Browns Alfa Romeo in Patchogue NY hosted an open house on August 14th 2021.
Browns Alfa Romeo - Auto Show
Shop Visit - Rally Point East
Sun, Aug 8, 2021 - NYAROC members visited Rally Point East in Westhampton Beach, Long Island.
A visit to DRAGONE Classic Motorcars
On July 24th 2021 The Alfa Romeo Clubs of CT and NY had a planned a joint activity to renew friendships, discuss cars, enjoy food and drink, and to “discuss more cars!”
Our day started with a visit to DRAGONE Classic Motorcars in Orange, CT. Our hosts, Manny, George and Alex provided refreshments and give us a tour of their new facility.
NYAROC Sunday Breakfast at the Beach
NYAROC members enjoying the sun and sea at beautiful Sunken Meadow State Park on June 13
NYAROC Car Show at Alfa Romeo of White Plains
June 5th 2021 - Alfa Romeo of White Plains hosted an open house for NYAROC.
Angelina’s Tottenvilla - Alfa Giulia across the USA
Angelina’s Tottenvilla Address: 399 Ellis ave SI,. NY 10307
Special guest: the North American Alfa Romeo national ambassador Ofer Kedem driving his Alfa Giulia across the US on a National tour stopping at our show to speak and share his Alfisi passion with all!
https://giuliaacrossamerica2021.now.site/home
Many Alfas and other amazing Italian cars were in attendance at a great location presented by a well organized Italian car club. (This is the same club that holds the popular annual Italian car meet at Casa Belvedere) This event was organized by Matt Ligotti, North East Italian Car Club.
A number of NYAROC members were in attendance.
Ofer reported that he is being welcomed on the road and everywhere he stops. He also noted that he was the president of the Tel Aviv Alfa Club. I asked if he could put the word in to Alfa Romeo to send some GTA's to the USA, but I'm not sure what he responded, in either French or Hebrew, something about Peugeot.
Sunday in the Park -Lime Rock Park, Lakeville, CT
Most of the marque clubs made an appearance as the weather was perfect. This annual event is part of the 4 day Labor Day Auto and racing Festival held on Sunday when the vintage racing events are prohibited. Several Alfa Club chapters attend yearly along with the FIAT Club under Tim Beeble holding an infield show position for FIATs and Alfas.
Our beloved Alfas were present in good numbers. Several 4Cs, Zagato 1600, Guilietta Spider, GTVs and Spiders, etc. Notable, special Alfas included: Joe Nastasi's Tipo 33, Peter Greenfield’s 158 Alfetta, and Lawrence Auriana's TZ1.
Also of particular interest to many was the 1974 GTV creation of Alfonso which sported an Alfa 3.0 liter V-6 with a Supercharger and some trick engineering. He reported that he did most of the work himself and that it took mucho time getting it all dialed in but now it is a blast to drive!
AROC CT members attending: Frank & Mary LaSalla and Joe & Jessey Palumbo. NYAROC members attending: Griff deNoyelles (Lime Rock race steward), Fred & Bev Frey, Joe Colasacco, GT Linton, cousin Aldo, Dan DeGiovine, Ken Morakabi, Nat Lerardi and Vic & Gail Cerami.
The judges and master of ceremonies were Donald Osbourne and Wayne Carini who proclaimed NYAROC as the best car club.
We all had a great time.
Till next year,
Vic Cerami 9-11-20
Photos provided by Aldo, Gail, Jessey and Dan D.
NYAROC Winter Party 2020
End of an Era NYAROC 2010 - 2020
Another year has come and gone and NYAROC finds itself at a crossroads with the 2020 Holiday Party. With the membership growing thanks to the reintroduction of the marque, many new faces have been welcomed into the fold. So much so that name tags are now a requirement. In addition, Dr. Dino Pappous announced that he was stepping down as President at the Fall Dinner Party in 2019, after 10 long and productive years, and that his successor would be announced tonight. As usual, the hospitality was provided by Lynn and George Pezold, who for the umpteenth time have welcomed the NYAROC group into their home.
This year's gathering welcomed 5 new members and they were greeted by the usual warm and welcoming NYAROC group. Some traveled from as far as Hoboken, New Jersey and Hartford, Connecticut to attend. The gathering of friends and NYAROC members was further enhanced by Alan Elton's apparel and merchandise raffle which added a new twist this year. Thanks to Dan Goldman, a live auction was part of the action with two Alfa jackets being auctioned off.
With George Pezold calling the meeting to order and with Casa d' Pezold filled to the brim, the outgoing President took the stage one last time to thank all of the current and former Directors of the Club that served with him. The gathering included NYAROC BOD alumni such as Lou Grasso, Frank Gesualdo, Frank Sapienza, Frank Como, Griff DeNoyels, Joel Belser, and the current BOD members such as Vic Cerami, George GT Linton, Harry Nicolaidis, Vincent Lambroia, Alan Elton, Frank Intintoli, and current NYAROC Chairpersons Dan Goldman, Phil Jacobs and Dan deGiovine, all there to salute the outgoing President. A thoughtful and generous gift certificate to Rothmann's Steakhouse was provided by "Breakfast Club" members and the BOD provided a beautiful Formula 1 Alfa Romeo Racing Jacket to Dino as a thank you for time served. Standing next to Dino, there to lead the club forward was incoming President Dr. Anthony Intintoli and incoming Vice President Mr. Mike Bange. Finally, as the torch was passed, the comic relief was provided by Zoe Pappous as she rushed the stage to thank Anthony and Mike for taking over leadership of the club.
A fabulous candlelight dinner catered by Tutto Pazzo followed in the un-electrified historic dining room of Fannie Brice, now the Casa d' Pezold.
It was a monumental evening for the club as we looked back on 10 years of progress, the growth of the club from LIAROC to NYAROC, the development and expansion of the Dr. Robert Cess Stony Brook Concorso, the production of one of the best, and the most financially successful National Convention ever (Alfamiglia Nordest 2015), the expansion of on line merchandising through the club web site, the remembrance of friends and members that are no longer with us, and mostly, the anticipation for further growth of NYAROC under new leadership that will continue to grow the NYAROC brand.
NYAROC annual Fall Awards Dinner - 2019
Saturday, November 23, 2019, NYAROC held its annual Fall Awards Dinner at the fabulous Douglaston Club. The venue, food and staff were, as usual, top shelf. We had a very good turnout of club members with a number traveling to Long Island from Connecticut and all reportedly had a great time.
President Dino opened announcing that he will be stepping down at the next holiday party meeting. At that time his successor will be introduced. After more than ten years serving as club president his announcement was met with a loud groan and protest from the members. Dino was and is a very popular, personable and tireless leader. He will be greatly missed, but he promised to stay active and serve as a club director.
NYAROC Board of Directors awards were presented as follows:
Serpent to Bert Wong for his many contributions and service as club Director.
And two Quadrifoglio awards presented recognizing Tom Carren and Rob Rizzo for their many years of support including volunteering at club events.
- Vic Cerami
NYAROC members visit Austin for F1
Robert D. Cess Concorso d'Eleganza - 2019
Thanks to all for a very nice day today at the Bob Cess Concorso event, hosted by the Italian studies Dept. with much assistance from Jo Fusco and Vinny. Great people, cars and weather!
And again a great MC job by our president Dino with very nice Alfa specific awards given. The after lunch at Savino's was again also excellent, many thanks to ken.
Thanks to Chris Cannizzaro for the photos
NYAROC Summer BBQ 2019
With perfect weather, new Alfas and returning founding members, this event can only be regarded as a total success.
Thanks to Burt Wong for the great photos
AROC 2019 National Convention - Pittsburgh PA
A big thanks for provided photos:
Anthony Intintoli, George Pezold, Greg Mason,
Aldo Gloddeck, GT Linton and Mike Bange
Italian Festival Cultural Showcase
New York State Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America
Italian Festival Cultural Showcase
at the Smithtown Historical Society
A wide range of Alfa Romeo cars represented the New York Alfa Romeo owners club at the Italian Festival in Smithtown, on June 29th. Hosted by The Culture and Heritage Italian Fair 2019, the Alfisti provided a taste of the Italian “Biscione” from the classic Spider Graduate up to the modern and most recent offerings, the Giulia and Stelvio. Other classic Alfas included the GTV coupe and the unforgettable Alfa 164 S. As a mascot, there was also a Fiat X1 Bertone.
“We really thank the NYS Order of Sons and Daughters of Italy for having us today” said the members of the local Alfa Romeo Club at the Frank Brush Barn. “We really enjoyed answering the visitors questions and introducing our Alfa Romeos to the audience”.
- text by Lory & Ricky Dalla Rosa / photos by Michael Laurie
Greenwich Concours D'elegance 2019
The Greenwich Concours d’Elegance | May 31st – June 2nd, 2019. 2019
Recognized as one of the premier concours in the country and the largest in the Northeast, Greenwich is unique in that it is two concours back to back.
Sunday - European car day started off damp and foggy but eventually they sun broke through and illuminated a stunning collection of classic cars including the fabulous featured marque of Italian coach builder Zagato who is celebrating their 100th anniversary during the 2019 year.
NYAROC members were in attendance; Mike Bange, Jim Taylor, Rob and Joyce Rizzo, Vic Cerami, George and Barbara Linton, Gary Pezzella, Bert Wong, Tom Carren, Doug Perrone, Robert Wilder, Lawrence Auriana and John Catera who was displaying his beautiful and just restored 2600 Zagato. Many other fine Zagato automobiles where in on display as well all overseen by third generation boss, Andrea Zagato who generously surprised Zagato owners with a custom canvas bag containing a beautiful new Zagato hard-cover book.
New York International Auto Show
Now that Alfa Romeo is back in the USA, the NY Auto show has some relevance for Alfisit. Photos provided by Walter Nikles
Sunday Breakfast - March 31st 2019
A new location and weather that felt like an early spring were the ingredients that combined and was the basis for one of our biggest Sunday breakfast turnouts in quite a while! If you missed it… there is always next Sunday - Tip: get there a bit early so you can talk cars and get a good seat.
NYAROC Autumn Dinner - 2018
NYAROC held its yearly Autumn dinner party at the beautiful Douglaston Club on October 6th 2018. This event was the perfect opportunity to award the coveted “Order of the Serpent” award to both Frank Gesualdo and Harry Nicolaides.
NYAROC Summer BBQ 2018
Sunday August 26th - held at the beautiful home of Lynn and George Pezold, our summer party tradition continues. Several new members were in attendance. Thanks to everyone who helped make this event a sucsess.
NYAROC Membership drive
We had some really beautiful Alfa's attend, new and old, including Mr. Catera's 8C. The location provided much attention to our Alfa's and some potential new members. And, as usual, we all had a great time inside Borelli's Restaurant where the World Cup soccer played and we enjoyed the best L.I. pizza. Mucho thanks to David Fluhrer at Newsday for including our NYAROC event notice in his "In The Garage" article and to Frank Borelli for all his help and hospitality. We all had a great time.
