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UPER BERLINA 2 PORTE
1956
nda Guerra mondiale, aveva Prior to the Second World War, Alfa Romeo had earned
gio sportivo, ma aveva una great sporting prestige, but it had a low production ca-
Negli anni immediatamente pacity. In the years immediately following the conflict, also
he grazie a nuovi ed ingen- thanks to new and significant public investments, the com-
cide di abbinare ai succes- pany decided to produce, alongside its successful sports
in grado di essere prodotti cars, standard models that could be produced and sold in
zzi. La 1900 è la prima vera their thousands. The 1900 was the first true post-war Alfa
opoguerra e ha i suoi punti Romeo and its strengths were its small size and lower-dis-
contenute e nella cilindrata placement engine. As a result its costs, while high com-
sti che, seppure elevati per pared with the average for the Italian market, were kept
o accessibili. Presentata il 2 contained and accessible. Unveiled on October 2nd, 1950,
e la carrozzeria monoscocca the 1900 combined the monocoque body with the famous
soluzione tecnica, quest’ul- twin-cam/DOHC engine, the latter a technical feature of
ato le grandi Alfa anteguer- the great pre-war Alfa Romeos. In addition to the 17,000 se-
dotte direttamente da Alfa dans produced directly by Alfa Romeo at the time, this was
ante per la tradizione della a huge number for this Milan-based manufacturer , numer-
ranno le molte versioni spe- ous special versions were also produced, mainly coupés or
rte, realizzate dai molti car- open models. These, built by the many coachbuilders that
were in business at the time, were niche versions, intended
realizzano delle versioni di for those who wanted to stand out from the crowd. Giam-
munque si vuole distinguere. paolo Boano’s coachbuilding firm proposed, for release in
1955, the “Primavera”, which was its interpretation of the
Giampaolo Boano propone Alfa Romeo two-door sedan. Based on the 1900, it was not
di berlina due porte deno- a sports car, but a 4-/5-seater for touring. Just four were
built in 1955, followed by a small series of 286 in 1956, and
e 1900: non è una sportiva, finally the last ten in 1957. The features that set it apart from
er turismo. Verrà prodotta in
a prima della piccola serie di
nare con le ultime 10 assem-
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