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Matteo Licata

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

The definitive book about the controversial Arna

Matteo Licata

Book: Six Appeal - The Story Of The Alfa 6

The Definitive Book about the Alfa 6

Matteo Licata

Book: Alfa Romeo Giulietta - The Story 1977-1985

The Definitive Book about the Giulietta "116"

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The Tragic Story Behind Alfa's "Quadrifoglio" Badge

Matteo Licata

Nov 22, 2020

The Tragic Story Behind Alfa's "Quadrifoglio" Badge

The Giulia Quadrifoglio brought back into the limelight Alfa's picturesque four-leaf clover symbol back in 2015... And if you've ever...

Matteo Licata

Nov 15, 2020

Remembering the Alfa 155

The Alfa Romeo 155, introduced in 1992, remains a controversial model in the Marque's history. Trouble is... It kind of showed. Work on...

Matteo Licata

Nov 9, 2020

GT: The Last Alfa by Bertone

The combination of Bertone's style and Alfa Romeo's performance has produced a long streak of unforgettable cars revered by collectors...

Matteo Licata

Oct 30, 2020

The Story Of The Brazilian Alfas

Despite its worldwide fame and prestige, Alfa Romeo had always been a small company. One that you wouldn't expect to run an overseas...

Five Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa 75

Matteo Licata

Oct 22, 2020

Five Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa 75

The Alfa 75 enjoys a near-cult status among Italian enthusiasts, thanks to its unique position in Alfa Romeo's history, as the last model...

Matteo Licata

Oct 15, 2020

Alfa 166: The Last Flagship

I've had the pleasure of visiting the historic Mirafiori works in Turin around 2005. Alfa 166 production was transferred there in 2002,...

Matteo Licata

Oct 11, 2020

Lancia's Greatest Hits

Lancia's heritage is second to none in automobile history, yet this once-proud brand, which pioneered unibody construction, designed the...

Matteo Licata

Oct 2, 2020

The First Modern Alfa

They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and that's been very much the case with the Alfa 164. With the many units sold spending the...

Matteo Licata

Sep 17, 2020

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...

Matteo Licata

Sep 11, 2020

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...

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