"Vico" is referred to the builder's first name, Ludovico Chizzola, who was Chiti's asociate in the first company Autodelta, located at Feletto Umberto, near Udine.

I agree with Fer that Curiosalfa is to be recommended. Unlike many late publications, you find therein really interesting and unknown cars, pictures and explanations, ranging from racing cars, prototypes to commercial vehicles. Not to be missed. Alfa Romeo and Mille Miglia is also worth. Some previo...

I met indeed Marco Sambataro near the bisarca at Novegro, on Sat. 19th. A very enthusiastic Alfist indeed, busy at checking details of the transporter for his model project. The modified Giulietta Sprint shown on the bisarca model prototype is another interesting model. He explained that he found un...

Indeed, the Jousse decal has to be matched, because even if it's not the exact colour of the car as it raced, a mismatch with the decal would be much more evident at sight than an incorrect colour wrt the real car.

I have been said by the Engineer who developped it that it used only the Ferrrari-derived V12, not the V10 as I had been believing as well myself. I'm afraid thus that the info cardboard of the museum is misleading.

Some info here, but in German.

Dus, tegen beter weten in:
@ AR110AF: Where can we send our protest mail/letter??

Thanks to you all for your views on the issue.

I'm awaiting updates from my Italian friends about how they intend to express the protest. I will post as soon as I will be informed.

I received this afternoon the notice from a friend, member of the Alfa Blue Team: Fiat has decided to pick up valuable cars out of the Alfa museum collection and put them on the market in order to get money, arguedly to help renewing the museum itself. They should be currently in the process of choo...

In the same league, I have this 1900 Super Sprint. Yes, a gift with soap, as the "brand" is CADUM, famous french brand for babies care. http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/3647/cadum1900sprint.jpg Also, in 1/43 approx (actually larger), beside the CRIO Giulietta Spider already illustrated h...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/dinkyboy61/SCARB%20forum%20pix%204/43FanPlasGiuliaTZc.jpg Ook hier geen naam op de bodem. It'a also a Politoys clone. #128 is a Politoys catalogue reference, and it is indeed the "static" version of the 1/43 slot car. I have the original Politoys som...

One tip for the seems of the doors, hood etc. (if you allow me): IF you're going to paint them to have them stand out more, it's better to use a dark shade of the body colour then to use black. I agree they are exaggerated on this model. That's mostly because the "gap" between the panels ...

In occasion of the arrival of the 33 Stradale Replicars into my collection, I have made a picture with the various 1/43 33 Stradale models, certainly a favourite for many Alfisti. http://im2.freeforumzone.it/up/22/44/624791552.jpg http://im2.freeforumzone.it/up/22/49/699856433.jpg From left to right...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v676/dinkyboy61/SCARB%20forum%20pix%204/20OnbekendBulgaarsJuniorZagato4.jpg Toch zullen ook hier liefhebbers voor zijn, al is het alleen maar omdat hij zo euh... 'apart' is. De onleesbare doos maakt het natuurlijk helemaal af. De verkoper verwachtte dat er iemand m...

Ah, this one. Certainly looks great. Any idea of the scale? 1:10, 1:12?

Looks the same scale as the TZ, so 1/10, I guess.

On a completely different note (and price level!), on the ABC Brianza stand at Technoclassica Essen, I've seen a new unique model made out of copper sheets, by the same man who crafted the TZ. Now, there's also the Disco Volante, which is more accurate in shape than the TZ. Very, very beautiful mode...

My tribute to Mrs Richardson: her kit of the Tipo 512: