Alfa Romeo Automobiles S. p. A.
Type	Private
Founded	24 June 1910 in Milan
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Area served	Global (except United States and Canada)
Key people	Luca di Montezemolo - President Luca De Meo - CEO
Industry	Automotive industry
Products	Automobiles
Parent	Fiat S.p.A. (since 1986)
Website	AlfaRomeo.com

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Contents 1 History 1.1 Foundation and early years 1.2 Post war 2 The history of the Alfa Romeo badge 3 Racing history 4 Alfa Romeo in popular culture 5 Production 5.1 Right-hand drive production post-1960 5.2 Return to the United States 6 Automotive 6.1 Current models 6.1.1 Alfa Romeo 147 6.1.2 Alfa Romeo 159 6.1.3 Alfa Romeo GT 6.1.4 Alfa Romeo Brera 6.1.5 Alfa Romeo Spider 6.1.6 Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione 6.2 Future models 6.3 Historic models 6.4 Concepts 7 Other production 7.1 Aircraft engines 7.2 Trucks, light commercial vehicles 7.2.1 LCVs 7.2.2 Trucks 7.2.3 Buses 7.2.4 Trolleybuses 8 Alfa Romeo sponsorships 9 Further reading 10 See also 11 Footnotes 12 External links

History

Foundation and early years

The company that became Alfa Romeo was founded as Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID) in 1906 by the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq, with some Italian investors. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Alexandre Darracq, November 10 1855 &ndash1931 was a French automobile manufacturer One of them, Cavaliere Ugo Stella, an aristocrat from Milan, became chairman of the SAID in 1909. Aristocracy is a form of Government, where rule is established through an internal struggle over who has the most status and influence over society and internal relations Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. ^[1] The firm's initial location was in Naples, but even before the construction of the planned factory had started, Darracq decided late 1906 that Milan would be a more suitable location and accordingly a tract of land was acquired in the Milan suburb of Portello, where a new factory of 6,700 square metres (8,000 sq yd) was erected. Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. Late 1909, the Italian Darracq cars were selling slowly and Stella, with the other Italian co-investors, founded a new company named A. L. F. A. (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili), initially still in partnership with Darracq. The first non-Darracq car produced by company was the 1910 24 HP, designed by Giuseppe Merosi, hired in 1909 for designing new cars more suitable to the Italian market. The ALFA 24 HP came on the market in 1910. This was the first automobile created by A Giuseppe Merosi ( December 8, 1872 - March 27, 1956) was a famous Italian automobile engineer Merosi would go on to design a series of new A. L. F. A. cars with more powerful engines (40-60 HP). The ALFA 40/60 HP was a race and road car made by Italian car manufacturer A A. L. F. A. also ventured into motor racing, drivers Franchini and Ronzoni competing in the 1911 Targa Florio with two 24 HP models. The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. In 1914, an advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the GP1914 which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. ALFA 40/60 GP or GP was a fully working early racing car prototype made by the company now called Alfa Romeo. ^[2] However, the onset of World War I halted automobile production at ALFA for three years. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All

In August 1915 the company came under the direction of Neapolitan entrepreneur Nicola Romeo, who converted the factory to produce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Nicola Romeo ( Sant'Antimo near Naples, 28 April 1876 - Magreglio, 15 August 1938) was an italian engineer and Munitions, aircraft engines and other components, compressors and generators based on the company's existing car engines were produced in a vastly enlarged factory during the war. When the war was over, Romeo invested his war profits in acquiring locomotive and railways carriage plants in Saronno (Costruzioni Meccaniche di Saronno), Rome (Officine Meccaniche di Roma) and Naples (Officine Ferroviarie Meridionali), which were added to his A. L. F. A. ownership. Car production had not been considered at first, but resumed in 1919 since parts for the completion of 105 cars were still lying at the A. L. F. A. factory since 1915. ^[1] In 1920, the name of the company was changed to Alfa Romeo with the Torpedo 20-30 HP becoming the first car to be badged as such. Alfa Romeo Torpedo 20/30  HP is considered to be first Alfa Romeo named car after A ^[3]Their first success came in 1920 when Giuseppe Campari won at Mugello and continued with second place in the Targa Florio driven by Enzo Ferrari. Giuseppe Campari ( June 8, 1892 - September 10, 1933) was an Italian opera singer and Grand Prix motor racing driver Mugello Circuit ( Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello) is a race track located in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence. The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur Giuseppe Merosi continued as head designer, and the company continued to produce solid road cars as well as successful race cars (including the 40-60 HP and the RL Targa Florio). The Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922-1927 It was Alfa's first sport model after World War I.

In 1923 Vittorio Jano was lured away from Fiat, partly thanks to the persuasion of a young Alfa racing driver named Enzo Ferrari, to replace Merosi as chief designer at Alfa Romeo. Vittorio Jano (János Viktor 22 April 1891 &ndash 13 March 1965) was an Italian Automobile designer of Hungarian Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur The first Alfa Romeo under Jano was the P2 Grand Prix car, which won Alfa Romeo the inaugural world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-medium-displacement 4, 6, and 8 cylinder inline power plants based on the P2 unit that established the classic architecture of Alfa engines, with light alloy construction, hemispherical combustion chambers, centrally-located plugs, two rows of overhead valves per cylinder bank and dual overhead cams. A Hemi engine (from hemisphere) is an Internal-combustion engine in which the Combustion chambers are of hemispherical form Jano's designs proved to be both reliable and powerful.

Enzo Ferrari proved to be a better team manager than driver, and when the factory team was privatised, it then became Scuderia Ferrari. Enzo Anselmo "the Commendatore" Ferrari ( February 20, 1898 &ndash August 14, 1988) was an Italian car driver and entrepreneur When Ferrari left Alfa Romeo, he went on to build his own cars. Tazio Nuvolari often drove for Alfa, winning many races prior to WWII. Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari ( November 16, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1953) was an Italian Motorcycle and Racecar

In 1928 Nicola Romeo left, with Alfa going broke after defense contracts ended, and in the end of 1932 Alfa Romeo was rescued by the government,^[3] which then had effective control. Alfa became an instrument of Mussolini's Italy, a national emblem. During this period Alfa Romeo built bespoke vehicles for the wealthy, with the bodies normally built by Touring of Milan or Pininfarina. This was the era that peaked with the legendary Alfa Romeo 2900B Type 35 racers. The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s

The Alfa factory (converted during wartime to the production of Macchi C.202 Folgore engines) was bombed during World War II, and struggled to return to profitability after the war. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout The luxury vehicles were out. Smaller mass-produced vehicles began to be produced in Alfa's factories beginning with the 1954 model year, with the introduction of the Giulietta series of berline (saloons/sedans), coupes and open two-seaters. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101 was a Subcompact Automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to All three varieties shared what would become the classic Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine, initially in 1300 cc form. The all alloy Alfa Romeo Twin Cam engine series was an Inline-4 cylinder engine produced by Alfa Romeo from 1954 to 1994 This engine would eventually be enlarged to just under 2 liters (1962 cc) and would remain in production through 1995.

Post war

Once motorsports resumed after World War II, Alfa Romeo proved to be the car to beat in Grand Prix events. The introduction of the new formula (Formula One) for single-seat racing cars provided an ideal setting for Alfa Romeo's tipo 158 Alfetta, adapted from a pre-war voiturette, and Giuseppe Farina won the first Formula One World Championship in 1950 in the 158. The Alfa Romeo 158/159, also known as the Alfetta ( Little Alfa in Italian is one of the most successful racing cars ever produced Emilio Giuseppe "Nino" Farina ( October 30 1906 - June 30, 1966) was an Italian Racing driver. Juan Manuel Fangio secured Alfa's second consecutive championship in 1951. Juan Manuel Fangio ( Balcarce, June 24, 1911 - Buenos Aires, July 17, 1995) nicknamed "El Chueco" ("knock-kneed" During the 1960s, Alfa concentrated on competition using production-based cars, including the GTA (standing for Gran Turismo Allegerita), an aluminium-bodied version of the Bertone-designed coupe with a powerful twin-plug engine. The Alfa Romeo GTA is a Coupé Automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971 Gruppo Bertone is an Italian car styling and coachbuilding house which also manufactures cars Among other victories, the GTA won the inaugural Sports Car Club of America's Trans-Am championship in 1966. The Sports Car Club of America ( SCCA) is a club and sanctioning body supporting Road racing, rally, and Autocross in the United States In the 1970s, Alfa concentrated on prototype sports car racing with the Tipo 33, with early victories in 1971. The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 was a sports racing Prototype raced by the Alfa Romeo Works team between 1967 and 1977 Eventually the Tipo 33TT12 gained the World Championship for Makes for Alfa Romeo in 1975 and the Tipo 33SC12 won the World Championship for Sports Cars in 1977. Schedule Season Results Points were awarded to the top 10 finishers in the order of 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 World Championship of Makes See also 1977 World Championship for Makes season For 1977 the FIA continued to run a divided World Championship with two

By the 1970s Alfa was again in financial trouble. The Italian government company Finmeccanica bowed out in 1986 as Fiat Group bought in, creating a new group, Alfa Lancia Industriale S. Finmeccanica SpA is an Italian conglomerate. Finmeccanica is the second largest industrial group and the largest of the Hi-tech industrial groups based p. A. ,^[3] to manufacture Alfas and Lancias. Models produced subsequent to the 1990s combined Alfa's traditional virtues of avant-garde styling and sporting panache with the economic benefits of product rationalisation, and include a "GTA" version of the 147 hatchback, the Giugiaro-designed Brera, and a high-performance exotic called the 8C Competizione (named after one of Alfa's most successful prewar sports and racing cars, the 8C of the 1930s). The Alfa Romeo 147 is a Small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2000 Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo The Alfa Romeo Brera is a Grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005 The Alfa Romeo Competizione is a Sports car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s

In 2005 Maserati was bought back from Ferrari and brought under Fiat's full control. The Fiat Group plans to create a sports and luxury division from Maserati and Alfa Romeo. ^[4] There is a planned strategic relationship between these two; engines, platforms and possibly dealers will be shared in some market areas. ^[5]

In the beginning of 2007, Fiat Auto S. p. A. was reorganizated and four new automobile companies were created; Fiat Automobiles S. p. A. , Alfa Romeo Automobiles S. p. A. , Lancia Automobiles S. p. A. and Fiat Light Commercial Vehicles S. p. A. These companies are fully owned by Fiat Group Automobiles S. p. A. ^[6]

The history of the Alfa Romeo badge

In 1910 a draughtsman named Romano Cattaneo was given the job of coming up with a badge for a new Milan-based company, ALFA. A technical drawing is a form of graphic communication This type of Drawing is used in the transforming of an idea into physical form A badge is a device, patch or accoutrement which is presented or displayed to indicate some feat of service a special accomplishment a symbol of authority granted by taking Milan (Milano Milan (listen) is one of the largest cities in Italy, located in the plains of Lombardy. The story goes that as he was waiting for a tram at the Piazza Castello terminus in Milan, he gained inspiration from the great Visconti family's red cross and biscione (human child-bearing serpent) coat of arms emblazoned over the great door of Castello Sforzesco. Visconti was the family name of two important Italian noble dynasties of the Middle Ages. The Biscione (Italian for ‘large Grass snake ’ also known as the Vipera (‘ viper ’ or in Milanese as the Bissa) A coat of arms or armorial bearings (often just arms for short in European tradition is a design belonging to a particular person (or group of people Castello Sforzesco ( English: Sforza Castle is a castle in Milan, Italy that now houses several of the city's museum and art gallery collections

In 1918 after the company was purchased by Nicola Romeo, the badge was redesigned with the help of Giuseppe Merosi, including now the City of Milan's emblem and that of the Visconti family in a circular motif, bordered by a dark blue metallic ring containing the inscription "ALFA - ROMEO" and "MILANO" separated by two Savoy dynasty knots to honour the Kingdom of Italy. Nicola Romeo ( Sant'Antimo near Naples, 28 April 1876 - Magreglio, 15 August 1938) was an italian engineer and Giuseppe Merosi ( December 8, 1872 - March 27, 1956) was a famous Italian automobile engineer An emblem is a pictorial Image, abstract or representational that epitomizes a Concept — e The House of Savoy (Casa Savoia was formed in the early eleventh century in the historical Savoy region

After the victory of the P2 in the inaugural Automobile World Championship in 1925, Alfa added a laurel wreath around the logo. The World Manufacturers' Championship was a competition organised by the AIACR between 1925 and 1927. A laurel wreath is a circular Wreath made of interlocking branches and leaves of the Bay Laurel ( Laurus nobilis Lauraceae) an aromatic

In 1946 after the victory of the Italian Republic Savoy knots were replaced with two curvy lines.

The name "MILANO", the hyphen and the Savoy knots (lines) were eliminated when Alfa Romeo opened the factory at Pomigliano d'Arco, Naples in early 1970s. Pomigliano d'Arco is an Italian town in the Campania region northeast of Naples, near Mount Vesuvius, administratively part of the Province Naples ( Napoli, Neapolitan: Nàpule) is a historic City in southern Italy, the Capital of the

Racing history

Main article: Alfa Romeo in motorsport

Alfa Romeo has been always involved with motor racing. During its history Alfa Romeo has competed successfully in many different categories of motorsport, including Formula One, Sportscar racing, Touring In the 1920s and 30s Alfa Romeo scored wins at many of the most famous and prestigious races and motoring events such as Targa Florio, Mille Miglia and Le Mans. The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. The Mille Miglia (Thousand Miles - pronounced 'miʎʎa was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 (thirteen The 24 Hours of Le Mans ( 24 Heures du Mans) is a sports car endurance race held annually since near the town of Le Mans, Sarthe, Great success continued with Formula 1, Prototypes, Touring and Fast Touring. A prototype is an original type form or instance of something serving as a typical example basis or standard for other things of the same category Private drivers also entered some rally competitions, with fine results. Rallying is a form of motor competition that takes place on public or private roads with modified production or specially built road-legal cars Alfa Romeo has competed both as a constructor and an engine supplier, via works entries Alfa Corse, Autodelta and private entries. Alfa Corse is the name of Alfa Romeo 's factory racing team Throughout the years Alfa Corse has competed in various forms of motorsport from Grand Prix motor racing Autodelta SpA was the name of Alfa Romeo 's competition department Today Alfa Romeo is active in different Touring car series and the new Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione is planned to take part to Le Mans GT2 class in the near future. The Alfa Romeo Competizione is a Sports car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo. ^[7]

Alfa Romeo in popular culture

In the 1960s Alfa Romeo became famous for its small cars and models specifically designed for the Italian police — "Panthers" and Carabinieri; among them the glorious "Giulia Super" or the 2600 Sprint GT, which acquired the expressive nickname of "Inseguimento" (this car is wrongly supposed to be the one that the famous Roman police marshal and unrivalled driver Armandino Spadafora brought down on the Spanish Steps in 1960 while following some robbers - it was actually a black Ferrari 250 GT/E - this picture of Giulia [1], one of the dozens about this legend, is taken from a movie and not at the Spanish Steps). The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 The Carabinieri (Italian for Carabiniers are the national-level Gendarmerie of Italy who also perform Military police duties

Before being bought by Fiat, Alfa Romeo always had a daring commercial policy, constantly experimenting with new solutions and using them in its series production, even at the risk of losing market share. Alfa often used controversial and unorthodox styling too, which often challenged assumptions about styling.

In a British sales brochure:

The Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 SS - For the man who has everything, here is the car to keep him company. . . . The price is GBP 2394. The Pound Sterling ( symbol £; ISO code: GBP) subdivided into 100 pence (singular penny) is the Currency 1. 3 including tax. Expensive? Naturally! What else would you expect a hand-built Alfa to be? [2]

It represented those makes of cars that permitted sporty driving on common roads, provided the driver was enthusiastic enough to appreciate their particular "sound".

In Italian the owner of an Alfa Romeo is an "Alfista", and a group of them are "Alfisti". Alfa Romeo is sometimes worshipped by its owners, and many models have become cultural symbols. There are many thriving Alfa Romeo owners clubs and Alfa Romeo Model Registers. In 1967 the famous Dustin Hoffman film The Graduate gave worldwide unforgettable celebrity to the "Spider" (best known by the Italian nickname of "Duetto", or as "Osso di Seppia," meaning "cuttlefish bone," or Round-tail), and its unique shape [3]. Dustin Lee Hoffman (born August 8 1937 His brother Ronald is a lawyer and economist The Graduate is a American comedy / drama / Romance film directed by Mike Nichols, based on the novel of the same name by The Alfa Romeo Spider is a Roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993 (190 Spiders were badged as 1994 Commemorative The Spider was designed by Pininfarina; derived from several design studies dating back to the late 1950s, the Spider is believed to be the last design on which Battista Farina personally worked. See also Battista Farina, founder of the company his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina. Giovanni Battista "Pinin" Farina (later Battista Pininfarina) ( November 2, 1893 - April 3, 1966) was an Italian

Also James Bond (Roger Moore) used an Alfa Romeo, the GTV6 in 1983's Octopussy, where he is pursued by two Bavarian BMW police cars. Octopussy (1983 is the 13th film in the James Bond series, and the sixth to star Roger Moore as MI6 agent James Bond.

In the television crime film series Ein Fall für Zwei ("a case for two", over 250 episodes made so far), the leading actor Claus Theo Gärtner, who plays the role of the private detective Josef Matula, has always been driving Alfa Romeo, starting from Giulia Super to the latest Alfa Romeo models. Ein Fall für Zwei (meaning "a case for two" is a German Detective show series Claus Theo Gärtner (born April 19 1943) in Berlin, Germany is a German Television Actor mainly known for his

Alfa Romeo had also "role" in other German detective serie Kommissar Rex (Inspector Rex). Kommissar Rex ( English title: Inspector Rex) is a popular Austrian made police television drama aired from 1994 to At the beginning Tobias Moretti drove a 155 and later Gedeon Burkhard drove 166. Tobias Moretti (born Tobias Bloéb on July 11, 1959) is an Austrian actor Gedeon Burkhard (born July 3 1969 in Munich, Germany) is a German film and television actor

Michael Corleone (Al Pacino) in The Godfather, drove a magnificent, black Alfa Romeo 6C while in exile in Sicily. The Godfather is a 1972 Crime drama film based on the 1969 novel of the same name by Mario Puzo and directed The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo This was actually the car that was booby-trapped and explodes with Apollonia, his Sicilian wife, in it toward the end of the movie.

John Malkovich, as Tom Ripley, in Ripley's Game, drives a red Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon. Ripley's Game (2002 is a Feature film based on the 1974 novel of the same name; the third in Patricia Highsmith 's "Ripliad" The Alfa Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932 is a Compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor

Edward Fox, as the Jackal, in 1973's The Day of the Jackal drives a white Giulietta Spider. Edward Charles Morrice Fox, OBE (born 13 April, 1937) is an English stage film and television Actor. The Day of the Jackal is a 1973 film set in late 1963 based on a novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101 was a Subcompact Automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to He repaints the car blue in a rented garage to avoid police, then crashes the car.

Giulietta Masina in Fellini's Juliet of the Spirits is courted by a "Romeo" in a Giulietta (Spider), a double play on words. Giulia Anna (Giulietta Masina ( February 22 1921 &ndash March 23 1994) was a famous Italian Film actress who Federico Fellini, Cavaliere di Gran Croce OMRI ( January 20 1920 &ndash October 31 1993) was an Italian Film Juliet of the Spirits (Italian Giulietta degli spiriti) is a 1965 Surrealist drama film about an Italian housewife directed by Federico The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101 was a Subcompact Automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to

Alfa Romeo Giulias appear as Polizia cars in the 1969 movie The Italian Job. The Italian Job is a British caper film, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, produced by Michael Deeley and directed by Peter During the chase in Turin they all suffer some sort of fate, from breaking down on top of a building to being washed away by a weir.

Alfa Romeo motorcars are recognised by all Motor enthusiasts as being the first "supercar", with the term being coined in the 1920s by a British journalist to describe an Alfa Romeo. Some notable owners include Beppe Carletti (Musician, Retailer), Jeremy Christian (Classic Track Driver, Writer), Jeremy Clarkson (Motoring Journalist), Alex Hucksley (Actor, Stock Broker), Roger Moore (Actor) and Michael Schumacher (F1 Driver). Giuseppe "Beppe" Carletti (born August 12, 1946) is an Italian musician founder and Keyboardist of the band I Nomadi. Jeremy Charles Robert Clarkson (born 11 April 1960 is an English broadcaster Sir Roger George Moore KBE (born 14 October 1927) is an English Actor. Michael Schumacher (German pronunciation;) (born January 3, 1969, in Hürth-Hermülheim, Germany) is a former Formula

In Dan Brown's novel Angels & Demons, the members of the Swiss Guard all drive Alfa Romeo sedans. Dan Brown (born June 22 1964 is an American Author of Thriller fiction, best known for the 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code Angels & Demons is a Bestselling mystery Novel by Dan Brown. Published in 2000 it introduces the character Robert Langdon Swiss Guards Swiss mercenary is the name given to those soldiers who have served as Bodyguards, ceremonial guards and palace guards at foreign European courts since

Production

Until the 1980s, Alfa Romeos, except for the Alfasud, were rear-wheel-drive. The Alfa Romeo Alfasud is a compact car made by Alfa Romeo of Italy from 1971 to 1989

According to the current Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne in order to reap economies of scale, all new Alfa Romeo models will be made from the same basic platform (i. e. , frame). Even Maserati will share components with some Alfas. Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. ^[8]

Cloverleaf, or Quadrifoglio, badges denote high-end in comfort and engine size variants of Alfa Romeo cars, but previously denoted Alfa Romeo racing cars in the pre-Second-World-War era. The image first appeared in 1923 when Ugo Sivocci presented one prior to the start of the 14th Targa Florio as a good luck token to the team. Ugo Sivocci ( August 29 1885 - September 8 1923) was an Italian race car driver The Targa Florio was an open road Endurance automobile race held near Palermo Sicily. This became the symbol of competition Alfas, denoting higher performance. Some modern Alfas wear a cloverleaf badge which is typically a green four leaf clover on a white background (Quadrifoglio Verde), but variants of blue on white have been recently observed as well. Alsike redirects here Alsike Sweden is also a town in the Knivsta Municipality, Sweden. For information on the song go to Four Leaf Clover (song The four-leaf clover is an uncommon variation of the common three-leaved Clover.

The Alfettas of the early 1980s had models available sold as the "Silver Leaf" and "Gold Leaf" (Quadrifoglio Oro). These models were the top of the range. Badging was the Alfa Cloverleaf in either gold or silver to denote the specification level. The Gold Leaf model was also sold as the "159i" in some markets, the name in homage to the original 159.

The trim levels (option packages) offered today on the various nameplates (model lines) include the lusso ("luxury"), turismo ("touring"), and the GTA (gran tourismo alleggerita ("light-weight grand tourer"). The GTA package is offered in the 147 and 156 and includes a V-6 engine. In the past, Alfa Romeo offered a Sprint (from Italian sprintare, "to accelerate fast") trim level.

During the 1990s, Alfa Romeo moved car production to other districts in Italy. The Pomigliano d’Arco plant produced the 155, followed by the 145 and the 146, while Arese manufactured the 164 and new Spider and GTV. The 156 was launched in 1997, and became quite successful for Alfa Romeo; in 1998 it was voted “Car of the Year”. The same year a new flagship, the 166 (assembled in Rivalta, near Turin) was launched. At the beginning of the third millennium, the 147 was released, which won the prestigious title of “Car of the Year 2001”. In 2003 the Arese factory is closed.

The 155, 156, and GTV/Spider are no longer produced. The GTV/Spider was made in limited numbers, and is still a sought after model.

The Arese factory today hosts almost nothing and is nearly abandoned. What remains are some offices and the great Alfa Romeo Historical Museum, a must-see for Alfa Romeo fans. Arese is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan

Right-hand drive production post-1960

In the 60s, the main Alfa Romeo seat was moved from inside Milan to a very large and nearby area extending over the municipalities of Arese, Lainate and Garbagnate Milanese. Arese is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northwest of Milan Lainate is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km northwest of Garbagnate Milanese is a Comune (municipality in the Province of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 15 km northwest However, since then the Alfa seat is known to be in Arese, since the offices and the main entrance of the area are there.

In 1968, Alfa Romeo, a virtually unknown brand within the UK was brought to life at Mangoletsi in Knutsford, Cheshire.

In the late 1960s, a number of European automobile manufacturers established facilities in South Africa to assemble right hand drive vehicles. The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa Fiat and other Italian manufacturers established factories along with these other manufacturers, Alfa-Romeos were assembled in Brits, outside of Pretoria in the Transvaal Province of South Africa. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Brits is a large Town and District situated in a fertile Citrus -producing area that is irrigated by the waters of the Hartbeespoort Dam in Pretoria is a city located in the northern part of Gauteng Province, South Africa. For the Russian theme park see Transvaal Park. The Transvaal (Afrikaans lit A province is a territorial unit almost always an Administrative division. With the imposition of sanctions by western powers in the 1970s and 1980s, South Africa became self sufficient, and in car production came to rely more and more on the products from local factories. This led to a remarkable set of circumstances where between 1972 and 1989, South Africa had the greatest number of Alfa Romeos on the road outside of Italy.

Return to the United States

In 1995 Alfa Romeo ceased exporting cars to the United States, the last model to be sold being the 164. Rumors began of their return, however as the FAQ on Alfa's English website had said "The long-awaited return of Alfa Romeo to the United States market should take place by 2007, with a range of new models. "

Alfa Romeo's return to United States was confirmed on May 5 2006 by Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne. Sergio Marchionne (born June 17, 1952 in Chieti, Italy) is a dual nationality Canadian and Italian businessman and has It will begin in 2008, by selling the 8C Competizione. The Alfa Romeo Competizione is a Sports car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo. In late 2009, Alfa Romeo will release the 159, Brera, and Spider after they receive a mid-life styling and technical refreshening. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a Compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa The Alfa Romeo Brera is a Grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005 The Alfa Romeo Brera is a Grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005 It is anticipated that a year or two later will see the introduction of the Kamal SUV, 169, and possibly the B-segment Mi.To (as a competitor for the MINI Cooper). The Alfa Romeo MiTo (known internally as the type 955 is a 3-door sporty supermini officially introduced on 19 June 2008 in Castello Sforzesco Mini (styled as MINI) is a British automotive brand owned by the German BMW Group that has produced a redesign of the traditional Mini Alfa Romeos will be sold at Maserati dealers throughout United States. Maserati is an Italian manufacturer of racing cars and Sports cars established on December 1, 1914, in Bologna. ^[9]. An article found at Autoblog claimed that Alfa Romeo and Chrysler are currently in discussions, with Alfa Romeo using Chrysler manufacturing plants that have been shut down due to unneeded product. Autoblog is a Web site that offers weblogs and Podcasts about automobiles and the automotive industry ^[10]

Automotive

Current models

Alfa Romeo 147

Main article: Alfa Romeo 147

A small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2000. The Alfa Romeo 147 is a Small family car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2000 It is based on the running gear of the larger 156 saloon, which was in production from 1997 to 2005. The Alfa Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932 is a Compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Most powerful GTA version uses traditional name used on the Alfa Romeo GTA. The Alfa Romeo GTA is a Coupé Automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971

It will be replaced with 149 in 2009. Introduction The Alfa Romeo 149 is the replacement for the model Alfa Romeo 147.

Alfa Romeo 159

Main article: Alfa Romeo 159

Current mid-size saloon, introduced in production form at the 2005 Geneva Motor Show. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a Compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa The International Geneva Motor Show (Salon International de l'Auto is an annual Auto show held in March in the Swiss city of Geneva. The 159 is available with four different gasoline engines and three diesels. 159 Sportwagon is an estate version of this car. Was launched in 2005 to replace the 156. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Alfa Romeo GT

Main article: Alfa Romeo GT

Front wheel drive small Bertone-designed coupe. The Alfa Romeo GT is a Sports car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2004 The GT was introduced in 2004 and is based on the 156 saloon, which ceased production the following year. Engine options include two petrol (1. 8L, 2. 0L, 3. 2L V6 is discontinued) and one diesel (1. 9L) version. Interior is based heavily on the 147.

Alfa Romeo Brera

Main article: Alfa Romeo Brera

The car is a 2+2 coupe designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and manufactured by Pininfarina. The Alfa Romeo Brera is a Grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005 Giorgetto Giugiaro (born August 7, 1938) is an Italian Automobile designer He was born in Garessio, Province of Cuneo See also Battista Farina, founder of the company his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina. It was originally introduced as a concept car at the 2002 Geneva Motor Show, and was launched in 2005 as successor to the decade-old GTV. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce (Fast Grand Tourer and Alfa Romeo Spider are two Sports cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa The production version maintained the exterior appearance almost exactly but on a smaller scale.

Alfa Romeo Spider

Main article: Alfa Romeo Spider

A roadster variant of Brera coupe was introduced at the 2006 Geneva Motor Show. The Alfa Romeo Brera is a Grand tourer produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo since 2005 The car replaced the Spider 916 model, introduced in 1995. Pininfarina assembles this car alongside the Brera in San Giorgio Canavese, Italy. San Giorgio Canavese is a town in the Province of Turin in the region of Piedmont, northern Italy.

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Main article: Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione

Limited edition supercar (500) presented as a concept car at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor Show and later released for sale for the 2007 model year. The Alfa Romeo Competizione is a Sports car produced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo. The International Motor Show or Internationale Automobil-Ausstellung (IAA is the world's largest Motor show. The car uses a Ferrari/Maserati-derived V8 engine, producing 450 horsepower.

Future models

• Alfa Romeo MiTo (Expected-2008 Q3)^[11]
• Alfa Romeo 149 (Expected-2009)
• Alfa Romeo 169 (Expected-2010)
• C Crossover (Expected-2010)

Historic models

Alfa Romeo Cars
1910	1910-1920 24 HP 1910-1911 12 HP 1911-1920 15 HP 1913-1922 40-60 HP
1920	1921-1922 20-30 HP 1920-1921 G1 1921-1921 G2 1922-1927 RL 1923-1925 RM 1927-1929 6C 1500 1929-1933 6C 1750
1930	1931-1934 8C 2300 1933-1933 6C 1900 1934-1937 6C 2300 1935-1939 8C 2900
1940	1938-1950 158 1939-1950 6C 2500
1950	1950-1958 1900 1951-1953 158/159 1951-1953 Matta 1954-1962 Giulietta 1958-1962 2000 1959-1964 Dauphine
1960	1962-1968 2600 1962-1976 Giulia Saloon 1963-1967 Giulia TZ 1963-1977 Giulia Sprint 1965-1967 Gran Sport Quattroruote 1965-1971 GTA 1966-1993 Giulia Spider 1967-1969 33 Stradale 1967-1977 1750/2000 Berlina
1970	1970-1977 Montreal 1972-1983 Alfasud 1972-1984 Alfetta saloon 1974-1987 Alfetta GT/GTV 1976-1989 Alfasud Sprint 1977-1985 Nuova Giulietta 1979-1986 Alfa 6
1980	1983-1994 33 1984-1987 Arna 1984-1987 90 1985-1992 75 1987-1998 164 1989-1993 SZ/RZ
1990	1992-1998 155 1994-2000 145 1994-2000 146 1995-2006 GTV/Spider 1997-2005 156 1998-2007 166

Concepts

Main article: Alfa Romeo concept cars

Design has always played a large role in the history of Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo MiTo (known internally as the type 955 is a 3-door sporty supermini officially introduced on 19 June 2008 in Castello Sforzesco Introduction The Alfa Romeo 149 is the replacement for the model Alfa Romeo 147. The Alfa Romeo 169 (internal name Progetto 941) is expected to be the replacement for the long running and commercially unsuccessful Alfa Romeo 166. The Alfa Romeo Kamal is a Crossover SUV concept car by Centro Stile Alfa Romeo production version is to be launched in 2010 Year 1910 ( MCMX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The ALFA 24 HP came on the market in 1910. This was the first automobile created by A The ALFA 24 HP came on the market in 1910. This was the first automobile created by A The ALFA 24 HP came on the market in 1910. This was the first automobile created by A The ALFA 40/60 HP was a race and road car made by Italian car manufacturer A Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Alfa Romeo Torpedo 20/30  HP is considered to be first Alfa Romeo named car after A Alfa Romeo G1 was the first all-new design Alfa Romeo after A Alfa Romeo G1 was the first all-new design Alfa Romeo after A The Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922-1927 It was Alfa's first sport model after World War I. Alfa Romeo RM was produced between 1923-1925 it was based of RL model The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo Year 1930 ( MCMXXX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s Year 1940 ( MCMXL) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full 1940 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo 158/159, also known as the Alfetta ( Little Alfa in Italian is one of the most successful racing cars ever produced The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road race and sports cars made between 1925–1954 by Alfa Romeo Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo 1900 was a sports sedan designed by Orazio Satta for the Alfa Romeo company in 1950 The Alfa Romeo 158/159, also known as the Alfetta ( Little Alfa in Italian is one of the most successful racing cars ever produced Alfa Romeo Matta or officially Alfa Romeo 1900M was 4x4 off-road vehicle The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 750 and 101 was a Subcompact Automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo from 1954 to Alfa Romeo 2000 (series 102 is a car produced by the Italian automobile manufacturing company Alfa Romeo as a successor to the 1900. The Renault Dauphine is an Automobile produced by French manufacturer Renault from 1956 to 1967 Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo 2600 (series 106 was Alfa Romeo ´s six-cylinder flagship produced from 1961 to 1968 The Alfa Romeo Giulia (105 series is an Alfa Romeo Automobile. The Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ (also known as the Alfa Romeo TZ or Tubolare Zagato) was a small Sports car manufactured by Alfa Romeo from 1963 to The Alfa Romeo 105 series Coupé is a car made by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1963 until 1977 The Alfa Romeo Gran Sport Quattroruote was a two-seater Roadster constructed between 1965 and 1967 by the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo GTA is a Coupé Automobile manufactured by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1965 to 1971 The Alfa Romeo Spider is a Roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993 (190 Spiders were badged as 1994 Commemorative The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is an extremely rare road car built by Alfa Romeo of Italy. The Alfa Romeo 1750/2000 was a medium-priced range of cars presented in 1967 by Alfa Romeo. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Alfa Romeo Montreal is a 2+2 Coupé automobile produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1970 to 1977 The Alfa Romeo Alfasud is a compact car made by Alfa Romeo of Italy from 1971 to 1989 The Alfa Romeo Sprint is a Coupé version of the Alfa Romeo Alfasud, produced from 1976 to 1989 by Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo Giulietta (series 116 is an Automobile manufactured by the Italian car maker Alfa Romeo. The Alfa Romeo Alfa 6 is an Executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo from 1979 to 1986 Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Alfa Romeo Arna was a subcompact Automobile produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1983 and 1987 The Alfa Romeo 90 is an Executive car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1984 and 1987 The Alfa Romeo 75, sold in North America as the Milano, was a compact Sports sedan / Compact executive car produced by the Italian The Alfa Romeo 164 was an Executive car with saloon body produced by the Italian Automaker Alfa Romeo from 1988 to 1997 The Alfa Romeo SZ (Sprint Zagato or ES-30 (Experimental Sportscar 3 Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) The Alfa Romeo 155 is a Compact executive car produced under the Italian Alfa Romeo Marque between 1992 and 1998 The Alfa Romeo 145 and 146 is a Small family car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1994 and 2001 it was launched at the 1994 The Alfa Romeo 145 and 146 is a Small family car produced by the Italian automaker Alfa Romeo between 1994 and 2001 it was launched at the 1994 The Alfa Romeo GTV (Gran Turismo Veloce (Fast Grand Tourer and Alfa Romeo Spider are two Sports cars produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa The Alfa Romeo 156 (known internally as the type 932 is a Compact executive car introduced by Italian automaker Alfa Romeo at the 1997 Frankfurt Motor The Alfa Romeo 166 is an Executive car produced by the Italian Automaker Alfa Romeo between 1998 and 2007 Alfa Romeo concept cars that have not gone into production There have been many Alfa Romeo concept cars, often made by famous design houses and designers. The BAT series of concepts from the 1950s was a joint collaboration project with the Italian design house Bertone. In 1953 Alfa Romeo began a joint collaboration project with the Italian design house Bertone. Other famous Italian coachbuilders and design houses like Pininfarina, Bertone, Zagato and ItalDesign-Giugiaro have also played a great role in Alfa Romeo's history, and even today some of models are designed and constructed by these great names. See also Battista Farina, founder of the company his son Sergio Pininfarina and grandson Andrea Pininfarina. Gruppo Bertone is an Italian car styling and coachbuilding house which also manufactures cars Zagato (SZ DESIGN srl is a design consultancy and Engineering services company situated just outside Milan, Italy. Italdesign-Giugiaro SpA (commonly called Italdesign) is an Automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy.

Other production

Aircraft engines

An Alfa engine was first used on an aircraft in 1910 on the Santoni-Franchini biplane. ^[12] In 1932 Alfa Romeo built it's first real aircraft engine the D2 (240 bhp), which was fitted to Caproni 101 D2. In the 1930s when Alfa Romeo engines were used for aircraft on a larger scale; the Savoia Marchetti SM. 74, Savoia-Marchetti SM.75, Savoia-Marchetti SM.79, Savoia Marchetti SM. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout 81 and Cant Z506B Airone all used Alfa Romeo manufactured engines. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout ^[13]In 1931, a competition was arranged where Tazio Nuvolari drove his Alfa Romeo 8C 3000 Monza against a Caproni Ca. Tazio Giorgio Nuvolari ( November 16, 1892 &ndash August 11, 1953) was an Italian Motorcycle and Racecar The Alfa Romeo 8C name was used on road race and Sports cars of the 1930s Caproni was an Italian Aircraft manufacturer started in 1908 by Gianni Caproni. 100 airplane. ^[14] Alfa Romeo built various aircraft engines during World War II; the best known was the RA. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 1000 RC 41-I Monsone, a licensed version of the Daimler-Benz DB 601. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout This engine made it possible to build efficient fighter aircraft like the Macchi C.202 Folgore for the Italian army. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout After World War II Alfa Romeo produced engines for Fiat, Aerfer and Ambrosini. Aerfer was an Italian manufacturing company created in 1955 by the Merger of IMAM and Meridionali. Ambrosini was an Italian aircraft manufacturer established in Passignano sul Trasimeno, Italy in 1934 as the Società Aeronautica Italiana. In the 1960s Alfa Romeo mainly focused upgrading and maintaining Curtiss-Wright, Pratt & Whitney, Rolls-Royce and General Electric aircraft engines. Alfa Romeo built also Italy's first turbine engine, installed to the Beechcraft King Air. A turbine is a rotary Engine that extracts Energy from a Fluid flow This article is about 90 and 100 Series King Airs For 200 and 300 Series King Airs see the Beechcraft Super King Air article Alfa Romeo's Avio division was sold to Aeritalia in 1988,^[15] from 1996 it was part of Fiat Avio. Aeritalia was an Aerospace engineering corporation based in Italy, originally Fiat Aviazione before merging with Aerfer, and now part of ^[16]

Trucks, light commercial vehicles

In 1930 Alfa Romeo presented a light truck in addition to heavy LCVs based to Büssing constructions. Büssing was a German bus and truck manufacturer established by Heinrich Büssing (1843-1929 at Braunschweig in 1903 ^[17]In the Second World War Alfa Romeo also built trucks for the Italian army ("35 tons anywhere") and later also for the German Wehrmacht. Wehrmacht (literally "defense force" was the name of the unified Armed forces of Germany from 1935 to 1945 After the war, commercial motor vehicle production was resumed. In co-operation with FIAT and Saviem starting from the 60s different light truck models were developed. Fiat SpA (an Acronym for Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin) is an Italian automobile manufacturer Saviem (Société Anonyme de Véhicules Industriels et d'Equipements Mécaniques was a French manufacturer of Trucks and Buses and a part of the The production of heavy LCVs was terminated in 1967. Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. In Brazil the heavy trucks were built still few years under the name FNM (Fábrica Nacional de Motores). |utc_offset = -2 to -4 |time_zone_DST = BRST |utc_offset_DST = -2 to -5 |cctld Last Alfa Romeo vans were Alfa Romeo AR6 and AR8, which were rebadged versions of Iveco Daily and Fiat Ducato. The company also produced trolleybuses, which were used by many cities in Italy. Later, Alfa Romeo concentrated only on passenger car manufacturing.

LCVs

• Romeo (1954-1958)
• Romeo 2 (until 1966)
• Romeo 3 (1966)
• A11/F11
• A12/F12 (until 1983)
• AR8 (based on first generation Iveco Daily)
• AR6 (based on first generation Fiat Ducato)

Trucks

• Alfa Romeo 430 (1942-1950)^[18]
• Alfa Romeo 500
• Alfa Romeo 800 (1940-1943)^[18]
• Alfa Romeo 900
• Alfa Romeo 950
• Alfa Romeo Mille (Alfa Romeo 1000)
• Alfa Romeo A19n (Saviem license)

Buses

• Alfa Romeo 900
• Alfa Romeo 950
• Alfa Romeo Mille (Alfa Romeo 1000)

Trolleybuses

• Alfa Romeo 110AF (1938)
• Alfa Romeo 140AF (1949)
• Alfa Romeo 900
• Alfa Romeo Mille (Alfa Romeo 1000)

Alfa Romeo sponsorships

In 2002 was launched the first Alfa Romeo super maxi yacht and Neville Crichton's new super maxi Alfa Romeo 2 was first tested in 2005, this 30-metre (98 ft) ship is successor to the world champion of the same name. The word maxi can either refer to a large racing Sailboat of typically more than 21 metres or to a well known range of smaller production cruiser/racer yachts The first Alfa Romeo super maxi took around 74 wins, including the 2002 Rolex Sydney Hobart Yacht Race. For the current edition of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race see 2007 Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. ^[19]

Alfa Romeo is also sponsoring SBK Superbike World Championship and Ducati Corse since 2007. History The Superbike World Championship began in, being open to modified versions of road bike models available to the public Ducati Motor Holding SpA ( Borsa Italiana: DMH is an Italian Motorcycle manufacturer located in Bologna Italy. The Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon TI is used as safety car in Superbike World Championship events. The Alfa Romeo 159 is a Compact executive car produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa

Further reading

• Borgeson, Griffith (1990). Griffith Borgeson ( December 21, 1918 - June 29, 1997) was an influential American Race car Historian, described The Alfa Romeo Tradition. Haynes (Foulis) Publishing Group Ltd. Somerset, UK. ISBN 0854298754.
• Braden, Pat (1994). Alfa Romeo Owner's Bible Cambridge: Bentley Publishers. ISBN 0837607078.
• Stefano d' Amico and Maurizio Tabuchi (2004). Alfa Romeo Production Cars. Giorgio NADA Editore. ISBN 8879113224.
• Hull and Slater (1982). Alfa Romeo: a History. Transport Bookman Publications. ISBN 0851840418.
• Venables, David (2000). First among Champions. Osceola: Motorbooks International. ISBN 1859606318.
• Moore, Simon (1987). Immortal 2. 9. Parkside Pubns. ISBN 9780961726607.

See also

• Category:Alfa Romeo engines
• List of Formula One constructors
• List of aircraft engines
• Category:Alfa Romeo people

Footnotes

External links

• Alfa Romeo International
  • Alfa Romeo Italy
  • Alfa Romeo United Kingdom
  • Alfa Romeo Australia
  • Alfa Romeo South-Africa
  • Alfa Romeo Ireland
  • Alfa Romeo Singapore
• Alfa Romeo Vodcast (Official Video Site)
• Alfa Romeo Press

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