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The number of motor manufacturers who have made truly great cars is very small and those who have survived until the present day can be numbered on one hand. If a list was compiled one thing is certain, that every motoring con¬noisseur would include the name Alfa Romeo. Michael Frostick, with th..

Alfa Romeo is a name which conjures in the mind visions of a great past, littered with great names and great deeds. And, of course, it does have a history embellished with racing trophies and lists of victories which are the envy of industry and sport alike. But Alfa Romeo's main aim has always ..

This is the story of a particular Alfa Romeo model range that was the car to beat in competition, in races such as Targa Florio and the Mille Miglia. The 6c enjoyed a lengthy reign at the top, with the crack drivers of the day running private entries if they were unable to secure a works drive, rath..

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Today’s Grand Prix are dominated by Ferrari, but the achievement of this Italian team is nothing to the success achieved by Alfa Romeo more than fifty years before, with a single car. That car was the Alfa Romeo 158 or Alfetta. It raced successfully in the years before World War 2, in the peri..

This is the involving story of the cars and of the man who put his name on the bonnet. Sydney Allard was, first and foremost, an enthusiast with a particular love of ‘big’ engines cars. He was the forerunner of others such as Briggs Cunning ham and Carroll Shelby who also discovered the fun of produ..

This book gives a complete account of Sydney Allard’s career, from amateur trials driver to internationally known racing and rally driver; from builder of hand made specials to manufacturer of specialist sports cars and touring cars. Tom Lush recalls the difficulties which faced specialist manufactu..

The Alvis Speed models of the 1930s were and still are among the most desirable high-performance cars of their decade. Less expensive than the Bentley or Lagonda, classier than the SS Jaguar, and more advanced than any of them, the Alvis earned a special cachet as the sporting gentleman motorist's f..

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From its launch in 1950 to its demise in 1967 the Alvis Three Litre enjoyed a deserved reputation for effortless performance, exceptional surefootedness and stability, and irreproachable quality of construction. It was considered a rather exclusive car, coming as it did from a maker whose products a..