L'altra Alfa. Autocarri, Autobus e Filobus. Alfa Romeo. [The other Alpha. Trucks, Buses and Trolleybuses. Alfa Romeo.]

This work concerns the fabled world of Alfa Romeo, in particular the forgotten range of commercial vehicles. It covers the story of heavy vehicles built at the Portello and Pomigliano factories, as well as those built by FNM in Brasil, but it also traces the history of an industry that survived the difficult times between the 1930’s and the 1960’s. Those stupendous lorries, motor-buses and trolley-buses are presented here in their true importance. With the aircraft engines, they kept the company afloat in the 1930’s, were the main source of income in the 1940’s and the principal sector of activity afterwards, until the appearance of the Alfa 1900 saloon car. The original historical research that has gone into the production of this volume, together with many hitherto unpublished images, goes a long way towards filling the gaps in an already rich collection of Alfa Romeo book titles and it represents a vital chapter in the comprehensive history of our favourite motor manufacturer. This is a large, well-illustrated hardcover book of 448 pages with 590 photos. The book’s dimensions are 28 x 24 x 3.6 cm (11 x 9.5 x 1.5 in); this book is heavy! Contents Acknowledgments
Preface
Introduction
Before the German "occupation" period
The Germans at 40, 50 and 80
Up-dated the 85 and the 110 A
Producer gas vehicles
The 350 and the 500: two works of art!
Finally, Italy has its own Empire!
The 800 and the 430: Alfa at last!
The 140 A
The 450 and the 900
Derivatives of the 900: the 901 and 902
The Finmeccanica Group 910, 911 and 920
The last the 455 and 950
The last the Mille (1000)
The Brasilian the FNM
Advertising Material
Technical Dossiers
Blueprint Drawings
Production tables, census and nomenclature