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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...

Posted by admin on Aug 9, 2017

NIIMC MEMBERS GO BACK TO THE FACTORY

The weather forecast looked promising as NIIMC members met in the Premier Inn carpark in Lisburn on Saturday 5 August before travelling the short distance to the Montupet site near Dunmurry, formerly home of the Delorean Motor Company. It is remembered for the one model it produced — the distinctive stainless steel Delorean DMC-12 sports car featuring gull-wing doors—and for its brief and turbulent...

Posted by admin on Jul 25, 2017

July Club Run 16th July

Sunday 16th July was a lovely Sunday morning, so we set off for a run around the Antrim coast. Johnny, Dave, Paul, Stuart and I assembled at Carrickfergus Castle for a 10am start. Johnny was last to arrive in his new Lamborghini Gallardo Spider. Needless to say we heard its v10 engine before we saw it! Once Johnny had parked up, we all had a chance to scrutinise his new acquisition. It looks superb in its...