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Tazio Nuvolari signed letter !

2012-01-20T04:34:00.000-08:00

1948 Tazio Nuvolarisigned Letter with envelopeWhat an incredible piece this is!

Tazio was doing well in the post-war era and he had lend a sum of money to Mr. Pighi in Castel d'Ario (a village some 20 km from Tazio's home in Mantova, Italy). When the legal interest rate had been adjusted upwards in December 1947 and in January 1948, Tazio sent this letter (registered with return receipt!) to Mr. Pighi informing him that he will be held to pay the increased interest rate.

Tazio Nuvolari signed it in black ink. It is in excellent condition and comes complete with the original envelope.

Only 1 available of course and we provide a Certificate of Authenticity with it which guarantees that this is a genuine signature.

The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Fléron #215: The legend starts

2011-04-14T10:57:00.000-07:00

On 12th March 1967 Alfa Romeo supprised the motorsport world with the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Periscopica, a light weight sportscar prototype with a V8 2.0 litre engine.

Autodelta SpA entered the car for the hillclimb event at Fléron in Belgium, with Teodore Zecolli behind the wheel.

Zeccoli drove the car 3 km's up the hill in 1' 10".8 crushing the competition with their big engined Ford GT40's, Ferrari's and Porsches.

The cars name from then on was Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2 Fléron.

The Fléron car was the start of 10 years of sport-prototype racing by Alfa Romeo, winning the 2.0 litre class at Le Mans in 1968, the Targa Florio in 1971 and the World Championship in 1975 with the Tipo 33/3 TT 12 and 1977 with the Tipo 33 SC 12.

LOWEST PRICE: Alfa Mito by Bburago

2011-04-13T12:54:00.001-07:00

The Alfa Romeo Mito in red or in white by Bburago in scale 1:24 for bargain prices: Only € 9,95 each (excl. shipping) !!!!

LIMITED STOCK !! Check out the cheapest Alfa Romeo Mito's in our shop now!

Alfa Romeo TZ 3 Corsa by MR Collection Models

2011-04-08T02:38:00.001-07:00

Superb 1:18 resin scale model of the Alfa Romeo TZ3 Corsa by MR Collection Models. This model is nr. 197 of 399 hand built pieces. Incredibly detailled and perfectly finished, this rare Alfa Romeo collectors model is presented on a leather trimmed plateau in a luxurious box. Read all about this piece of art here!

Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm 1972

2011-04-07T08:55:00.001-07:00

Now available, the M4 die cast model of the Autodelta entered Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm that raced the 4 hours of Monza in 1972, with drivers de Adamich and Venturi. The car did not finish, it retired with a broken fuel pump.

The Alfa Romeo 184T Formula One

2011-04-06T14:21:00.001-07:00

Probably ran out of fuel on the way to our shop; but they finally arrived: Spark die cast models of the Alfa Romeo 184T Formula One cars, number 22 (Riccardo Patrese) and number 23 (Eddie Cheever) in scale 1:43.

Buy the complete team and save money! Read all about the 1984 Formula One season here.

Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato

2011-04-06T14:20:00.003-07:00

The Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1300 and 1600 are now available in our shop!

Junior Zagato 1300 Alfa Rosso in scale 1:43 by Spark
Junior Zagato 1300 Giallo in scale 1:43 by Spark
Junior Zagato 1600 Giallo in scale 1:43 by Minichamps

Alfa Romeo Polizia and Carabinieri Specials!

2011-04-06T14:20:00.001-07:00

NOW available: Alfa Romeo Polizia and Carabinieri models in scale 1:43!

Just arrived: Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabrio Pinin Farina

2011-04-06T14:19:00.000-07:00

The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 was introduced near the end of the 1930's. The 6C name was derived from the engine size, an inline-six while the 2500 represented the engines cubic-centimeter displacement size.

The engine was a version of Vittorio Jano designed six-cylinder engine. The 6C was available in a plethora of body styles and wheelbases and was produced during two different times in history. Most of the coachwork was handled by Touring of Italy or by Pinin Farina. The body styles ranged from coupes and convertible to four-seater salon. In 1939 Alfa Romeo introduced the SS version, a short-wheelbase model, dubbed 'SS' for Super Sport, that had a high-compression 6C engine rated at 105 horsepower. It was the top-of-the line 6C model that married style and performance together to create the perfect road-going vehicle.

Just arrived: Alfa Romeo 185T

2011-04-06T14:18:00.001-07:00

Just arrived: the last Alfa Formula One car, the Alfa Romeo 185T 1:43 model by Spark. First car number 22 driven by Riccardo Patrese will be available; car number 23 (Eddie Cheever) will also be available soon. The 185T entered the 1985 Formula One season, but failed to score any championship points. The car was the successor of the also not very successful 184T.
ORDER here!

Alfa Romeo 155 V6 ti omologazione

2011-04-06T14:17:00.003-07:00

New in our shop: The Alfa Romeo 155 V6 ti homologation car in matte black by Minichamps.

Very special model of the DTM championship car in scale 1:43

NEW: Alfa Romeo Mito in 1:24

2011-04-06T14:17:00.001-07:00

New in our shop: the Alfa Romeo Mito in scale 1:24.

Click here to order!

NEW: The Alfa TZ3 Corsa by MR Collection Models

2011-04-06T14:16:00.004-07:00

Powered by the Alfa 8C Competizione's V8, the TZ 3 is very much in keeping with its 60s-era predecessors, the TZ1 and TZ2, sporting similar detail elements and the same near-breadvan profile. Also like the originals, this is a true racing car. The TZ-3 wears aluminum bodywork stretched over a tube frame and carbon-fiber chassis.
Zagato says the TZ3 was commissioned by German collector Martin Kapp as a special celebration of Alfa Romeo's 100 years anniversary and an era of racing by Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Corse, Autodelta, and Scuderia Zagato.

This spectacular scale model was made by MR Collection Models and available NOW in our shop!.

PRE ORDER NOW: Alfa Romeo TZ by Auto Art

2011-04-06T14:16:00.002-07:00

Available soon, the Alfa Romeo TZ by Autoart in scale 1:18 in the usual superb Autoart quality. This model is based on the car that is displayed in the Museo Storico of Alfa Romeo in Arese, Italy. This car has chassisnumber AR10511 750065 (TZ #065) and was built for race purposes and tuned by Conrero.

Pre order now . Estimated price is € 120,-- (incl. VAT, excl. shipping)

CAREFUL: The Alfa Virus is here!

2011-04-06T14:16:00.000-07:00

The Alfa Virus; Catch it before it catches you! No Tamiflu or vaccine will save you from this virus. But who cares? It's the nicest disease to have! Get the Alfa Virus in our shop!

The ZERO Emission Alfa Mito

2011-04-06T14:15:00.003-07:00

Now in our shop: The zero emission full electric Alfa Romeo Mito, with remote control. Available in red and white.

The Mito comes with batteries, so plug them in and go for a spin! Check it out in our shop.

New arrivals: Alfa Romeo 1750 Berlina

2011-04-06T14:15:00.001-07:00

New arrivals in the Alfa Romeo Scale Model Shop: Three Alfa 1750 Berlina's by Starline Models in scale 1:43. Available in colors Prugna, Azzuro Lemans and Blue Pervinca.

Announced: Zagato series by MR Collection Models

2011-04-06T14:14:00.003-07:00

High quality collection models manufacturer MR Collection Models has announced a brand new series of Alfa Romeo Zagato models in scale 1:18. Besides the TZ3 Corsa the following Zagato models should be available this year:

Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato 1300 and 1600
Alfa Romeo 2600 Zagato
Alfa Romeo SZ and RZ
Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Zagato
Alfa Romeo Tubolare Zagato (TZ 1) and Tubolare Zagato 2 (TZ 2)
Alfa Romeo Zeta (prototype based on the Alfetta GTV6)

Announced: Tipo 33 TT 12 by Auto Art

2011-04-06T14:14:00.001-07:00

Autoart has announced three new Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 12's of the Willi Kauhsen Racing Team in scale 1:18. The following cars should come available this year:

Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 1000 km of the Nürburgring 1975, car number #1, drivers Merzario and Lafitte;
Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 1000 km of Monza 1975, car number #2, drivers Merzario and Lafitte;
Alfa Romeo 33 TT 12 1000 km of Spa Francorchamps 1975, car number #2, drivers Pescarolo and Bell.

HPI Racing Alfa 155 BTCC discount!

2011-04-06T14:13:00.004-07:00

Now in our shop: Various high quality hpi-racing Alfa 155 TS touring car models in scale 1:43 at special discount prices.

Check out the 1994 homologation Alfa 155 BTCC model in black, Simoni's car nr. 56 and Tarquini's presentation car with number 155.

'New' Togi model: Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint

2011-04-06T14:13:00.002-07:00

A new arrival: The Togi 1:23 scale model of the Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint.

A very nice example of an early Togi model, but it is of course a re-issue. Check it out in our shop!

New reading material: Mille Miglia Race, The Postwar Years

2011-04-06T14:13:00.000-07:00

The postwar editions of the Mille Miglia through the reproduction of contemporary articles taken from magazines as "Motor", "Motor Sport", and "The Autocar", bundled in a nice softbound book by Andrea Curami. Relive the Mille Miglia of the late 1940's and early 1950's with 'Mille Miglia Race, The Postwar Years'.

Check it out in our Mille Miglia department!

Announced: Tipo 33 Stradale by Auto Art

2011-04-06T14:12:00.003-07:00

Autoart has announced Franco Scaglione's masterpiece Alfa Romeo, the Alfa Tipo 33 Stradale in scale 1:18.

Only 18 were ever built by Carrozeria Marazzi and the Stradale was first shown at the Turin Motorshow in 1967.
It is not yet clear when this spectacular scale model will be available, but check our shop regularly and don't miss this!

NEW: Autodelta Sticker

2011-04-06T14:12:00.001-07:00

Now in our shop, Autodelta logo stickers.

Autodelta SpA was Alfa Romeo's competition branch from 1963 until the early 1980's. Founded in 1961 as Auto-Delta by Carlo Chiti and Ludovico Chizzola, the company became the racing department of Alfa Romeo in March 1963. Before moving to Settimo Milanese in 1964, the company was based in Feletto Umberto, Udine. The first car developed by Autodelta and Alfa Romeo was the Giulia Tubolare Zagato (TZ). Autodelta SpA prepared Giulia GT's and GTA's for touring car racing and built the Tipo 33 series for sportscar racing from 1967 until 1977.

Coming soon: Alfa Romeo 179B by Spark Models

2011-04-06T14:11:00.003-07:00

Coming soon, the 1980 Alfa Romeo Formula One team, with cars number 22 and 23. For the 1980 season Alfa used the 179B with drivers Patrick Depailler and Bruno Giacomelli. After the fatal crash of Depailler at Hockenheim, Vittorio Brambilla took over. After two races however, Andrea de Cesaris replaced the Monza Gorilla for the rest of the season.

Spark Models has made 1:43 scale models of the cars with all four drivers. Pre-order here !

Free Fan Card with Alfa Racing Models!

2011-04-06T14:11:00.001-07:00

Alfa-Models.com gives you a free signed fancard reproduction of the driver(s) who raced the real car! That means, that when you buy a scale model of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33-3 that raced the 1000 km race at the Nürburgring in 1971, you get a signed card of Nanni Galli for free! We have fancard reproductions of more than 40 famous Alfa Romeo drivers, like Nuvolari, Varzi, Giunti, Galli, Stommelen, etc. The cards measure 15 x 10 cm. Collect them all !

New arrivals: Alfa Giulietta SS

2011-04-06T14:10:00.003-07:00

Three new Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale's have arrived in our shop. Two of them raced the 1961 Targa Florio. Nr. 26 with drivers Trapani and Donato. The car finished 6th in the GT 1.3 class and 13th overall and nr. 20 with drivers Bosco and Bevilacqua. The car crashed in lap 6.

NEW: Alfa Romeo 185T nr. 23

2011-04-06T14:10:00.001-07:00

Now available in our shop, the Alfa Romeo 185T Formula One car, driven by Eddie Cheever in the 1985 F1 Championship. This Spark model is in scale 1:43 and comes with a FREE reproduction autograph card of Eddie Cheever!

You can buy the nr. 23 185T here or both Alfa's of the Formula One team here and read all about the 1985 Alfa Romeo F1 season here.

Back in store: Alfa GT Blackline

2011-04-06T14:09:00.001-07:00

Back in store: The Alfa Romeo GT 1.9 JTD Blackline edition by M4 in scale 1:43. We have this GT in black, red and grey.

More Alfa Romeo Owner Manuals

2010-10-24T06:35:00.000-07:00

Alfa Romeo owners manuals now available! Manuals for Alfa 155 , Alfa 156, Alfa 164, Alfetta, Giulietta (116), etc.

Take a look at Alfa-Models.com

Coming soon at Alfa-Models.com: Alfa Romeo 2000 1957

2010-07-01T12:56:00.001-07:00

Coming Soon: the 1957 Alfa Romeo 2000 by Starline models in 1:43. This model will be available in red, blue, yellow and silver.
Alfa Romeo 2000; Tipo 102. The Alfa Romeo 2000 was the successor of Alfa's first mass produced car, the Alfa 1900 and was introduced at the Turin Motorshow in November of 1957. The saloon version of the car was designed by Alfa's own Centro Stile, while the Spider was designed by Pininfarina. The car was equipped with a four cylinder DOHC engine with a displacement of 1975 cc, producing 105 HP at 5300 rpm and a five speed gearbox. A total of 2927 saloon cars, 706 coupes and 3445 Spiders were built, before the Alfa 2000, or 102.05, was upgraded to the Alfa 2600 or Tipo 106 in 1962.

Source: www.alfa-models.com

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 TT Le Mans 1972 Team

2010-06-02T07:05:00.001-07:00

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 TT Le Mans 1972 Team.
The car that took 4th place in the 1972 24 hours race at Le Mans, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 3, race number 18 driven by de Adamich and Vaccarella and car number 19, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 TT 3 driven by Stommelen and Galli that did not fiinish. The third car entered by Autodelta in the 1972 edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans, car number 17 driven by Elford and Marko, retired with clutch problems after 232 laps.

More info on the Alfa Tipo 33

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 Targa Florio 1971 Team

2010-06-02T07:03:00.000-07:00

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 Targa Florio 1971 Team
The car that won the 1971 edition of the Targa Florio, the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, race number 5 driven by Vaccarella and Hezemans and the car that finished 2nd in that race: The Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3, race number 2 driven by de Adamich and van Lennep. The other two Tipo 33/3 cars entered by Autodelta and Scuderia Brescia Corse both crashed and did not finish.

More info on the Alfa Tipo 33

Sticker Set Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior

2010-05-24T06:28:00.000-07:00

Sticker Set Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior, Green. NOW AVAILABLE!

The Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato

2010-05-18T02:07:00.001-07:00

In the 1960’s Alfa Romeo had great successes with the Alfa 1300 GTA in both racing and in car sales. Alfa’s CEO Luraghi therefore thought it was time to further exploit this success with the production of a more exclusive car based on the successful technique of the 1300 series. Zagato was chosen to come up with a concept and Ercole Spada, who had already been involved in the design of the TZ and TZ2, drew the first sketches of the car in 1968.

The design of the front of the car was quite spectacular; a transparent Perspex cover with the Alfa heart cut out in the middle. The 1300 Spider was the basis for the new car. The Spider chassis was stronger than the chassis of the cars with a roof, so the new coupe being a car with a roof, would get a very stiff chassis to improve handling. Six months after the first drawings of the new car, prototype #3 was approved by the Alfa Romeo management, designating the model as 105.93.

The Spider chassis were built in the Alfa factory in Arese. They were then transported to the Zagato factory in Terrazano di Rho to remove the trunk from the chassis and weld in a new trunk floor. The modified chassis then moved to La Maggiore in Turin to further assemble the car body. The finished bodies were transported back to the Zagoto plant for painting and final assembly. Technically the cars were identical with the other 1300 models, like the Giulia saloon, the Spider and the GTJ.

In 1972 Alfa introduced the 1600 series Spider and Zagato took this opportunity to cut back in production costs by redesigning the tail of the car. By stretching its tail, the expensive refitting of the trunk floor was no longer necessary. This resulted in the Junior Zagato 1600, also known as the 115.24 series. Production ended in 1975.

Production numbers Junior Zagato 1300:

1969-1970	566
1971	357
1972	185

Production numbers Junior Zagato 1600:

1973-1975

402

WTCC 2006 Results Alfa Romeo

2010-05-16T10:45:00.000-07:00

Data and results of the Alfa Romeo 156 WTCC touringcar 2006.

Technical Specifications

Car: Alfa Romeo 156 Super 2000 (model year 2003)
Engine: Front transversal, 4 Cylinders In-Line
Capacity: 1998cc
Power: 275 bhp / 8450 rpm
Torque: 260 nm at 7000 rpm
Fuel Feed: Electronic system integrated with injection
Intake: Single throttle diameter 64 mm
Traction: Front wheel drive
Clutch: Carbon double discs diameter 184 mm
Gearbox: 6 Gear + Reverse, Sequential, Front engagement with cut-off
Differential: N Technology
Brakes: Front 330 mm ventilated discs (4 pot calipers) / Rear 278 mm discs (2 pot calipers)
Steering: Rack and pinion, with electric pump servo assistance
Front / Rear Suspensions: Double "A" Arms / McPherson strut
Wheels: Aluminium alloy wheels, 9 X 17
Aerodynamics: Front splitter (80 mm from the ground), tunable rear spoiler
Weight: 1.140 kg (with driver)

Drivers Championship WTCC 2006

Postion	Driver	Points
3	Augusto Farfus	64
14	Gianni Morbidelli	22

Manufacturers Championship WTCC 2006

Position	Manufacturer	Points
1	BMW	254
2	SEAT	235
3	Alfa Romeo	154

Race Results

Race 1	Monza 1st/2nd april 2006	Time
8	Augusto Farfus	25:57.128	+ 12.908
29	Gianni Morbidelli	19:44.198	+ 3 Laps

Race 2	Monza 1st/2nd april 2006	Time
1	Augusto Farfus	18:37.438
10	Gianni Morbidelli	18:46.852	+ 09.414

Race 1	Magny-Cours 29/30 April 2006	Time
20	Gianni Morbidelli	22:51.537	+ 29.396
21	Augusto Farfus	22:57.677	+ 35.536

Race 2	Magny-Cours 29/30 April 2006	Time
12	Augusto Farfus	22:50.820	+ 31.654
14	Gianni Morbidelli	22:53.531	+ 34.365

Race 1	Brands Hatch 20/21 May 2006	Time
12	Gianni Morbidelli	24:31.128	+ 26.658
22	Augusto Farfus	24:17.242	+ 3 Laps

Race 2	Brands Hatch 20/21 May 2006	Time
7	Gianni Morbidelli	30:13.128	+ 10.406
11	Augusto Farfus	30:21.170	+ 18.448

Race 1	Oschersleben 3/4 June 2006	Time
6	Augusto Farfus	22:24.402	+ 11.597
9	Gianni Morbidelli	22:25.866	+ 13.061

Race 2	Oschersleben 3/4 June 2006	Time
2	Augusto Farfus	22:12.720	+ 01.399
11	Gianni Morbidelli	22:21.902	+ 10.581

Race 1	Curitiba (Bra) 1/2 July 2006	Time
3	Augusto Farfus	26:05.180	+ 02.986
7	Gianni Morbidelli	26:07.974	+ 05.780

Race 2	Curitiba (Bra) 1/2 July 2006	Time
2	Gianni Morbidelli	25:43.704	+ 00.794
20	Augusto Farfus	11:16.189	DNF

Race 1	Puebla (Mex) 29/30 July 2006	Time
2	Augusto Farfus	57:38.482	+ 00.310
7	Gianni Morbidelli	58:01.440	+ 23.268

Race 2	Puebla (Mex) 29/30 July 2006	Time
1	Augusto Farfus	28:42.876
2	Gianni Morbidelli	28:44.279	+ 1.403

Race 1	Brno 1/2 September 2006	Time
17	Gianni Morbidelli	23:06.857	+ 27.791
25	Augusto Farfus	16:15.874	DNF

Race 2	Brno 1/2 September 2006	Time
14	Gianni Morbidelli	23:01.577	+ 25.573
15	Augusto Farfus	23:03.573	+ 27.569

Race 1	Istanbul 23/24 September 2006	Time
9	Augusto Farfus	21:45.007	+ 25.097
10	Gianni Morbidelli	21:45.838	+ 25.928

Race 2	Istanbul 23/24 September 2006	Time
16	Gianni Morbidelli	24:00.223	+ 54.099
20	Augusto Farfus	19:17.602	+ 2 Laps

Race 1	Valencia 7/8 October 2006	Time
1	Augusto Farfus	28:20.311
13	Gianni Morbidelli	28:40.051	+ 19.740

Race 2	Valencia 7/8 October 2006	Time
5	Augusto Farfus	23:19.933	+ 04.435
11	Gianni Morbidelli	23:33.703	+ 18.205

Race 1	Macau 17/19 November 2006	Time
5	Augusto Farfus	23:54.086	+ 09.596
26	Gianni Morbidelli	07:55.293	DNF

Race 2	Macau 17/19 November 2006	Time
23	Augusto Farfus		DNF
DNS	Gianni Morbidelli

WTCC 2007 Results Alfa Romeo

2010-05-16T10:43:00.001-07:00

Data and results of the Alfa Romeo 156 WTCC touringcar 2007.

Drivers Championship 2007

Position	Driver	Points
1	Andy Priaulx	92
2	Yvan Muller	81
3	James Thompson	79

Manufacturers Championship 2007

Position	Manufacturer	Points
1	BMW	255
2	SEAT	249
3	Chevrolet	218
4	Alfa Romeo	124

Race results

Curitiba (Bra) 11th March 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
-	James THOMPSON		0	DNF
-	Olivier TIELEMANS		0	DNF

Curitiba (Bra) 11th March 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
11	James THOMPSON	20:48.340	14	28.200
14	Olivier TIELEMANS	20:50.187	14	30.039

Zandvoort (Hol) 6th May 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
13	James THOMPSON	25:24.644	13	11.781
16	Olivier TIELEMANS	25:26.357	13	13.494

Zandvoort (Hol) 6th May 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
17	Olivier TIELEMANS	22:24.109	12	17.999
19	James THOMPSON	22:31.190	12	25.080

Valencia (Esp) 20th May 2007 Race #1

Postion	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
1	James THOMPSON	29:37.113	15
14	Olivier TIELEMANS	30:08.652	15	31.539

Valencia (Esp) 20th May 2007 Race #2

Postion	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
1	James THOMPSON	23:12.920	13
11	Olivier TIELEMANS	23:30.102	13	17.182

Pau (Fra) 3rd June 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
10	James THOMPSON	27:06.944	19	24.804
-	Olivier TIELEMANS			DNF

Pau (Fra) 3rd June 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
7	James THOMPSON	32:15.414	21	20.861
16	Olivier TIELEMANS	32:37.032	20	1 lap

Brno (CZR) 17th June 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
9	James THOMPSON	27:11.003	11	19.394
19	Olivier TIELEMANS	27:42.097	11	50.488

Brno (CHR) 17th June 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
5	James THOMPSON	22:51.627	10	9.619
16	Olivier TIELEMANS	23:06.672	10	24.664

Porto 8th July 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
10	James THOMPSON	34:19.935	13	12.082
-	Olivier TIELEMANS	20:27.588	7	DNF

Porto 8th July 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
10	James THOMPSON	32:16.329	13	14.154
-	Olivier TIELEMANS			DNS

Anderstorp (Swe) 29th July 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
3	James THOMPSON	24:04.209	13	12.501
13	Olivier TIELEMANS	24:32.966	13	41.258

Anderstorp (Swe) 29th July 2007 Race #

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
5	James THOMPSON	23:47.190	13	6.070
21	Olivier TIELEMANS	24:25.067	13	43.947

Oschersleben (Ger) 26th August 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
3	James THOMPSON	27:58.002	16	0.793
9	Olivier TIELEMANS	28:03.191	16	5.982

Oschersleben (Ger) 26th August 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
4	James THOMPSON	22:58.494	14	2.862
-	Olivier TIELEMANS	12:10.462	7	DNF

Brands Hatch (UK) 23rd September 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
2	James THOMPSON	26:49.036	16	0.659
20	Olivier TIELEMANS	27:16.352	16	27.975

Brands Hatch (UK) 23rd September 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
8	James THOMPSON	28:15.580	16	9.769
14	Olivier TIELEMANS	28:25.907	16	20.096

Monza (Ita) 5th October 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
3	James THOMPSON	18:20.305	9	0.867
16	Olivier TIELEMANS	6:22.146	3	DNF

Monza (Ita) 5th October 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
3	James THOMPSON	18:23.246	9	1.289
11	Olivier TIELEMANS	18:45.523	9	23.566

Macau 16th November 2007 Race #1

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
5	James THOMPSON	23:24.035	9	13.759
-	Olivier TIELEMANS			DNS

Macau 16th November 2007 Race #2

Position	Driver	Time	Laps	Gap
3	James THOMPSON	23:25.135	9	5.886
-	Olivier TIELEMANS			DNS

Scuderia Sant Ambroeus and Alfa Romeo

2010-05-15T08:53:00.001-07:00

Scuderia Sant Ambroeus was owned by Eugenio Dragoni who was a lifetime friend of Enzo Ferrari and had relations with the owners of FIAT, the Agnelli family. Dragoni made his fortune as the owner of a cosmetics factory in nothern Italy and had a great passion for motorsport.

In the late 1950's and early 1960's Dragoni was the race director of Scuderia Sant Ambroeus. Dragoni introduced the very necessary professional management to the team but his military management style and his arguments with the Italian press didn't make the job easier on the drivers and mechanics in the team. The team did have some great successes in motorsport. Until his retirement in 1966 they managed to win one driver and one constructors title in Formula One. John Surtees won the championship in 1964. The Scuderia won the sportscar championship four times with Dragoni and three consecutive Le Mans titles. The Scuderia under Dragoni was a true Italian racing team with Italian cars and drivers.

Race results of the Scuderia Sant Ambroeus with Alfa Romeo's:

Year	Race	Car	Driver	Result
1959	Targa Florio	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Dario Sepe	6
1961	Targa Florio	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SV	Hans Bauer	12
1961	I Grand Premio di Pescara di 4 ore	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Carlo Facetti	14
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Hans Bauer	17
1962	ADAC Nürburgring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	DNF
			Giancarlo Rigamonti
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Giancarlo Sala	DNC
			Elio Zagato
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Ludovico Scarfiotti	DNF
			Luigi Taramazzo
1962	Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2	Karl Foitek	DNF
			Ricciardo Ricci
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Marcello de Luca di Lizzano	10
			Giancarlo Sala
1962	Trophée d´Auvergne	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ2	Karl Foitek	19
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Oscar Cabalen	DNF
1962	Paris 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Alfonso Thiele	12
			Giancarlo Sala
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta	Romolo Rossi	16
			Giampiero Biscaldi
1963	Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans	Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Romolo Rossi	19
			Giancarlo Sala
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Sergio Pedretti	34
			Giampiero Biscaldi
1964	Sebring 12 hours	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Chuck Stoddard	13
			Jim Kaser
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Giampiero Biscaldi	DNC
			Robert Bussinello
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Chuck Dietrich	DNF
			Bill Wuesthoff
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Filippo Theodoli	DNF
			Consalvo Sanesi
1964	Targa Florio	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Alfonso Thiele	4
1964	ADAC Nürburgring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Roberto Bussinello	14
			Giorgio Pianta
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Giampiero Biscaldi	13
			Ernst Furtmayr
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Fernand Masoero	DNF
			Jean Rolland
		Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ	Girolama Capra	43
			Fernando Wissel
1964	Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Jean Rolland	DNF
			Fernand Masoero
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Roberto Bussinello	13
			Bruno Deserti
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Giancarlo Sala	15
			Giampiero Biscaldi
1964	Paris 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Jean Rolland	17
			Giampiero Biscaldi
1965	Monza 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Bruno Deserti	15
			Rinaldo Parmigiani
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Giancarlo Sala	DNF
			Alma Cacciandra
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Dmitri Nabokov	16
			Corrado Manfredini
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Alberto Della Beffa	DNF
			Giorgio Pianta
		Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Guido Rava	14
			Kim
1965	ADAC Nürburgring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Nanni Galli	DNC
			Girolama Capra
1966	Targa Florio	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Nanni Galli	24
			Girolama Capra
1966	ADAC Nürburgring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ2	Girolama Capra	DNF
			Giorgio Pianta
1966	I Zeltweg 500 kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Ottorino Volonterio	DNS
1967	ADAC Nürburgring 1000kms	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Mario Nardari	28
			Girolama Capra
1967	Circuito di Mugello	Alfa Romeo Giulia TZ	Andrea Polli	DNF
			Girolama Capra
1968	Targa Florio	Alfa Romeo Duetto	Guido Sala	28
			Girolama Capra
1968	ADAC Nürburgring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo Duetto	Giorgio Danieli	44
			Girolama Capra

Scuderia Brescia Corse and Alfa Romeo

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At the beginning of the '73 season sporting director G. Praise Franco announced the acquisition of a major car: the Alfa Romeo 33 TT 3 in which the team would be involved in races in the World Championship for Brands. The Alfa 33 of the Scuderia Brescia Corse was made possible by the involvement of president Belponer, who allowed Brescia Corse to join the highest level of automobile competition with a very powerful car. It was the first time in Italy that a private team decided to compete directly in the competition for the World Championship for Brands. This presence was of great prestige made possible thanks to the collaboration with the Beretta company to sponsor Brescia Corse.

Background information on the Alfa Tipo 33

Results of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT of Scuderia Brescia Corse:

Date	Race	Car	Driver	Result
25 March 1973	Vallelunga 6 hours	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	Carlo Facetti	DNF
			Marsilio Pasotti
25 April 1973	Monza 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	Carlo Facetti	5
			Marsilio Pasotti
9 June 1973	Grand Prix des 24 heures du Mans	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	Marsilio Pasotti	15
			Teodoro Zeccoli
			Carlo Facetti
24 June 1973	Österreichring 1000 kms	Alfa Romeo 33TT3	Carlo Facetti	7
			Marsilio Pasotti

Alfa Romeo Tipo 158/159 'Alfetta'

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The history of the Alfa 158 (the predecessor of the 159) starts on 7th December 1935. Alfa Romeo has great difficulty to compete with the growing strength of Mercedes and Auto Union on the race track. The P3 and the ‘Biomotore’ just can’t keep up with the German race cars. The ‘Bureau Permanent International de Constructeurs des Automobiles’ (The Permanent Bureau of Automobile Constructors) meets on this day to discuss what new rules to implement after the current racing rules will be abandoned on 31 December 1937.

Mercedes wanted to maintain the same rules after 1937 and suggested an additional ‘voiturette’ class with a 1500 cc engine capacity restriction to race before the ‘big’ 750 kg class, which was to stay the highest racing class. Alfa Romeo directly started making plans for a 1500 cc racing car. But things turned out differently and in 1938 the major racing class were the 3 litre supercharged and 4.5 litre normally aspirated cars.

Rumours kept going around that in 1940 the 1500 cc class would become the main racing class and in 1936 Enzo Ferrari as head of the Alfa racing team ‘Scuderia Ferrari’ urged the Alfa Romeo management to start developing what was to become the 158 with a 1500 cc engine. Eventually Alfa’s board gave the green light and development of the new racing car started in May of 1937.

Gioacchino Colombo was in charge of the new project and Luigi Bazzi designed the new engine. Alberto Massimimo designed the transmission and Angelo Nasi the suspension. Engine development took place in Modena at the Scuderia Ferrari workshop and the engine turned out to be legendary. Only nine engines where ever made, which were used for all races in the 14 year lifecycle of the Alfa 158/159. It was a streight eight cylinder 1479 cc engine that produced 195 HP.

The Grand Prix racing still wasn’t going very well during the time of the development of the 158. Alfa Romeo boss Ugo Gobbato took drastic action and pulled the complete Alfa racing activity away from Enzo Ferrari. Gobbato started ‘Alfa Corse’ which was to operate from the factory in Portello. New chief of racing was Wilfredo Ricart. In August of 1938, six brand new 158’s were finished in Portello. The ‘Alfetta’ (little Alfa) had been born…

Alfa Romeo 184T Formula One

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Alfa Romeo started the 1984 Formula One season with two new drivers, Riccardo Patrese (race number 22) and Eddie Cheever (race number 23).

The sponsoring of the car also changed from Marlboro to Benetton. The original design of the car was made by Gerard Ducaruouge, but he left the Alfa team and went to Lotus. Luigi Marmirolli finished the car which was the first to use the monocoque as the actual outer bodywork of the car.
The V8 twin turbo engine was designed by Carlo Chiti and proved to be quiet unreliable and 'thirsty' during the season.

Engine	Alfa Romeo 890 T V8
Cylinders	90 V8
Displacement	1497 cc
Fuel	Magneti Marelli/Weber fuel injection + 2 Avio Turbo's
Max. power	680 hp @ 10.700 rpm
Max. torque	382 Nm @ 9.800 rpm

The first Grand Prix of the 1984 season was raced in Brasil. Patrese qualified 11th and Cheever 12th. Patrese had to retire in the 41st lap of the race due to a gearbox problem. Cheever finished 4th.

The second race took place in South Africa. Because this is a high altitude track, turbo cars are handicaped by the thin air. Cheever qualified 14th and Patrese 16th. Eddie Cheever was the first car to retire from the race with a leaking radiator. Patrese was lapped by race leader Niki Lauda in the 25th lap but managed to finish fourth.

Next was the Belgian Grand Prix at Zolder. Patrese qualified 7th and Cheever 11th. After two laps in the race Riccardo Patrese had to retire after the Magneti Marelli ignition broke down. Eddie Cheever blew up one of his turbo's in the 28th lap, driving in 5th position and also had to retire.

Riccardo Patrese

The Grand Prix of San Marino was next, racing the Imola track. Patrese qualified 10th and Cheever managed 8th position on the starting grid. Patrese's engine grinded to a halt in the 7th lap when he was in 7th place. Cheever had to pit after the first lap with a flat tyre but managed to race to 6th position but ran out of fuel in the 50th lap.

At the Dijon-Prenios track in France Riccardo Patrese qualified 15th and Eddie Cheever 16th. Patrese blew up his engine in the 16th lap and Cheever spun off the track in the 51st lap.

Eddie Cheever did not qualify for the race at Monaco. Riccardo Patrese qualified 14th. Due to heavy rain the race was quiet chaotic. In last position, Patrese's ignition stopped working and he had to leave his car just in front of the Monaco tunnel.

After qualifying 11th Eddie Cheever ran out of fuel in the 63rd lap of the Montreal Grand Prix, running in 6th position. Riccardo Patrese qualified 14th and crashed his Alfa 184T in the 37th lap while in 14th position.

Eddie Cheever

At the Detroit street track Eddie Cheever qualified 8th and Riccardo Patrese 25th. Nigel Mansell caused an enormous crash during the start of the race after which the race was stopped. Drivers with a T-car (reserve car) were allowed to the second start. Cheever was in 5th position after lap one and was in third place after 16 laps. Unfortunately the turbo cooler broke in the 22nd lap after which Cheever had to retire. Riccardo Patrese retired with a broken rear wheel suspension in the 21st lap.

In Dallas, also a street track, Cheever qualified 14th and Patrese 21st but during the race Cheever crashed in lap 9 and Patrese in lap 13. The only good news in Dallas was the 5th place of Piercarlo Ghinzani, driving the Alfa Romeo powered Osella car.

At Brands Hatch Patrese and Cheever qualified for 17th and 18th position respectively. In the first lap of the race Cheever got involved in a major crash. Patrese ran out of fuel in the 66th lap in 9th position.

After qualifying 18th and 20th Patrese's gearbox broke down in the 16th lap of the race and the turbo on Cheevers' car broke in the 29th lap. In the Austian Grand Prix Riccardo Patrese finished in 10th position after qualifying 13th. Eddie Cheever qualified 16th and ended his race in the 18th lap with engine problems.

At Zandvoort Cheever qualified 17th and Patrese 18th. Patrese had to retire from the race in lap 51 after reaching the 7th position. Cheever ran out of fuel again in lap 65. Riccardo Patrese finished 3rd in the Alfa Romeo home Grand Prix at Monza where Eddie Cheever ran out of fuel again while racing in 3rd position. He ended as number 9.

The European Grand Prix at the Nürburgring in Germany, Cheevers fuel pump broke down and he had to retire. Patrese finished in 6th place. In the final race of the season at Estoril, Cheever and Patrese managed both to finish; Patrese in 12th position and Cheever in 14th place.

The evolution of the 184T, the 185T ran in the 1985 championship. No championship points were scored that year.

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Alfa Romeo Zagato History

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Early in the 1950's Alfa Romeo had revised their production methods and had created a new line of models. These new vehicles were mid-sized with sporty, small capacity engines. The Giulietta was introduced near the close of the 1950's and was first offered with the Type 101 engine, a 1290cc unit. By now Alfa Romeo had a wide range of bodystyle configuration including the four door saloons, Sprint Coupes, Spider, station wagons, and the Sprint Speciale. The Sprint Special came in two configurations, one by Bertone and the other by Zagato. Bertone's design was first offered mid-1959. Zagatos were first available in early 1960. Both Zagato and Bertone's design were based on the Giulietta chassis and running gear but were void of bumpers. Their intentions for these vehicles were competition. Zagato's creations were constructed of a light alloy bodies and were more performance oriented. Bertone's creations outsold Zagato's by 6-to-1, and soon began outfitting the vehicles with luxurious interiors.

Most of the Zagato's were constructed with rounded front and tail treatments though near the end of the 200 produced, they experimented with a 'coda tronca' Kamm tail treatment.

Racing has always been important for most automobiles manufacturers and Alfa Romeo was beginning to realize that their engines would do well in competition since they were compact, lightweight, powerful, and durable. Though the board would not sanction a factory race program they did understand the importance of racing and how it is used to promote products.

In 1962 the Giulia range of cars, also know as the 105 series, were introduced and served as a replacement for the Giulietta. These were powered by 1570 cc engines and shared the same bodies of the Giulietta. The five speed manual gearbox was operated by a column mounted shift. The suspension was modified in the rear to improve handling but remained the same in the front.

Just like the Giulietta series, the Giulia came in multiple body-styles including the four-door berlina, spider, TZ, sprint, and Sprint Speciale.

With racing in mind, Alfa Romeo designed and built the TZ series. The TZ, meaning Tubolare Zagato, was outfitted with a light alloy body, tubular frame, disc brakes and independent suspension. The performance of the vehicle was amplified by its light body and responsive and effective handling. The large disc brakes provided excellent stopping power. Most of the parts were produced in the main factory in Portello. The building of the car, however, was entrusted to the head competitions engineer, Carlo Chiti of Autodelta based at Udine. The base 1570cc engine produced about 90 horsepower. The engine installed in the TZ competition cars produced around 170 horsepower. This boost in horsepower was made possible, in part, through twin-plug cylinder heads by Autodelta. To reduce weight and improve safety, the side glass windows were removed and replaced with Perspex.

Road cars were commonly given a single-plug cylinder head, leather interior, and retained their glass window.

In 1963 these lightweight and capable cars proved their potential by winning the FISA Cup. In nearly every competition event that these cars were entered, they provided podium finishes for their drivers. They were entered in events such as hill climbs, Sebring, the Targa Florio, Monza, Spa, Nurburgring, and LeMans.

About the Zagato company

Ugo Zagato was born on 25th of June 1890 in Gavello, between Padova and Ferrara. Childhood was poor and at the age of 15 he had to leave his hometown in order to find work in Cologne/Germany in a little company specialized in metalworking.

After his military service back in Italy he was hired as an apprentice by the Varesina bodyworks. Here he was exposed for the first time to concepts of car design - however still archaic or traditional derived from horse drawn carriages.

At the age of 25 during the first World War Ugo Zagato moved to Torino in order to work with Pomilio, an aircraft construction company. In the next four years he learned everything which should become so important for his later car design: new sophisticated techniques of light and robust construction.

"It's better to be a small boss than an important employee" With these words Ugo Zagato left the aircraft company at the peak of his career with the company. Not even the managing director was able to change his mind.
Being suddenly an entrepreneur rather than an employee, he started with five employees, relying on the 'old' construction principles, mainly modifying and improving 'ITALA' and 'DIATTO' sedans. The order books were full and the company moved to a larger site in 1923.

In the same year the first son, Elio Zagato was born and the ties to Alfa Romeo strengthened - several RL were already bodied and the Alfa Romeo RL SS spiders were admired and successful cars.

The second son, Gianni Zagato, was born in 1929.

The breakthrough of the company came with the extremely successful Alfa Romeo types 1500 6C and 1750 6C a cooperation between Vittorio Jano, then manager of Alfa's car design department and Zagato. Both cars became a legend and drivers like Giuseppe Campari, Giulio Ramponi, Tazio Nuvolari or Enzo Ferrari, just to name a few won several races like the Mille Miglia on the Jano designed and Zagato bodied cars. Zagato was able to produce up to two cars per day during peak of demand and congested production space was always a problem as was financial situation due to the lack of administration.

Nevertheless the 30's were very successful years for Zagato in terms of glory and international fame. In the 1938 Mille Miglia no less than 38 cars with Zagato bodies participated in the 750 cc and 1100 cc classes.

Cooperation with other car manufacturers than Alfa Romeo included LANCIA, FIAT and ISOTTA FRASCHINI.

During the war until August 1943, when the Zagato factory was destroyed by an air raid the company produced truck cabs.

With the end of the war in 1945 Ugo Zagato together with his sons immediately founded a new corporation 'La Zagato'. New premises were found at the outskirts of Milan.

After graduating in business administration in 1946 Elio Zagato became the administrator of the new company. It should be noted that Elio Zagato was also a successful racing driver.

Elio Zagato was the driving force in those important years of bringing the company back to fame and success. His racing experience influenced the development of many cars and led to the image of Zagato as a sports car body maker. In that time a new type of car was developed: The GT (Grand Touring) car which combines a standard production frame or platform with a sporty body.

A typical early and very beautiful example of a GT is the Fiat 8V Zagato. This car was a prestigious project which should bring Fiat, already a mass producer in the 'bread and butter'-car class, fame in the upper market segment. It was equipped with a V8-engine and bodywork was mainly done by Zagato. In 1955 Elio Zagato won the famous AVUS-race in Berlin on a Fiat 8V.

One of the first projects after the war was the development of the 'Panoramica' series of cars. The idea behind it was to enlarge the glass areas of a car up into the roof. While the bodies were aerodynamic they proofed to be comfortable, spacious and elegant. Among other makes mainly Fiat 1100's and Topolinos were converted into 'Panoramicas'.

The '50s were a glorious time for Zagato, order books were full and a lot of new ideas were developed. Two ideas need to be mentioned: The famous 'double bubble' and the truncated tail.

The 'double bubble' was the logical consequence out of the tendency to improve the aerodynamics of the cars. In order to improve the penetration and to reduce the drag the roof line of the cars were lowered. To allow enough headroom in the passenger compartment the 'double bubble' was invented. A side effect of this idea was a tougher roof structure, allowing to use lighter or thinner material which made the cars even more competitive.

To improve the aerodynamics of a car you either have to lengthen the tail with good effects on aerodynamics but not very pleasing effects for the eye - or you go the opposite way and cut the tail of a car.

The basics of this principle were found in the '20s and '30s by the German Wunibald Kamm, but it were Elio Zagato, Gianni Zagato and Zagatos most important designer Ercole Spada who really made use of this idea:

The Alfa Romeo Giulietta SZ was the first car making use of the truncated tail. The famous Alfa Romeo TZ1 and TZ2 and the Junior Zagato were based on the design principles of the Giulietta SZ.

Another project which added fame to the Zagato factory was a Formula 1 car: The famous and awesome Alfetta 159. The body was built in the Zagato factory. With this car Juan Manuel Fangio became world champion in 1951.

Co-operation was not only restricted to Alfa Romeo:

Lancia Aurelia, Appia, Flaminia, Flavia and Fulvia were available with the stylistic 'Z' on the body. The Lancia Fulvia Sport was in terms of production figures the most successful Zagato creation: 6970 cars left the premises in Terrazzano di Rho, the companies location since 1962.

Carlo Abarth had some of his fiercest little racers equipped with Zagato bodywork.

Fiats, Maseratis, Ferraris were in very limited numbers 'dressed by Zagato'

Non-Italian manufacturers included Aston Martin, Bristol, Rover, Jaguar and Volvo.

The production stop of the Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Junior Zagato marked the end of the glorious Zagato years. For years we could see design studies on various motorshows without any success. During the crisis Zagato was producing armored cars for the Italian government, electric golf cars and survived with the assembly of cars on contract basis, e.g. the Maserati Biturbo Spider.

In the recent years Aston Martin Vantage and Volante Zagato, Alfa Romeo SZ and SZ Spider and Alfa Romeo Roadster Zagato were promising projects with bigger production figures.

Special Spring Offer: Free Alfa Spider Model!

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During the months of May and June 2010 we give away a FREE Alfa Romeo Spider model with all orders with a value over € 50,--. The model you get for free is the Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto or the Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Veloce, both by MaxiCar in scale 1:43.
Be quick and start shopping; the offer is valid through June 2010 and as long as we have these Alfa models in stock!

Coming Soon: Alfa 184 T

2010-05-09T12:27:00.001-07:00

Coming soon to Alfa-Models.com: The Alfa Romeo 184T Formula One racing car by Spark Models in scale 1:43. Car nr. 23 was driven by Eddie Cheever and is the first to arrive in our shop. Car number 22, piloted by Riccardo Patrese will also be available shortly. For more information and video on the Alfa 184T, click here. To PRE-ORDER , send us an e-mail !

Alfa Romeo Keyring Biscione Green

2010-05-09T12:26:00.000-07:00

Alfa Romeo Keyring Biscione Green

Alfa Romeo GT

2010-05-09T12:24:00.000-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the 2004 Alfa Romeo GT.

Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

2010-05-09T12:20:00.001-07:00

AutoArt die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT Monza

2010-05-06T02:19:00.003-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT that won the 1000 km of Monza in 1974 with drivers Merzario and Andretti.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT Le Mans 1973

2010-05-06T02:19:00.001-07:00

M4 die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT Le Mans 1973.
This car was entered by Escuderia Brescia Corse for the 1973 Le Mans 24h race and was driven by Carlo Facetti, "Pam" & Teodoro Zeccoli. The trio managed a 15th place with a total of 299 laps to their name.

Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT 12

2010-05-06T02:18:00.001-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33.3 TT 12 that raced the 1000 km at the Nürburgring in 1975. Jochen Mass, partnered with Jody Scheckter in the third Alfa, bolted to an early lead, but the Alpine-Renault soon whistled by. The French entry led until turbo problems set in, which left the Alfa and Mirage teams to fight for the trophy. The Mass/Sheckter car experienced brake problems and faded to sixth

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale

2010-05-06T02:17:00.001-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale that raced the 1968 Targa Florio.

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Autodelta

2010-05-06T02:16:00.001-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV Autodelta that raced the Giro d'Italia in 1979 with drivers Brambilla, Pregliasco and Reisoli.

Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm

2010-05-06T02:15:00.002-07:00

Atlas die cast model of the Alfa Romeo 2000 GTAm driven by Facetti and Hezemans at the 24 hour race at Spa in 1971. The car finished 1st in its class and 3rd overall.

Poster Alfa Romeo GTA Nürburgring 1972

2010-05-06T02:15:00.000-07:00

Reproduction poster of the Alfa Romeo GTA 1300 Junior at the Nürburgring, European touringcar champion 1971-1972.

Poster La Giulia Che Vince

2010-05-06T02:14:00.001-07:00

Reproduction poster of the famous Alfa Romeo ad.

Size: 70 cm x 100 cm

Alfa Romeo Milano Sew On Patch (BIG)

2010-05-06T02:13:00.000-07:00

Really BIG Alfa Romeo Sew On Patch. Size: 245 mm

Alfa Romeo Base Ball Cap

2010-05-06T02:12:00.000-07:00

Alfa Romeo Base Ball Cap:

Alfa Romeo Tire Valve Caps

2010-05-06T02:11:00.000-07:00

Set of four tire valve caps with Alfa Romeo logo:

Alfa Romeo Montreal 1970

2010-05-06T02:09:00.001-07:00

Die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Montreal by Auto Art. Really beautiful scale model of the V8 Alfa of the seventies. Every detail is correct; wheels, interior, engine, etc. Doors, bootlid and bonnet can be opened; even the louvres at the headlights can be dropped down. A must have for all Montreal enthusiast.

Now in our shop: The Reasonably Priced Car

2010-04-23T13:31:00.000-07:00

Now available in our Alfa Romeo Scale Model Shop: die cast model of the Alfa Romeo Giulia 1600 Super. The 'reasonably priced car' here at Alfa-Models.com; surprisingly good value for money for a 1:24 scale model! This Giulia model should be in every Alfa Romeo collection!

Visit the best Alfa Romeo Scale Model website at http://www.alfa-models.com. Clear pictures, 360 degree view, original video footage of Alfa Romeo and much more!
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We also have Alfa Romeo merchandise and sew on patches.

Signed Fan Card Giovanardi

2010-04-07T13:23:00.000-07:00

Now in our shop: A signed fan card of Fabrizio Giovanardi!

Take al ook in our shop!
Alfa Romeo Alfa 155.

Brabham with Alfa Romeo engine and Carlos Reutemann

2010-04-02T04:02:00.000-07:00

intage 1975 photo Carlos Reutemann / Carlos Pace - Alfa Romeo Brabham F1 BT45B - Balocco - 512 1940.

This is a vintage & original 1975 photo of Carlos Pace in the then-new Brabham with Alfa Romeo engine and Carlos Reutemann in the 1940 Alfa Romeo 512 racer.
The photo was taken at Alfa Romeo's test track "Balocco" in preparation of the 1976 season in which Brabham would run the Alfa Romeo 3.0 liter F12 engine.
It measures some 6.75 x 5 inches (17 x 13 cm) and is black & white.
This is a vintage print, i.e. printed shortly after the original image was captured on film.

Only 1 (ONE) available.

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Alfa Romeo Posters

2010-04-02T04:00:00.000-07:00

Poster of the 1999 Spettacolo Sportivo, the Dutch Alfa Romeo Club event.

Measures 62 cm x 44 cm, condition: MINT.

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Alfa Romeo Logo Polo Shirt

2010-04-02T03:57:00.000-07:00

Easy to wear, 100% cotton pique knit polo shirt.
Embroidred classic Alfa Romeo logo on the left chest and the Italian flag embroidered on the right sleeve.

Available in size M.

This is of course official Alfa Romeo Merchandise.

Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV (1st series)

2010-02-20T04:20:00.000-08:00

New in our shop: Die-cast model of the Alfa Romeo 1750 GTV 1st series in scale 1:18 by AutoArt.

Without doubt, the finest scale model of the Alfa 1750 GTV available today. Correct in every detail, including the very remarkable 1st series front seats. Only the right-hand-drive version is available! Take a full 360° look at the 1750 GTV in our shop. (also available in white LHD).

Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2.0 (2nd series)

2010-02-20T04:14:00.000-08:00

New in our shop: Die-cast model of the Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2.0 in scale 1:18 by AutoArt.

Every detail is correct on this scale model, except for one windscreen wiper arm. The interior even has real 'carpeting' and the doors have windows. Take a full look at this amazing scale model of the Alfetta GTV in our shop!

Alfa 156 WTCC 2006 and 2007

2010-02-15T02:01:00.000-08:00

Die-cast scale models of the championship winners of the 2006 World Touring Car Championship. Now available in our shop, separate or both cars. The cars of the 2007 championship are also available.

Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina

2010-02-15T01:52:00.000-08:00

Now available, die-cast scale model of the Alfa Romeo 2000 Berlina by M4 in scale 1:43. We have this fine model in four different trims. Check it out on our website.

Alfa Romeo history

2010-02-14T14:01:00.000-08:00

Alfa Romeo was founded as Società Anonima Italiana Darracq (SAID) in 1906 by the French automobile firm of Alexandre Darracq. The firm's initial location was in Naples, but even before the construction of the planned factory had started, Darracq decided late in 1906 that Milan would be a more suitable location and accordingly a tract of land was acquired in the Milan suburb of Portello, where a new factory of 6,700 square metres was erected. Late 1909, the Italian Darracq cars were selling slowly and Stella, with the other Italian co-investors, founded a new company named A.L.F.A. (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili), initially still in partnership with Darracq. The first non-Darracq car produced by company was the 1910 24 HP, designed by Giuseppe Merosi. Merosi would go on to design a series of new A.L.F.A. cars, with more powerful engines (40-60 HP). An advanced Grand Prix car was designed and built, the GP1914 which featured a four cylinder, double overhead camshafts, four valves per cylinder and twin ignition. However, World War I halted automobile production at A.L.F.A. for three years. In August 1915 the company came under the direction of Nicola Romeo, who converted the factory to produce military hardware for the Italian and Allied war efforts. Car production was resumed in 1919. In 1920, the name of the company was changed to Alfa Romeo with the Torpedo 20-30 HP as the first car to carry the Alfa Romeo badge. Giuseppe Merosi continued as head designer, and the company continued to produce road cars as well as successful race cars (including the 40-60 HP and the RL Targa Florio). In 1923 Vittorio Jano was lured away from Fiat, thanks to the persuasion of Alfa racing driver Enzo Ferrari, to replace Merosi as chief designer at Alfa Romeo. The first Alfa Romeo designed by Jano was the P2 Grand Prix car, which won Alfa Romeo the world championship for Grand Prix cars in 1925. For Alfa road cars Jano developed a series of small-to-medium-displacement 4, 6, and 8 cylinder inline power plants based on the P2 unit that established the classic architecture of Alfa engines, with light alloy construction, hemispherical combustion chambers, centrally-located plugs, two rows of overhead valves per cylinder bank and dual overhead cams. In the end of 1932 Alfa Romeo was taken over by the government. Alfa became an instrument of Mussolini's Italy, a national emblem. During this period Alfa Romeo built vehicles for the wealthy, with the bodies normally built by Touring of Milan or Pinin Farina like the legendary Alfa Romeo 2900B Type 35 racers.

Welcome to the all new Alfa Romeo models blog!

2010-02-14T13:59:00.000-08:00

First post!
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