[alfa] Re: more Italy thoughts

[George Graves <gmgraves@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I just showed-up at Fiat dealership where the Stenguellini museum is 
located and told them that I'd like to tour the museum. A lady went and 
unlocked the building for me and left. We had the museum to ourselves 
until we were about ready to leave, and some Germans came in. The 
Stenguellini collection is all Stenguellini-built race cars as well as 
Stenguilleni bodies for other makes such as Fiats, Alfas, Abarth Race 
cars, etc.

Just remember, most Italian businesses are Chiuso, or closed during the 
lunch hours, which can be anywhere between 12:30 - 3:00. Official lunch 
time in Italy is not noon like it is here in the USA, but rather, is 
1:00 -2:00PM. Being the civilised people that they are, they are rather 
cavalier about the exact length of that lunch hour. So when in Italy, 
slow down, relax and don't take times and schedules too seriously, 
it'll just get you up-tight if you do.

George


On Mar 3, 2004, at 10:28 AM, Joe Elliott wrote:

> George wasn't the first to point out to me that the Righini museum 
> isn't in San Marino, as I previously thought, but in the countryside 
> north of Modena--I emailed info@domain.elided and got a very prompt 
> reply in English including a map attached to the e-mail. Apparently 
> normal operating hours for them are 9:00PM-12:00AM on Fridays only, 
> but Lorenzo (the individual who signed the e-mail) said I could make 
> an appointment for another time.  In my response I asked for Tuesday 
> evening, but I haven't heard back yet.
>
> I've got the address and phone number of the Stanguellini museum 
> (which isn't just Stanguellinis, right?), I have an Italian-speaking 
> friend who promised to call them for me sometime today or tomorrow to 
> find out if I actually need an appointment, or if I can just show up 
> during business hours--George, what was your experience there?
>
> -Joe
>
> At 3:12 PM +0000 3/3/04, alfa-digest wrote:
>> Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 22:49:48 -0800
>> From: George Graves <gmgraves@domain.elided>
>> Subject: [alfa] Re: more Italy thoughts
>>
>> I tried to visit the Righini collection. It's on the Via Nino Bixio in
>> an old castle outside of  the town of Castelfranco Emilia.
>> Unfortunately, it seems that there's no one there - ever. You have to
>> call the guy who runs the museum, he's located in Bologna, I
>> understand. His telephone number is +39.057.733.169. I was never able
>> to get anybody to answer that line. If you do get to visit the museum,
>> there is a small trattoria right across the street from the castle,
>> (this is out in the country, sort of in the middle of nowhere). Try to
>> have lunch there, The food is splendid. I thought that the people who
>> ran the museum, would naturally be AT the museum during business 
>> hours.
>> I thought wrong. The lady who ran the trattoria explained to me that
>> one has to make an appointment and someone would meet me at the museum
>> at the appointed hour. Since I was never able to reach anybody by
>> phone, I never got to see any more than the outside of the castle.
>> Here's hoping you have better luck. Don't miss the Stenguellini
>> collection on the Via Emilia in Modena. It's behind the Fiat
>> dealership, you can't miss it.
>>
>> George Graves
>> '86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mar 2, 2004, at 9:39 PM, alfa-digest wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>  Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2004 21:57:25 -0500
>>>  From: Joe Elliott <jee@domain.elided>
>>>  Subject: [alfa] more Italy thoughts
>>>
>>>  Have any digesters every been to the "Marnello Rosso" Ferrari museum
>>>  between Rimini and San Marino?  What about the Righini collection in
>>>  (?) San Marino?
>>>
>>>  Thanks again,
>>  > Joe
>
>
George Graves
'86 GTV-6 3.0 'S'
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