Founded in 1910 in Milan as A.L.F.A., Alfa Romeo, as the brand later became known, has stretched its reach across the world in the intervening century, on the way making millions and millions of fans, and Argentina is one of the Latin American countries where the marque has a long and - for the region - a relatively strong presence.

From Alfa Romeo's birth city of Milan through to Germany, England (where the occasion was dramatically made part of the Goodwood Festival of Speed), Hungary and France, and even as far as Australia, the centenary has been celebrated in no less than 45 different countries. In Argentina the occasion couldn't be let to pass by and Alfisti called a meeting in the capital city, dubbed 100 Alfa Romeo por los 100 años de Alfa Romeo (100 Alfa Romeo for 100 Years of Alfa Romeo).

The target was to assemble one hundred of the sporty Italian cars, but that number was easily exceeded on the day with the numbers swelled further by some crews making the cross-border journey from Brazil and Uruguay to join in the celebrations. Once the cavalcade of cars had assembled in Florialis Genérica for the 100 Alfa Romeo por los 100 años de Alfa Romeo event the Alfisti set off on a tour of some of the most symbolic spots in the city, passing through the Plaza de la República, Plaza de Mayo, Puente de la Mujer, Facultad de Derecho before arriving at their destination, the Planetario Galileo Galilei.

Despite the bad weather of the day the meeting was a huge success and was also endorsed by the municipal government of Buenos Aires and assisted by the federal police. The latest-generation of Alfa Romeo models in the shape of the MiTo, Spider and 159, took part, along with many models drawn mostly from the 1980s through to the present day, including the 33, 145, 146, 147, 155, 156, 164 and 166 as well as representation of all generations of the Alfetta GTV and an immaculate red sedan version. At the end of the tour when they arrived at the Planetario Galileo Galilei all the Alfisti assembled their cars and once they were parked everyone started their engines and revved them up for 100 seconds. All the Argentinean owners' enjoyed the day and were delighted that they were able to play their part in the occasion of the centenary.