Long and Winding Road Part 3 (Post #170)

Is the Long and Winding Road Coming to an End?  

In less than 2 weeks The Alfatross will be on the show field at the 2023 Arizona Concours d'Elegance, in the "Sports Cars 1948-1960" class. At present, we are busy with last minute inspecting, cleaning, polishing, fidgeting over minor details and looking forward to mingling with serious car people, sharing The Alfatross' stories, and learning theirs. Among the other cars on display will be a close relative of The Alfatross, the fantastically swoopy, much celebrated 1953 Bertone Alfa Romeo known as BAT 5. If it is entered in the same class as The Alfatross, perhaps they will be meeting each other for the first time! 

This will be the 3rd time The Alfatross has entered a proper concours. Part of the reason for doing so now is to give her more public exposure along with unveiling the 2-minute video below, which we created to encapsulate the last 52 years of our relationship. 

. . . Or Just Beginning?

The Alfatross experienced her 67th birthday some time in 2022. I remember having one of those myself even longer ago, so I know what that feels like. The difference is I'm getting older every day, but (largely thanks to my efforts) she keeps getting younger. Five of her previous 6 owners are deceased and there is every reason to believe that she will survive me, too. 

People often ask "Won't it be difficult to part with your car after all this time?" The Alfatross has been with me "for better or for worse" most of my life  The most important consideration at this point is not her monetary valuation, but rather how she will be appreciated and treated in the future by her next "stewards" and what excellent adventures they will enjoy together.