Alfa Romeo

by David Owen

Published 15 November 1993
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.