(Jun. 29) “When I see an Alfa Romeo go by, I tip my hat” said Henry Ford in 1939 speaking with Ugo Gobbato, Alfa Romeo’s president at that time. And the judgment of one of the pioneers of the automotive industry can not be ignored. Several decades have passed since then, but the charm of the Alfa Romeo Brand remains intact, even in West Sussex, where, up to Sunday, Alfa Romeo will attend the “Goodwood Festival of Speed 2012”. For the occasion has been set up a large Alfa Romeo stand where the public can admire models currently in production and precious models belonging to the Alfa Romeo Historical Museum. In honor of the model Giulia, which this year celebrates 50 years, Two cars from the Alfa Romeo historic collection have made the journey to the Festival to help celebrate this milestone; a 1965 Giulia Sprint Speciale prototype, which was designed by Bertone and set the style for Italian sports cars of the 1970s, and the 105-series Giulia-based Alfa 1750 GT Am which competed in the European Touring Car Challenge. Alfa Romeo will also showcase another four cars from its priceless heritage collection including the 1932 Gran Premio Tipo B ‘P3’, 1953 Alfa 6C 3000CM, 1972 Alfa GTA 1300 Junior as well as the more recent 1993 Alfa 155 V6 TI DTM. Finally, an Italian registered Giulietta Cloverleaf left Alfa Romeo’s proving ground at Balocco in Northern Italy on Sunday 24 June to drive through seven nations – Italy, Switzerland, Germany, France, Holland and Belgium- to reach the UK in time for the start of the Goodwood Festival of Speed. The Alfa Romeo team are meeting Alfisti along the way and documenting their journey, including the four days of the iconic Festival, on goodwood.alfaromeo.com (Red)
