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Posted by admin on May 15, 2018

Mayor Morrow gears up for Saturday the 26th

As we approach our annual show at Lagan Valley Island, we organised a visit with the mayor Cllr Tim Morrow to let him see what kind of delights will be exhibited on the 26th. Needless to say we needed something a bit special! Johnny McCall brought along his Gallardo Spyder to let the mayor have a look around an Italian supercar. I think it is safe to say that the mayor enjoyed the bark of the V10 engine....

Posted by admin on May 4, 2018

An Italian experience to remember – in Berlin!!

As I headed off for a short break in Berlin last week I didn’t expect to see an abundance of Italian cars on my travels and for the majority of my trip that was true. In Berlin they are evidently very loyal to the German car manufacturers with Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Volkswagen and Audi accounting for the vast majority of cars on the streets of Berlin. Italian cars were thin on the ground with only a...

Posted by admin on Apr 10, 2018

Visit to the home of the legend

As Italian car enthusiasts we all have our favourite marques. What makes our club so diverse is that we are open to all Italian vehicles. One of the best trips that you can do is visit where your particular favourite was born. You can go to Sant’Agata, Maranello, Turin or Bologna. However Milan gave its city crest to one marque that has become resurgent in the last few years- Alfa Romeo. The site...

Posted by admin on Feb 8, 2018

NIIMC at the Tudor Cinema

Instead of our usual club meeting on the 6th of February we decided to have our first film night. Luckily for us, Noel Spence has built his own private cinema just outside Comber. He has successfully recreated the look and feel of a 1950’s picture house. Noel made us feel very welcome and after everyone got their popcorn and drinks we settled down to watch a documentary film that focused on how...

Posted by admin on Dec 23, 2017

Ryan gets connected with his TAG

Congratulations to Ryan Donnelly, this year’s lucky winner of the NIIMC prize draw for a TAG Heuer Connected watch. Ryan bought his entry for the draw at our annual show in May and was delighted to take a call from Club Secretary Tim Logan a few weeks ago to confirm that his ticket had been picked during the grand draw at our annual dinner on 8 December at Lisburn Golf Club. Ryan is pictured...

Posted by admin on Dec 7, 2017

An Alfa SUV?

For a lot of people the idea of Alfa Romeo making a SUV is sacrilegious. One thing that they maybe do not realise is that the company made anything it could in the post war period to keep itself afloat. This meant doing things like making Renault Dauphines under licence and even building the four wheel drive Matta 4×4 for the Italian army. At least when Alfa Romeo made a 4×4 it still had a...

Posted by admin on Aug 22, 2017

CELEBRATING 70 YEARS OF FERRARI

There are few cars which can stir the emotions like a Ferrari can and this was evident by the crowd of adoring onlookers who gathered at the Diamond at the Ulster Folk Museum on Saturday 12 August to admire the stunning collection of Ferraris old and new that had come to celebrate 70 years of Ferrari. Marco dos Santos and his team from Charles Hurst Ferrari had organised the event for Ferrari owners who...

Posted by admin on Aug 10, 2017

Alfa 159 vs Giulia

From the outset I will admit that I have a soft spot for the Alfa Romeo 159, having owned a Ti version for the last 10 years. In my opinion the gorgeous 159 saloon was and remains one of the prettiest compact executive cars of them all. We know that few car-making nations provide a finer-looking four-wheeled breath of fresh air than the Italians. So does the Alfa Romeo Giulia have what it takes to win a...