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Posted by admin on Apr 27, 2024

NIIMC Members turn out in force for Drive it Day

It was National Drive it Day and the weather looked promising so NIIMC members needed little excuse but to gather in the carpark beside Carrickfergus Castle on Sunday 21 April 2024 for a drive to Glenarm Castle to meet up with members of the NI Vauxhall Club, who courtesy of Ken Smith had invited us to join them and display our cars alongside theirs. After the optional coffee stop at McDonalds club...

Posted by admin on Oct 22, 2023

Sunday – and what a fun day!!

It’s getting colder and as they say “the nights are fairly drawing in” but thankfully Storm Babet had passed and the weather was bright and sunny – perfection conditions for an end of season club run. Our rendezvous point this week was Junction One for the optional McDonald’s coffee while we chatted and waited for everyone to show (other coffee emporiums were available...

Posted by admin on Sep 13, 2023

The Cars are the Stars at the Boulevard

The start of September was unseasonably warm so NIIMC members needed little excuse but to get our Italian thoroughbreds out for another car show, this time at the Boulevard Shopping Mall in Banbridge. One of the organisers of the show was none other than our fellow club member Johnny McCall. Johnny had decided to arrange a static car display to raise funds for Mourne Mountain Rescue Team (MMRT) who had...

Posted by admin on Aug 21, 2023

Italian style at Motor Fest, Ballymena

NIIMC have supported the annual car show at Ballymena over a number of years and although the show now has different organisers we were happy to attend Motor Fest and make our donation to help them raise funds for the Community Rescue Service, a not for profit organisation who support the PSNI as primary responders for high risk and vulnerable missing persons. Our turnout from club members was lower than...

Posted by admin on Aug 21, 2023

Another Giulia Veloce ti in NI

I have long time been a fan of the Alfa Romeo Giulia but to date had not made the decision to buy one as I had not found the exact model and specification that I was looking for. I still love my 16 year old 159ti but I was facing mounting pressure from my children to buy something more modern. I frequently browsed the used Giulias on Donnelly’s website and on other car related websites but...

Posted by admin on Aug 7, 2023

Blackheath Pottery serves up delicious coffee and some tasty cars too!!

I had received an invitation from my friend Ken from the Porsche Club (who aspires to own something Italian!!) to drive up to see him in Coleraine, to get a bite to eat in Portrush or Portstewart and see what cars paraded along the Strand on Sunday afternoon. Ken suggested that we also call in to Blackheath Pottery, Killeague Road, Blackhill, Coleraine as there was a Cars and Coffee gathering there...

Posted by admin on Jul 18, 2023

Lanzarote – Spanish with a touch of Italian!

I have just returned from a family holiday in Lanzarote and as a fervent car lover I am always keen to see what are the popular vehicles on the roads, whether I can catch a glimpse of something old or rare and of course anything Italian. Following 11 days during which we hired a car ( a brand new Opel Astra rather than my requested Alfa Romeo Giulietta) and covered most of the island from South to North...

Posted by admin on Jul 17, 2023

Montalto Estate – breathtaking venue for car show

Unfortunately the long sunny days of June have been replaced by our more typical summer – warm but a tad too wet for our liking. The weather forecast was not very promising but despite this the organisers of the car show at Montalto decided to proceed with the planned event on Saturday 15 July. NIIMC members were not deterred by the prospect of some rain and turned up in force to add a bit of...