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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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Jul 18, 2020

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...

Matteo Licata

Jul 10, 2020

Alfa Romeo Museum Vault Tour

This has been a special day for me, as I've finally been allowed inside a place I've wanted to visit all my life. I don't mean the stunni...

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo Twin Spark Engines

Matteo Licata

Jul 3, 2020

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo Twin Spark Engines

The words "Twin Spark" became almost synonymous with Alfa Romeo in the late Eighties and Nineties, but few know what it was all about, an...

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo Twin-Cam Engine

Matteo Licata

Jun 27, 2020

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo Twin-Cam Engine

Few words in the Italian dictionary sit closer to an Alfista's heart than "Bialbero," which means double overhead camshafts. Although the...

Matteo Licata

Jun 18, 2020

Three More Never Made Alfas

Alfa Romeo's history is littered with fantastic cars that enthusiasts all over the world revere, but what we got to see is just a fractio...

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo "Boxer" Engine

Matteo Licata

Jun 5, 2020

The Story Of The Alfa Romeo "Boxer" Engine

In September of 1967, The Italian government green-lighted Alfa Romeo's project for its new compact family car, to be built in a brand-new...

Matteo Licata

May 23, 2020

The Story Of The "Busso" V6 Engine

The classic Alfa Romeo V6 engine, nicknamed "Busso," from his creator's name, the legendary Alfa Romeo engineer Giuseppe Busso, is so rev...

Matteo Licata

May 16, 2020

The Lost Alfas

Sometimes the most fascinating Alfa Romeos are those never made: projects that got tantalizingly close to production but, for one reason ...

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT

Matteo Licata

May 12, 2020

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT

The Alfetta GT has been the first derivative model from the original Alfetta to reach the market in 1974, and it wasn't going to have an ...

Matteo Licata

May 8, 2020

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Alfetta

The Alfetta is a model whose importance in Alfa Romeo's history cannot be understated, as its sophisticated transaxle architecture formed...

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