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Alfa Romeo Alfasud

The ‘Sud was a brave effort for its maker – a new factory, new engines, new front-wheel drive platform, and one of the most inspirational mass-market chassis ever put together. But poor build quality and industrial strife conspired to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Sound familiar?

Triumph TR7 vs Lancia Beta Coupe vs Fiat X1/9 vs Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint
Alfa Romeo

Tested : TR7 vs Beta vs X1/9 vs Alfasud Sprint

14 November 2020 Keith Adams 56

The Triumph TR7 was misunderstood when new and lacked a certain something, but has since emerged as one of the classic car industry’s most enduring starter cars. But one of […]

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The cars : Alfa Romeo Alfasud development story

9 December 2019 Keith Adams 89

The development story of Alfa Romeo’s ground-breaking small family car of the 1970s. How differently would history have judged the Alfa Romeo Alfasud, had its rustproofing been better and it […]

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Blog : A weekend affair with the other AR…

24 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 6

Clive Goldthorp Any AROnline readers who have read the mini-biographies on our Contact Us page will know that the other famous automotive ‘AR’, Alfa Romeo, has a place in my […]

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