The Type 916 Alfa Romeo Spider was a replacement for the ancient Type 105 Spider (1966-1993) that was released for the 1995 model year. It lost the old school longitudinal-engine rear-drive setup in favor of a more contemporary transverse-engine front-drive setup which made purists fume…but the styling (by Enrico Fumia) was gorgeous and it won […]
If the marketing wanks at Hallmark are able to make up fake holidays, then we here at DT are equally qualified to create opportunities for commerce and profit. Therefore, I declare today, the day after Mother’s Day to be henceforth known furthermore as “Fiat Munday”. And YES, the spelling is “Munday” to differentiate it from […]
Post WWII saw European automobile manufacturers racing to develop and produce economy cars for the general population. Getting people moving throughout Europe again was a top priority and viewed as healthy for the economy. Many offerings were rear engine air-cooled models, but none were revered as much as the Fiat 500. Find this 1971 Fiat […]
The Alfa Romeo GTV and Spider we re-launched in 1995 on a modified version of the Fiat tipo due (type 2) platform (also found under the Fiat Brava/Bravo/Marea/Multipla) and borrowed suspension from the Alfa 155. Styling was done by Enrico Fumia at Pininfarina which resulted in a design gorgeous and sexy, but not without questionable elements […]