29.06.2010 FIRST LOOK AT ALFA ROMEO 'SCULPTURE' IN FRONT OF GOODWOOD HOUSE

ALFA ROMEO SCULPTURE ON LAWN OF GOODWOOD HOUSE, FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2010

ALFA ROMEO SCULPTURE ON LAWN OF GOODWOOD HOUSE, FESTIVAL OF SPEED 2010

First look at the striking centre piece 'sculpture' display on the rolling lawn in front of Goodwood House which at this year's Festival of Speed will be centered on Alfa Romeo on the occasion of its centenary. The sculpture has been designed in the shape of Alfa Romeo's historic 'lucky' racing logo, the 'Quadrifoglio', and is painted in the brand's traditional colour, red.

Each year the organisers of the Festival of Speed choose a marque to be represented in a dramatic display on the circular lawn outside the famous house; in recent years Audi (2009), Land Rover (2008) and Toyota (2007) have been featured.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed, which kicks off this coming Friday, will be one of the high points of Alfa Romeo’s global centenary celebrations, coming just days after the Italian marque celebrated its official 100th birthday which was clocked up last Thursday, June 24. There were several days of festivities over last weekend in its birth city, Milan, although they were disrupted by protestors and suffered from poor organisation.

In addition to the main central installation outside Goodwood House, a display of significant cars will be on show at the Festival, that represent Alfa Romeo’s first 100 years. Included among these will be many cars never before seen in the UK, direct from the marque’s extensive Milan-based Museo Storico collection. 

More than fifty important Alfa Romeos will attend the 2010 edition of the Festival of Speed this coming weekend, ranging from immaculate examples of the pre-War P3, Monza, 12C-37 and 2900 B Le Mans, through to the 159 ‘Alfetta’, GTAm, Tipo 33, 185T, 164 Pro Car, and the unique V10-powered SE 048SP Group C prototype. On the tranquil lawns of the Cartier ‘Style et Luxe’ concours d’elegance, there will be a class of Alfa Romeo’s definitive pre-war flagship, the 8C, including a beautiful 8C 2300 Zagato Spider and 2900A Touring Spider, plus some stunning concepts based on the race-derived Tipo 33.

The new Alfa Romeo Giulietta, which goes on sale in the UK this summer, will make its UK public debut at the Goodwood event too, forming a key part of the Alfa Romeo ‘showroom’ display in the Festival exhibition area this weekend. The stand, whilst showcasing the brand’s illustrious history, will feature this new model, plus a selection of the current Alfa Romeo product range. The new Giulietta will also be displayed as part of the Goodwood ‘Moving Motor Show’ on Thursday 1 July, giving British motorists their very first opportunity to see the car and drive it up the famous Goodwood Hill.
 

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