Viva Italia

Viva Italia car show at St. Edwards Park, August 6, 2016

Alfa Romeo 164S

It lives near me.  I've been meaning to stop and snap a pic of it for quite a while.  Today is the day.  Looks to be in good shape.  The US headlights have been swapped for the Euro projectors.

Alfa Romeo Special

Another Steve Walker Close Enough Engineering car.

Powered by a '58 Veloce engine. 

Here's a link to the story of the car's creation by Steve Walker on the Old Car Nut Book site

BC visits Cars & Coffee Shoreline

I found out about a Cars & Coffee event that takes place every weekend from 8 to 10 at the Central Market in Shoreline.  I got up early this morning and fired up the GTV and headed over to Shoreline. The weather was perfect this morning.

I parked the GTV next to a '73 911 Targa.

This car belongs to the guy that runs the Seattle's Classics blog

That's a rubber chicken hanging off the bumper of the second Volvo.

It was a fun morning kicking tires with a bunch of like minded individuals.  Verdict:  I am going to make this a Saturday AM ritual.  Next time I think I will drive the NA...

Alfa Romeo 164L

Normally I don't post unless I can get good front and rear 3/4 shots, but for a 164 I will make an exception.  I rarely see them around any more outside of Italian car shows, and also I bought one new, in 1991 from Bellevue Alfa Romeo over on NE 8th.  The dealership was torn down years ago and it's now a Lamps Plus.

FIAT 124 Spider

Ferrari 308 GTS

Bothell Crocs at Viva Italia

The past couple of years the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club has been holding a small show at the Columbia Winery in Woodinville.  I made a stop there this year and snapped a couple of pics.  It's a small show, but had a nice turnout of Alfas and a few other I-cars.  I wasn't able to drive my GTV as it is sitting in the garage up on jacks and its rear calipers are at PMB Performance.  Maybe next year...

Nice Junior Z, named after Zach Cox.  I worked with  Zach back in the early 2000's.  Zach was tragically killed on his Duc by a drunk that did a left turn in front of him.  RIP.

 

FIAT Dino Coupe.  My friend Dino owned one (I think I posted a picture of it on the blog) for about 10 years.  Last we saw it was on eBay in Wisconsin a few years ago.  This one had a few issues (but they all do).

 

 

I bought a 1991 164L new from Bellevue Alfa Romeo.  This car brought back a lot of memories.

 

 

 

A nice 330 Ferrari in amongst the moderns.

 

 

An Italia in amongst the Panteras and Lancias.

 

 

My first Alfa was a Kamm tail with the rubber baby bumpers.  This was a nice one that was in the general lot and not with the rest of the cars.