Illustrated Alfa Romeo Buyer's Guide (Illustrated Buyer's Guide) (Paperback)

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Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Motorbooks International; 2 Sub edition (November 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879386339
• ISBN-13: 978-0879386337
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,029,341 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Fairly informative, but unstructured., December 15, 1997

By A Customer

Although written for the prospective buyer of an Alfa, this book is difficult to follow. It does not adhere to chronology or any other logical structure, and it does little to decipher the convoluted model-variations schema that Alfa Romeo uses to identify its products. One major flaw: in most instances, it does not identify photographs by model year. A disappointment.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars If you only buy one 'Alfa' book - this is it, November 30, 1997

By A Customer

Excellent, detailed descriptions of almost all the Alfa's you can buy (up to the 1980's) - very useful for the true 'Alfisti'. However, it is too obviously written by enthusiasts: excessively flattering praise for the cars, but precious little objective criticism of the faults Alfa owners know so well.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Should Have Started Here, July 9, 2001

By	Tim K. (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews

This should be *the* starting point for anyone looking to trace the postwar lineage of the marque. I finally understand the difference between 750 and 101 Giuliettas, why they're moderately interchangable, what changed, etc. 'Guilia' and '105' are partially synomymous? I had no idea. Also, I now know which ancestor to blame for the annoying chasis shimmy in my '91 Spider (one of the early Duettos).

I can't emphasize enough how helpful this book is in making sense of the various production and specialty Alfa models produced over the last 50 years. I'm definitely in no position to attest to it's accuracy and, as another reviewer noted, it's organization is somewhat confusing, but this is greatly offset by my newfound knowledge of the line as a whole.

I'd recommend reading this book before any other, including the Braden Bible, when diving into Alfa history.