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| 14-12-2011 at 12:00: Historic Alfa Romeo Heads for Tasmania | |
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The priceless and historic Alfa Romeo drove on board Spirit of Tasmania under its own power for the voyage to Tasmania. “Alfa Romeos, whatever their age, are made to be driven and to be enjoyed,” explains Andrei Zaitzev, General Manager of Alfa Romeo in Australia. “This is why our G1 is travelling to Tasmania, so it may be displayed in all its glory, and why it is being driven on and off the Spirit of Tasmania. The G1 may be nearly 90 years old, but she embodies the spirit of Alfa Romeo as much as our new models, so it is somewhat appropriate that the Spirit of Alfa Romeo is travelling on Spirit of Tasmania!” The Alfa Romeo G1 will be displayed at The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania which is based in Launceston and is one of Australia’s foremost automotive museums. It attracts almost 30,000 visitors a year and is run entirely by a voluntary Board of Trustees. The National Automobile Museum of Tasmania is renowned for the exceptional standard of the classic cars and motorbikes on display all of which are privately owned and regularly changed over ensuring that every visit to the museum is a unique visit. Anchoring the general display of around 90 classic cars and motorbikes, is a feature display, each of which runs for three months and is based on a wide range of themes. From December 15th 2011 until Match 27th 2012 the feature display will be “Bella Alfa Romeo” which will celebrate 100 years of design and performance excellence of this highly respected marque. This display is running during the museum’s busiest summer holiday season, and will feature 8 extraordinary Alfa Romeo cars from the 1920’s through to the current day, the most important of which will be the very first Alfa Romeo, being the extraordinary 1921 Alfa Romeo G1. The Museum will be open every day over the display period (except Christmas Day) from 9am until 5pm. |
The very first Alfa Romeo, the G1, and the only one left in the world, has been entrusted to Spirit of Tasmania on Tuesday to travel across Bass Strait to take part in a celebration of the legendary Italian car maker in Tasmania.^ Back to top ^
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