BHPian Jeroen recently shared this with other enthusiasts:About van Neerijnen: An Alfa Specialist GarageLast Saturday saw a so-called “open day” at the Alfa Specialist Garage “van Neerijnen”. I have known the owner, Koos, for many years, if not decades. He has helped me out with my Spider in the past. Also, during the decade we lived abroad, Koos had my cars in storage. Koos often facilitates club car meetings at these premises. E.g. the Dutch Alfa Romeo Spider Register has been a regular as well, for its technical days. If you go through this thread, you will find several posts and images from Koos and his team over the years. Koos also arranges for a spanner mate and Classic Car Valuator Extraordinary Peter to be there. So, folks can get their car valued, usually for insurance purposes. If you ever find yourself going to a Dutch party, don’t be surprised when this is how you will be received. Coffee and cake! After all, when all is said and done, the Dutch are Calvinists at heart. It’s one thing to own a hobby Alfa Romeo, but that’s where we draw the line on all this frivilous behaviour! Always plenty to see in Koos ‘ garage! Mostly Alfas. But there was one distinctly out-of-place car, the Fiat Multipla. It was being attended to have a few small dents fixed. And also it was on Peter’s list to be valued. Nice pair of 916s! Outside, Koos had a really interesting car: A 1952 Fiat Topolino. It weighs all but 610kg and has a whopping 600cc, 15HP engine! The formulae for these events are very simple; Koos sends out an email to all his customers, puts a few notices on various social media. He calls Peter for the valuation parts. He provides the coffee and the cake, and folks just rock up in their cars, mostly Alfas. And mostly classic Alfas too, of course. A rare Alfa Sud. Nice cars, very few left, even for an Alfa this thing was legaue on its own when it came to rust. A nice looking Spider Duetto, 1300 junior, about Euro 55K. Not my favourite one, but still pretty special, Zagato Alfa’s galore! Always a nice event. I got to talk to some new folks, met up with some ones I had not seen for a while. Did not get to talk to Peter much. He had some 18 cars to value, so that kept him and his son Marco who sometimes assists pretty busy. Nice outing in my own Spider! Jeroen Check outBHPian commentsfor more insights and information.
