Visit to Museo Storico

[APT]

Great pics:
do you have more pistures of the 164 procar??????

Best

Enrique García
ALFA PARTS TEAM

[v6junky]

Thanks for sharing! Great to see the 164 Pro Car finally on display after spending 3 years in the dungeons.

J

[alfabrain]

Didn't get any more pictures of the procar (was running out of room and the 33 stradale was my favorite)
I didn't know about the proposed race series when I was looking at it
Actually I thought I was looking at some strange looking mid engined touring car racer...

more info and better pics in this thread
Alfa 164 Procar

[alfabrain]

I didn't book in advance jarrington, but I did ring to make sure they were open that day (they're closed sunday and monday at least, and probably every holiday under the sun!)

[Bartek]

Quote:

Originally Posted by alfabrain these are the last I took - that's pretty much all there was to see in the museum that day, apart from the model car collection and the engines on display!! (also in the building opposite from the museum there were a few competition cars - sort of looked like formula ford or formula vee cars - maybe Alfa did a similar series with Alfa engines in Italy?)

[pathung]

That's great!

[alfabrain]

I'd be scared to see that in my rear view mirror!!
Some cars hadn't come back from goodwood when I was there too...
At least they got out - and don't spend all their time in the museum

Anyone know what race series the cars in bartek's pic were for?

[lowmileage]

Looking at those classics gives me goose bumps

[wallack4444]

Fantastic
Where did you stay while out there-
thanks
ken

[il_formaggio]

Great pics! I saw several of those cars at the London Science Museum back in 2002. They are truely spectacular!

[wallack4444]

Hello all
If there are any of you out there that collect 1/43 models of Alfa romeo and many more -let me know- i have thousands for sale
all mint and boxed-

[superloaf]

wow, nice stuff.

a 2900b in baby blue? not my first choice for the color but looks nice.

do you have any more pics of that car with the whole car/sideview?

and that's incredible that
1) it's free to get in
2) there's no gift shop
3) they appear to have alfa's entire history and all the different eras on view

if that museum were in this country it would be sooo different. thank god it ain 't! (although a gift shop would be nice.)

[flamebero]

I wish my garage looked more like that...

Thanks for the pictures.

[Del]

Heading to Italy in April/May, and thought about visiting the Alfa Museum in Arese. The Alfa web site mentions that the museum is open Monday through Friday, but it has been mentioned that it was closed Sunday and Monday. Anyone been there lately and confirm their open days, or is it just an Italian thing, and they may or may not be open any given day? Unfortunately, I can be in that area only on a Monday, and of course, the last day of the trip.

Oh well. Would much rather see the Alfa Museum rather than the Ferrari Museum. I will be going past Maranello earlier in the trip, but I understand it is a very spendy uppity place, with fewer cars; besides, I can go look at different models of older Ferraris in various stages of repair any time I want. No big deal but, of course, the F-1 cars would be kinda neat. Would love to sit in one.

One last thing, are there tours of the Alfa Factory? Been waiting for years so that I could go to the factory and pick up a car to bring back here, sigh. Missed the last chance back in the late 80's. Oh well, again.

[peglegtom]

Are there any later 60's to 70's spiders (1600 Duettos to 1750/2000 spiders) there, or are they "basterdized" children as far as Alfa is concerned. Sounds like that's how they consider the 164's, but they are willing to show the cars that they are currently selling?