Alfa Romeo Sporting Saloons [Illustrated] [Paperback]

John Tipler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Sutton's Photographic History of Transport | Publication Date: October 1999

This is a collection of informatively captioned photographs detailing the birth and development of Alfa Romeo saloon cars. Indeed, back in the 1950s and 60s, they were perceived as the benchmark sports saloons and set the pace long before the arrival of such other sporting models as those from the BMW 3-series. This book follows the story of Alfa Romeo from the early days of production in 1910, through a multitude of racing successes, to the company's emergence as a builder of world-class sports and touring machines in the 1950s. John Tipler explores the development of the four-door saloon cars during the 1950s and 60s, from the 1900 Giulietta, Giulia TI and Super Berlinas to the Alfetta and Alfasud saloons of the 1970s and the 33 and 75 models of the 1980s. The author also describes the new generation of cars, which emerged in the 1990s, including the striking 156 that instantly gained the coveted Car of the Year Award.

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John Tipler is an automobile historian.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing; illustrated edition edition (October 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0750920785
• ISBN-13: 978-0750920780
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,613,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars Essentially an under-sized coffee table book., September 21, 1999

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This review is from: Alfa Romeo Sporting Saloons (Paperback)

Essentially an under-sized coffee table book whose content, contrary to the title, spends an equal amount of time on coupes. The majority of text is taken up by an obligatory history in the beginning and is largely made up of picture bylines. Disappointing.

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Book., February 2, 2011

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This review is from: Alfa Romeo Sporting Saloons (Paperback)

Contrary to "A Customers" review above, I'm highly impressed with this book. Why? First of all, the author is just a wealth of information on all things Alfa Romeo. You'll learn a lot about the brand and its cars from reading this book. Second, the quality of the photographs, paper, and binding are very high. Especially the photographs. I don't know where he got them all, but most I've never seen before, and I've read over a dozen Alfa Romeo books. Sure there's a lot in the book about coupes, but so what? To an Alfisti, that's a good thing. The more the better. This book's a keeper. Get it while you can.