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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Paddock of legends

I think words are unnecessary here. Just drink it in.

via the Chicane