• Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione

    First Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione Sold In US Parked At New York Train Station?

    Exactly a month after we told you 84 copies of the Alfa Romeo 8C Competitzione would be coming to US shores, reader KingRoyale spotted this one parked outside the Rye, NY train station. The lusty Italian coupe apparently wore a license plate reading "001 USA" leading us to wonder if this is in fact the first Alfa Romeo sold in the US since 1995. The Alfa certainly stands out like a sore thumb against the fall backdrop, doing its job of being obnoxiously beautiful. UPDATE: Word has it this Alfa belongs to James Glickenhaus, and is his current commuter to and from the train station.

    1:00 PM on Fri Nov 7 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    4,374 views, 59 comments

    Most discussed The Name's Ash78, Housewares: I just don't feel the aesthetic Alfa love. It's a nice looking car, but no better than the new M more »

  • down on the street bonus edition

    Unrusted Alfa Romeo 164L Heals The Sick, Restores Sight To The Blind In Minneapolis

    This is Down On The Street Bonus Edition, where we check out interesting street-parked cars located in places other than the Island That Rust Forgot. With the '91 Alfa Romeo 164L we saw down on the Alameda street this morning, we might as look at a miraculous Alfa this afternoon? Why miraculous? Because this 1991 Alfa Romeo 164L lives down on the Minneapolis street, a street stained red from the ruined metal of cars that dare to park upon it. MBAcuraFan took some shots of this amazingly unrusty Pininfarina creation; make the jump to read his description.


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    5:00 PM on Fri Oct 24 2008
    By Murilee Martin
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    Most discussed Cognitive_Friction: Any car that is in the shop 362 days a year is going to stay rust-free, even in the upper more »

  • down on the street

    1991 Alfa Romeo 164L

    Welcome to Down On The Street, where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. Not a lot of Italian machinery on the island these days; we've seen two Alfa Graduates (an '85 and an '89), three Fiats (a '77 124 Spider, an '81 Strada, and an '82 X-1/9), and a Ferrari Mondial T. Today we're adding another Alfa to that list, with a daily-driven 164L.
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    9:03 AM on Fri Oct 24 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    1,713 views, 66 comments

    Most discussed smalleyxb122: 1991? Sure it's an Alfa, but 1991? That's 3 years newer than my newest car! But my car is not an Alfa, more »

  • retro

    The Action Never Stops In This Town: Italian Machinery Invades Alameda


    October is generally the warmest month here by the Bay, so that's when you get the big car shows on the island. On Saturday, Park Street was taken over by hundreds of chromium-dipped chariots; the following day, a horde of Ferraris, Fiats, Lancias, Alfas, and the like swarmed across the bridges and set up shop on the soccer field of the junior high school at which I was forced to learn "The Hustle" in P.E. class, circa 1979. Sadly, the LeMons-veteran Ecurie Ecrappe Alfa wasn't there, but the presence of such jewels as a Fiat 2100 wagon, supercharged Lancia Scorpion, and SEAT 850 compensated somewhat. Jump, jump, and see all the purty cars!

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    1:45 PM on Tue Oct 14 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    1,313 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Number_Six: Inexplicably, the Lancia Beta Monte Carlo is one of my favourite cars ever. more »

  • project car hell

    PCH, Invasion Of The Hell Projects Edition: Three Alfas or Four Citroens?

    Welcome to Project Car Hell, where you choose your eternity by selecting the project that's the coolest... and the most hellish! Yesterday, we had the chance to choose between two potential moonshine runners, with either of which one might keep bread on the table during the coming Financiapocalypse, and the Mercury Maruader beat the BMW 850i like Junior Johnson beat the North Carolina Highway Patrol's '53 Ford Mainlines back in the day. However, some of you- I'm not going to use the word "whiners," though it did occur to me- complained that those two cars didn't rate high enough readings on the Hell-O-Meter™. In other words, Hell isn't hot enough for you! We aim to please here, so let's flood the garage with chlorine triflouride, park some more challenging projects inside, and slam the door on you… for eternity!
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    5:20 PM on Fri Oct 10 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,559 views, 61 comments

    Most discussed DeadFlorist: 4 Citroen IDs is approaching the theoretical maximum of PCH. What could beat this? Two Tatraplans and a T-52? more »

  • alfa romeo 8c competizione

    Alfa Romeo Officially Returns To US Market This Month With 8C Competizione

    Alfa Romeo made it official a year ago when they announced plans to return to the US auto market after a 13-year cooling-off period. But now it's actually here, as the Italian automaker begins to rekindle its romance with the US auto market later this month, when they import 84 copies of its exclusive Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione. The lusty — and already spoken-for — sports cars will be made available through the existing Maserati dealer network, with another run of 8C Competizione Spyders and 8C Competizione GTAs planned as well. As we've already told you — this impromptu return may act as the lead for additional models to hit US shores in the late-2009/early-2010 time frame (right about when the DOW will hit 200 and gas will be hovering around $9 a gallon). So that'll work well.


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    1:40 PM on Tue Oct 7 2008
    By Ben Wojdyla
    1,146 views, 31 comments

    Most discussed Pope Deartháir II of Awesome: So... since they're already sold out, doesn't that just mean that someone from the US bought at least one of more »

  • barn find

    Warehouse Full Of Vintage Race Cars... And All But The XK140 Are For Sale!

    Technically, this isn't a barn find; it's the collection of a lifelong racer in Southern California who is now retiring from the sport and plans to get down to just one car from his fairly extensive collection of race machines, classics, show cars, and projects. There's some painfully cool stuff in this dusty warehouse, including a couple of Alfas, a very clean '51 Ford, an Austin Healey 100-4, and more. Bring A Trailer has obtained some photos showing the details of a few of the cars, so check 'em out! [Bring A Trailer]


    6:40 PM on Fri Oct 3 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    4,163 views, 20 comments

    Most discussed Tikitime: upper right corner .. what IS that car? I'm intrigued more »

  • alfa romeo 8c gta

    Alfa Romeo 8C GTA Mule Spotted Near Nurburgring

    Rumor has it that Alfa Romeo will be building a special 8C supercar dubbed the GTA to celebrate the company's 100th anniversary, and one reports suggests that this lightly taped mule seen near the Nurburgring is that car. What makes this red 8C different from any other 8C? The exhaust note has been described as "darker," which would aptly describe the Ferrari California's 4.3-liter direct-injection V8 that reportedly powers the rumored 8C GTA. Whether or not the GTA actually sees the light of day, we'd love to see additional speculation just for an excuse to post more 8C pictures.

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    6:30 PM on Mon Sep 22 2008
    By Andrew Stoy
    2,367 views, 26 comments

    Most discussed ab3: What on Earth do people see in this car? Most of the car looks pretty good but that front end more »

  • rally

    Tired Of Snooty, Bondo-Free Vintage Car Rallies? Welcome To The California Melee!

    You know how groups of classic sports car owners can be- sometimes they forget about the fun part of driving and focus instead on heretic-burning and date-code-criticizing. Not so with the California Melee, which takes pre-1975 machinery on a three-day, 750 tour of the beautiful forest roads of Northern California. Participants stay in- how shall we put this?- economical motels and share tools as various reliability-challenged cars shed parts along the way. TheEastBayKid was there with his 2002, and he took some nice photos for us; the folks from Bring A Trailer shot some great in-car video. Jump and see the rest!


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    4:40 PM on Tue Sep 16 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    2,571 views, 40 comments

    Most discussed Bad Juju: Fenderless....MGA? Sprite? ..with Fiat Spider hood. I'm in heaven. How did I miss this? Oh, lordy. more »

  • found on craigslist

    Alfa Seller Makes Use Of Multiple-Choice Test To Weed Out Crybaby Buyers

    Craigslist sellers tend to leave themselves open to a lot of headaches caused by clueless buyers, particularly those who think they have what it takes to own an Italian sports car (or who think an Italian sports car can be used as daily transportation by a non-wrench/non-wealthy individual). I am reminded of a friend who, right out of high school and in her first-ever job, scraped together enough cash to buy her first-ever commuter car… a Fiat X-1/9! She's wised up since then (now drives a primered-out F250), but she definitely put that Fiat seller through hell after the sale. Adamskiy has found a Craigslist Alfa seller who's put together a little test that (we hope) will enable him or her to avoid the worst of Clueless Alfa Buyer Hell. [Craigslist Atlanta, go here if ad disappears] More »

    4:00 PM on Mon Sep 15 2008
    By Murilee Martin
    3,858 views, 43 comments

    Most discussed franzouse: An Alpha owner who's got a sense of humor about alpha ownership: I wanna be friends with that dude! more »