Milano - The Alfa Romeo Museum
06th April 2023
My love and passion for Alfa Romeo cars began when my father bought his first, a Giulia Super in 1972. In 1976 I started working for them at Alfa Romeo Great Britain, at Staples Corner, North West London.
The Story of a Badge and so much more!
During the ten years I worked there I never went on any trips to the factory nor any to the museum. It took until our holiday last year to get there. Lynn, my live in events organiser, made a special effort to include a visit to the museum while we had our stopover in Milano on our way to Switzerland. We had driven by it several times but never stopped.
Our Stelvio at the Alfa Romeo site at Rho, Milano.
It was everything I dreamed it would be and I did get a little emotional on my way round, especially when I saw their Giulia Super which is in the same colour, Blu Olandese, as my father's example.
The Blue Giulia Super.
Several years ago, Alfa bit the bullet and completely revamped the museum. Apparently it had been an unloved part of the organisation for many years, somewhere not many visited and where you were basically left alone to wander round the cars which were not exactly cared for lovingly. That is no longer the case. It is somewhere they can be proud of and well worth a visit even if you are not an Alfisto like myself.
The Montreal on display was in the same colour as the one in the sales brochure of the day. Unlike my own, which was red.
The Montreal.
To enjoy my photos from there, which I had tremendous problems editing down to a reasonable album size, please click on this link to my flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAyETQ
Once again, thanks you for taking the time to stop and read my blog. Next time we travel on to Switzerland before heading home.
The Story of a Badge and so much more!
During the ten years I worked there I never went on any trips to the factory nor any to the museum. It took until our holiday last year to get there. Lynn, my live in events organiser, made a special effort to include a visit to the museum while we had our stopover in Milano on our way to Switzerland. We had driven by it several times but never stopped.
Our Stelvio at the Alfa Romeo site at Rho, Milano.
It was everything I dreamed it would be and I did get a little emotional on my way round, especially when I saw their Giulia Super which is in the same colour, Blu Olandese, as my father's example.
The Blue Giulia Super.
Several years ago, Alfa bit the bullet and completely revamped the museum. Apparently it had been an unloved part of the organisation for many years, somewhere not many visited and where you were basically left alone to wander round the cars which were not exactly cared for lovingly. That is no longer the case. It is somewhere they can be proud of and well worth a visit even if you are not an Alfisto like myself.
The Montreal on display was in the same colour as the one in the sales brochure of the day. Unlike my own, which was red.
The Montreal.
To enjoy my photos from there, which I had tremendous problems editing down to a reasonable album size, please click on this link to my flickr album: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjAyETQ
Once again, thanks you for taking the time to stop and read my blog. Next time we travel on to Switzerland before heading home.