Franco Angelini -Il "Mago" di Roma
Franco Angelini (*1933, † 2012)
Franco Angelini, known as "Il Mago" (The Wizard) of Rome—one of the most prominent figures in the field of tuning and preparing Alfa Romeo cars for racing purposes.
Franco Angelini (*1933, † 2012)
Introducing one of the most famous legends of the Milanese brand Alfa Romeo is probably unnecessary, but still... in today's test, we have a rare opportunity to take a thorough look at and also drive an original GTA 1300 Junior version.Only 500 units of these cars—featuring bodywork made from a magnesium-aluminum alloy called Peraluman 25—were...
It was 1997 when the Frankfurt Motor Show unveiled one of the most beautiful cars of its era to the public—the new Alfa Romeo 156. Penned at Centro Stile Alfa under the direction of Walter de Silva, the car captured immense attention from the very first moment, and for good reason. The vehicle was the absolute embodiment of the Italian ...
Have you looked around supermarket parking lots lately? Did you notice the same thing I did? Most of today's car production is manufactured and bought in 50 shades of grey. Eighty percent of the cars you see are white, grey, silver, or black. And yet, we used to say how grey times were in the past. They weren't. At...
I have perhaps never experienced a car that evokes as much internal conflict in me as the Lancia Thesis. It is a vehicle so specific, in both good and bad ways, that it could hardly be more so.
In the 1980s, Alfa Romeo was in a critical state. As a state-owned enterprise, it struggled with heavy financial losses and constant labor strikes; a question mark hung over its very survival. Ultimately, there was no other solution but to move under the wing of the giant known as FIAT. Most customers and fans of the brand were deeply disappointed...
Alfa Romeo 75 Turbo Evoluzione IMSA
If someone told me I could choose only one car in the world to own, I wouldn't hesitate for a second. My answer would be immediate: the Alfa Romeo GT Junior. With the "Scalino" suffix and a production year prior to 1968. That much is clear. However, if the second question were about the color, I'd start to falter....
The Alfa GTV6, along with the Alfa 75, could be described as the ultimate evolution of the "Alfetta" concept, known as the Type 116. Its roots trace back to 1972 with the launch of the Alfa Romeo Alfetta Berlina—initially as a 1.8, later a 1.6, and finally the 2.0 QO (Quadrifoglio Oro) version. All these factory models had...