Alfa Romeo Classiche program launched to protect the model’s heritage

Alfa Romeo has taken a major step to assist fanatics preserve the automobiles it has constructed over the previous 112 years. The corporate launched a program known as Alfa Romeo Classiche that gives house owners with something from a certificates of authenticity to a full in-house restoration.

One of many program’s most elementary companies is issuing a certificates of origin. This is not new; Alfa has provided this useful resource since 2016. Armed with a chassis quantity, house owners can request a doc that particulars a automobile’s date of manufacturing and its unique configuration in and out. You would be shocked at what you may uncover: Years in the past, I discovered that the crimson 1966 GTV I owned on the time was initially painted grey.

The second certificates Alfa Romeo can situation collectors attests to a automobile’s authenticity. Historians working within the firm’s Heritage division study a automobile and examine an extended checklist of factors earlier than deeming it genuine. Vehicles might be examined on the Officine Classiche in Mirafiori, close to Turin in Italy, on the Stellantis & You amenities in Rome and in Palermo, or straight on the proprietor’s home whatever the nation they reside in.

Lastly, the Alfa Romeo Classiche program features a upkeep and restoration service carried out by the identical of us who work on the automobiles within the model’s museum. From altering the rocker panels on a 1959 Giulietta to altering the spark plugs on a 1991 mannequin 164, the in-house workforce can tackle nearly any job. Pricing hasn’t been introduced; it varies relying on the automobile and the scope of the work required.

Alfa Romeo takes its heritage and the Classiche program critically: Firm CEO Jean-Philippe Imparato chairs the certification committee, and the folks answerable for certifying a automobile have entry to the huge archives housed within the Alfa Romeo Museum.

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