"Bella Teodora" means beautiful gift from God in Italian. Before you ask, no she isn't for sale, probably never will be... this is my Alfa-for-life! Bella Teodora was purchased from the estate of late Capital Chapter AROC member David Schwartz in February 2004.

A rare opportunity came my way in the fall of 2009, when I purchased my neighbor Raleigh Neville's 1991 164S. This top-of-the-line performance model of the amazing 164 is made even more special by the fact it had just 18,500 miles, Raleigh having driven it roughly 1,000 per year! I have already surpassed that annual average taking Lucia nel Cielo on highly enjoyable trips to Philly and New York.

Valentino, a 1991 Alfa Romeo Spider, was Sherry Thackeray's Valentine's Day present in 2007. This delightful modern Spider with aftermarket wheels has carried us more than 10,000 miles, including trips to Florida on the Amtrak Auto Train.

I bought this 1962 Giulia Spider locally in late 2008. It has been off the road at least 20 years. I aim to change that. Doug Mitchell at Crown Auto is preparing the engine and tranny for reinstallation.

This is my favorite non-Alfa in the fleet, my 1979 Volkswagen Westfalia camper bus; two decades of lust met their fulfillment when I purchased Playa Beltane in February 2008. Originally tan, I painted my bus red over the winter of 2008-9, just because I had always wanted to, like Arlo Guthrie in Alice's Restaurant, drive a red VW Microbus.