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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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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...

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...

The Most Important Car You've Never Heard Of

Matteo Licata

May 3, 2020

The Most Important Car You've Never Heard Of

The Autobianchi Primula is a true landmark in the evolution of the automobile, yet only a select few cognoscenti know about it. Time to...

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Giulia

Matteo Licata

May 1, 2020

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Giulia

The Alfa Romeo Giulia is a beloved classic and a model that represented a period of success and prosperity for the Milanese marque....

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Alfasud

Matteo Licata

Apr 17, 2020

Things You Didn't Know About The Alfa Romeo Alfasud

With over one million units sold, the Alfasud is the most successful model Alfa Romeo ever produced, a record that's unlikely to be...

Matteo Licata

Feb 27, 2020

The Wankel Citroens 1970-75

One fascinating aspect of automobile history is that it's not a straight path. In fact, there have been many technological dead-ends,...

Matteo Licata

Feb 21, 2020

50 Years Young: The Citroen GS

Family cars. Sold by the millions and often unremarkable by design, as ease of manufacture and service take precedence over style and...

Matteo Licata

Jan 24, 2020

A love letter to the Citroen BX

How the once-ubiquitous Citroen BX sparked my interest in Car Design... And got me hooked on Citroen's history forever! Nowadays, few...

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