A Four-leaf Clover in Lawns

17/09/2016

"Vito and Dina" is the restaurant downstairs, virtually a family annexe. In the afternoon, Vito rings the doorbell, "Come down; I'll show you a car that you will like ...". In front of the tavern, parked on the blue lines, in Via degli Scipioni 50, I saw an "Alfa Giulia Quadrifoglio Verde," in a flaming red livery, temporary plate. Big curiosity, the old mechanic, that repairs scooters, wanted to see the engine. I brought my I-Pad, and I took some pictures. Then, proudly, I showed photos of our Giulia, the one that raced Beijing-Paris and that, months ago, had the privilege of being escorted by these special nieces to the Alfa museum in Arese and Lombardy Region. All people who stopped to admire had words of enthusiasm and hope. "The Alfa should get back to racing," was the hope expressed by the younger passersby. Will they ever be heard?