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& Alfa Quiz George & Dragon, Thringstone Weds 14 October, from 7.30pm

Our only formal meeting night of the year. We will be electing our committee, reviewing the past year’s events and looking ahead to 2016. That’s followed by a fun, multiple choice Alfa quiz set by last year’s winner Peter Farley. Nice prizes too. Formalities start at 8pm. Please arrive early if you plan to eat there.

AROC Track Day

at Blyton Park, Lincs. Saturday 10 October

AROC is back with a track day at this excellent circuit in Lincolnshire. Please contact John if you’ve not already booked as spaces are limited. Spectators are free.

Rolling Road Night at FutureMotorSports

Syston, Leicester Monday 26 October, from 6pm

We had a lot of fun with our Dyno Night back in April last year, so 18 months on we thought we’d have another go. Cost is £30 a car, payable on the night, and for that you get 3 power runs with full performance print-outs. It’s not over stressful on the car and gives a fascinating insight. Followed by debrief in the pub! Please BOOK your place with John.

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Formerly Central & East Midlands

■ Alfisti Issue 179 ■ October 2015

Inside:

Aero Club Open Day

Karting Night

September Meeting Night

Alfa at the Frankfurt Motor Show

4C Spider Show at Chris Variava

Our Cars . . . and more

@AROCeastmids

This year’s big outdoor events have been some of the best I remember. I think everyone really enjoyed our Section’s own MITCAR at Deene Park, as quickly reported on in the last ‘Alfisti’ (there’s a bigger report in this month’s AROC magazine). Before that our pals in the North West staged an excellent National Alfa Day, and back in April we had Spring Alfa Day at the Imperial War Museum Duxford with the East Anglia and its local sections to the fore. That one seems like ages ago now! All in all though there’s been plenty to enjoy with some superb cars to see and plenty else to do.

Moving to the darker evenings can be a tad depressing, but this month we’ve still got some good plans. The AROC Track Day at Blyton Park in Lincolnshire will be a fun run out even for those not taking part (spectating is free), and we’ve got the fun of power runs at Future MotorSports after that. (See panel on the right,) That was really good fun in 2014 and is at a bargain price again. It’s particularly useful for people with modified Alfas to see what improvements have been brought. (Note - cars with traction control almost always need to have it disabled, normally via simple fuse removal, so please bring your car’s manual to help!) Alongside the newbies we’ve already got some classic Alfas down to come too. Don’t miss out, get on touch quick!

On 14 October it’s time for our only meeting of the year with a formal element. Our Club’s rules require a Section AGM, where the committee is

elected, the past year’s events are reviewed and we look forward to the next. We always couple that with a fun quiz, and this time Peter Farley is quizmaster, being last year’s winner. (Such is the reward!) I was delighted that well over 30 people came to last year’s meeting, I hope we get a good number involved again.

On the subject of formal meetings, the Club’s National GM takes place in the morning on Sunday 31 October at RAF Cosford - a superb air museum with FREE admission, save a small parking charge. I’m presently a Board member so obviously am interested in members attending to contribute. If you can be there that would be great. The venue is worth the trip alone. (Formalities are from 11.30 with coffee before. The venue opens at 10am.)

Looking further ahead, and in mid-November we’ve got the HUGE Classic Motor Show at the NEC. Nick Wright and I have been planning the AROC stand for that since May and we’ve got some simply beautiful cars lined up for display. A special advance ticket discount will be available again, but if you can spare a couple of hours to help there I may be able to get a free ticket for you. (First come first served and all that.)

We’re looking at some other things in November and December too, before the annual New Year Meal bash at the excellent ‘La Torre’ in Coalville.

Thanks for the great support this year, see you soon!

John

Autumn Entertainment

ALFISTI / EASTMIDS

It’s FREE!!

Mike Swinfen in his Spider V6 on our recent Twilight Run

The Giulia Quadrifoglio was a real star at Frankfurt. See inside.

ALFISTI - October 2015 - Issue 179 AROC East Midlands Section Newsletter

September Meeting Night

Including the Twilight Drive

at The George & Dragon, Thringstone

Our September meeting at the George and Dragon featured a

convoy drive around the nearby lanes and villages, led as ever by

our local man by Brian Smith in his Spider S4. Happily, nobody got

lost!

We had another good number of people along in a great

selection of Alfas. MiTos were very much to the fore, plus 916

Spiders and GTVs. All safely back, we followed it with plenty of

nattering in the pub’s paddock and then indoors once the sun had

set proper and it began to get a tad chilly

We welcomed four new Alfa owners along, including Charlie and

Maggie Mellish with their 33 1.7 16v, a very rare car now! Clay

Human was along too - son of Section regulars Bob and Gill, Clay

now being a proud owner of a 147 Ducati Corse in bright red.

Sal and Clare Vitale brought along their lovely Fiat Barchetta too

in black with fabulous red quilted leather seats, and Bryan

Alexander brought wife Jenniie’s 500 over, as he’d hurt his foot—

the 500’s robotised 2 pedal box proving very handy!

Another fun evening at Thringstone anyway and thanks as ever

to everyone who came along. John

Photos Clockwise from top; Brian leads Simon Drury; Duncan Langford in his new MiTo QV; Brian exits the paddock area; Simon leads the stream; A very rare Alfa indeed—33 16v belonging to Charie and Maggie Mellish; Salv and Clare Vitale in their delightful Fiat Barchetta. Lots more photos on our website. (All by John G.)

Karting Night

At The Sutton Circuit

Monday 21 September

11 teams of three formed up this time, thanks to a number of our members

inviting friends. It’s very much as case of the more the merrier, and with 11

karts going wheel to wheel you were rarely short of a battle!

A slightly damp start made the circuit quite different to drive on this year, and

it remained changeable throughout, with a mid-race shower to add ti the

equation - thoygh happily it never got fully wet.. It was particularly fun coming

out for a second stint when you had no idea what to expect, needless to say

there were skids aplenty! The downhill bend into the esses was highly

entertaining, you didn’t know whether to brake, steer or accelerate, and it was

a real lesson in understeer control! The general standard of driving was very

high on eth night, with few ‘mobile chicanes’ (OK, apart from me after one

massive off on to the grass!) ‘Prang of the night’ award went to Phil Levell from

our section, who in a serious dice with StJohn, lost it so well that he clobbered

an entire line of big plastic barriers right across the circuit, stopping the

race! We had a great laugh about it.

After 90 minutes of racing there were only 4 laps covering the whole field,

and the first 3 karts were all on the same lap. StJohn managed to set fastest

lap even on the greasy surface (impressive) and he managed to pull his team

back to a well-deserved 3rd place. Winners though were the team led by Dave

Malpas, who drove consistently quickly and with fewest mistakes, which is the

secret. Our ‘full’ Alfa teams came 3rd, 6th and 9th respectively otherwise,

which was good going.

Thanks to all who came along to make it such fun, and particularly to Dave

Malpas, Mark Sangster and Paul Boland for rounding up pals so lots of people

could enjoy it. And of course thanks to Geoff and Paul and all the team from

Sutton Circuit who make it all such a pleasure. We will return. John

4C Spider at Chris Variava Chris Variava staged a special 2 day event in

September titled Ride & Drive. Local members

were invited to test drive the range if Alfa

Romeos, as well as to see a LHD 4C Spider which

was on tour around the country. A few lucky

people with orders placed, or about to be, also got

to go in the 4C Spider alongside a professional

driver.

In the name of club communication (of course)

I managed to get drive. As you might imagine, it is

simply tremendous fun. The acceleration is just

so impressive, the gear change in Dynamic and

‘Race’ modes, under anything other tha a very

light throttle, borders on the violent. Great! Roof

off, and the noise at lower speeds is dominated

by the ‘race’ exhaust, rather than induction

noises that you get in the coupe. Those return

with the hood in place (a nice, thick item that is

easily removed or fitted and fits in the boot still

with some space to spare.

You’ll be able to read more of my impressions of

this gorgeous, ebullient car in the October edition

of the AROC magazine. Suffice to say that 4C

owners will be very, very lucky people. It’s just so

special, like a Ferrari Dino for modern times. John


Above - the roof is a quality item, goes on and off easily (though you must get out of the car) and fits nice and tight. Even fits in the boot with some space to spare!

Paul Jones (left) with the LHD Spider that was on

tour.What a fantastic car!

Our annual Karting Enduro

spectacular returned to the

twisty outdoor track at Sutton-

in-the-Elms, this time in

September.

Team Springbok (3rd), Mark G, Keith & StJohn Krog Winners - Dave Malpass (centre) with Paul Morris and Chris Kibble Above, typical action at the end of the main straight...

Our 11th trip to the Leicester Aero Club Open Day saw some lovely bright

and dry weather, ideal for flying, and during the day we had best part of 40

Alfas arrive for the display area, which was terrific.

We had all been delighted to learn that the magnificent Vulcan was due to

make a fly past, as it had last done in 2012, Sadly, Murphy’s Law intervened,

and during its show up in Scotland the day before a rather major problem

struck… During its approach for landing, the front nose wheel only came

down to 45 degrees. By accounts, of all things a Spitfire took off, flying

alongside the Vulcan to inform the pilot of exactly how things were going as

attemots were made to move it. After much effort, and some rolling of the

plane, the nose wheel finally deployed and locked in the down position.

Potential disaster averted the plane landed. On Sunday morning the Vulcan

then flew back to its base at Robin Hood Airport with under carriage left

down, flying at its lowest speed possible. Happily it made it and repairs could

be planned.

So, we only learned this very early on Sunday, however, were heartened to

hear that a B25 Mitchell (American WW2 twin-engined fighter bomber) would

be coming past instead.

The morning dawned bright and people soon gathered on the grass display

area. The free pleasure flights started quite early, and I was very lucky to get

one with a chap known to our organiser Dave Atkins called Byron. I’d last

been up with him in a low-winged ‘Jodel’ about 5 years ago, this time him

armed with aerobatic license was in the biplane, affectionately called the

Bannana. It is actually a 1973 ‘Stolp Starduster Too’ (yes ‘Too’ not Two) made

in the USA. These are actually designed to be home-built (!) and are capable

of plus or minus 6 G, so well capable of basic aerobatics. I knew little of this

when I got strapped in the front cockpit…

I won’t go on about it too much (several of our members have been up in it

before) suffioce to sy it was absuloutely flippin brilliant! Rolls, loops, stall

turns. Oh boy! Like the maddest roller coaster you could ever imagine. I

thinkwe were up for about 20 minutes. Flying across to Bruntingthorpe at

about 2,000 feet. Coming back Byron gave me the (basic) controls, and I

could delight on some VERY gentle manoeuvres mainly on the joystick. Great

stuff. (I had a leather helmet on with radio contact to him in the rear open

cockpit.) Just before landing, Byron pulled a party trick and did a sudden

‘dive’ - sadly I wasn't holding my DSLR camera well and it went weightless, up

and back over my head! Thankfully it was around one of the many straps so I

could rescue it undamaged! My fault anyway, and I was more pleased not to

lose the photos than anything! ( I can imagine the insurance claim…) Anyway,

I was very elated on landing and can fully see the appeal… It is just superb,

the open cockpit feel is fantastic.

During the day all of our number who wanted to were able to get flights in

various planes, including Richard Shaw’s son Thomas who is aeroplane mad!

He loved it needless to say!

On the display front it was bril to see an early Messershmitt, a Spitfire MkIX

and a Seafire, but the B25 was probably the most impressive, thrumming

past on two occasions. An amazing plane my late father worked on during the

war! I honestly never thought Id see one flying, just brilliant. At about 500

feet it was a lot higher than he used to dscribe on ground attack!

Back to cars - and we had great variety of Alfas along old and new, as you

can tell from here. In the wake of the Shoreham air disaster organisers were

wary of us doing a runway run as we had last year, but we may get

opportunity another time.

Near to us was a great collection of Morgans which were fun to see, ditto

the local Police car and the familiar Lexus display. (If you like that sort of

thing. I’ve been to Specsavers so don’t!)

We were pleased to meet some new members too—Tony and Judith Bell

with their phase 2 916 Spider TS, and Sally Wray with her hubby 0 though

they weren't in one of their Alfas this time.

Late in the day, Dave Atkins had a flight of his twin-engined radio controlled

model (once a seaplane) - very impressive with it 5 foot wingspan (one of his

smaller ones!) A slightly hard landing broke the nose but I’m assured he’s

fixed it quite easily. Great to see anyway, and very realistic!

So, a really good day again, great to see so many there. Thanks again to

Dave, to all of the Leicester Aero Club too. We look forward to the show again

next year… John

Leicester Aero Club

Open Day

Sunday 6 September

Sadly no Vulcan, but

otherwise a really super day...

Above: The Flying Bannana - a ‘Stolp Starduster Too’ (JG) Above: Magnificent B25 Mitchell (JG) Above: Seafire, simply beautiful. (JG) Below: Pitts Special up close Below: Super close up! (Brian Austin) Below: Messershmitt using the grass runway strip (Brian Austin) (Bottom row pics by Brian Austin.

Leicester Airport from above!


Euro Road Trip by 156... 11 days, 8 countries, 3,142 miles and a fuel bill of £279.49.

Day one was ferry from Dover to Dunkirk and a drive through

Belgium, Netherlands and into Germany. We stayed in Koblenz

by the river. Day 2, and Nic had her first attempt at driving on

the wrong side of the road. We next ‘clipped’ Austria and stayed

in Switzerland where we had great pizza and calzone, and a

lovely campsite not far from the idyllic town of Davos. Day 3 we

set off to Davos and through passes which took your breath

away with their beauty. We then came into Italy taking famous

Stelvio pass. At the top we stopped to take it all in and had a hot

dog which came with a free sticker saying ‘highest sausage in

Europe’. On the way down the brakes must have got hot as my

new stickers on the newly painted red callipers had changed

from white to pink! But the car was still going strong and the

brakes didn’t fade. After Stelvio we stayed at Lake Garda having

a lovely meal by the lake. Day 4 we set off early to Venice, with not much sleep thanks to the Italians

partying till 4.30 a.m (It was the weekend). There we had a romantic Gondola ride and a tour around

St Mark’s cathedral. Day 5, we set off to Rome where we had a great campsite with swimming pools,

great for a ‘chill’. Day 6 we went in and around the Coliseum and on an open top bus tour. Day 7 we

set off to Geneva stopping on the way at Pisa to see the leaning tower. Day 8 we drove along the

coast to Monaco, and parked up in Monte Carlo to look around the harbour and prince's palace, also

taking the Alfa around some of the race track. We then stayed at St Tropez where we had a quick dip

in the sea before going for a lovely meal in Gassin, high in the hills overlooking the coast. Day 9 we

chilled on the beach and swam in the sea for most of the day, giving the 156 a well-deserved rest,

especially as it had a 12 hour drive the next day! Day 10 big drive heading to the north of France again the car performed faultlessly. We stayed in a lovely hotel not too

far from Dunkirk. Day 11 saw the last drive on the ‘wrong’ side to Dunkirk. The roads where very quiet, being fairly early, but that did not stop one British driver finding

a way to roll his Discovery over—happily no one was seriously hurt. We caught the ferry at 12 p.m. to Dover. We then had time to gather our thoughts and to think about

all we had done and seen. What an adventure and what a car! When we told people who we met on the trip, we were travelling across Europe in a 10 1/2 year old Alfa,

they would say you are brave. Maybe we were, but it never let us down and has given us memories that will last a lifetime. Steve and Nicki.

Photos clockwise from above: In the Starduster, recognise Bruntingthorpe?; Just after take-off over Leicester Airport; Looking back at Byron the pilot; On Terra Firma looking across to the Pitts Special; Looking down at the joystick. (Are those big elastic bands? (!); Peter and Lynda in their Giulietta Spider; our massed lines of Alfas; a great day for a deckchair, Bob 7 Gill Human relaxing.


Wheel Treatment

I’ve been using two new products

recently. I’ve been a fan of Poorboys’

World products since discovering ‘Black

Hole’ their fantastic Glaze product that

gives excellent shine on darker paint

shades and is incredibly easy to use. So, I happened upon their ‘Spray

& Rinse Wheel Cleaner’. It is PH Neutral soperfectly safe on finishes.

It can be diluted but I keep it for when I want a ’neat’ application, for

example when cleaning Maria’s MiTo’s

alloys (bottom left). Doing short town

-based journeys the brake dust build

up can be prolific. It’s a simple spray

on, agitate with a brush, leave to

dwell for3 or 4 minutes and rinse off

process and works a treat. To keep

them cleaner for longer and to add a

simple layer of added protection, I’ve

used Autoglym’s new Wheel Protector

spray product. Now I did try this

earlier this year on my Giulietta with

its semi-matt dark grey alloys. No

doubt it was effective on that, but left

far too high a gloss finish. Now, on

‘standard’ silver alloys, like the MiTo

has, it works an absolute

treat. Just make sure the

wheels are totally dry

before application as water

runs can spoil the

appearance. Application

couldn’t be simpler, just

shake can and spray on!

Great on shiny brake

callipers too, and it doesn’t

appear to be a problem if it

gets on discs either,

(though probably a good

idea to try and avoid that!

Two good products. John

New Alfa Special Editions The ‘Collezione’ name returns for Giulietta and appears on MiTo,

Giulietta also gets a ‘Sprint Speciale’.

The MiTo Collezione arrived in early September with a host of standard

equipment, plus a new micalised paint finish called ’Ardelisia’. Bronze-effect alloy

wheels and mirror caps are very attractive, and the interior has many special

features including new upholsteries in mixed cloth and faux leather, extending to

door trims. Cruise control, rear parking sensors, Uconnect Nav and DAB all

feature. Two engines are available, 105bhp TwinAir manual and 140bhp TCT.

Prices start at £17660. That’s over £1,600 kit for £750 over a QV Line edition.

The Giulietta Collezione this time is also a high-spec machine. It keeps the

black roof and mirror caps of the 2013 version. Its available with 170bhp Multiair

manual or TCT, 150bhp manual 2.0 Diesel or 175bhp TCT. Special all-leather

heated seats, front and rear parking sensors, unique dark finish 18” alloys, and

big Uconnect NAV/DAB system means a terrific spec.

The Giulietta Sprint Speciale builds on the recent Sprint edition with Brembo

brakes, high-back seats based

on the QV (fabric and Alcantara

not leather), rear parking

sensors, dual-zone climate

control, visibility pack,

aluminium pedals and ‘sports

suspension’. There’s a limited

colour range. Engines are

150bhp MultiAir manual or

170bhp TCT, 150bhp diesel

manual or 175bhpt TCT. Pricing

given the spec is very attractive.


Used Alfa Romeo Spotlight

431-461 Nottingham Rd, Basford, Nottingham, NG6 0FB - Dozens of used Alfas in stock, here are a few highlights chosen by John G...

For the best AROC Member deals,

call Alfa Sales on 0115 855 3060

Quadrifoglio Verde

1.4 Turbo MultiAir, 170bhp TCT gearbox with Paddle shift Matt Magnesio Grey 18” Alloys Heated front Seats Electric folding door mirrors - just 50 miles.

MultiAir Sprint

1.4 Turbo MultiAir, 150bhp 6-Speed Manual Alfa Red 18” wheel upgrade Cloth & Alcantara Seats Rear Diffuser - just 50 miles.

0.9 Turbo TwinAir, 105bhp Biancospino White Dark Grey alloys Smart sports interior 15 plate Rear Parking Sensors - just 500 miles.

QV Line TwinAir

Date Activity

Weds 30 September from 9.45am

Sprint Experience at Curborough Circuit. A second chance for our members to enjoy driving at this brilliant track. Space for 10 cars, cost @ £65. Please check with John to see if spaces still available.

Sat 10 October AROC Track Day at Blyton Park in Lincolnshire. Organised by Javelin Track Days, our Club’s big track action day of the year promises a wide variety of Alfas on track and expert instruction available. Cost is £129 for a full day of open pit lane action.

Weds 14 Oct form 7.30pm

AGM & Alfa Quiz at The George & Dragon in Thringstone - starting at 7.30pm We will be electing our committee, reviewing the year’s events and looking forward to 2016, all followed by a fun multiple choice quiz with nice prizes.

Monday 26 October

Rolling Road Night at FutureMotorSports, Syston- A chance to do power runs in your Alfa to see exactly what bhp and torque it’s producing - and at a very special price of £30. It is great fun just to watch and listen to too! Followed by a trip to the pub of course. Please book your spot with John in advance. Non-Alfas welcome - please book quickly.

Weds 11 Nov Meeting night at the George & Dragon, Thringstone from 7.30pm

13-15 Nov Classic Motor Show - NEC Birmingham. AROC display featuring some superb Alfa Romeos old and new. Our Section members will be helping on the stand as normal and Club discount admission will be available too.

Weds 9 Dec Meeting night. Venue and more details to be confirmed in November.

Friday 8 Jan 2016

New Year Meal at La Torre, High Street, Coalville. Superb food at a very reasonable price, a charity raffle, and importantly, a very warm welcome from Gregorio and Fabio.

Please always check our website before attending an event for the latest news.

AROC East Midlands Section Events 2015

The Small Print: Alfisti is published primarily for the enjoyment of members of the Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club East Midlands Section. Chris Variava Alfa Romeo Nottingham supports the cost of Alfisti’s printed production carried out at cost rate by a Section Member’s company. Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club UK ltd cannot endorse or recommend services or products advertised in its publications. Any opinions published in ‘Alfisti’ or its sister website, Twitter account or other broadcasts are personal ones. Alfa Romeo Owners’ Club Ltd registered Number 01106134. Please contact John Griffiths if you have any queries about the Club or our active local Area Section. See cover for contact details.

Gazetta News Snippets

CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW - NEC 13-15 NOV

November’s show at the NEC is always a

highlight of the autumn. It’s the biggest

Classic Motor Show in Europe with over

1,200 cars on display and hosts of other

attractions. If you can spare some time to

help on the AROC stand (Say an hour or

two) please let John know and he may be

able to get you a free ticket.

This year our AROC stand will be in Hall 1 -

the ‘Premium’ hall, next to Maserati, Rolls

Royce and Ferrari. The cars we have

planned for display are superb too…

NATIONAL AROC EVENTS 2016

Next year’s National Alfa Day is booked for

the fabulous Chatsworth House on Sunday

10 July. There will be significant discounts

on house and garden admission for club

members and parking/NAD admission at a

low rate (per car basis) too. We had a

superb MITCAR there in 2010, and ‘NAD

should build on that. Spring Alfa Day is

hoped to be in mid-April (after Easter) at

ghe National Motor Museum, Beaulieu in

Hampshire. Its about a 2 1/2 hour drive for

us, but a fantastic venue too. Ideal for a

long weekend. More details soon.

We’ll soon be thinking about the NEW YEAR

MEAL. We’re back to La Torre in Coalville.

We can squeeze in just over 40. The menu

will be circulated in November, but if you’d

like to reserve places now please get in

touch with John.

Is Citroen at desperation level?

DS is being launched as a standalone brand with the DS 4 Hunchback, sorry CrossBack, coming soon... Fancy a brown one? (Thought not).

Alfa Romeo at the Frankfurt Motor Show 2015

Alfa fans were hopeful of a string of announcements

at Frankfurt, however the show was essentially a

formal public presentation of the wonderful Giulia

Quadrifoglio. It was literally taking it to the M3 on

BMW’s home turf. Alfa’s 503bhp stunner was

presented in 5 attractive shades; Competizione Red,

Trofeo White, Vulcano Black, Vesuvio Grey and

Montecarlo Blue – combined with leather and

Alcantara interiors.

Some exciting statistics were shown— the cars

measured top speed is 307km/h - that’s 191 mph.

Should be enough! Development versions have been

pounding the ‘Ring too, and it has a quoted best of

7.39 seconds. That’s just quicker that a 911 GT3,

even a McLaren Mercedes SLR (!), and wallops the

V6 turbo M4 Coupe by 13 seconds. OK, we can take

all ‘Ring times with a pinch of salt, but it’s no slouch.

The bonnets could be opened, and for a modern

engine, it looks really attractive with eth block set

really well back, front/mid-engined style for great

weight distribution.

Pricing? The Quadrifoglio will start at around

79,000 Euros, with the highest spec launch models

(carbon seats etc.) at 95,000 Euros. EU orders start

in Q4 2015, but no word on UK.


So when will we learn more about the less extreme

versions? Well, there were no details given at all at the

show itself, but thanks to the delights of Social Media, the

clue I got from Alfa Romeo UK PR was that a USA

presentation is most probable. The LA Motor Show in mid-

November therefore would look a strong possibility. And

they know how to put a show on in USA… John

Alfisti no.180 will be out for November

Alfisti’s production is sponsored by Chris Variava Alfa Romeo Nottingham

Brera 3.2 SV - Andy Pocock

Andy and his father Steve were along at our July meeting in Andy’s GT JTS,

and then came to our August meeting in his just-acquired Brera. This first

series car has

the powerful

260bhp V6

engine with

4WD. In subtle

mid-grey with

the attractive

18” alloys we

affectionately

call ‘Impossi-

cleans” it really

does look

terrific. The

sound great too

of course.

FOR SALE 147 GTA (Section member Steve Bestwick)

Steve is reluctantly selling his absolutely stunning 147 GTA. In metallic white it’s

a very rare machine and looks simply amazing. It has covered just 47,000 miles

and has a host of desirable upgrades and subtle modifications, including: 18”

GT alloys, Poly bushed arms and trailing arms, Quaife ATB Helical LSD, Bilstien

B12 coil over kit, 330 brakes with Performance Friction pads, Wizard rear

section exhaust, Rose-jointed ARB drop links, Braided brake lines. Underside

refurbished and protected last year. Strut Brace, inc ploy bushed top engine

mount, Ducati Corsa red stitched steering wheel ...and lots more! 11 months

MOT, £9.999.

(Plate not

included).

Please

Contact Steve

on 0702 151

4192.

(Phonesafe

number via

Pistonheads.)

Any problems

please contact

John G.

MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde - Duncan Langford

The man who changes his Alfas like other change socks has a new MiTo!

Club MiTo Registrar

Duncan has just

traded in his MiTo

SBK at Chris Variava

for this very nice

brand new MiTo QV

with Multiair engine

and TCT gearbox.

The Anthracite paint

is set off with very

attractive black

leather seat trim

with white piping. It

certainly looks the

part.

Unusual news from the world of motoring

- SCOOP! -

VW service specialists on the rise

Giulietta Cloverleaf - Chris Childs

Chris is absolutely delighted to be back with an Alfa after about 9 months in

the wilderness. He had lined up to buy a cool black 159, but was smitten

when the seller

turned up with

this beautifully

presented

1750 TBi

Cloverleaf

Giulietta.

Deposit ready

he swapped it

on to it! In

white with black

turbine alloys it

looks as fresh

as it did when

launched.

From an email to John:

Jonathan’s new Mito from

Chris Variava, a flying

machine! Once taken on

a test drive his Suzuki

was history. AROC

membership purchased

by me at MITCAR!

Graham Would

Spider 2.0 Twin Spark - Tony & Judith Bell

New members Tony and Judith brought their Spider along to the Aero Club day.

It’s a very good order in classic red with black. Tony has a few minor cosmetics

to sort (badges) but its

in great order

otherwise. This is their

first Italian sportster,

inspired by a friend

who had a FIAT

Barchetta; very good

cars in their own right

of course! Anyway, we

look forward to seeing

them at meetings in

the future after plenty

of hood down

motoring!

GT 2.0 JTS - Graham Would

Graham’s GT was shone to a shilling for MITCAR (pictured below). The deep

metallic blue really suits the car and comes up great. He’s has just had the cars

wheels

refurbished too

which really sets

it all off too.

Graham is of

course another

of our Section

members who is

also an AROC

Registrar, and

his GT (one of

the first) is a

really great

example.

MiTo Cloverleaf - Jonathan Would.

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