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Alfa Romeo's former test track in Balocco, Italy has hosted some of the most achingly beautiful cars in history. It is also where TRC OFF found this Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione dressed up like the Duke boys' Dodge Charger. Who would do this? More »
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Jeremy Clarkson has famously contended that you cannot be a true "petrolhead" until you've owned an Alfa. For those of us in America, this presents an issue as old Alfas are increasingly few and far between. We've found one automotive answer to this problem that although strange should be expected—a Miata. More »
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If you're wondering why car nuts love the snow, this is why. We all dream of drifting through deserted roads, engine singing with the rear wheels spinning. This Alfa Romeo 75 Twin Spark looks like a perfect winter companion. More »
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If you were looking for a sports car in the early 1960s it appears Coyle-Hampton Motors in El Cerrito, Ca wouldn't have been a bad place to start. We can't find one item on their lot that wasn't a little bit interesting or exotic even when it was a used car. More »
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This is why we live in the best time for driving. The roads are restricted, gas is expensive and cars are becoming numbing transportation pods, but you can buy a BMW E30 or an Alfa GTV6 for peanuts and go tear up twisting country roads whenever you have a free weekend. More »
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Dodge will resurrect the Dart name for its new Alfa Romeo-based compact car, set to debut at next month's Detroit Auto Show. The Dart will be the first Alfa Romeo-based Chrysler production car introduced in the United States. Arrivederci Caliber! More »
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When the Alfa Romeo brand returns to the U.S. somewhere around 2013, it'll be a version of the Giulietta hatch leading the way. Naturally, before they get here, they'll have to stand up to Michigan highways. More »
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The number 33 appears, unexplained, on the side of Rolling Rock beer bottles. It's also the name of both Alfa's gorgeous 33 Stradale and today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe 33 Sportwagon. The latter can better the Stradale in carrying home cases of Latrobe's finest, but should it also carry a lower price? More »
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What are these models arguing about? Probably the heat. Did I mention it was about 375 degrees F in that hall? It was so hot the models were getting cranky. But still, the Alfa Romeo 4C concept looked promising, even in its new silver-hued skin. More »
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Welcome to another episode of "Because Swedecar [UPDATE: Make that Because Finncar.] Today we're examining a take on the 1930s roadster aesthetic, whose engine has eight spark plugs. (Of course, it also only has four cylinders.) Without further ado, here's the, er, Alfa Romeo hot rod. More »
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This Sunday will mark the 75th anniversary of the Hungarian Grand Prix, an event held since…1986. Fifty years before Formula One came to the Hungaroring, there was a Grand Prix race in downtown Budapest with 100,000 people in attendance. The Silver Arrows came. Scuderia Ferrari came. Three-quarters of a century later, we took a walk around Népliget Circuit’s beautiful, abandoned curves. More »
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Toiling away will never be like flogging a classic GT at 11/10ths, but a line of seats inspired by classic sports cars' butt-buckets may make doing that presentation just a bit less sucky. More »
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Connoisseurs of vintage Top Gear clips will know that parallel parking a big, mid-engined Italian supercar—say, a Lamborghini Countach—is a chore. The same cannot be said of big, mid-engined Italian race cars, like this Alfa Romeo 33/2. And when its owner was kind enough to accept a hand, Jalopnik was there to help. More »
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Many of us are already fans of rally racing, but driver Jeff Zurschmeide says if you're interested in motorsports at all, rallying should be at the top of your must-see list. Here's why. — Ed. More »
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After being somewhat unappreciated in the collector car world for decades Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciales have skyrocketed in value over the past few years. One look at this beautiful red example currently on Ebay and it isn't hard to see why. More »
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If like us, you'd lost track/hope/interest in exactly how Alfa Romeo would return to the United States, here's a handy graphic version. The 4C arrives in 2012, then we get some Giulietta and...a crossover SUV. How Italian. More »
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Had the Lamborghini Miura not been invented, Franco Scaglione’s Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale from 1967 would be the sexiest car ever built. Here, in this 5-photo series, we attempt to find an angle on it that sucks. Sadly, the Alfa is semi-obscured by a tarp and a McLaren F1 on the first photo. In our search for design fail, please move on to the second image. More »
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Dutch artist and car nut Diederick Kraaijeveld creates ridiculously accurate photorealistic mosaics out of salvaged wood that's already painted (he doesn't paint them). He also does household items (and Steve McQueen), but his cars are spectacular. More »
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Alfa Romeo enthusiasts in the United States have been waiting for the resurrection of the brand for decades, egged on by numerous deadlines from Fiat that were later pulled. Alfa owner Bradley Price says enough is enough. — Ed. More »
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If you can't make the Paris showing of 17 classic vehicles from designer Ralph Lauren's collection for the typical reasons — busy summer polo schedule, breaking in a new yacht captain, etc., etc. — you can at least hear them. More »
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The sound of its mid-mounted 2.5-liter V8 at 9,600 rpm may be lost, but the Tipo 33/2 is brutal and beautiful even in black and white, frozen mid-air. Clearly from the stone age of aerodynamics, the car was assigned to Mario Casoni, Nino Vaccarella, and Iganzio Giunti for the 1968 Nürburgring 1000 Km, but it was withdrawn before the race. Giunti and Vaccarella drove two other 33/2’s to 5th and 10th place, respectively, Giunti taking a class win. More »
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This video of the Zagato TZ3 Stradale — the Viper-based Alfa Romeo tribute that will have a production run of nine vehicles — just goes to prove that wolf whistling at your computer sends the wrong message at the coffee shop. More »
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You've heard of the Flying Dutchman? Did you know he had an Alfa Romeo GTV with an extra V6 tucked in behind the seats? More »
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Everyone's late to the party, reporting today the Alfa Romeo 4C hits U.S. shores in 2012 — like it's new news. Maybe last week! Obviously, this is one car that you know we'll stay on top of. Or behind. More »
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Here it is folks, the compact little brother supercar foretold by the prophecies — the Alfa Romeo 4C Concept. It's like an Alfa Romeo 8C "Mini Me." The good news? It's so sexy that I want to make love to it. The even better news? Alfa Romeo's building it in 2012. Do want. Badly. More »
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We're not aware of the Alfa Romeo Brera ever having competed in Paris-Dakar, but if it did it would naturally be grayed out like those ash-covered cars parked downwind of Mount St. Helens. More »
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The Alfa Romeo 4C GTA concept's bound for Geneva, but our Greek friends seem to think the hopefully 2uettottanta-inspired roadster will debut on Valentines Day. Why? The company asked them to not mention details of the car until then. [AutoBlog.gr] More »
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An Alfa Romeo 159 falls victim to students laying waste to Rome in the name of protesting against Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi. While 159's are fairly common in Europe, it's still a sad sight. Photo Credit: AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia More »
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Before CDs and iPods, music was sold on records and tapes, and a common vinyl format was the 33 RPM LP. Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe Alfa Romeo 33 is uncommon, but it might make some beautiful music. More »
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Walter de'Silva, head of Volkswagen design, has reinterpreted a Leica camera to the tune of $26,500. He's not the first car designer to venture into camera design. In the red corner is Giorgetto Giugiaro of Nikon and supercar fame. More »
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There is some serious pattern matching here, accentuated by the stripes on the car highlighting the barely functional slats behind the doors. But who cares? It’s a Montreal! Fun fact: no Alfa Romeo Montreal was ever sold in Montreal. More »
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We anointed Pete Krehbiel the "Real Most Interesting Man In The World" after he managed to legally import a Ford Focus RS. Now an admittedly hungover Krebs emailed us details of his latest conquest: a basketcase Lancia Stratos replica. More »
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Welcome back to Garage of Horror, where we share your worst wheeled experiences. Today's installment: Classic love stories about classic marques! More »
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Designed by Franco Scaglione, and built by Carrozzeria Marazzi, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale made its debut in 1967 at Turin. Only 18 (plus three design studies) of the drop-dead gorgeous sports car were reportedly made. [Auto123 via GearsandMonkeys] More »
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If you've ever played Circuit de Catalunya in Forza 3, just imagine doing the same in a real, well-worn Alfa. Glorious. [formfreu] More »
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