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Alfas in Zurich
Yesterday I took advantage of the bank holiday to visit the Schlumf collection at Mulhouse. A fabulous selction of cars including some historic Afa Romeos, a number of pre war 8 cylinder cars including a Mille Miglia winner, a 12C, a 1900 Berlina, and an early post war sports car with the fabulous disco volante inspired bodywork.
Well worth a visit for the cars you will never see anywhere else (a 250LM, three Royales, two of them original, one a repro, countless other Bugattis including the 'Tank'), but somehow car museums leave me cold. I much prefer to see cars out and about, being used for what they were intended. At laest the Alfas looked reasonably well looked after (even if they hadn't run for years). The Lotus 7, another favourite of mine having owned a Caterham, stands on half flat tyres looking very sorry for itself. Clearly of little value compared to the many valuable pre war cars and historic race cars.
Pleasant then to see over the last two days the following:
-early 70s spider, Kamm Tail
-Bertone 1300 Junior
-Giulietta Sprint
-Giulia Super Berlina
All parked on Seefeldstrasse, the Super and the Giulietta from my appartment window, necessitating a trip down for a closer look. All immaculate (as are most of the classic cars I see here). The Giulietta was paticularly gorgeous in red with superb bodywork.
Alfas here seem to have a following, and be out and about.
It's making me miss my car, laid up on axle stands in London where it will stay until the summer is over. With my luck it will be recommissioned and fettled by the Alfa specialists in top shape just in time for the salt to hit the roads!
So, any Swiss owners on here? Anyone know if there is a Zurich Alfa scene? If I could get parking for less than 250chf a month I'd bring mine over to join the others (or maybe find myself a Giulietta to take home!).
Jonathan
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Just kidding, hope you find other Zurich based Alfistas 
