Re: buying a real alfa

[AKress1948@domain.elided]

bs is right, the last time you could buy a real Alfa was after Nicola Romeo 
bought the company, but before he changed the name of the company in 1918.

In 1910, Societa` Anonima Italiana Darracq - formed to assemble French 
Daraccqs from kits  - went broke, and was purchased by the Anonima Lombardia 
Fabrica Automobili - or A.L.F.A. for short.  Although they carried on with a 
couple of the Darracqs, very quickly, they had Merosi design the first true 
Alfa - the 20/30.  
In 1915, A.L.F.A.  was broke and was bought by Romeo (actually, he bought the 
assets from the bank that was stuck holding the  bag - Banca di Sconto) 
because he had a huge government contract to build artillery shells, and 
needed manufacturing space.
In Feb., 1918, he changed the company's name to Societa` Anonima Italiana 
Ingenere Nicola Romeo & C.  After the war ended, in November,  Romeo had 
Merosi start, design and produce a new range of cars under the name of Alfa 
Romeo.  So after 1918, there were no more Alfas, only Alfa Romeo. 

So if you want to buy a real A.L.F.A. you must purchase any car built between 
1910 and 1918.  Everything else is mongrolized, tainted shite!!

Andy

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