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Story and photos by Brandes Elitch
From the Archives, October 14, 2009
One of the most striking cars I’ve ever seen is a 1957 Alfa 1900 Primavera coupe with a Boano body. This car is so rare that I have never even seen a picture of one. [Read more…] about Alfa Romeo 1900 Primavera
Eltich found this rare one off Ghia Alfa at Concorso. But does it have a twin? Photo by Petya Elitch.
By Brandes Elitch
Color photos by Petya Elitch
From the Archives, September 2011
“The early fifties were a magical time for all Italian coachbuilding, one of those magical moments when, for no particular reason…a series of favorable conjunctures determine the success…of an entire category. These were the years in which the Italian bodywork line was born…Mario Boano participated in Italian coachbuilding’s moment of grace with the Lancia Aurelia B20 and the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint. A third model worth remembering is the 1953 Alfa Romeo 1900 C coupe. This is a model which is understandably influenced by Ghia’s contemporary work with the Chrysler stylists.”
From “Ghia, Catalog Raisonne, by Valerio Moretti, Automobilia, 1991, Milan
A new generation sees the old Alfas in a new light.
All photos by Roberto Motta
Roberto Motta has been to the Alfa Museum hundreds of times; here he discusses the impressive new museum and the differences between the old and the new. Alfa Road cars are featured, click here to see the Alfa Race Cars. Text in Italian below the photos. Ed.
On June 24, with the launch of the new Alfa Romeo Giulia and to celebrate its 105 years, Alfa Romeo inaugurated its new Museum.
Renamed “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”, it is the heart of the Alfa Romeo brand and opened its doors to the public June 30, 2015. [Read more…] about A Guide to the New Alfa Museum
8C 2900 B Lungo is just one of the Alfas now on display. See below for more.
All photos by Roberto Motta
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Roberto Motta shows us a few of the road cars displayed at “The Time Machine – Alfa Romeo Historical Museum”. For Museum details, click on “A Guide to the New Alfa Museum”; to see the race cars, click “New Alfa Museum: Race Cars”.
A new Alfa 1900C by Pinin Farina at an auto show.
An Alfa Romeo 1900C Pinin Farina Remembered by Donald Falk
Millenove Alfa 1900 reviewed by Pete Vack
A new chapter in my car life began when I tired of the Dauphine I owned, and longed for something more sporty and exotic. As fortune would have it, at that time I learned of two gentlemen, named Bonnano and Drinkwater, who had imported three interesting cars from Italy. [Read more…] about Alfa 1900: Reviewed and Remembered
1970 Alfa Romeo Giulia GTAm–maybe. In any case, what does Am mean? The A was for ‘alleggerita’ (lightened) and the m was for ‘maggiorata’, (increase) in reference to the new larger 2 liter engine. The ‘m’ could also have meant ‘monobloc’. Readers comments welcome.
Correspondent Alessandro Gerelli goes Alfa hunting at the Nurburgringring Oldtimers. All photos copyright Alessandro Gerelli. Captions by staff.
[Read more…] about Nurburgring Oldtimers: Alfa Romeo