- Hardcover: 200 pages
- Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (24 Jun 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1861266855
- ISBN-13: 978-1861266859
- Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.4 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 870,479 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The Alfa Romeo 158 & 159, or 'Alfetta', as it was usually known, is the most successful racing car of all time. Launched on to the voiturette racing scene in 1938 it achieved considerable success before WW2 and was brought out again after the war and raced in the period 1946 to 1948 and 1950 to 1951 - the first two years of the Formula 1 World Championship. For much of this time the car was nearly unbeatable. The author has researched the complete history of this legendary car, from conception to retirement, and beyond. Interviews with some of the last surviving personalities associated with the car, and many archive photographs brig the history to life, while a test drive of a restored car provides a unique insight into what it was like to be behind the wheel of the Alfetta.
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Ed McDonough is a motoring writer with a particular interest in motor sport. He is European Editor of US-based magazine Vintage Racecar and is a frequent contributor to Auto Italia. He is also the author of Ferrari 156: Sharknose and Vanwall - Green for Glory [Crowood 2003]. Resident - Wootton, Northants
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Alfetta 159 Historical Overview, 12 Feb 2009
By Jeffrey Fowler - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alfa Romeo 158 and 159 (Crowood Autoclassics) (Hardcover)
A true Alfa Romeo affectionado I have 2 GTV6's. While in name only, they share many Alfetta 159 features.
This book shares the history of the cars and men that designed, built and raced them. A gem that should be required reading of any Alfa fan.
Not many auto makers can claim such a heritage.
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Obsession, 26 Jun 2007
By zinger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Alfa Romeo 158 and 159 (Crowood Autoclassics) (Hardcover)
This is actually a rather good book. Well-written, lots of history, lots of photographs, a seemingly thorough history of the Alfetta, which won races in 1938, and was still winning races in 1951, by which time its 1,500 cc supercharged straight-8 engine was putting out over 400 horsepower, using the original blocks and crankcases! Pretty amazing! The book also covers `one man's obsession', the successful effort by one Michel Podberejsky (a.k.a. `Mike Sparken') to extract a derelict Alfetta from Alfa's storage area, and have it rebuilt to racing condition. The author had a chance to drive the car, and he has proof, in the form of no less than five pictures of him `experiencing the power of the Alfa'. They are very nice pictures, but I would have traded them all for more technical details of this remarkable engine, particularly detail drawings and photographs of components. There is only one rather small reproduction of an engine cross-section drawing accompanying the discussion of the engine's designer, Gioachino Columbo (yes, the same guy who did the original Ferrari engine design). I think Karl Ludvigsen (Classic Racing Engines, etc) has shown that a market exists for technical details.
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