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Book: Alfa Romeo Arna - The True Story 1980-1987

The definitive book about the controversial Arna

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Book: Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6

The Definitive Book about the Alfa 6

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Book: Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977-1985

The Definitive Book about the Giulietta "116"

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10 Modern Alfas Much Rarer Than You Think

Matteo Licata

12 hours ago

10 Modern Alfas Much Rarer Than You Think

The gorgeous Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione had always been intended to be a limited-run collectors' item (829 between 2008 and 2011). But wh...

Matteo Licata

Sep 17

The 10 Rarest Post-War Alfa Romeos

After publishing the "Top 10" of Alfa Romeo's greatest commercial successes, I wondered which are the Alfas with the lowest production nu...

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Sep 11

Why the Alfasud Sprint is cool

Giorgetto Giugiaro is widely considered the greatest automobile designer in history, a title he certainly more than deserves. One of my f...

Matteo Licata

Sep 5

Alfa Romeo's Greatest Hits

Alfa Romeo sold less than 70.000 cars globally in 2019. The lack of any significant model launch since 2015, among other factors, have st...

Matteo Licata

Sep 1

The Last Classic 911

Porsche has been selling rear-engined cars called 911 for almost six decades now. Still, it's fair to say that the current 911 is related...

Instant Classic: Citroën 2CV Charleston 1980-90

Matteo Licata

Aug 29

Instant Classic: Citroën 2CV Charleston 1980-90

Citroën built over five million 2CVs between 1949 and 1990. Still, it's fair to assume the majority of the examples surviving today were ...

Instant Classic: 1990-93 Alfa Romeo Spider

Matteo Licata

Aug 21

Instant Classic: 1990-93 Alfa Romeo Spider

The term "classic" is widely used for cars at least a quarter-century old. Yet some models were classics right off the production line, l...

Matteo Licata

Aug 5

The Greatest Automobile Ever Made

I believe the Citroen DS is one of France's greatest contributions to the modern world, up there with the metric system. The reason behin...

Matteo Licata

Aug 1

Appia: Lancia's "Little Jewel"

I've always been very much aware of Lancia's premier role in the evolution of the automobile. From the first monocoque to the first V6 en...

Matteo Licata

Jul 18

The Story Of Twin Spark 16v Engines

The long-lived family of Twin Spark 16v engines was snubbed by purists yet appreciated by a whole new generation of Alfisti, as it went o...

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