Alfa Romeo
(1910 - today)
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When Nicola Romeo took over the ‘Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili’, which had been founded five years earlier, in 1915, he initially retained the brand name ‘ALFA’. It was not until 1918 that he added his surname, so that the cars from his factory were sold as ‘Alfa Romeo’ from then on. Despite numerous successes in motorsport, the company was insolvent at the end of the 1920s and was nationalised in 1933. Alfa Romeo achieved its greatest popularity in the fifties and sixties with the Giulia and Giulietta and the Sprint and Spider models derived from them, before its quality and style came under heavy criticism in the seventies. In November 1986, Fiat took over the former competitor.
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At this year's Ennstal Classic, spectators will have the pleasure of observing two rare pre-war Alfa Romeos. Both embody state-of-the-art technology of the time and both reek of racing and success. The Alfa Romeo Targa Florio (1924) with starting number 1 and the Alfa Romeo 1500 MMS Kompressor (1928) are at the front of the starting list. The two drivers Michael Göttsche Bebert and Paul Klotz of the 100 and 70 hp cars respectively have their work cut out for them on the Austrian serpentines, and hopefully the weather will be fine. The public will love the cars because of their melodious engine and mechanical noises and the beautiful bodywork.
After the official withdrawal from Grand Prix racing, the great constructor Giochino Colombo complained that too little was being done to present the Alfa Romeo brand in the right light. The idea was to produce another sports car that would put the name Alfa Romeo back in the newspapers. This time it was to be something completely new! In 1952, Colombo built five prototypes under the name 1900 C 52, which were quickly renamed Disco Volante (flying saucer) due to their striking shape. This report looks back, describes the vehicles and shows rare historical and current photos of the rare vehicles.
From 1954 to 1965, Alfa Romeo built around 33,000 of the Giulietta Sprint Coupé and its successor, the Giulia. Only around 500 to 600 of these were Veloce models with a lightweight body in combination with the 1.3-liter engine and 90 hp. Back then, they were good for countless class victories in motor racing and today this version guarantees high prices. This report tells the story of the special Giulietta Sprint version and shows it and other variants in current and historical images.
This is a story you don't hear every day! Romeo Gross is a photographer and his great love is for the Alfa Romeo brand, which is hardly surprising given his first name. He was particularly taken with the iconic TZ car. And he set himself an unusual task: to photograph all parts of the legendary Alfa Romeo Giulia Tubolare Zagato. The result is a complete work of detailed photographs that together can explain part of the fascination that this car exudes.
Between 1963 and 1967, the collaboration between Alfa Romeo, Auto Delta and Zagato produced a good 120 examples of the Giulia TZ in two series (TZ1, TZ2). They were almost uncompromising racing cars and were responsible for many class and overall victories. They were characterized by their low weight and exceptionally streamlined bodywork. This report traces the history of the Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ, portrays an original vehicle in detail and shows many archive photos.
The elegant coupé that Bertone presented in Turin in 1957 only had an engine capacity of 1.3 liters, but it was capable of a top speed of over 200 km/h. Impressive. A racing career was on the cards, but things turned out differently. With almost 2800 units produced, the Granturismo coupé was certainly a commercial success and it is still popular today and much admired for its unusual design. This report portrays a 1.6-liter Giulia from 1964 and shows it in many current and historical pictures, which also impressively illustrate its predecessors.
The absolute hit in a quartet of sports cars in 1968 was the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, because it was lighter than its competitors, more expensive and faster to accelerate from a standstill. However, it failed on the market and was only built in small numbers. It was not until many years later that this almost unearthly beautiful sports car received the appreciation it deserved. It won the coveted "Best in Show" trophy at this year's Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este (2011). This report tells the story of the rare Milanese's origins, its brothers on the racetrack and on the designer stands at the motor shows, and recalls past experiences and adventures with the vehicle, richly illustrated and even supplemented with sound recordings.
Few other concept cars have had such a significant influence on car design as the Alfa Romeo Carabo by Marcello Gandini and Bertone. Unveiled in Paris in 1968, it stole the show from the equally new Ferrari Daytona, among others, and became a recognized design milestone. This report analyzes the special features of the green wedge and shows it in many pictures, some of which have hardly ever been published before.
The Alfa Romeo Montreal was an Alfa like no other. It was originally designed for the 1967 World Expo in Canada, hence the name Montreal. The design was as close as possible to the dream car of the 1967 Expo, and the Montreal became even more technically sophisticated with the V8. Nevertheless, the coupé made it into series production and was built almost 4,000 times. This vehicle report describes the genesis of the elegant coupé and shows the car in historical and current illustrations.
From 1989 to 1993, Alfa Romeo built the SZ (Sprint Zagato) and RZ (Roadster Zagato) models together with Zagato. A total of around 1400 examples were produced, and more and more collectors began to take an interest in them. In addition to the shape, to which the car owed its nickname "Il Mostro", the plastic body and the advanced aerodynamics for the time were special features. This report describes the Coupé and Cabriolet versions and shows them in many pictures.
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