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The newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club Iniezione Iniezione With a whirlwind of activity as we neared December, the NWARC Holiday Party came together and people showed up on a cold evening in Seattle. With one less weekend than normal between Thanksgiving and Christmas, there were many scheduling conflicts which meant some of our folks couldn’t attend. Despite that, the space filled up and those attending all seemed in wonderful holiday spirit. There were many changes this year starting with the location. After look- ing at a number of options we had chosen the Spitfire Grill in downtown Seattle. They have a Redmond location that is always quite fun and bois- terous. Their Seattle location is in the space that used to be the funky Sit- N-Spin. Located in the Denny Regrade area just north of downtown Seat- tle, it is a cool spot except for the parking which can be tough. The front half of the place is a popular bar serving good food and almost always loud and fun… if you’re into that scene. Luckily for our needs, they had a pri- vate party space as well which allowed us to set the sound level where we needed. Holiday Party 2013 * Holiday Party 2013 .. pgs 1-3 * New Year’s Drive …….... pg 4 * January Club Meeting .... pg 5 * New Pres / Vice Pres pgs 6,7 * Alfa Fun Info …………..... pg 8 * Member Recom ……...... pg 9 * Times Past ………….…….. pg 9 * Membership ………….... pg 10 * Classifieds …………...…. pg 11 * Calendar ……………….… pg 12 Next events… * New Year’s Drive ….….. Jan 1 * Club Meeting ………..…. Jan 8 Inside this January 2014 issue… Cont’d on Page 6. Presentation in process…. Auction table items

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The newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club

IniezioneIniezione

With a whirlwind of activity as we neared December, the NWARC Holiday Party came together and people

showed up on a cold evening in Seattle. With one less weekend than normal between Thanksgiving and

Christmas, there were many scheduling conflicts which meant some of our folks couldn’t attend. Despite

that, the space filled up and those attending all seemed in wonderful holiday spirit.

There were many changes this year starting with the location. After look-

ing at a number of options we had chosen the Spitfire Grill in downtown

Seattle. They have a Redmond location that is always quite fun and bois-

terous. Their Seattle location is in the space that used to be the funky Sit-

N-Spin. Located in the Denny Regrade area just north of downtown Seat-

tle, it is a cool spot except for the parking which can be tough. The front

half of the place is a popular bar serving good food and almost always loud

and fun… if you’re into that scene. Luckily for our needs, they had a pri-

vate party space as well which allowed us to set the sound level where we

needed.

Holiday Party 2013

* Holiday Party 2013 .. pgs 1-3

* New Year’s Drive …….... pg 4

* January Club Meeting .... pg 5

* New Pres / Vice Pres pgs 6,7

* Alfa Fun Info …………..... pg 8

* Member Recom ……...... pg 9

* Times Past ………….…….. pg 9

* Membership ………….... pg 10

* Classifieds …………...…. pg 11

* Calendar ……………….… pg 12

Next events…

* New Year’s Drive ….….. Jan 1

* Club Meeting ………..…. Jan 8

Inside this January 2014 issue…

Cont’d on Page 6.

Presentation in process….

Auction table items

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Holiday Party Cont’d...

Prior to most of us arriving, a couple members of the NWARC holiday party team arrived and decorated the

space and tables with excellent trimmings, Alfa flags, and more. Tables were set at one end of the room for

the Silent Auction items while the dining tables were to the other. Food tables and a staffed bar were on ei-

ther side of the remaining open space in the room. It was a little more crowded than we are used to from

years past, especially when we were at the Museum of Flight which had tons of space.

The Silent Auction tables had numerous items this year donated by our generous members and friends.

From baskets full of goodies, jams, dinners, house concerts, tickets to Concorso Italiano, a set of wheels,

artwork, miniature cars, design services, and much, much more, the tables were full for our holiday shopping

needs. Debi Schmid had donated a very artistic Christmas tree display, while I donated 3 Alfa Hot Wheels

cars. The Faherty’s donated their dinner party again while Cindy

Akana donated a dinner and House concert. There were plenty of

wonderful items and it all benefitted the club and our charitable side.

Another aspect that was new was the food was served buffet style

which turned out to be just fine. The food was prepared by Amy

Mekling Catering who had a dedicated chef serving a wonderful Italian

meal for us. There were choices of pasta and some wonderful home

made sauces… fantastico! The appetizers were good even if their

timing was a little weird. Dessert included choices of cheesecake and

chocolate mousse which seemed to vanish as fast as it showed up.

With the change to a buffet style from our traditional table service it

seemed to work very well with people getting the volume and style

that fit their tastes. My gut feeling is we’ll continue with this change going forward!

One change we won’t stick with, turned out to be a painful mistake, especially for a few attendees. The loca-

tion was designated as a bar… 21 and over only. There are always a few people who attend our Holiday Par-

ty who are under 21 years of age so this has always been, and will always be, part of our plan. Miguel and

his mom, Diane, drove in all dressed up nicely and in holiday mood only to be told Miguel was not allowed

in… Ouch. I brought both of my daughters who have attended many events before but since one was born in

1995, that meant it was only a matter of time until she was “carded” and kicked out. Ouch again. The Spit-

fire Grill, as the provider of the space and rules is clearly responsible to make sure the renter is aware of any

limitations or restrictions like this. Though they may have included it in some sort of communication, none

of our committee was aware so it falls back to the Spitfire… who obviously would have lost us as a renter if

we’d known. Sadly, they were not very apologetic… we will not make that error again.

Cont’d from Page 1.

Shannon Low talks ‘bout events Cindy Akana signs to the crowd!

Meatballs and much more

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Though the Bar issue caused pain, it didn’t ruin the evening. The conversations, laughter, drinking, and party

feel was very good throughout the evening. The Silent Auction sales were brisk and people were happy with

what they won / bought. There were give-aways and door-prizes as well thanks to people like Alfa of Taco-

ma, Jon Norman, International Autoparts, and others! Live music was an added treat being provided by Cindy

Akana who brought her keyboard and played a number of nice background songs as well as a few Christmas

tunes for the crowd.

With a handy podium made from a lectern and an Alfa flag, we started the presentation thanking the wonder-

ful help putting on the event, then introducing the current and new club officers. Next we reviewed the

events from 2013 with a slide show reminding everyone what they attended, while reminding others what

they missed… hint, don’t miss club events if you want to have a fun 2014!

Then our last Alfista of the Year, Mirko Freguia, came up to award the new Alfista of the Year award. He

started with a wonderful background of how his choice was made. Mirko read from the book The Last Open

Road, by Bert Levy, using the wonderful description of one of the

story characters who is a dedicated car person. The words could

fit a few members in our club, but as he continued Mirko honed

in on one person we have almost all crossed paths with over our

time. The 2014 Alfista of the Year is Joe English. Joe’s generos-

ity and support over the years through his personal side, and

Group 2 Motorsports has been outstanding. With donating space

for meetings, expertise for race prep, parts when we need them,

tech inspections, and just always sharing a positive happy car

attitude… he’s a great choice.

Overall, the event went really well and, speaking for NWARC, we

hope you all have a wonderful Holiday Season. The party was a

nice way to close out a wonderful year in the best Alfa Romeo

club in the area. The party only works when all of you attend so

thank you to the people who could be there, and to those who

helped make it happen by donating, calling around for logistics,

arranging the pickup of donations, working with the caterer or

space, making decorations or auction cards, or Cindy for the mu-

sical treat. I especially want to thank Judy Gehring who went

into 4th and 5th gear as the event approached. Without her ef-

forts we wouldn’t have had any party to write about at all. Words and photos by Fred R

Holiday Party Cont’d...

Sharing words of Bert Levy

Mirko presenting the

award to Joe English

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Last Notice Before the Event! Many of you have participated in our annual New Year’s Day Anti-

Football Drive previously. It’s not that we really have anything against football, its just that we’re in the midst

of the off-season for driving and want an excuse to drive our cars. We may even miss the people and want a

good reason to hang with people we like rather than our families. The current weather forecast is for a high

of 48 degrees with high overcast… no snow or storms in sight! The weather gods seem to like our events.

This year, we’ll start in West Seattle at Starbucks / Safeway upper parking lot.

After our short driver meeting, we’ll try to leave by 8:40 AM. We’ll

wander to Alki before heading to the Fauntleroy Ferry dock to catch the

9:25 AM boat to Vashon Island. The 310’ M/V Tillikum can carry 87

cars, and has numerous restrooms, so we should be fine. (WSF does

not take reservations for this run.) Once on Vashon Island, we’ll ex-

plore the roads and the funky independent nation of Vashon stopping

for a visit to the old country store.

We’ll catch the ferry off the south of the Island and head for a early after-

noon lunch and optional stop at LeMay—America’s Car Museum.

When: January 1st at 8:30 AM

Where: Starbucks / Safeway

4754 42nd Avenue Southwest West Seattle, WA 98116

Optional Tour of LeMay—America’s Car Museum 1:30—5 PM

Return: Seattle area around 6:00 PM (after the Car Museum)

For questions… contact Fred Russell at 425 308 6621.

Now, if you’re a Football fan, here’s the latest list of games to plan around...

Capital One Bowl, Wisconsin (9-3) vs. No. 9 South Carolina (10-2) Starts at 9 AM.

Gator Bowl, Nebraska (8-4) vs. No. 22 Georgia (8-4) Starts at 9 AM.

Heart of Texas Bowl, UNLV (7-5) vs. North Texas (8-4) starts at 9 AM.

Florida Citrus Bowl, Wisconsin Badgers vs. South Carolina Gamecocks Starts at 10 AM.

Outback Bowl, Iowa (8-4) vs. No. 16 LSU (9-3) Starts at 10 AM.

Rose Bowl, Stanford (11-2) vs. No. 4 Michigan State (12-1) Starts at 2 PM.

Fiesta Bowl, UCF (11-1) vs. No. 6 Baylor (11-1) Starts at 5:30 PM.

Whichever you choose, NWARC hopes you have a great New Year!

New Year’s Day Anti-Football Drive West Seattle Start & LeMay Tour End

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SOVREN (Society of Vintage

Racing Enthusiasts)

TBD

AROO

(Alfa Romeo Owners of Oregon)

Ed Slavin 503 789 3282 [email protected]

FEN (Fiat Enthusiasts NW)

Gordy Hyde 425 241 9307

MGCCNWC (MG)

Ken Bottini 425 883 9615

President Bill Gehring (425) 822 4231 [email protected]

Vice President Ken Case (425) 702 9298 [email protected]

Secretary Gordy Hyde (425) 241 9307 [email protected]

Treasurer Ron Calkins (206) 353 8595 [email protected]

Activities Shannon Low (206) 715 9670 [email protected]

Competition Co-Directors Mirko Freguia (206) 795 0861 Chris Benny (206) 283 9065

Membership Paul & Kristy Affolter (206) 523 8534

[email protected] [email protected]

Iniezione Editor Fred Russell [email protected]

Webmaster Earl Krygier [email protected]

Technical Editor Wes Ingram 15613 “C” Peterson Road Burlington, WA 98233 (360) 707 5701 [email protected]

http://nwalfaclub.com

www.aroc-usa.org

www.alfabb.com

Facebook: NWARC

Board Members

Committee Directors

Club Liaisons

The Iniezione is the monthly newsletter of the Northwest Alfa Romeo Club, a non-profit organization of Alfa Romeo en-

thusiasts. NWARC is a regional chapter of the national Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC). Chapter meetings are held the second Tuesday or Wednesday of most months except December. Membership dues are $63 per year, which includes

subscriptions to either the digital and/or print versions of the Iniezione and the monthly national publication, Alfa Owner.

For information about joining the club, contact the membership director listed in the right hand column. Opinions ex-

pressed in the Iniezione are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of the club. (The author may simply

be nuts!) Publication of articles describing technical procedures does not constitute an endorsement by the club, its offic-

ers, or AROC. It is the responsibility of the person performing any procedure to accept all consequences of his or her ac-tions. Wouldn’t it be nice if everyone would take personal responsibility?

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Just the Facts...

There are a few great car collections in the world. Sometimes we can see a few

of these cars at shows or concours events. Rarely, one of us gets a chance to

tour one of these collections and Joe Faherty got his chance. At our January

club meeting, Joe will be our special guest sharing the details and photos from

one such tour.

Joe toured the Nethercutt Collection in Sylmar California. The collection was

started by J.B. Nethercutt whose family was behind the Merle Norman Cosmet-

ics business. J.B.'s interest in beautiful cars started at an early age, but his

collecting started in 1956 with the purchase of a 1936 Duesenberg and 1930

DuPont Town Car. Now there are over 130 cars and a number of other displays

including a NW steam locomotive favorite, Vancouver’s retired Royal Hudson.

January 8th 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Angelo’s Bellevue 1830 130th Ave NE, Bellevue, WA 98005

Wednesday, January 8 NWARC Meeting

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New Club Officers… Background Check Time

It’s claimed that about 2500 years ago, the Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus once said, “The Only

Thing That Is Constant Is Change.” To prove him right, NWARC constantly, or at least annually, holds elec-

tions for the 4 club officers; President, Vice President, Treasurer, and Secretary. With three new changes

out of four positions it is a great time to say thank you to our current board members, Merril Gordon, Bill

Gehring, Thomas Jermann, and Gordy Hyde who have volunteered their time and guided the club nicely

through 2013. Thanks team! Now with 2014, the election changes are... Bill Gehring moves into the role

as President, Ken case joins the board as Vice President, and Ron Calkins returns after a couple year vacation

as Club Treasurer. Gordy Hyde keeps his solid role as Club Secretary.

Here is a little background on the President and Vice President now on the 2014 NWARC Board.

Bill Gehring, NWARC President: Judy

and I have been in the club since June

1985, but really haven't been active until a

few years ago. We bought our Alfa Romeo

in January 1985 after a doctor on Mercer

Island had originally bought it, but when

his wife became pregnant four months

later, they sold it back to Alfa of Tacoma.

Guess what happened four months after we

bought it?! When we bought the car from

Lino, he said there were a lot of nice people

and nice cars in the club and we should

attend an event. The first event was a club

picnic at Lake Sammamish and the next

was the Monterey Historics where Dexter

and Georgia Baker parked their motor

home. Our first meeting was at a Mexican

restaurant in Eastgate and Gene Pavola,

who still occasionally comes to a meeting,

was president. We did a few club things for

a while but when youth soccer, basketball

and baseball began happening we backed

off until our sons graduated from high

school.

My first "Alfa encounter" had been at

Western in the 60's where a friend had

brought back a GT Junior from Germany.

I never really considered one though, until

about eighteen years later when our Fiat

spider started getting the tinworm and Judy and I went to Exotic Motors in Bellevue to look at a used soft

window Porsche targa. They were an Alfa dealer and even though I didn't think I would fit in a spider, Judy

encouraged me to sit in one. It seemed that she had a boyfriend in high school who had one and she still

thought they were pretty neat. Spiders, not boy friends. (now, in spite of creaking bones, I can still even fit

in the Giulietta. Maybe not for too long, though) They tried to sell us "an executive car" but I'm glad we

ended up with the car we did. The story of how I stumbled upon our present spider was mentioned in the

last Iniezione and how we found and acquired our "barn find" Giulietta is pretty well known so I won't repeat

them here. Eventually in columns, you may read of my previous Morris Minor, bug eye Sprite, TR3 or TR4 as

I muse of the old days.

The main reason we've been attracted to the club is the people. They're great. We've enjoyed them and the

events and a couple of years ago, when Fred R asked if I would be club VP I thought I should give back a lit-

tle so that eventually led to my being president. I don't look forward to writing the columns, and they defi-

nitely won't be as entertaining as Merril's, but I have some ideas and at the end of my term, hope to leave

the club an even better organization.

Ken Case NWARC Vice President: I’ve been a member of NWARC since 2008. Louisa and I walked into

Group 2 Motorsports for our first meeting, and Fred R walked right over and welcomed us. Been an Alfista

Bill stands between his ‘85 and the Barn Find.

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since 1957 when a friend's mother bought a Giulietta Spider. (cool mom)

At that point I was a penniless teen so my first ALFA did not occur until

1965 when I graduated from engineering school. As soon as I started my

first real job I purchased a 1963 1600 Normale Spider. Loved that car.

Campaigned it in autocrosses with some success and accumulated more

speeding tickets than I really needed.

Then, life happened. Marriage, two kids, etc. No more ALFA's for nearly

40 years. Then in 2006, while attending festivities in Monterey, I saw a

restored 1600 Giulietta Spider that was a dead ringer for my old car.

Same color, same interior, same everything. Bam! I was reinfected. For

two years I searched for the 1600 Spider Veloce I had always wanted. I

finally found it in 2008. It was a mess; see through floorboards, wrong

engine, rusty parts in a box, the whole deal. Two more years and a ridicu-

lous amount of money latter it looked great, it had the right engine and it

sort of ran right. (that is still a work in progress) I was a happy man.

In my non-ALFA life I'm happily married, 20 years, have two grown kids by

a previous administration, three grand daughters and a son-in law who

owned an Alfetta. (he has since gone over to Porsches but he is allowed to

be married to my daughter anyway)

I am an Industrial Engineer by education, by license, and by career. Thirty

years an efficiency geek at Hyster, General Foods and for the final 25 years

at Safeway. It was great fun and it allowed me to briefy also be a line me-

chanic assembling huge lift trucks, a line foreman processing peaches, a

courtesy clerk bagging groceries, a night stocker putting up groceries, a

truck driver hauling groceries and a store manager selling groceries. At

the same time I ran investment real estate for 38 years on the side.

Louisa and I are big fans of the Half Lap tours, and have not missed one

since Sophia (my beloved Giulia) was restored. For us it is the perfect

combination of the social side of the club with the appreciation of our be-

loved ALFAs. We would like to see even more events where ALFAs are

driven in conjunction with social activities.

Background Checks Cont’d...

Ken and his mistress… Sophia

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Member Recommendation!

Have a parts or service provider you have found to

be highly satisfactory? Share your wisdom at ca-

[email protected] . With your help, we can all be

better automotive consumers.

Bellevue Collision, Bellevue - Collision Repair

Burien Upholstery, Burien - Upholstery, carpets

Classic Interior Restorations, Seattle - Headliners

Mark 2 Collision Center, Lynnwood - Collision Repair

North Kitsap Auto Rebuilt, Poulsbo - Collision Repair

Professional Glass Company, Seattle - Windshield Replacement

Security Safe & Lock, Inc., Bellevue - Lock Rebuilding

Speedometer Service, Portland - Speedometer and tachometer repair and calibration

Tire Rack Internet - Tires, Wheels and Parts

Vancity Plating, Burnaby BC - Chrome plating

and polishing

All the providers listed were recommended by one or more club members as being highly satisfactory, but are not specifically endorsed by NWARC.

Looksmart makes great miniature

cars in 1:43 scale. They make a

lot of Alfa Romeos and now they

even came out with the new Alfa

4C Geneva AutoShow versions as

shown with the 3 colors; white,

silver, and the great dark red,

Rosso Competizione. Each of

these have the fugly headlight

setup that will be on the premier

version being sold in Europe and in the photos from Eric Hawley from early in 2013. I already have the dark

red prototype version of this miniature which is very nice! Now they even sell a cool version in the matte

white with tri-color stripe livery, Safety Car for the World Superbike Championship series. All can be bought

from AB Models for about $179.00 each. ( [email protected] )

Though many of us know about the tough acci-

dent Dave Kingstone had at last year’s Historics

race at Pacific Raceways. The good part is there

is life after accident… especially for Dave since he

was fine at the time. Now thanks to Daron at

Vintage Customs and his handy camera talents,

he’s been documenting the resurrection of the

race car! Go to the Vintage Customs website

and check out the Resurrecation of a Race Car

videos. So far there are four of them… with

more to come! http://www.youtube.com/

user/vintagecustoms

Fun Alfa Stuff

1-800-788-4435

www.international-auto.com

FREE CATALOG

Selling Alfa Romeo, Fiat, and Lancia Parts Since 1971

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I always enjoy history… some an-

cient, some recent. I find the con-

nections between the past and pre-

sent very intriguing at minimum

and exciting at other times. Those

who wander the Half Lap trips or

New Year’s Drives often get a dose

of my historical interest when I in-

clude it in the route guide to ac-

company the Turn-by-Turn instruc-

tions.

While normal people are sitting

around quietly hiding who actually

passed gas after a wonderful

Christmas dinner, I am watching

old movies and reading old NWARC

newsletters from years past.

The June

1980 issue

shows Lorna

Moore as

President, and

had Lynn

Faherty as

Club Secre-

tary. Though

the club had

good leader-

ship, Alfa Ro-

meo showed some scary steps

ahead. There was an article about

the Alfasud ti 1.3 as well as anoth-

er article about the upcoming Alfa

Nissan partnership known as the

Arna, which didn’t end well. It also

announced a fun drive from Paine

Field to Deception Pass. There was

also an interesting article about the

Alfa Romeo Aviazione division mak-

ing engine parts for the Boeing 757

and 767.

The January

1985 issue

shows Gene

Pavola as Presi-

dent and

tells

about the

great time

people

had at the

club Holiday Party.

Jump up to June 1996 and

you find Don MacKay as

President and cool articles

about the swap meet at Grand Prix Motors and an-

other article about a Tech Session at Ingram Enter-

prises.

January 1997 featured a huge technology step for

NWARC with John Burrows creating a club website.

Ten years ago the news was Gordy Hyde as Presi-

dent and Dave & Jane Emerson as Alfisti of the

Year. Dan & Linda Jardine spent their anniversary

in Italy and shared a wonderful bunch of words and

photos including photos of the “fearsome banking”

on the Monza Autodromo.

The Potlatch dominated the 2005 issues starting with

the March issue and going through September. That

really was a magic year! The magic carried into the

January 2006 issue where it reported on the

$11,750 we gave to Seattle Children’s Hospital after

the raffle effort on the Alfa Spider.

As we get a little closer to today, our January 2009

issue touted how we planned to defy the cold weather

and drive up Whidbey Island for our Anti-Football

Drive. It also covered the Holiday Gala and Tony &

Debi Schmid winning the Alfisti of the Year award.

For me, the most memorable moments are actually driving

my Alfas over the years and these articles sure

help to jog my memory. As I write this, it has

been 35 years, 3 days and 9 hours from when I

bought my first Alfa Romeo. There are a lot of

miles and almost all were fun. That was a his-

tory that was only added too by being a mem-

ber of Northwest Alfa Romeo Club. By Fred R

Past Times, Times Past

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Do you wish to be affiliated with the local Alfa Club? Yes…. NWARC

Please indicate your interests:

Technical______ Tours______ Social_______ Rally_______ Vintage Cars_______

Cost: $63 annual AROC dues includes $3 NWARC affiliation fee

Make check payable to: ALFA ROMEO OWNERS CLUB

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The following members provide Alfa Mentoring!!!

Don’t hesitate to contact any of these members for good Alfa info!

Model/Series Member Name Contact 164 / GTV-6 Dan Jardine [email protected] GTV Dave Emerson [email protected] Spiders, GTV Fred Wright [email protected] Spiders (101/105) George Gibbs [email protected] 80’s Spiders Harry Reed [email protected] Almost Anything! Fred Russell [email protected]

The NWARC would like to extend a warm welcome to our one new member this past month. We hope to see you at an upcoming event. Please don’t hesitate to introduce yourself to others within the club.

Robert Standefer

Redford WA '84 Spider.

Membership

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Parts Wanted!!! Rear view mirror for 1968 1750 GTV.

Philip at 604-240-0864 or [email protected]

Parts For Sale: Complete 3.0 Ltr V6 Motor w/Auto Trans, from ‘91 164 L sedan Engine still at

repair shop. Reduced Price $900 Also a set of 4 wheels for $200.

Call June at 425 244 1098

For Sale: 1984 Alfa Romeo

Spider The car has always been stored in a heated garage

(the body is rust free), and 2 years ago was sent down to Alfa of Tacoma to bring it up to good

running condition. The car now runs and drives exceedingly well.

Top and tires are in very good, almost new, condition. Interior and body are basically in original

condition with minor detailing re-quired. The car has been well maintained since I bought it in 1989 and I have all the service rec-

ords. The odometer shows 128,000 miles. Asking price: $6,000.

Contact Priscilla at 206 282 6152

Parts For Sale: Any and everything that can be salvaged from a 1978 Alfetta GTV. Located in

Belfair. Email: [email protected] or call Lisa at

(360)532-4141

For Sale: 1971 GT Veloce $10,000 OBO

silver with black interior. Equipped with me-chanical fuel injection and complete. Located in Belfair

Email: [email protected] or call Lisa at (360)532-4141

For FREE! Alfa Owner Magazines from Mid 2005 (Potlatch time!) until now. If you recently

joined the club and want to access the previous issues, or if you haven’t paid your dues for a while… here is your chance to get the issues you’ve missed. Fun reading and good reference info.

On behalf of the owner, contact Fred at: [email protected]

Classified Ads Cars & Parts For Sale!

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Jan 1 NWARC New Year’s Day Anti-Football Drive

Jan 8 NWARC Club Meeting Angelo’s Bellevue Nethercutt Collection

Feb TBD NWARC GoKart Enduro

Feb 23 NWARC Chili CookOff Olympia, WA

Mar 15 NWARC St. Paddy’s Day O’Faherty’s Home Fox Island

Mar TBD NWARC Performance Driving School TBD

April 19 Tulip Rallye Skagit Valley

April 20 FEN All Italian Car (Yes, its on Easter!)

May TBD A cool NWARC event you should set up!

June 7, 8 Spokane Fest of Speed Spokane WA

June 15 French & Italian Car Show Vancouver, BC

July 4,5,6 NWARC Car Corral PNW Historics

July 4 NWARC BBQ Patitz Home Auburn, WA

July 19-27 AROC Nat’l Convention Jr. Detroit

Aug 2 NWARC Viva Italia Car Show

Aug TBD NWARC Summer Drive

Aug 16 Concorso Italiano Monterey, CA

Sept 13-15 NWARC Half Fast Lap of Washington San Juan Island Tour

Sept 27,28 Festa Italiana

Event ideas? Contact Shannon Low at (206) 715 9670 or Shannonl @ parkplaceltd.com

2014 Calendar of Events

Alfa girls don’t come any cuter that this! Photo by Merril Gordon