http://photos.alfa-base.com 4594 photos in 93 albums en-US Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:33:32 -0400 brewthack@aol.com brewthack@aol.com Gallery 1.5-RC3, http://gallery.menalto.com/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 40 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ChevyVan/P8072935.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com 144 107 http://photos.alfa-base.com/ChevyVan c689e32a6af48031ea074f6511c77800 Sat, 07 Aug 2010 13:24:26 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=ChevyVan http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ChevyVan/P8072935.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ChevyVan/P8072935.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ChevyVan/P8072935.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/album01 596fc002f4a13f5174e64829b83ff8df Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:57:15 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=album01 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/album01/DSCF0296.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/album01/DSCF0296.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/album01/DSCF0296.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/AlfaCentury2010 2c1a8fd1bf6dda2f1b2a9155c0532ebc Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:41:50 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=AlfaCentury2010 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/AlfaCentury2010/P6212336.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/AlfaCentury2010/P6212336.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/AlfaCentury2010/P6212336.thumb.jpg 107 144 The 2010 National Alfa Romeo Owners Club Convention, Alfa Century, was held in and around Frederick, MD in late June. Here are my photos of the highlights. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Montrose d09af222541101abfe6becd7702973bf Thu, 01 Jul 2010 10:20:30 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Montrose http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Montrose/P6102172.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Montrose/P6102172.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Montrose/P6102172.thumb.jpg 107 144 I am scheduled to close July 21 on my exciting house project in Alexandria, VA http://photos.alfa-base.com/GiuliaSpider 20dd7dee98c2f662f12354fc843b65b5 Mon, 03 May 2010 13:14:58 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=GiuliaSpider http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/GiuliaSpider/P4151521.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/GiuliaSpider/P4151521.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/GiuliaSpider/P4151521.thumb.jpg 107 144 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. http://photos.alfa-base.com/BRChateauArlington 943b38a0902279ebed9edcee32dfb990 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:39:55 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=BRChateauArlington http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BRChateauArlington/Front_of_house_1.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BRChateauArlington/Front_of_house_1.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BRChateauArlington/Front_of_house_1.thumb.jpg 96 144 Ph3 http://photos.alfa-base.com/FallsChurchHouse e6324f9cf841cdd38f14800ff8fd1705 Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:38:18 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=FallsChurchHouse http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FallsChurchHouse/house_front.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FallsChurchHouse/house_front.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FallsChurchHouse/house_front.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/ph1 b398166f4c3f54c2591c88fdc6e7b38f Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:37:34 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=ph1 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ph1/P2261735.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ph1/P2261735.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/ph1/P2261735.thumb.jpg 107 144 Ph1 http://photos.alfa-base.com/HighviewHall 0b109a378010d526516dc86c41b835af Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:35:24 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=HighviewHall http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/HighviewHall/11_30_07_021.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/HighviewHall/11_30_07_021.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/HighviewHall/11_30_07_021.thumb.jpg 107 144 Highview Hall is Sherry and Brewster's Arlington, VA home. We moved in in 2001 and have enjoyed upgrading the 100 year-old house since. Its name is from the two neighborhoods it overlaps, Highview and Hall's Hill. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Gloria c114dd07effa4beb5839112057c6a9c8 Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:33:56 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Gloria http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Gloria/Gloria_1.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Gloria/Gloria_1.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Gloria/Gloria_1.thumb.jpg 107 144 I recently rediscovered my first Alfa love, Gloria di Arese, a 1988 Graduate Spider, for sale in Maryland. She needed some TLC but not enough to keep her from being a major bargain for my friend Greg Phillips who has purchased her and is bringing her back to life. Sweet! http://photos.alfa-base.com/FreeStuff%21 e79d77b1ebe879573da97dd442022537 Sat, 30 Jan 2010 22:51:08 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=FreeStuff! http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FreeStuff%21/Bookshelf_1_10.thumb.jpeg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FreeStuff%21/Bookshelf_1_10.jpeg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FreeStuff%21/Bookshelf_1_10.thumb.jpeg 150 113 We are moving out of Highview Hall. And posting items that we are giving away to clear space. Everything here is currently available. Other items (beds, a chest, etc.) will be available after the house sells and we move. Please e-mail brewster.vonthyme@gmail.com if you're interested... our goal is to move things fast, so if you're able to help us clear them out, you get free things, we get space, it's the ultimate gifting win-win... http://photos.alfa-base.com/Art 09aa5412bfafa491fa9747b6833a8cd3 Fri, 15 Jan 2010 15:57:19 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Art http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Art/P1151051.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Art/P1151051.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Art/P1151051.thumb.jpg 107 144 After posting my Dad's artwork it occurred to me it would be nice to take snapshots of some of my own oil paintings to share with friends here. Most of these were painted between 1996 and 2000. http://photos.alfa-base.com/BellaTeodora 54c323b5c82a76d6788b45b459deee13 Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:15:08 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=BellaTeodora http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BellaTeodora/PA210461.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BellaTeodora/PA210461.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/BellaTeodora/PA210461.thumb.jpg 107 144 "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. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Lucia 606f10cdaeb57804b0dffec5cce18fa6 Wed, 06 Jan 2010 11:12:51 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Lucia http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Lucia/PB290449.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Lucia/PB290449.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Lucia/PB290449.thumb.jpg 107 144 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. http://photos.alfa-base.com/VW d9fcad3cce3f5e2ff27be038e338f42a Fri, 25 Dec 2009 00:01:35 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=VW http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/VW/P3270093.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/VW/P3270093.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/VW/P3270093.thumb.jpg 150 113 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. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Smart 4376cd9ddcea9fb789360caf75634819 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:58:44 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Smart http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Smart/Smart_09.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Smart/Smart_09.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Smart/Smart_09.thumb.jpg 107 144 We decided to succumb to the economy, our desire to be green, our frustration at not being able to buy a new Alfa in the U.S., and our frustration with how many tiny parking spots we cannot fit into in DC -- so in February 2009 we bought a Smart Car! It's awesome, a little bundle of smiles and practicality. Feels much bigger inside than it looks outside. It's not a typical Alfa Base resident, but it's sort of a H'Alf-a Romeo! http://photos.alfa-base.com/Valentino f0f647f2023a18ff6ce25dc6d9ab8723 Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:47:00 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Valentino http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Valentino/Spider_and_Super_003.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Valentino/Spider_and_Super_003.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Valentino/Spider_and_Super_003.thumb.jpg 107 144 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. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Rinata 2aff1efa9d00081d5dcb5d20b71f143c Thu, 24 Dec 2009 23:40:28 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Rinata http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Rinata/IMG_8603.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Rinata/IMG_8603.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Rinata/IMG_8603.thumb.jpg 107 144 Rinata: Brewster Thackeray's restored 1983 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce from California. This car was enjoyed on road and track from 2006 through its local sale in late 2009... I'm always glad to sing the praises of these affordable and relatively modern, yet classic "Series III" Spiders and help find good ones for fellow Alfisti. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Bianchi d5a015916c26198dc5fc6c309ef85b85 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:35:48 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Bianchi http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Bianchi/213_G.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Bianchi/213_G.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Bianchi/213_G.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/Verges 680fe6a63d7bb253a17cb64034472c35 Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:29:10 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Verges http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Verges/PC040282.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Verges/PC040282.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Verges/PC040282.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/FLU2009 4e3925b825b2f8391f0c9a81f7c3d60d Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:14:42 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=FLU2009 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FLU2009/P8150134.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FLU2009/P8150134.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/FLU2009/P8150134.thumb.jpg 107 144 FLU convention in Valley Forge, PA, August 14-16 2009. Dozens of Fiats, Lancias, and also a nice turnout of Alfa Romeos and a few Ferraris and Maseratis shared a sweet, sunny weekend. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Nuccia 33ef01a3e7be3b81d6747624d778b0ac Sat, 20 Jun 2009 15:36:35 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Nuccia http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Nuccia/1_Front_side.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Nuccia/1_Front_side.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Nuccia/1_Front_side.thumb.jpg 107 144 It was my honor to help my friend Bob Kleinfeld list his lovely 1963 Giulia Spider. The car, previously owned by Les Hurlock and Bill Gillham, sold for $33,000, a very solid price for a non-Veloce Giulia. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Raduno09 b968c02cfc37a41be7726b9a5237f43b Mon, 08 Jun 2009 11:03:30 -0400 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Raduno09 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Raduno09/P6070050.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Raduno09/P6070050.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Raduno09/P6070050.thumb.jpg 107 144 Sunday, June 9 was the regional All-Italian Car Tour, led by DC Fiats and the Capital Chapter of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club. http://photos.alfa-base.com/Simeone 320f63ef8bfd162219c4ca0839a9497e Tue, 27 Jan 2009 13:02:00 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Simeone http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Simeone/P1100155.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Simeone/P1100155.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Simeone/P1100155.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/Hogmanay 4d73c81b3f83e3ec3e162db78dddb706 Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:07:58 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=Hogmanay http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Hogmanay/12_26_06_Alfa_and_Fish_001.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Hogmanay/12_26_06_Alfa_and_Fish_001.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/Hogmanay/12_26_06_Alfa_and_Fish_001.thumb.jpg 107 144 http://photos.alfa-base.com/MR2 e5193da6ca7e3c1191bf2a825bca6a9f Tue, 27 Jan 2009 11:56:01 -0500 http://photos.alfa-base.com/view_comments.php?set_albumName=MR2 http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/MR2/10_16_07_006.thumb.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/MR2/10_16_07_006.sized.jpg http://photos.alfa-base.com/albums/MR2/10_16_07_006.thumb.jpg 107 144