The Spaced Out Italian Car Show

The spirit of Mike Space will live on this year as we celebrate the joy of Italian autos once again.  Reserve the date, June 7, 2014.  Now known as The Spaced Out Italian Car Show.   The location will remain at the bucolic Alfred  J. Fritchman Resevoir Park in Hellertown, Pa.

Click link for location: http://hellertown.patch.com/listings/alfred-j-fritchman-reservoir-park

As Mike always intended, it will be a low key, laid back affair.  Lots of opportunity to mingle, schmooze, eat, enjoy music, and drink in the beauty of the automotive arts as practiced by the likes of Pininfarina, Bertone, Carrozzeria Touring, Vignale, Zagato, Guigaro,  Frua, and Ghia.  And that’s just the body work.  Beneath the skin there is more to marvel, admiring the intricate engineering for which the Italians are renowned.

There will be plenty of cars represented with support from the Delaware Valley Fiat chapter (formerly FLU) as well as the Delaware Valley Alfa group.  As in the past, there will be Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Maserati representation.  Motorcyclists can enjoy Guzzi, Ducati, and Aprilia.  The centerpiece of the show will be Mike’s collection of Lancias –  Aurelias, Appia, and Fulvia.

Feel free to make this a weekend event.  Following the show, there will be a drive sampling some of the tasty backroads in the area.  Choose from a host of fabulous dining experiences and top it off with entertainment in South Bethlehem, or enjoy an outdoor movie and the best ice cream you’ve ever had at the Inside Scoop in nearby Coopersburg.  After a Sunday morning group  breakfast, find your way back to the park to enjoy the British Car show put on by the Keystone MG club.  This is a long standing show drawing a nice variety of British cars from a multi state area.  The setting and vibe keeps participants coming back year after year. See a nice video of last year’s British show here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVvqPG4BWh0

A couple of shots from early in the day at the Italian show last year can be seen here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/33210751@N03/sets/72157641831840614/

I think you will agree that this is a one of a kind automotive event weekend that rivals the best offerings in the area.  Register early and receive a packet of information including:

Drive Map
Discount coupons at area hotels and restaurants
Weekend activity calendar for local clubs and galleries (including Sands Casino and SteelStacks)
as well as regular registration materials.

Cost to remain at $15.00 before May 30, $20.00 at the gate. for a car in the show.  $10.00 for motorcycles prior to May 30th, $15.00 at the gate.  Spectator admission $2.00 with kids under 12 free.

Send check made out to “Glenna Lecha, Inc.- Spaced Out Car Shows”.  Fill out info on attached form and sign waiver.

Mail to:  THOMAS POTTS    2200 Hamilton St. Suite 210, Allentown, Pa. 18104.

Ferrari Formula 1 Club

If you are a fan of Formula 1 like me , and a fan of Scuderia Ferrari , you may want to check out the only FACTORY SPONSORED FERRARI FORMULA 1 FAN CLUB. Ferrari’s World Wide “Scuderia Ferrari Club” is expanding into the USA. The Tri-State area will be the home of the 2nd official club in the USA. For information contact Mike Domanico at mike@sfcphilly.com

DVAROC joins HCCP on November 28th at The Thomas Massey House

This is the third year DVAROC.ORG has joined in. This show features over 350 cars each year!!!!!!! Let the car enthusiasts know Alfa Romeo’s  are still around!!!!!

Date: 11/28/2013

Time: 8:00 AM-1:00 PM

Location: Thomas Massey House, Lawrence Rd, Broomall PA

Each year, HCCP gathers for their “closing” ceremony at the Massey House on Thanksgiving morning. Each year, members of HCCP arrive with their families, donate food and toys, and make the time to enjoy friends, the car club hobby, and the free donuts and coffee that HCCP provides that day; as a matter of fact, each year HCCP takes the money given for coffee and donuts and donates it to the Massey House. The Frosbite Run gives the members a chance to give back to the community, reminisce with old friends, and remember that the holiday season is about to begin.

EVENT: 2013 Autumn Tour- 10 November

Alfisti, and other FOA (friends of Alfisti) are reminded to mark their calendars, if they haven’t already done so, for Sunday, 10 November 2013, for what may be the last opportunity of the year to enjoy your ALFA (or other favorite marque, if you so desire) before the nasty winter weather sets in, and at the same time renew acquaintances with old friends (and maybe make some new friends), and enjoy a glass of wine and what promises to be another first class lunch organized by the club’s Alan Aptner at the Black Bass Inn Lumberville, PA.

Those planning on participating are requested to RSVP by NOT LATER THAN Wednesday 30 October, to Alan Aptner who has worked hard to negotiate the same package price of $30.00 per person, even though this is a busy season for the restaurant. RSVP to Alan at email alan@dvaroc.org or phone 215-321-8312.

At that time please let Alan know the following:

a- How many people in your party (total number), and –
b- Whether or not you (and they) will be joining us for lunch at the Black Bass Inn in Lumberville, at the conclusion of the tour, and, if so –
c- Selection of one appetizer (soup OR salad), and one entree (see menu selections below) for each person in your party, and –
d- Cell phone and email where you can be reached (cell phone is especially important on tour day- please make sure it has adequate charge)

Please note- Participants will be required to be prepared to pay, either by check (preferrable)- payable to Alan Aptner, or cash, on tour day (NOT BEFORE), prior to departure from the starting point. Once participants have committed to lunch with the club at the Black Bass (by Wed 30 Oct), they will be obligated to pay, whether or not they actually attend. This is necessary because the club will be committed to the restaurantfor the final head count.
Also, participants are required to complete, sign, date, and turn over to either Alan or Jack Stoll, upon arrival at the start point on tour day, the attached Driving

Event Release Form. This has been required by other chapters of the AROC for similar events.

The menu offered by the Black Bass is as follows (select one appetizer and one entree per person attending):

A- appetizer (select one per person)
1- soup du Jour
2- house salad w/balsamic vinaigrette

B- entree (select one per person)
3- Caesar Salad w/choice of grilled chicken or grilled shrimp
4- grilled chicken club sandwich w/side of homemade potato salad
5- jumbo lump crab cake served w/rice pilaf
6- grilled half pound all beef burger on roll w/double cheddar cheese served w/French fries

Total price per person is $30.00 which includes choice of one of above appetizer and one entree, plus choice of coffee/tea/iced tea/soft drink, dessert (cookies and brownies), tip and tax. NOT included are wine, beer, liquor, or other alcoholic beverage; if any of these extras are ordered, they must be paid for at time of service.

All participants are to be at the starting point, which is in the parking lot behind the U.S. Post Office (zip code 18931 at Peddlars Village in Lahaska PA, not later than 9:00 AM on Sunday 10 Nov 2013. Although PeddlarsVillage is primarily located along US Rte 202, approx half way between PA Rte 413 and New Hope, the U.S. Post Office is actually located on Upper York Rd (PA Rte263), which is on the north edge of Peddlars Village. If anyone requires directions to the start point, they can contact either Alan or Jack Stoll at rjs@netcarrier.com or ph 215-343-9165.

A small bakery (Town Crier Bakery) which has pastries/bagels/rolls/coffee is located in Peddlars Village and opens at 7:00 AM on Sun. Anyone wishing to visit this shop should arrive at the start point early enough to be prepared to depart at 9:00. Also, please gas up prior to arriving at start point; a break w/gas facility is approx halfway into the tour.

 

-Jack

Alfa and FIAT Club Social

Saturday, 5 October 2013

Riccardo Salvia, club member and Sales Manager at Reedman Tool FIAT of Langhorne is once again hosting a joint social with the FLU folks.

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He’ll provide light refreshments and a chance to check out the new FIAT 500L. We’ll rub elbows with the FIAT folks, brag about the first 500 Alfa 4Cs that are either in cargo containers, or have already landed on US soil, (or never left Italy), while chomping on free hot dogs from Riccardo’s hot dog cart. The last time we spent the day at Riccardo’s place, he let us take our cars on the Reedman onsite test track. Then our club president spun his GTV off the track and into the grass (it’s true). So no guarantees he’ll let us do THAT again. But if we ask nicely…

Fun starts from 11am to 5pm

You can rsvp to Riccardo (rsalvia@reedmantoll.com) or just roll on up. But by all means, drive it like it was meant to be driven!

Get directions to Reedman Toll FIAT

 

Event: 21 September – 25th Annual Haddonfield Auto Show

Haddonfield New Jersey Antique Auto Show with Ankoakas Region of the Antique Automobile Club:

Saturday, September 21, from 11AM-3PM

(If it rains the date will be 9/28)

The show is free for all to see, but to enter a car there is a small charge:

$15 to preregister by september 18

$20 at the door

The show is limited to 250 cars (not met yet).

Our registration class is 15-Foreign Cars

The Borough of Haddonfield has provided for the Car Display area to include the historic area of Kings Highway from the PATCO High Speed Line overpass thru to Haddon Avenue. Cars will be parked head in to the curb with ample space between cars. The street will be filled with classic and antique automobiles.

Live music will be provided by the Sleepless Knights, with the Dovells making a special appearance. Only makes and models of cars manufactured before 1996 will be on exhibit, including vehicles as old as the early 1900s. Prizes will be awarded for top autos, including a mayor’s award.

 

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Dvaroc.org has long supported this event (including a win of the foreign car crowd pleaser award by member Charlie Crothers’ 62 Giulia Spider in 2007)!

Haddonfield New Jersey is a lovely, historic and picturesque town worth a visit on any weekend with your spouse or partner. Classic cars and the Alfa Club are wonderful secondary inducements! http://goo.gl/k4mbyS

Please email club vice president Jon Kilgerman for more information or call him at 215-205-2876.