AlfaRomeo 158/159 promo model/toy - posted in TNFs Archive: Heres one for the model - toy collectors and the Alfisti out there: Alfa-Romeo issued a promotional model of the Tipo 158/159 in metal, with rubber tires. Back to top; Advertisement #2 vintageautomobilia vintageautomobilia. Member. 231 posts Joined: September 04
8 Alfa Romeo 158/9 Alfetta. The Alfa Romeo 158 was originally built in 1937, some 13 years before the birth of F1, for voiturette racing. In the years before World War Two, Alfa Romeo ran the car in several grands prix with a small, supercharged 1.5-litre straight-eight engine designed by Goiacchino Colombo – he of Ferrari V12 fame.
TheAlfa Romeo 158/9 had basked in glory for no fewer than nine years, a record that has never been broken by any other car. Become a Member & Get Ad-Free
Engine: supercharged 1.5-liter straight-eight - Power output: 350-425 horsepower - Top speed: 180 mph (290 kph) - Transmission: five-speed manual - Weight: 650 kg -
Welllook at that, an Alfa Romeo 158/9 at Goodwood in 1951! (with thanks to Getty Images) If both are OK but top speed needs improving I will then try and re-gear for a little more speed . So start at 4 or 4.5:1 and then fit a smaller (fewer teeth) crown if more speed needed and brakes/acceleration are OK.
Ittakes a bit of explaining, but the Tipo is a real-life ‘production’ version of a car that TV presenter and mechanic Ant Anstead made for a TV show as a replica of the Alfa Romeo 158 Alfetta
Thepower output increased to 350 hp with a top speed of 290 kph. 1950 was the year of the "Fa-Fa-Fa" team: Nino Farina, Juan Manuel Fangio and Luigi Fagioli. According to Giuseppe Busso, "the main problem was
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