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    HERITAGE, BEAUTY AND SPEED

    Aug 06, 2021 4 minutes
    Pictures: Larissa Milne

    I have to admit that I approached the Museo Storico Alfa Romeo (Alfa Romeo Historical Museum) in Arese, Italy with a sense of bittersweet nostalgia. Years ago, my wife Larissa and I owned a 1988 Spider Quadrifoglio, naturally in Alfa Red. With its sleek lines, the car looked like it would get a speeding ticket while standing still. Ironically, the 115bhp engine was more suited to ambling along country lanes, unlikely to outpace a bog-standard Ford or Vauxhall from a stop light.

    But Alfie was a still a beauty, and soon we were spending many a weekend attending Alfa club road rallies. Alas, the

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