Famous & Celebrity Alfa owners

[D&SW]

I've searched, but perhaps missed this; are there any threads that identify celebrity Alfa owners?

[Alfissimo Int.]

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Originally Posted by D&SW I've searched, but perhaps missed this; are there any threads that identify celebrity Alfa owners?

[SpiderWebb]

I'll be second;

Mussolini's Alfa Romeo has been in the news lately. Good Ol' Benito, even in death he makes headlines. He sure loved those sporty cars!

Mussolini's Alfa Romeo snapped up by collector at auction : Cars General

Are there any big movie stars that have owned them over the last 50 years?

We all know about Dustin Hoffman driving the Alfa in 'The Graduate' movie. I also saw a Diane Lane as a passenger in a black Spider featured in the recent movie 'Under the Tuscan sun'.

Any one know of other Alfa owners other than Nazi Axis Leaders?

[Nicola]

Ignoring "famous people" who have driven them while in movie roles, (that list could be fairly endless), I would contribute Ralph Lauren as a famous owner.

[Mikes4C1300]

Leno? Really? I've been through all the videos on his website and don't recall a single Alfa. It seems odd to me for someone who has such eclectic tastes that Alfa and Ferrari for that matter don't feature. He's got a couple of Miuras though.

Mike Hollinger
Atlanta

[Aghevli]

Jay Leno makes an appearence at the Best of France and Italy car show in Los Angeles about every year. Of all the times I've attended I don't recall one time that he ever brought an Alfa Romeo.

I believe that the famous author Ayn Rand drove an Alfa Romeo at one time in her life. Mohammad Ali was also an owner. I also know that actor James Cromwell use to get his utterly beautiful stepnose GTV serviced by my mechanic about six years ago.

[classicalfas]

I believe Leno has a Montreal.

[D&SW]

I have heard that the Ayn Rand story just comes from an Alfa owner who likes Ayn Rand's philosophy and said if she owned a car it would be an Alfa. There apparently is no record of her ever having one.

Based on articles in several of the British vintage car magazines which are generally reliable I can add:

John Lennon had a 2600 Sprint

Carl Palmer of Emerson Lake & Palmer had a GTV

Sophia Loren owned a 2600

[Alfissimo Int.]

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Originally Posted by Mikes4C1300 Leno? Really? I've been through all the videos on his website and don't recall a single Alfa. It seems odd to me for someone who has such eclectic tastes that Alfa and Ferrari for that matter don't feature. He's got a couple of Miuras though. Mike Hollinger Atlanta

[araknd]

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Originally Posted by Nicola Ignoring "famous people" who have driven them while in movie roles, (that list could be fairly endless), I would contribute Ralph Lauren as a famous owner.

[SpiderWebb]

Seems like a paucity of Alfa owners.

There must be more than these;

Benito Mussolini
Jay Leno
Ralph Lauren
Wal-mart kids?
Ayn Rand?

[D&SW]

Enzo Ferrari

Pope John Paul II according to this:CNN - Pope decries abortion, gay marriage - October 3, 1997 another source indicates it may be an Alfa Romeo Sei (Alfa 6) from the 80's

[Nicola]

Outside of the Italian car community knows them?

[SpiderWebb]

There must be more than these;

Benito Mussolini
Enzo Ferrari
Pope John Paul II
Jay Leno
Ralph Lauren
Wal-mart kids?
Ayn Rand?

(Is this getting annoying yet? )

[papajam]

Eric Clapton