Spring Alfa Day at Beaulieu
The Alfa Romeo Owners Club season kicked off in style –
and big numbers – at the National Motor Museum
Words: Claire Prior
Images: Michael Ward
S
pring Alfa Day was held at the
Beaulieu National Motor Museum
this year and the day started
bright and chilly but most
importantly, dry! The queue
waiting at the gate was definitely the place
to be seen and it was obvious from the start
that this was going to be a great event.
Auto Italiapitched its new HQ tent flanked
by our recent Japanese-import Alfa 156 SW,
corral their variants into nice straight lines
during the morning and it was great to see
the sheer diversity parked side by side. What
a great reminder of Alfa’s rich history to feast
the eyes on. Worth a special mention were a
brace of Alfa 75s with very similar number
plates (just a few digits apart), a wide-arched
Alfa 33 (which we have our eye on to
feature), a stunning red 164 Cloverleaf and a
Junior Zagato. Other stand-out examplesin a great position to appreciate the
seemingly endless line of Alfas streaming
into the grounds. A few of the more unusual
ones were eyed up for future features!
Some 532 cars attended this year’s show
ranging from the ratty (read: loved) to fully
concours-prepped. All Alfas were warmly
welcomed – yes, even the SUVs, and there
were a fair few of those this year.
The AROC registrars did a sterling job to