Almost from the beginning, the qualities which have characterized the Alfa Romeo marque and made it successful have been due above all to its splendid engines. This book tells the story of how they were developed to produce one of motoring's greatest names, both on the road and race track. The book covers competition and road cars and recalls how Alfa Romeo have repeatedly overcome difficulties to go on to even bigger and better things. Shows how the lessons learned on the track have been successfully applied to production cars. Features exciting racing anecdotes on some of the sport's most famous names, including Ascari and Nuvolari.
- ISBN10 1859606288
- ISBN13 9781859606285
- Publish Date 1 September 1999 (first published 15 November 1993)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 11 June 2005
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Haynes Manuals Inc
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 160
- Language English