Niki Lauda and Junior Z

After the Run out East, I was lucky enough to find these two Alfas together at sunset by the harbor in Montauk. Both cars belong to members of the NY Alfa Owners Club. The Spider is a Niki Lauda edition, and the Junior Z is freshly restored in a lovely Le Mans Blue! Click HERE for the full gallery!

The Alfa next door

In today's era of the "Garage Mahal," where over-restored cars sit on spotless marble floors, surrounded by sleek cabinets of gleaming un-used tools, it's refreshing to visit a garage that hearkens back to the day when a car was just a car, and a garage was just an unfinished space to keep it out of the elements and store your lawn chairs. In this humble context, we can appreciate the automobile as machinery for use, not just a status object. There's nothing like standing over the engine of a rare, unmolested Alfa TZ1 with a glass of beer in your hand, and your breath condensing in the crisp, uninsulated air. Magical.

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The Ultimate Lancisti Garage

While doing research on the Lancia Fulvia Barchetta (more to come on that topic, folks!), I came across these photos on a Belgian classic car forum. I translated the page and learned that apparently these Lancias belong to a man in Southern France who clearly has awesome taste. He pretty much has my dream Lancia collection all under one roof! Stratos? Check. Fulvia HF? Check. Fulvia HF Barchetta (one of 4 made)? Check. Fulvia Zagato? Check.  I would count myself tickled to own just one of these wonderful cars in my lifetime.  Also, in today's era of nouveau riche eat-off-the-floor garage-mahals, I love the unpretentiousness of this dream garage, complete with le bebe foot. See the whole gallery HERE!

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