This Month Alfio Previtera graduates from McPherson College with a bachelor's degree in Automotive Restoration Technology. Previtera is excited, and his parents, Cathy and Alfio Sr. are delighted. However, there was a time when college wasn't a certainty for Previtera. That changed, thanks to a very tired 1969 Camaro and a newsletter from Hagerty .
For as long as Alfio Previtera could remember he loved machines of all kinds. "I was always making things and I loved building stuff. Growing up on his parent's South Jersey farm, from which Alfio Sr. also ran a trucking business, the younger Previtera admits "I was always around mechanical things." When he discovered BMX bike racing at age 11, riding competitively wasn't enough. "At the end, I was buying every part and building my bikes myself."
The Car Search
Working with his father on farm equipment and trucks taught Alfio basic mechanical skills. Even though his driver's license was months away, by the time he was 15 he was looking for his first car. But rather than look for a late-model car, Alfio knew his first car was going to be old. "Those cars appealed to me because of their simplicity. Plus, my Dad-who once had a 1964 Chevelle SS -- knew about them and I wouldn't be on my own." Before long, he settled on a Camaro because parts were readily available and much ...