MOONEYES Express by シゲ菅沼: イタリアへの旅

2009年7月22日

イタリアへの旅

Travels to Italy

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先々週ですがイタリアベニスとミラノへ行ってきました。今回はベニス編をお送りします。
The week before last, I traveled to Venice and Milano, Italy. This blog entry showcases what I saw in Venice.

ベニス近郊、アドリア海に面した Jesolo Beach にある Gasoline Road Bar の Alberto が主催する第11回 Independence Weekend American Cars and Choppers Showへ
Jimmy C, Chopper Dave, Jeff from Church of Choppers, Dice Magazine's Matt & Dean, Trophy Queen Jennifer 達と参加してきました。
On the outskirt of Venice is Jesolo Beach which faces the Adriatic Sea and it's where Alberto organized the 11th Independence Weekend American Cars and Choppers Show at the Gasoline Road Bar. I attended the event along with Jimmy C, Chopper Dave, Jeff from Church of Choppers, Dice Magazine's Matt & Dean as well as Jennifer from Trophy Queen.

イタリアで American Cars and Choppers? あまりピンと来ませんが行ってみない事には何もわかりませんしイタリアには MOONEYES Dealer の No Water を言う Shop もありますしミラノに居る友人は最近 New York の Car Club、Ramblers の Italian Chapter になったとも聞いていましたからここ数年ヨーロッパに浸透しつつある American Hot Rods and Chopper Scene がここイタリアにも飛来してきたようです。
At first you might think American Cars and Choppers in Italy? It's hard to believe unless you actually attend and see it for your own eyes. MOONEYES Dealer Shop called "No Water" is located in Italy and I have a friend in Milano that recently started an Italian Chapter of the New York Car Club, Rumblers. So after several years, I finally decided it was time to check out the scene of American Hot Rods and Choppers in Italy.

ミラノの友人が横浜を訪ねてきたのはは3年前、彼は Kawasaki W650 の Chopperを作っていてその部品が欲しく来日した際 MOONEYES Area-1 を訪ねて来ました。その後 Bull Original, Brat Style 等有名 Shop を周りお目当ての部品を買って帰ったのです。その彼は今 Original Ford Model A を手に入れそれをイタリアで Hot Rod に作り上げるそうです。イタリアでもHot Rod and Chopper が熱くなっていました。さてイベントの模様は沢山の画像からお楽しみ下さい。イタリア旅行の番外編はこのブログにも掲載されています。
次回はミラノ編をお送りします。
My friend in Milano visited Yokohama about three years ago. Building a Kawasaki W650 Chopper and needing parts he would fly to Japan and stopped by MOONEYES Area-1 for a visit. After that he would visit Bull Original, Brat Style and other famous shops looking for parts. At this present time, he acquired an original Ford Model A and is building this Hot Rod in Italy. Hot Rods and Choppers are really hot right now in Italy. As for the event I attended, below are many pictures I took from my trip. For some extra photos of my trip check out this blog.
My next blog update will feature the Milano portion of my trip.

Jesolo のメインストリート
The main street in Jesolo

正面はアドリア海です。といってもピンときませんね。
Facing the Adriatic Sea. But it doesn't seem like you are in Italy.

主催者の Alberto Castellaro 氏。
Event organizer Alberto Castellaro.

イタリアの MOONEYES Dealer "No Water"
Italian MOONEYES Dealer "No Water".

So-Cal 風です。
So-Cal style.

昨年のHCS 08にスイスからエントリーした Danny は新作の BMX 風 Flathead を展示していました。
This is Danny's new BMX style Flathead/Sidevalve he entered. Danny came to HCS 08 last year all the way from Switzerland.

Italian Rumblers、彼らはローマから自走してきたそうです。
Italian Rumblers drove all the way from Rome.

Chopper Dave & Church of Choppers の Jeff達はサイン攻め。
Chopper Dave & Jeff from Church of Choppers giving out autographs.

ベンチアガラスのAwardです。
Awards made of Venezia Glass.

MOONEYES ステッカーはあっというまになくりました。
The MOONEYES Stickers were gone in a heartbeat

対応に追われるMOONEYES Staff。
MOONEYES Staff handling correspondence.

Jimmy C（左画像）も一日中ピンストライプをやり続けていましたがこの一日中って言うのは午後2時から始まり翌朝の2時まで丸々12時間です。夜中の12時でもショー会場ではライブ演奏（右画像）があり町が静かになったの夜も明けた朝5時です。
Jimmy C (left pic) was busy pinstriping all day as he normally is at events. But this event begins at 2PM and goes until 2AM the next morning; a full 12 hours. At 12 midnight, there was a live band playing (right pic)

Chopper Dave のステッカーが MOONEYES ステッカー上に。
Chopper Dave put his stickers on top of MOONEYES Stickers.

奥様とドイツからやってきた関根君のPaｎです。関根君はドイツ人ですが奥様が日本の方で大の日本好き、そして MOONEYES Fan なのです。
Sekine and his wife rode their Pan all the way from Germany. Sekine is German and his wife is from Japan and he is not only loves Japan, but he's a MOONEYES Fan too.

右が関根君です。左が奥様
(right image)Sekine is on the far right and his wife is on the left..

Dice Magazine の Matt & Dean
Matt and Dean from Dice Magazine

Jimmy C and Dena,そして Alberto。
Jimmy C and Dena with Alberto.

この時間はまだ12時です。
This picture was taken around midnight..

この画像は1時近いのにまだ街は人でいっぱい！
This picture was taken close to 1AM and there were still a lot of people on the streets!

実はショー前日に Alberto の奥様はわれわれをベニス観光に連れて行ってくれました。
Jesolo から Venice へは船で渡ります。
The day before the show, Alberto's wife took us sightseeing to Venice.
We crossed over from Jesolo to Venice by boat.

Venice です。
VENICE, ITALY

左から：Alberto's Wife, Italian Pinstriper Blaster,
Dena & Jimmy C, Jennifer
From the left: Alberto's wife, Italian Pinstriper Blaster, Dena & Jimmy C, Jennifer