COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Italy
Alfa Romeo, founded in 1910, is famous for both road cars and sports and racing cars. Her cars won almost every race they entered. Take, for example, the Mille Miglia, a 1,000 mile race on the roads of Italy: Oldsmobile won the first race in 1927, but then until 1947 Alfa Romeos almost always won. The exceptions were the races of 1931 and 1940, which were won by Mercedes and BMW, respectively. But even so, eight or nine Alfa Romeos were invariably in the top ten, and victories were not limited to Italian races. In addition to sports cars, faster racing models of the Grand Prix class were produced. Drivers Farina and Fangio won the 1950 and 1951 world championships in cars designed before the war. The company preferred racing models that had to be produced after the war, retained the sporty lines so appreciated by fans of fast driving. Without exception, all Alfa Romeo cars were suitable for participation in rallies or club races. The four-door Alfa Romeo 1900 and Giulia Super are still leaving the so-called “real” sports cars behind. In 1947, the company returned to the production of heavy-weight grand tourers 6C 2500, but this turned out to be unprofitable: only 1,451 cars were sold in five years.
The situation changed for the better when the plant launched the production of the Alfa-1900 model with a monocoque body. The four-door Alfa Romeo 1900 and Giulia Super are still leaving the so-called “real” sports cars behind. In 1947, the company returned to the production of heavy-weight grand tourers 6C 2500, but this turned out to be unprofitable: only 1,451 cars were sold in five years. The situation changed for the better when the plant launched the production of the Alfa-1900 model with a monocoque body. The four-door Alfa Romeo 1900 and Giulia Super are still leaving the so-called “real” sports cars behind. In 1947, the company returned to the production of heavy-weight grand tourers 6C 2500, but this turned out to be unprofitable: only 1,451 cars were sold in five years. The situation changed for the better when the plant launched the production of the Alfa-1900 model with a monocoque body.
The 1900 was originally a four-door, but in 1954 a two-door coupe was introduced, beginning a line of superlative sports cars. The 1900 was followed by the Juliet and Giulia cars with 1300 and 1600 cc engines. Bodybuilders such as Zagato and Bertone turned these models into fast competitive Giulieta-SZ and Giulia-TZ machines. Zagato produced both models in small numbers. There were other cars, such as the Disco Volante, which looked like a flying saucer. The 33 series cars successfully overtook Ferrari in popularity and held the lead from 1967 to 1977.
Alfa Romeo 6S2500 – Alfa Romeo 6S2500
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1939-1952
- ISSUED: 1591
FEATURES: The Alfa Romeo 6S2500 car has become an indicator of the position in society for famous people and high-ranking government officials. The sporty versions of the model had attractive body lines and performed well in races like the Mille Miglia. The six-cylinder engine with a working volume of 2443 cm3 developed a power of 90-110 hp. With. at 4800 rpm.
Alfa Romeo 1900 – Alfa Romeo 1900
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1954-1959
- RELEASED: 1932
FEATURES: The Alpha-1900 model was the first to be made. Berlin appeared in 1950, followed by sports cars: Sprint (1954-1956, 1209 copies), Super Sprint (1955-1958, 614 copies), Super Sprint Zagato (1954-1958, 18 copies) and Touring Soft Top (1952) -1959, 91 copies). The models were equipped with a four-cylinder engine with a working volume of 1884 cm3.
Alfa Romeo Guilietta – Alfa Romeo Giulietta
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1954-1962
- ISSUED: 45,843
FEATURES: The Alfa Romeo Giulietta was the basis for the creation of subsequent models: Spyder (1955-1962, 17,096 copies), Sprint Speciale (1959-1962, 1366 copies) and Zagato-SZ (1959-1962, 240 copies). The Alfa Romeo Juliet was produced with a four-cylinder engine with a working volume of 1290 cm3, with a power of 100 hp. With. at 5500 rpm.
Alfa Romeo Giulia – Alfa Romeo Giulia
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1962-1965
- ISSUED: 22912
FEATURES: The Alfa Romeo Giulia car differed from the Juliet model only in the engine displacement: 1570 instead of 1300 cm3. Coupe Sprint was made by the bodywork studio “Bertone”. A total of 11,171 cars were sold, including 10,341 Spyders from the Pininfarina design studio and 1,400 Sprint Spesshe coupes from Bertone. The engine developed a power of 90 hp. at 6500 rpm
Alfa Romeo Giulia – Alfa Romeo Giulia
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1963-1977
- ISSUED: 224 924
FEATURES: In 1963, the body of the Alfa Romeo Giulia was completely changed, and new models were added to the series: Sprint GT (1963-1977, 223858 copies), Sprint GTA (1966-1972, 942 copies) and Giulia-TZ Zagato (1963- 1966, 124 copies). All of them were equipped with a reliable four-cylinder engine of the old model, however, more powerful power units were installed on individual versions.
Alfa Romeo Spider – Alfa Romeo Spider
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1966 – present
- RELEASED: no data
FEATURES: From 1966 to 1977, the Alfa Romeo Duetto Spyder came with 1.3, 1.6 and 1.75 liter engines. Subsequent models were called Spider-1300 Junior, -1600 Junior, -1750 and -2000. A feature of their design was a cut back. The model was equipped with a standard four-cylinder engine with a working volume of 1570 cm3.
Alfa Romeo Giulia GTC
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1966-1967
- RELEASED: about 1000
FEATURES: Touring Bodyshop created four-seater convertibles on the extended chassis of the Julia model. This car could not be called a real sports car, and the income from its sales was meager.
Alfa Romeo Zagato Junior 1300/1600 – Alfa Romeo Zagato Junior 1300/1600
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1969-1972 and 1972-1975
- ISSUED: 1108 and 402
FEATURES: The Zagato company has always created unusual bodies. The design was either liked or perplexed, but did not leave the public indifferent. Four-cylinder engines had the following characteristics: 1290 cm3, 87 liters. With. at 6000 rpm and 1570 cm3, 131 liters. With. at 5500 rpm.
Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Spider – Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Spider
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1958-1961 and 1962-1965
- ISSUED: 3433 and 2255
FEATURES: Everyone liked the design of the Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Spyder models. Convertibles were equipped with four-cylinder and six-cylinder engines with a working volume of 2000 and 4000 cm3. Both power units had two camshafts.
Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Sprint – Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Sprint
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1960-1961 and 1962-1965
- RELEASED: 700 and 6999
FEATURES: The Alfa Romeo 2000/2600 Sprint cars were designed and built by Bertone Bodybuilder.
Alfa Romeo Montreal Alfa Romeo Montreal
- YEARS OF RELEASE: 1970-1977
- ISSUED: 3925
FEATURES: In 1967, Alfa Romeo received an order to create, together with the Bertone bodywork studio, a prototype for the Montreal International Motor Show. The result of the work was the road version of the Type-33 racing car. The car began to be produced in 1970 with a V8 engine installed in front with a working volume of 2593 cm3, a power of 200 liters. With. at 6500 rpm.
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