Reliving the golden age of motoring with the Alfa Romeo Tour de España Classic
Friday, February 8th, 2008
Alfa Romeo Tour de España Classic
For those who like cars there is nothing quite like the automotive mythology created by such legendary events as the Mille Miglia, the Targa Floria and the ‘Monte’. Visions of Bugattis, Ferraris, Maseratis and Aston Martins taking to Europe’s country roads and battling it out in the halcyon days of motoring lay at the basis of much of the attraction that sports cars and motor sports have on us today. Such was the stuff of legend, a romantic era that has been superseded by the necessities of modern traffic and the realities of modern motor sport, but even though today’s racing car drivers are limited to specially built circuits, there are still a few select occasions when the spirit of classic motoring is revived and beautiful sports cars from the past can take to the road in competition once more. (more…)
