RE: We named the dog 'Milano' | PH Footnote

[Robertb]

No one minded that the Alfa Romeo Montreal wasn't built in Canada.

[Simoninspalding]

mooseracer said:

The backlash was that the Milano is being built in Poland.
Afaik Ferraris all built in Italy.

I believe both Capri and Cortina are both Italian places but they never caused an issue being made in the UK and Germany (maybe Belgium too)

The issue is really that Italy have a right wing populist government that needs to create division and culture wars to keep the rabble roused.

Edit: of course the Cortina was sold as the Taunus in Europe

[86wasagoodyear]

donkmeister said:

Mr. Potato Head said:

LuS1fer said:

She is Susannah Hoffs best friend though.

I must update my celebrity friendship matrix immediately

Remember to add "Mike Myers" too, if you haven't already.

(One of those random things I know but don't know why, Susannah Hoffs is/was the guitarist for Ming Tea, Mike Myers' band. They're the ones playing all the musical cut scene bits in the Austin Powers movies along with Austin's song "Daddy wasn't there", with Ms Hoffs also singing vocals for "what's it all about, Austin".)

This is all true - and most welcome as a topic for discussion on motor-enthusiast website PH. Didn't expect that when eating cornflakes this morning.

Amazed to be on p4 of comments of this article and no-one has actually said 'Indiana Jones' yet. So - Indiana Jones.

[JJJ.]

pycraft said:

But it's a multinational conglomerate selling cars with Italian-themed branding.

Sorry, but I just think it's weird that naming a car the Alfa Milano creates a revolt when the Alfa Montreal does not. Neither is built in the city it's named after. The Milanese (or the Italians) may think that Stellantis owes them some debt of respect, but I don't think the world works like that. The car is a product, and will get a name that sells the product. And "Junior" is a pretty stupid name for a car.

The Montreal was build initially as concept car for Expo '67 (or '68) which was held in the city of Montreal. Thus the name.

[deggles]

This whole stshow couldn't be more 'Alfa' if it tried. If it was anyone else I would think it was an ingenious PR stunt.

[Rumdoodle]

donkmeister said:

Mr. Potato Head said:

LuS1fer said:

She is Susannah Hoffs best friend though.

I must update my celebrity friendship matrix immediately

Remember to add "Mike Myers" too, if you haven't already.

(One of those random things I know but don't know why, Susannah Hoffs is/was the guitarist for Ming Tea, Mike Myers' band. They're the ones playing all the musical cut scene bits in the Austin Powers movies along with Austin's song "Daddy wasn't there", with Ms Hoffs also singing vocals for "what's it all about, Austin".)

Hoffs is married to the director of the Austin Powers films.

[Chris-5s2lq]

Chuck a couple of letters in the bin and a little airbrushing on the Marketing CGI's and call it MINO

[mooseracer]

Simoninspalding said:

mooseracer said:

The backlash was that the Milano is being built in Poland.
Afaik Ferraris all built in Italy.

I believe both Capri and Cortina are both Italian places but they never caused an issue being made in the UK and Germany (maybe Belgium too)

The issue is really that Italy have a right wing populist government that needs to create division and culture wars to keep the rabble roused.

Edit: of course the Cortina was sold as the Taunus in Europe

I thought Ford built them, why would the crazy Italians care remotely about them?

[Rumdoodle]

mooseracer said:

Simoninspalding said:

mooseracer said:

The backlash was that the Milano is being built in Poland.
Afaik Ferraris all built in Italy.

I believe both Capri and Cortina are both Italian places but they never caused an issue being made in the UK and Germany (maybe Belgium too)

The issue is really that Italy have a right wing populist government that needs to create division and culture wars to keep the rabble roused.

Edit: of course the Cortina was sold as the Taunus in Europe

I thought Ford built them, why would the crazy Italians care remotely about them?

Moose - nobody is listening. You really need to stop pointing out what the article says. You're just flaunting your elitist ability to read. Not appropriate.

[Benzinaio]

Can't believe nobody has yet mentioned that it has a black plastic grille rather than the traditional chrome one.
So I will.
It's as if they think people will be more likely to buy it if they think it's made by someone else.

Edited by Benzinaio on Tuesday 16th April 18:07

Edited by Benzinaio on Tuesday 16th April 18:08

[mooseracer]

Rumdoodle said:

mooseracer said:

Simoninspalding said:

mooseracer said:

The backlash was that the Milano is being built in Poland.
Afaik Ferraris all built in Italy.

I believe both Capri and Cortina are both Italian places but they never caused an issue being made in the UK and Germany (maybe Belgium too)

The issue is really that Italy have a right wing populist government that needs to create division and culture wars to keep the rabble roused.

Edit: of course the Cortina was sold as the Taunus in Europe

I thought Ford built them, why would the crazy Italians care remotely about them?

Moose - nobody is listening. You really need to stop pointing out what the article says. You're just flaunting your elitist ability to read. Not appropriate.

Sorry, I do apologise.

[21st Century Man]

mooseracer said:

Sorry, I do apologise.

Are you actually from the Arctic Circle though? And do you compete?

[Rumdoodle]

21st Century Man said:

mooseracer said:

Sorry, I do apologise.

Are you actually from the Arctic Circle though? And do you compete?

Must be tricky to type with those big hooves.

[smilo996]

have to love nationalists - always dealing with the important stuff like ca names. Jesus wept.

Perhaps quello più piccolo (the small one) or non così grande not so big sound better.

[BeastieBoy73]

Alfa have deliberately tried to pull the wool over the eyes of the non-car nerds buy suggesting the Milano is built in Italy.

I’m particularly enjoying the fact that this change has been forced just as the car is launched, rather than early in its development.

[F1GTRUeno]

Terminator X said:

Didn't know this was a thing in Italy. Good on them for forcing home grown products as it were.

TX.

No, not good on them. It's stupid tribalism.

[DoctorX]

Grille is horrible. Not sure the ICE version is any better:

[Black S2K]

RicksAlfas said:

velocemitch said:

RicksAlfas said:

otolith said:

Don’t like SUVs, personally, but the mystique was gone for Alfa when they started selling diesels...

1954?

Did that one have a Perkins out of a narrowboat, or was that the (105) Giulia?

The 1954 Romeo had an 1160cc two stroke twin cylinder diesel with a Roots type supercharger.

Alfa certainly used Perkins diesels later on in the 1970s. I didn't know it had a maritime origin though!
Their first turbodiesel in 1979 used a VM lump in the Alfetta.

Marcella Detroit Diesel...

IIRC, the Perkins 4.99 family was related to the BMC B-Series block.

[waits for the polenta to hit the fan]

[nismo48]

I like the wheels it rides on

[Julian Scott]

donkmeister said:

Mr. Potato Head said:

LuS1fer said:

She is Susannah Hoffs best friend though.

I must update my celebrity friendship matrix immediately

Remember to add "Mike Myers" too, if you haven't already.

(One of those random things I know but don't know why, Susannah Hoffs is/was the guitarist for Ming Tea, Mike Myers' band. They're the ones playing all the musical cut scene bits in the Austin Powers movies along with Austin's song "Daddy wasn't there", with Ms Hoffs also singing vocals for "what's it all about, Austin".)

And she recorded 'Eternal Flame' fully naked. My heart rate hasn't recovered since hearing that.