Episode 10 - Alfa and Stellantis News and Interview with Rob Shanahan

News 

•  *Alfa pivots back to gas & hybrids in the U.S.*
• 🏎️ *Stelvio & Giulia updates coming 2025–2026*
• 🇮🇹 *€2B pledged to Alfa’s Italian future*
• 🚨 *Milano renamed Junior amid controversy—but sales are booming*
• 🏆 *7 Euro 'Best Car' wins for Giulia, Stelvio, Tonale*

Interview with Automotive and Aircraft restoration expert - Rob Shanahan. Rob talks about some of the fabulous cars he has restored and we discuss some of his ideas for new Alfa owners participating in the Owners Club. I hope to have Part 2 soon where we will talk in detail about some of the cars he mentions in this episode like the TZ2 and BAT 5. So stay tune and subscribe so you don’t miss an episode.

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My interview this time is with my good friend and amazing illustrator Rick Andreoli.  Rick is a free-lance Illustrator, Graphic Designer, Art Director in Atlanta, GA. and has done many illustrations for Hollywood and for the Alfa Romeo Owners Club convention posters and cover art for the convention programs as well as other car oriented meetings. Check out his work on his website https://rickastudio.org/

Bits of news about Leno’s Law and Stellantis.

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This is episode 8 of the Always Looking For Another podcast. We’ll start with some Alfa North America news, some general regional car news.  My guest for this episode is Steve Crowley. Steve is a past president of the “mother chapter” of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Chicago AROC and co-chair of the 2025 National AROC Convention. Steve will give us a look into the activities planned for the upcoming national convention that will be held in the Chicagoland area in September.  The April issue of the Alfa Owner has the registration form included. Be sure to make your hotel reservations ASAP and we will see you in September.

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This episode has some news about executive changes at Stellantis and a bit of background history of the Italian design house Zagato. The interview is with Bob Piacentini who was lucky enough to purchase VIN #001 of the Giulietta SZ. This Giulietta was featured at the 1960 Geneva Motor Show and raced all over Europe including the Targa Florio.

Video of the Targa Florio - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZSO7zH7Dyk&t=197s

Video from Bring A Trailer auction - ttps://bringatrailer.com/listing/1959-alfa-romeo-giulietta-sprint-zagato/  

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This is my interview with Alex Enaceanu the founder of SocAlfisti Photography and the Concorso at Coronado. We talk about his introduction to photography and Alfas and how he decided to organize the Concorso at Coronado after attending the Concorso held during Alfiesta Coronado convention in 2022.

Links mentioned in the podcast:
https://socalfisti.com/

Instagram - @socalfisti 

Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/@SoCalfisti

Concorso Coronado https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/13Qk6ybx5uzjwJJInguF13NaSDaQl86C8?usp=drive_link

Superbowl Commercial - https://youtu.be/FDQ3zHdxJMg?si=GMpVLtaMPcE5lRXF

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In this episode, there are segments on Alfa racing in the 1920s and 1930s, some current Stellantis and Alfa Romeo industry news and a relatively in-depth interview with the current Secretary of the national AROC-USA, Sue Houser who brings her perspective of the Alfa Romeo community in the MidWest.

Links to news articles mentioned in this episode:
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/biden-left-energy-stockpiles-untouched-leadup-election-refilling-will-take

https://www.foxbusiness.com/economy/price-gap-between-new-used-car-prices-hits-all-time-high?utm_source=iDriveSoCal&utm_campaign=49fcdd30bd-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_9_24_2020_0_11_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_7244b0bfd9-49fcdd30bd-516226946

https://www.onallcylinders.com/2024/10/30/famed-southern-california-racetrack-dragstrip-irwindale-speedway-to-close-after-2024-season/

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In this episode we have a brief history of A.L.F.A. and Alfa Romeo, current Stellantis news plus news from California. Also some upcoming events in Southern California to attend. The interview is with Scott Walker, past president of Alfa Club of the Rockies and current member of the board of directors, AROC-USA.

Sites mentioned :
Alfa 4C article at Hagerty - https://tinyurl.com/4dzmhwnf
CARB article at Sacramento Bee - https://tinyurl.com/yc377kp2
Best of France and Italy Show - http://www.franceanditaly.com/
San Diego Automotive Museum - https://sdautomuseum.org/

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This episode has news as of October 17 and chapter events through November 3, 2024. I interview the president of the AROC-USA, Cindy Banzer on her background and the club in general.

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In this episode I talk about the origins of the cars and coffee meetups in Orange County, California. Give a listing of some local SoCal events and talk with a full time Alfa guy and coffee roaster that owns a coffee shop in San Diego.  We talk about his history with Alfas and guitars.
We mention Jeremy Clarkson’s video on the 8C based Disco Volante. And the website for many other cars and coffee meetups around the country.

• Jeremy Clarkson Disco Volante video https://youtu.be/DxF9vFJezRA?si=vllNWOzRFrQ7xza

• http://javagardensd.com and https://davidsroasting.com

• http://Carsandcoffeeevents.com

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This is a podcast about cars especially Alfa Romeos, members of the alfa community, some history of Alfa Romeo, and Watches and maybe a bit of wine.
As the first episode, the content is an introduction to who I am and what I hope the podcast will be. It will mainly be comprised of bits of history of Alfa Romeo, some of the historic or special models throughout the over 112 years of its existence and interviews with some of the members of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club.

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