In June of this year, Alfa will turn 110 years old. Over that period, as you would expect, a few different organizations have called Alfa their own. Alfa was first started and owned by a consortium of Milanese businessmen, then rescued by Nicola Romeo, then nationalized by Mussolini, then sold by the government to FIAT and […]
DT’s Italian Week Continues: We all have hidden secret desires. Things that we like, but don’t admit to our friends. Yours, yes you dear reader, is watching that video of Britney Spears belt out Oops I Did It Again in her red vinyl body suit, but mine is worse. Far worse. You see…I have a […]
Getting old is a bitch and having too many needy Alfa Romeo’s can put a real damper on one’s golden years. Today’s seller has a trio of Alfa’s that are all interdependent on one another to make one decent ride. The 3.0 Milano Verde is the most valuable car of the of the bunch and […]
The Alfa Romeo Milano was the last car fully developed before Fiat’s takeover of the company from the Italian govt in 1986. Milano sedans are known for their bizarre non symmetrical styling cues. The Milano was the final iteration of the Alfa type 116 transaxle cars (last weeks Alfetta turbo). They sell for pennies on the […]
The 75 (or Milano as it was known in the US market) was Alfa’s last true rear-drive executive sedan, or it was until the launch of the recent Giulia sedan. But it was the last rear-drive sedan from Alfa Romeo before they were acquired by Fiat, so it’s got that going for it… Find this 1987 […]
There is something to be said about driving a car that performs like a racehorse but looks like a goat. You can have your fun on the out on the twisties and park as close as you want tat the supermarket. The downside might be that look back you do as you walk away from […]
Win on Sunday, sell on Monday. At least that is the rationale given for factory racing programs, especailly those that race sedans. Of course the racecar might look a little different than the showroom floor version (because areo) But then that is what aftermarket body kits are for. Find this 1988 Alfa Romeo Milano Verde […]
The Milano was release in the US to give buyers the option of procuring something less pretentious than an E30, having more soul than a Mercedes 190E, yet slightly less eccentric than a Peugeot 505 Turbo, all while spending less. Find this 1987 Alfa Romeo Milano for sale in Leesburg, VA for a mere $900 […]
As late model European sports cars of various questionable pedigree start to take off in value (driven by the investor/collector) there is money to be made in keeping one step ahead of the crowd. Most everything with an M badge or the Stuttgart crest is already overpriced, so perhaps it is time to look at […]
The first four leaf clover (Quadrifoglio) appeared on an Alfa Romeo driven by Ugo Sivocci for the 1923 Targa Florio — he came in first place. At a subsequent event in Monza, Signore Sivocci did not decorate his car with the green leaf over a white square, and he tragically lost his life. Future Alfa […]