Upper Middle Petrol Head:

  Today's photos come via the Italiene Correspondente, who recently found himself on the streets of Rome during the filming of a movie.  He was chuffed to see this lovely Alfetta - most likely fitted with the 1800cc twin cam engine, and probably built in the early '70s - being loaded onto a car transporter after its no doubt starring role.   It is also possible that the car is one of the later 1600-powered Alfettas, the smaller displacement variant having started life with with one round headlight per side and not receiving its bigger brother's quad light front end until 1977.  That's what wikipedia reckons, anyway ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfa_Romeo_Alfetta#:~:text=The%20Alfetta%20name%2C%20which%20means,suspension%20%E2%80%94%20like%20its%20modern%20namesake ).  Might the IC also be making an appearance in this yet-to-be-named cinematic masterpiece?  We won't give too much away but look out for the bloke wearing a VB T-shirt, Stubbies sho...

Wild thing*, you make my heart sing!  Why?  Because this wild Mk I Cortina has been restomodded and, of all the current forms of automotive obsession, the restomod scene is arguably one of the most interesting and vibrant.  * https://www.google.com/search?q=the+goodies+wild+thing&rlz=1C5CHFA_enAU816AU816&oq=the+goodies+wild+thing&aqs=chrome.0.0i355i512j46i512j0i22i30l3j69i64.5333j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:da892022,vid:tr4HpC2luKs 🤣!  Restomodders take classic cars and give them contemporary upgrades, generally retaining their period looks, whilst endowing them with up to the minute performance, handling and safety.  Who wouldn't kill to own an MST Escort, an Alfaholics GTA or a Porsche 911 reimagined by Singer? Of course, not everyone has the sort of money required to have their vehicles comprehensively re-engineered by the likes of MST, Alfaholics, Singer or any of the other firms - I can hardly not mention ...