A manufacturer of
automobiles in
Milan Italy with a long illustrious racing history.
Alfa Romeos (as they would later become known) were first produced in
1910 by a new
Italian automobile maker,
Societa Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, or
A.L.F.A.
In
1915, the company was acquired by the
Italian engineer and
industrialist,
Nicola Romeo -- and in
1920, the Alfa badge was changed to read, "
Alfa Romeo."
In many a pictures of
Enzo Ferrari there beside him you will find
Nicola Romeo.
Famous for the fact that the most money ever spent on an
automobile was for an
Alfa Romeo. Immortalized in
the sixties flick
The Graduate in which an
Alfa Spider "
Graduate" was driven at high velocities by
Dustin Hoffman.
Now owned by the
Fiat corporation along with other such marquees as
Ferrari and
Maserati. Alfa's stint in the
US of A ended with the
164 in mid
1995. However,
Alfa Romeo is rumored to be preparing for yet another
50-states campaign somewhere around
2003 2007.