Always Looking For Another.

This is an interview with Don Recupido, the owner of Crystal Lake Motors, who discussed his engineering background and current work restoring and building custom cars, including projects like a Porsche 906 tribute and a 1966 Alfa Romeo Duetto project and Porsche 356 restoration. They explored industry challenges such as finding skilled workers and regulatory impacts on restoration practices, while also discussing the evolving inter...

This is episode 20. I have an in-depth interview with Skip Jones, an automotive business professional with 50 years of experience in the Alfa Romeo industry, discussing his career journey and passion for the brand. Skip shared his extensive experience with Alfa Romeo cars, including personal anecdotes about his collection and restoration projects, while also providing insights into the current state and future plans of the brand wi...

In the news this week, Alfa Romeo sales are up in EU, down in US. The Quadrifolio is scheduled to return in EU but iffy in US.  

The interview is with long time Alfa owner and automotive journalist, J. Michael Hemsley. 

It took Mike four tries to get his first Alfa, a brand new ’71 Berlina, and he has owned a total of 17 Alfas.  He joined AROC in 1971 and has been a member for 54 years.  He began writing for Alfa Owner in 1980 with h...

This is episode 18. My guest today is Doug Zaitz. doug gives us an insight into his passion for Alfas that he got from his time living in Italy as an exchange student. He gives us a view into Italian life in a small village where his host family owned the local Alfa repair facility. Doug also lets us in on what to expect on some of the itinerary of the AROC goes to Italy annual tour and what to see at the Alfa Romeo museum. He give...

This is a special pre-convention episode. Earlier this year in Episode 8, I interviewed a Chicago convention principal Steve Crowley, about the upcoming AROC National convention in Chicago, and this episode is with the president of the Chicago Alfa Romeo Owners Club, Dennis Sbertoli. If you are going to Crystal Lake to attend, you will want to listen in to hear what is planned. 

Dennis and I explored our professional backgrounds and...

Lance and Sarah discussed the episode focusing on Sarah's background and her father’s shared interest in Alfas, including recording logistics and distribution timelines. They explored Sarah's professional background in mechanical engineering and her passion for Alfa Romeo cars, sharing personal experiences and discussing the brand's unique design philosophy and racing heritage. The conversation concluded with discuss...

Lance and DrDave (David DeRosier) discussed their upcoming podcast episode on cars and racing, sharing their personal experiences with Alfa Romeos and other classic cars. They explored various aspects of car enthusiasm, including racing, track events, and the challenges of engaging younger members in car clubs. The conversation also touched on the future of internal combustion engines and electric vehicles, as well as DrDave's...

In this Part 2 episode Rob Shanahan gives us a peek behind the scenes at the restoration of the Alfa Romeo Grand prix race cars, BAT number 5, TZ race cars, and other challenges he faced as head of restorations at Symbolic Motors in the 1980s and 90s in San Diego. Rob also lets us know what it’s like to judge at Pebble Beach and sometimes what happens when you choose the wrong shipper and what can happen afterwards. Rob also lets u...

This is a special episode coordinating with the Alfa Romeo Driver podcast of the AROC-UK. Guy Swarbrick is the editor and fellow Alfista and we have many things in common. Part 2 will be on their podcast which you can catch at https://alfaromeodriver.podbean.com/ or on any of the common podcast directories. Hope you enjoy this! 

Sites mentioned in podcast: https://www.swarbrick.photography/

Alfa Romeo Owners Club UK - https://www.you...

Today’s guest brings a unique blend of software engineering, oceanographic research, and Italian car passion to the show. She grew up on a working farm outside Bartlesville, Oklahoma—where practical mechanics and off-road driving were just part of daily life. She’s a lifelong enthusiast who bridges the worlds of engineering, performance driving, and hands-on mechanical intuition—and we’re excited to dig into her journey.

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This episode has news about Stellantis, the “new” Stelvio and upcoming events locally and the Hagerty Driver’s Club Days across the US. 

Today’s guest grew up in the Pacific Northwest and caught the car bug early—thanks to his older brother’s stash of Hot Wheels and car magazines. After a long run in the printing world, he shifted gears and landed at Microsoft’s Turn 10 Studios, helping bring amazing cars into the Forza Motorsport g...

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. Ro...

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 La...

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 h...

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=197...

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/@SoCalfi...

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-stockpil...

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 ...