Friday 19th March 2010

Alfa To Celebrate Centennial At Goodwood

Alfa Romeo announces highlights of its 100th birthday bash at the Festival of Speed

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Alfa 8C 2900 B Le Mans

Alfa Romeo will be celebrating its 100th birthday in style at the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed (2-4 July), with a striking automotive sculpture in front of Goodwood House.

With construction work due to commence shortly, the Alfa Romeo 'Central Feature' art installation is set to be one of the most stylish and memorable sculptures ever constructed for the Festival, Alfa says. That's a bold claim considering some of the installation's fabulous predecessors, but Alfa ought to have the flair (and more importantly the 'classic' portfolio) to live up to it.

In addition to the main central installation outside Goodwood House, a stunning display of Alfa cars will be on show at the Festival, the company says. Included among these will be many never seen in the UK, direct from the marque's Museo Storico collection in Milan.

The Alfa 159 'Alfetta'

In fact it is expected that more than 50 important Alfa Romeos will attend the 2010 Festival, ranging from examples of the pre-War P3, Monza, 12C-37 and 2900 B Le Mans, through to the 159 'Alfetta', GTAm, Tipo 33, 185T, 164 Pro Car, and the unique V10-powered SE 048SP Group C prototype. Alfa also hopes that the legendary Brabham-Alfa Romeo BT46B 'fan car' will make a rare public appearance, while on the lawn of the Cartier 'Style et Luxe' concours d'elegance, expect to see a class of Alfa's definitive pre-War flagship, the 8C, including a beautiful 8C 2300 Zagato Spider and 2900A Touring Spider, plus some stunning concepts based on the race-derived Tipo 33.

The new Alfa Romeo Giulietta

The new Alfa Giulietta, which goes on sale in the UK this summer, will make its UK public debut at the Goodwood event too.

[dinkel]

Very tempting not to miss this . . .

[Lawrence5]

Great stuff - love the way they empty the museum for the FoS

[Mini1275]

Also Loeb and Ken Block confirmed, can't wait!

[Snoggledog]

Historic Alfas.. Drool

[teen_cerbera]

God that 2900 is good looking

[Skylinecrazy]

If the 33 Stradale is being shown on the Cartier.

I will not move from it.

[the Fantom]

Skylinecrazy said:

If the 33 Stradale is being shown on the Cartier.

I will not move from it.

One of the most beautiful cars of all time.



I'll be there and have already prepped the GTV 916 across its winter hibernation to look at its best for the journey.

[Mini1275]

2900A Touring spider


Think it might of been there before but still

Edited by Mini1275 on Friday 19th March 13:48

[soad]

Lovely motors those Alfas. Classic ones look especially good.

Mini1275 said:

Also Loeb and Ken Block confirmed, can't wait!

Sounds good.

[vintageracer01]

Alfa Romeo!

That is GREAT news!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Performa]

Too bad the biggest Alfisti are at that moment somewhere in Milan celebrating.

[Killer2005]

Shall have to see if I can make it

[redstu]

I can get to this one as its 2 weeks later than Le Mans and I've even got an Alfa. Anyone know Whats the availability of accomodation in the area? I'd be particularly interested in camping?

[craig_m67]

I'm tempted to fly back from Aust. just for this.
I've been to the Alfa Museum, just amazing

must get myself another Duetto or 101/750 guilietta spider (anybody know of a reasonable RHD one?)

[chevronb37]

Goodwood then week in France for Le Mans Classic? Don't mind if I do...

[dinkel]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[hornetrider]

I'm in. Alfa convoy anyone??

[McAndy]

I'll be booking my tickets this weekend then!

[bobda]

Performa said:

Too bad the biggest Alfisti are at that moment somewhere in Milan celebrating.

Only if they take an extended stay.
Alfa celebrations in Milan 26-27 June, FoS 2-4 July.

[ZesPak]

hornetrider said:

I'm in. Alfa convoy anyone??

I'm very tempted to go to the UK for this, attending my first "Festival of speed".

Automotive porn!

Rule 34 on the 33 stradale: