son Nick have invited us to spend the good part of a day among their amazing collection of classic automobiles in Sudbury, MA, on Sunday, November 2nd, between 10:30AM and 3:00PM. We are talking approximately ___ cars that are all predominantly Italian, and a huge proportion of those are vintage Alfa Romeos!

The Fontes don’t just stare at their cars — that’s not how they were intended. These cars are driven, with enthusiasm. There’s a nice two-part interview prepared by Bonfanti Garage with Ven with some of his cars here: Part 1 and Part 2. And check out the first photo of Nick and Ven at this year’s Alfas at the Glen in the slide show below. (The others in the slide show are photos taken at the Fonte garages.)

Ven Fonte was born in Italy and came to the US in ____. He is the founder and president of American Flowform, Inc., a leader in advanced cold metal forming of precision components for military, aerospace, and other applications. But we all know where his true love lies!

The timing of our visit couldn’t be better: Ven has another residence in Italy where he keeps some of his cars, but four real beauties (the ones in the title photo above) just recently arrived here in the States and we’ll get to take them in!

There’s no real schedule of events for our visit. When we arrive, we’ll be free to wander around the collection at our own pace and take our time ogling the things that interest us (well, that’s most everything). To keep us sustained, there’ll be a food truck (a good one) on the premises where we can grab some food and drink. (There won’t be adult beverages sold, but feel free to bring your own.)

We expect this to be an extremely popular club event, and we may have to limit the number of people who can participate. The event is only for AONE members and their guests. You must sign up in order to attend by sending an email to webmaster.aone@gmail.com to say that you’re coming and how many people. We’ll acknowledge your message and reply with the address and directions. (Note that November 2nd is the first say back to Standard Time, so don’t forget to adjust your clocks!)

Hearty thanks to Ven and Nick for offering us this opportunity! Hope to see you on November 2nd!