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1968 Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale: Dancing-in-the-street version of a prototype
1961-1970 | Alfa Romeo | Italy | V-8

1968 Alfa Romeo T33 Stradale: Dancing-in-the-street version of a prototype

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek February 1, 1999; republished by the author Like a persistent back-seat driver, the 2.0-liter V8 yammers incessantly. Sucking air and high test spritzed into the velocity stacks I can see in the rear-view mirror,…

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta by Bertone: Driving the Bertone-Alfa that never was
1951-1960 | Alfa Romeo | I-4 | Italy

Alfa Romeo Giulietta by Bertone: Driving the Bertone-Alfa that never was

History/driving impression originally published in AutoWeek February 13, 1986 Condensation gathered on the windshield, but the soggy mist was not enough to justify wipers. Even so, the droplets, propelled by the wind of the Alfa’s forward progress, crept up and…

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Alfa Romeo GTA: Less is more
1961-1970 | Alfa Romeo | I-4 | Italy

Alfa Romeo GTA: Less is more

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek April 14, 1986 There is not much to the interior of an Alfa Romeo GTA. Memory fails all but the most important details, things like highly legible gauges, the Alfa-typical dogleg shifter, the Connelly-leather…

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Alfa Giulia Spider: Simpatico never was more Italian
1961-1970 | Alfa Romeo | I-4 | Italy

Alfa Giulia Spider: Simpatico never was more Italian

History/driving impressions originally published in AutoWeek March 11, 1985 There is something there that loves an Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider. There is an aura, a certain magic, even in the words, that arouses emotion, a definable affection that can be…

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1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900 B: Champ of the Mille Miglia
1921-1940 | Alfa Romeo | I-8

1938 Alfa Romeo 8C2900 B: Champ of the Mille Miglia

History originally published in AutoWeek July 18, 1983 Wedged in the passenger seat as Bill Serri works the Alfa, cutting crisp vintage holes through the workaday traffic of the New Jersey that lies across the river from Philadelphia, it’s not…

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Alfa Romeo Montreal: Yesterday’s Tomorrow
1971-1980 | Alfa Romeo | Italy | V-8

Alfa Romeo Montreal: Yesterday’s Tomorrow

History originally published in AutoWeek September 19, 1983 You can have it either way with the Alfa Romeo Montreal: you can hate it for what it isn’t, or you can love it for what it isn’t. There are people who…

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Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale: Special Indeed
1951-1960 | Alfa Romeo | I-4 | Italy

Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale: Special Indeed

Originally published in Autoweek, September 13, 1982 Walk around the car. Watch the light work on it, cascade over the body like the ripples of a Disney-animated waterfall. Watch’s reflections slide over the fender, slip down into the trough between…

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Alfa Romeo Junior Zagatp
1971-1980 | Alfa Romeo | I-4 | Italy

1971 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato: Senior approves

Originally published in AutoWeek, August 30, 1982 1971 Alfa Romeo Junior Zagato; photos by John Matras Lippity clip. Lip. Clip. The Alfa skips down Penny Grove Road, an ancient wooded path paved only as an afterthought. It’s so narrow that…

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