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Fantastic Alfa Romeo (Motorbooks Intl)

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Greggio and Bacchi have assembled, photographed and praised 33 timelessly beautiful and important Alfas. Why 33? Alfisti will know why, and it's that sort of a book. On each car expect a chapter on it's origins, significance in the history of Alfa, basic information on its mechanicals and above all a discussion on its styling. The book is full of fascinating information - who made the bodywork for the T33 Stradale (there's that number again), how did the styling for the Montreal change from the Expo concept into the production model?

Time and time again I go back to this book not for any 'hard' information but just to dream a little over exotic Alfas that I'll probably never own, or to kick myself as to why I ever sold some of the others. Highly recommended.

This book offers a fairly detailed history of several notable models in the history of Alfa Romeo. However, I was kind of disappointed on the choice of vehicles reviewed, and felt that certain models, such at the 8C2900 Spider by Touring, Guilia GTV, Alfasud, and the late model 164 should have been given consideration, considering their inpact on the marque as a whole. Overall, though, an entertaining and enjoyable read.