Would you have recognized him?
It was in the fall of 1967 when photos of an "Erlkönig" appeared in the press. The picture alone made it difficult to recognize what kind of car it was because of the vehicle's camouflage.
But if you knew that the picture had been taken on an Italian country road, then it was a little easier to recognize the origin and orientation of the four-door.
It was, of course, the later Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina, the big Giulia, so to speak. At the time, assumptions were still being made: around 20 cm longer than the Giulia, 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine with 115 hp, emphatically luxurious equipment and a higher price than the Giulia. The official launch was no longer expected in 1967.
In fact, the Berlina, which looked somewhat simpler than the Erlkönig, was presented in January and had a 1779 cm3 four-cylinder engine. With the designation "1750 Berlina", Alfa Romeo wanted to recall the legendary 6C 1750 models.
We dedicated an extensive driving reportto the Berlina some time ago.
