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Rest of 2025
The Alfa 33 received some new rear tyres, had an oil and filter change, and was generally tinkered with, as usual.
The departed Fiat GP was replaced with another 1400cc Fiat, only this time a bit sportier, in the form of a 124 Spider!
The 124 has had the hood cleaned and protected twice, using an Autoglym kit, had an oil and filter change using Selenia's finest Abarth oil, and a genuine oil filter and new sump plug.
In August my pictures and words about it were kindly published in Auto Italia magazine, which was a real thrill! To celebrate I spent a good few warm days rustproofing the car, pumping many litres of Waxoyl, under high pressure, into anywhere it would go, and coating the underside with a sprayed coat of Dinitrol.
January- February 2025
The faithful Fiat Grande Punto was taken back to original(ish) specification and sold. I had owned this car from new in December 2008, and it had been a great little cheap and easy to maintain runabout.
The Alfa 33 received a treat, in the form of a vintage new old stock 'fake' CBOX cassette holder, all the way from Italy. it was designed to fit the 33 speciffically, replacing the standard cubby box in the centre console.
2024
Did the usual kind of stuff involved in keeping the cars and bike on the road, and visited a number of car shows.
Here's all the good real life, on the steet, car spots though, from the UK, Italian Riviera, and the little island of Lido (that has cars!), just across the water from Venice.
They include:
Fiat Punto MK1, Nissan Primera, Triumph Dolomite, Fiat Tipo, Vauxhall Astra Cabriolet, Fiat 126, Lancia Lybra Estate, Alfa Romeo Spider S3,
Ford Fiesta Mk1, Saab 900 Turbo, Lancia Ypsilon, Renault Clio Mk1, Alfa Romeo 146, Peugeot 305 Estate, Citroen Saxo x2,
Mercedes estate, Citroen CX, Rover 25 Chromaflair, Peugeot 306, Fiat Panda Mk1,
VW Golf MK2 Cabriolet Genesis edition, Mini, Mercedes SL R107, Nissan Bluebird, Panda mk1 early metal grille, Fiat UNo and a Mini Moke.
1st January 2024
Happy New Year!
Seized an opportunity to grab a photo' of the Ritmo Grande (Punto) outside of a nearby Italian restaurant called Punto.
31st December 2023
End of Year Street Spots
A little montage of some of my 2023 real life (not car show) street spots.
17th September 2023
Kop Hill Climb
This was a new event for me, but having been offered a space for the Alfa 33 in an Italian car club line up, how could I refuse?
A wonderful event, with so many special classic cars and motorbikes both on show, and going up the hill, with some over 100 years old.
A two day event, my wife and I attended on the Sunday, and we both thorougly enjoyed ourselves until the weather broke (in a big way).
We even had a low fly past by one of the last flight worthy Lancaster bombers in the world!
The rally TR7 looked great, but a tatty late Lada Riva/ Flyte estate drew the crowds, and the scruffy Mini Picadilly made me smile.
2nd September 2023
Radwood '23
Back to Bicester again for another Radwood. Not as much to see as last year, and it felt expensive for what it was, but here are a few sights from the day, including a cool Fiat Caravelle and a very special Alfa Romeo ES30 RZ- yes the soft top one!
13th August
Festival Italia Brands Hatch
Haven't been to this since 2018, and it was definitely more crowded than the last time.
Italian beauties that caught my eye were: Two Fiat Strada Abarths, Alfasud TiX, Fiat 128 3p, Alfa 155 Silverstone, Lancia/ Ferrari Thema 8.32, Fiat X19 and a cute pair of Autobianchis.
29th July 2023
Festival of the Unexceptional
I missed last year, as we were on holiday, and this event has grown even better, and there are even more 'wow' moments from the rows and rows of truly amazing 'unexceptional' cars.
Here's a snippet of the wonderful sights there on the day: Fiat Strada cabriolet, Renault 30, Subaru Justy, Alfa 6 with a 2.0 litre V6!, Fiat Tempra estate, Ford Fiesta Bravo, Talbot Samba cabriolet, Ford Escort Eclipse, base Sierra and an MG Montego.
June 2023
Roma!
A wonderful few days in Rome with my wife. We stayed near the Vatican, but did all the usual sight seeing.
Talking of sight seeing, we obviously used the back roads, and I bring you some fabulous Roman 'paps'.
The street parked wonders included: Alfa Giulia Polizia, Fiat Croma, Fiat Uno, mk1 Seat Ibiza, mega special VW Golf Yachting Henri Lloyd, and a stupendously rare and wonderful Lancia/Autobianch Y10 Fila special edition.
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