ARCC UPDATE · 2015. 4. 14. · ARCC UPDATE April 2015 ARCC Update is printed by the Alfa Romeo...
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ARCC UPDATE April 2015 ARCC Update is printed by the Alfa Romeo Club of Canada, P O Box 62, Postal Station Q, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 2L7 for the purpose of informing its membership of club business and current events which it hopes will be of interest. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ARCC. President’s Letter by Alex Csank, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue Alfisti, It’s taking a long while for all the snow to melt in Eastern Canada this year. And, while that might be fun for those who ski and indulge in other snow sports, it delays most of us from retrieving our Alfas and getting them back on the road. However, there is some good news; this summer, for the first time in 20 years, new production Alfas will be sharing the roads with all the old-timers! Yes, I know there was the wonderful 8C from 2008, but that was strictly a very limited production (and expensive) exotic which was not sold through official Alfa Romeo Dealerships … like the 4C. And recently, the announcements have been made about some exciting new upcoming products, including a sedan, likely to be called the ‘Giulia’ and possibly even a SUV or ‘Crossover’ vehicle (I still don’t know what to think of that idea). If you have visited, you will have seen that the ARCC website has been well updated and is now functional and up-to-date, with a fresh, new look. Many thanks to John Pickering and all of his work from ‘behind the curtain’! By next month, our driving season activities begin in earnest across the country. Montreal and Ottawa club members will be meeting up for a lunch in Vankleek Hill, with separate tours organized by each club putting them at the same place, and at the same time even! ARCC Toronto will be getting their Cruise Nights up and running, and the Calgary and Edmonton clubs each have their own events planned. Wherever you live, I encourage you to get into your car and take advantage of the coming spring to join up with other Alfisti, rev up that Italian motor and blow that winter sleep dust off your Alfa … it will be fun! Please keep sending me your feedback, and also your photos, articles and ideas for the newsletter. George Beston is always looking for your input for upcoming editions. Paris Retromobile 2015 by Frank Salemi, Fallston Md. We vacationed in Paris this February. Wow! We enjoyed nice people, great food and a beautiful city. A visit to Retromobile 2015 was a must-do part of our vacation. Here, we have arrived at the Expo Centre at Porte de Versailles to visit this car show and sale of classic cars, model cars, auto parts. The Expo Centre is really large with rows and rows of eye candy. Note to self: Parisian men do not wear baseball caps!
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ARCC UPDATE April 2015
ARCC Update is printed by the Alfa Romeo Club of Canada, P O Box 62, Postal Station Q, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4T 2L7 for the purpose of informing its membership of club business and current events which it hopes will be of interest. Opinions expressed herein are those of the authors and not necessarily those of ARCC.
President’s Letter by Alex Csank, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
Alfisti,
It’s taking a long while for all the snow to melt in
Eastern Canada this year. And, while that might
be fun for those who ski and indulge in other snow
sports, it delays most of us from retrieving our
Alfas and getting them back on the road. However,
there is some good news; this summer, for the first
time in 20 years, new production Alfas will be
sharing the roads with all the old-timers! Yes, I
know there was the wonderful 8C from 2008, but
that was strictly a very limited production (and
expensive) exotic which was not sold through
official Alfa Romeo Dealerships … like the 4C.
And recently, the announcements have been made
about some exciting new upcoming products,
including a sedan, likely to be called the ‘Giulia’
and possibly even a SUV or ‘Crossover’ vehicle (I
still don’t know what to think of that idea).
If you have visited, you will have seen that the
ARCC website has been well updated and is now
functional and up-to-date, with a fresh, new look.
Many thanks to John Pickering and all of his work
from ‘behind the curtain’!
By next month, our driving season activities begin
in earnest across the country. Montreal and
Ottawa club members will be meeting up for a
lunch in Vankleek Hill, with separate tours
organized by each club putting them at the same
place, and at the same time even! ARCC Toronto
will be getting their Cruise Nights up and
running, and the Calgary and Edmonton clubs
each have their own events planned. Wherever you
live, I encourage you to get into your car and take
advantage of the coming spring to join up with
other Alfisti, rev up that Italian motor and blow
that winter sleep dust off your Alfa … it will be
fun!
Please keep sending me your feedback, and also
your photos, articles and ideas for the newsletter.
George Beston is always looking for your input for
upcoming editions.
Paris Retromobile 2015 by Frank Salemi, Fallston Md.
We vacationed in Paris this February. Wow! We
enjoyed nice people, great food and a beautiful
city. A visit to Retromobile 2015 was a must-do
part of our vacation.
Here, we have arrived at the Expo Centre at
Porte de Versailles to visit this car show and sale
of classic cars, model cars, auto parts.
The Expo Centre is really large with rows and
rows of eye candy. Note to self: Parisian men do
not wear baseball caps!
Yes, they sell Alfa Romeo parts. Here’s a pre-war
radiator that will make somebody happy.
This is just one of the many displays of vendor
wares. And yes, there are more Alfa parts here.
A feature of this year’s Retromobile was an
exhibition of Corrado Lopresto’s collection
featuring prototype and one-off cars with unique
coachwork. Mr. Lopresto is a Milanese Architect
and property developer who has spent his life
tracking down and collecting prototypes and cars
with unique coachwork. There were a dozen cars
from his award winning collection at this year’s
Retromobile. Here is a picture of him having
lunch during my visit.
There were two standout Alfas in the display, the
first was this Spider:
The second was this one-off Bertone 6C 2500:
Many European and American Marque clubs had
stands at Retro ’15. The Alfa Romeo Club of
France had a GTV and GTAm on display. The
largest club presence there was the Mustang club
of France which was celebrating 50 years of
Mustang production.
This was the GTAm displayed by the Alfa Classic
Club of France.
There were many toy cars there, from old tin to
current die cast models. Here’s a really nice
Giulietta SZ model.
This is a Boneschi
Bodied Alfa Romeo,
something we rarely
see in North
America. It’s a very
attractive Cabriolet.
I find it better looking than the Pininfarina 6C
2500’s. This example was being offered for sale.
Also available for purchase was this historically
significant Giulietta SZ Coda Tronca which has a
stellar race history.
CARM Nouvelles by Alex Csank, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue
Salut les gens,
Lentement, la neige est en train de fondre et nous
avançons petit à petit vers les premiers jours où
nos Alfas seront une fois de plus être en mesure
de sortir et de jouer. Nous sommes tous
impatients de voir les nombreux événements à
venir, une fois que la neige va finalement loin!
En Mars, quelques membres du CARM se sont
réunis pour un séminaire technique présenté par
Patrick Secco, qui a aidé beaucoup d'entre nous
avec son expertise et son soutien mécanique.
Mettre l'accent sur les problèmes tenaces
électriques et d'autres avec nos voitures plus
anciennes, Patrick a fourni des explications
techniques précieuses qui va sans doute nous
aider avec nos propres voitures. En outre,
plusieurs couples se sont retrouvés à l'un de nos
restaurants italiens préférés (Piazza Romana)
dans le vieux village de Pointe-Claire pour un
souper sociale le 28 mars. Merci à Jean-Michel
Reysset pour organiser cet événement.
Évènements À Venir
Nous tiendrons une réunion du déjeuner, à partir
de 12 heures avec une présentation par Germain
Cornet sur l'huile et d'autres liquides pour nos
voitures le 18 avril au Cafe Milano à Saint-
Léonard. Notre premier événement de conduite
sera notre balade de printemps le 9 mai. Nous
ferons un tour d'entraînement, réunis à l'Orange
Julep à Montréal et puis cap vers l'ouest à travers
la campagne à Vankleek Hill en Ontario, où nous
allons rencontrer des membres de l'Alfa Romeo
Club of Ottawa (ARCO) pour un déjeuner et de
socialisation avant nous séparons pour notre
retour à Montréal. Et, si vous pouvez le faire, s’il
vous plaît marquez vos calendriers pour notre
Laurentides Fun Rallye, qui se tiendra sur
certaines routes de montagne formidables le 23
mai.
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Upcoming ARCC Events
Regional representatives are requested to send
your 2015 events calendars to the secretary or the
editor for inclusion in the next issue.
Club Alfa Romeo de Montréal
Date Time Event
January 24 Annual Meeting and Lunch
February 21 Tech Session
March 28 Cabane à Sucre
April 18 Lunch Meeting
May 9 Springtime Tour
May 23 Laurentians Fun Rallye
June 6-7 Grand Prix Expo, Barbeque
June 14 Fathers’ Day Veterans
Tribute Car Show
June 20-21 Ottawa Italian Festival
June 22-28 AROC USA Convention
July 5 Fiat Breakout - Montréal
July 25 Mid-Summer Drive
August 8 Italian Car Day, Woodbridge
August 22-23 Raduno Estivo, Kingston
Sept 12 Super Auto Show, Mirabel
Sept 19-20 Lake Placid Road Trip
Sept 27 Raduno Montebello
October 3 Vineyard Tour
October 17 Fall Colours Drive
November 28 Holiday Party
Alfa Romeo Club of Edmonton
Date Time Event
April Best Engine tour
May 2 Tech session – “up your hoist”
June 21 Solstice Rally
August Viva Italia
Sept 12 Concourse
Toronto Chapter
Date Time Event March 14 Directors’ Meeting
April AGM
May-October,
First Tuesday 7:00 pm Cruise Night – La Paloma
June 21 VARAC Vintage Festival
June 22-28 AROC USA Convention
August 8 Italian Car Day, Woodbridge
August 22-23 Raduno Estivo, Kingston
Sept 27 Raduno Montebello
Calgary Alfa Marque Society
Date Time Event May 24 Airport Tunnel Car Show
May 29 Garage Tour
June14 Reynolds Museum Show
July 19 Stanley Park European Car Show
Alfa Romeo Club - Ottawa
Date Time Event May 9 Springtime Tour
May 23 Laurentians Fun Rallye
June 20-21 Ottawa Italian Festival
Sept 27 Raduno Montebello
Alfa Romeo Club of Canada
National Executive Club mail
Alex Csank President (514) 771-9513 [email protected] Alfa Romeo Club of Canada
Mark Willis Western VP (403) 668-0379 [email protected] P.O. Box 62, Station Q
Tony Adams Eastern VP (905) 642-3749 [email protected] Toronto
George Beston Treasurer (905) 372-3552 [email protected] Ontario M4T 2L7
Christine Pickering Secretary (416) 498-6553 [email protected] Canada
Messages (416) 499-7129
Fax (416) 499-4517
Regional Contacts ARCC Update
Don Best BC (604) 939-5056 [email protected] Editor George Beston
Bob Merchant AB,SK,MB (403) 244-9150 [email protected] (905) 372-3552
Jack Livingstone ON (613) 232-6335 [email protected] [email protected]
Yves Boulanger QC (450) 692-7478 [email protected]
Daniel Nicholes NB,NS,PE,NL (506) 459-0282 [email protected]
Local Club Contact ARCC On Line
Don Best Vancouver (604) 939-5056 [email protected] Website http://www.alfaclub.ca
Mark Willis Calgary (403) 668-0379 [email protected] Webmaster David Munro
Chesley Wells Edmonton (403) 963-9199 [email protected] [email protected]
Anthony Tersigni Toronto (905) 918-0457 [email protected] Facebook
Marc Faubert Ottawa (819) 775-0632 [email protected] Alfa-Romeo-Club-of-Canada-ARCC
Alex Sandor Csank Montréal (514) 771-9513 [email protected]
