Alfa Romeo Montreal, The Essential Companion by Bruce Taylor
Alfa Romeo Montreal – The dream car that came true by Bruce Taylor
By Pete Vack
All photos courtesy of author and publisher
The Online Magazine for Italian and French Classic Car Enthusiasts
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Alfa Romeo Montreal, The Essential Companion by Bruce Taylor
Alfa Romeo Montreal – The dream car that came true by Bruce Taylor
By Pete Vack
All photos courtesy of author and publisher
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Alfa Romeo Spider
312 pages, 226 black and white photographs and 30 colour photographs.
Size: 25,7 x 22,9 cm Weight: 1,6 kg
Language: English – German
Author: Patrick Dasse
ISBN 978-3-87166-126-6
Free shipping within Germany.
79 Euros
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Review by Pete Vack
As summer is coming, temps up and tops down, for the next Patrick Dasse 105 Alfa book we chose the Spider, aka, the Duetto, 1600, 1300, 1750 and 2000, built from 1966 to 1975. [Read more…] about Alfa Romeo Spider, 105 Book Review
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While Paul Wilson is showing VeloceToday readers how he handcrafted a unique body for his 6C2500 chassis, this book in the 105 Series, Alfa Romeo Arese, shows us modern production methods, circa 1963, to make an Alfa Giulia, and provides an interesting contrast of traditional and modern Alfa Romeo construction techniques. (Scroll down to see photos.) [Read more…] about Building an Alfa Romeo Giulia
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Review by Pete Vack
At only 192 pages, this is one of the slimmer volumes of Patrick Dasse’s set of books on the Alfa Romeo 105 series, and the third book we have reviewed. It covers one of the rarest and most important of the Alfa 105 series, a car that heralded the end of an era at Alfa’s long-time partner, Zagato. (read article). [Read more…] about Alfa Romeo Junior Z: 105 Series Book Review
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Book 2 of 7 volumes on the Tipo 105
This is detail: a single book of 262 pages focusing ONLY on the Tipo 105 Alfas produced with right hand drive. Every model is described, most with a list of changes from the previous model. Variations in the types of dashboards, interiors, engines and bodywork are, in many cases, illustrated. The exceptions are the rare GTC model and the RHD version of the Montreal, for which there are no photos. [Read more…] about 105 Alfas, Take Two: The Right Hookers
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Alfa Romeo Berlina
216 pages with 131 black and white photos and 47 color photos
Dimensions: 25.7 x 22.9 cm
Weight: 1.3 kg
Language: English – German
Author: Patrick Dasse
ISBN 978-3-87166-067-2
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The other day we received a book, the Alfa Romeo Berlina, from Hamburg, Germany. I was hoping for a while that we wouldn’t be adding many more volumes to the Alfa bookshelf. And, does the world need another book about the Alfa Berlina? In this case, yes. [Read more…] about Alfa Berlina Book Review
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Review by Pete Vack
Even after all these years the site of an Alfa Romeo 1600 GTA can get one’s heart pounding. It was arguably the ultimate street Alfa of the 60s, and unlike the GTZ 1 or 2, the GT Alleggerita somehow seemed within reach. But it really wasn’t, for they were too few, too wanted, too expensive and too raced. Which made us want one even more. [Read more…] about Alfa GTA Book Reviewed
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La Passione 6C2300-6C2500 Alfa Romeo 1934-1953
Hardbound, 357 pages, 550 color photos 11 x 9.5 inches
Author: H.-J.Döhren
English and German
ISBN 978-3-00-063184-9
Alfa Point 2019
From Europe, order here:https://www.millenove.de/buecher-bestellen
From U.S. order from don@bugattibooks.com at 941-727-8667
Oh, those big ugly monsters we used to hate. We were never quite sure of what they were, this or that, somewhere between the superlative 8Cs and the diminutive Giuliettas and yet not quite 1900s. And in fact the 6C2300/2500 cars which are the focus of H.-J. Döhren’s latest book, were not made for young middle class post war car enthusiasts, but as one of the most expensive cars on the market, they were boulevardiers designed for the classiest and richest of clients who could appreciate the coachwork, revel in the size and luxury, and own the latest in automotive technology from DOHC engines to full four wheel independent suspension. No fools they. [Read more…] about La Passione 6C2300-6C2500 Alfa Romeo
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From the Archives, September, 2012
Millenove ALFA ROMEO 1900
Author: H.-J. Döhren
320 pages, 25 x 28 cm hardcover format, printed on 150 g/m² art paper, with about 700 large format illustrations
From Europe, order here: https://www.millenove.de/buecher-bestellen
From U.S. order from don@bugattibooks.com at 941-727-8667
This review covers the first edition. The second edition of this successful work has been completely revised, many photos exchanged and the layout has also been improved.
There has been a gap in the Alfa Romeo bookshelf for many years, right between the 6C2500 and Alfa Disco Volante. A small gap but a huge subject, for the missing model is nothing less than the car that saved Alfa Romeo and set the path for the manufacturer’s ultimate post war success, the Giulietta. The 1900 (aka Millenove—which is a shortened version of the Italian for nineteenhundred) served as a bridge from Alfa Romeo’s glorious prewar past, to the exciting future that lay ahead. Its success was crucial to the survival of Alfa Romeo. [Read more…] about Alfa Millenove Reviewed, Alfa 1900 Remembered
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Alfa Romeo TZ-TZ2 Born to Win
Author: Vito Witting da Prato
ISBN 978-88-7911-641-1
Language: English
Dimensions: about 24,3 x 27 cm Hardcover, no jacket
Pages: 214 pages
Publisher: Giorgio Nada Editore
Price (approximate) $90
Review by Pete Vack and Graham Earl
All photos from the book
Let’s put it this way: If the editor of VeloceToday was to write, commission, publish or even think about, a book about the Alfa TZ/TZ2, the table of contents might read something like this: [Read more…] about Book Review by Two: Alfa Romeo TZ-TZ2, Born to Win
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Alfa Romeo: View from the Mouth of the Dragon by S. Scott Callan
A Velocity Group publication
Hardback, leather bound, 369 pages
34 engineering illustrations 30 illustrations of Alfa Romeos,
56 color photographs, and film frames of the races between the wars.
Order via http://www.gearshift.com/library/TheNewBook.html
Price, $395 USD plus shipping
Review by Pete Vack
Take two luxurious leather covers, add a masterful binding and between those physical constraints, one can let the imagination soar. For a book can be many things, free from formal rules, modified to create a theme or idea or concept, a technical dissertation or a work of art or both at the same time. When reviewing a book such as this, one needs to allow the author to capture that promise of imagination. [Read more…] about Book Review: Alfa Romeo: View from the Mouth of the Dragon
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Simon Moore has recently completed his third…and perhaps last…volumes on the pre-war Alfa Romeos.
The Magnificent Monopostos, Alfa Romeo Grand Prix Cars, 1923 to 1951 is now available now from him directly at gpalfabook@gmail.com. ISBN number is 978-0-9820774-2-9 (for two volume set in slip case)
As most everyone knows, his venture into Alfa history began with the incredible book, The Immortal 2.9 which was followed by the The Legendary 2.3. Both were exceptional works, detailing the subject cars and tracing each one, serial number by serial number. Simon’s first book won the coveted Cugnot Award from the Society of Automotive Historians in 1986. The Legendary 2.3 covering the 8C2300 and Monza was awarded the Prix Bellecour in France in 2000. The 2.9 book has since been completely rewritten and a Revised Edition was published in 2008. Both books are still available from Parkside Publications. [Read more…] about Simon Moore and The Magnificent Monopostos