Our Man in Europr/HOTEL DAVE/No. 11: "The sale of the Spitfire".

Our Man in Europe/HOTEL DAVE/No 11: "The sale of the Spitfire". ....sunny afternoon, Lady Bar, patio cafe, strada (via) Mazzini, Murretti brewskis, etc; cigarettes burnishing the "porta.ceneri"... Across the street? Business. One yuppie - really bad yellow tie (think Tom Brokaw in his teens); the other? Italian suited. €200 shoes. One? The seller. The other? The potential buyer. The SPITFIRE (Triumph, UK Auto-car/think, '55 Corvette) in Racing Car RED; born to boogie & a young guys Wet dream. Up for sale. Priceless? You betcha... Named after THAT which was piloted by "the Few". Founded in ledgend. From REAL History...who we DO salute so respectfully; defenders of old England from the murder in the skies. c 2012/dd/italy/"less we forget..."