Cars

Born in Italy, reimagined in LA

As has been very well documented recently, a shift in the age of the collector car consumer has seen certain sectors grow massively. From millennial supercars to eighties icons, the record prices and hysteria surrounding these cars comes from the changing interests and appetites of the buyers. The car fans who dreamed of a Jaguar XK120 as a child aren’t filling the auction tents anymore, but those who spent their youth staring at the Ferrari Testarossa on their bedroom wall certainly are.

Quality in the capital

Love of a lady

Video: Counterpart GmbH

Arresting. Having spent considerable time scratching our heads and poring through the dictionary in search for an adjective that hasn’t been used before to describe the Alfa Tipo 33 Stradale, we think it’s a word that encapsulates the quasi-road car beautifully. The Stradale does more than simply catch your eye — it seizes your total attention and holds it ransom from reality. It causes jaws to drop, incomprehensible noises to utter hopelessly from mouths, and the odd eye to well up. But isn’t that everything a proper Alfa should do?

Bee in your bonnet?