Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo — one of the oldest automobile the companies in the world, based in the XX-th century beginning, in 1906-1910 in Italy. The company as branch of the French firm of Alexander Darrakka began. Alpha Romeo emblem is created on the basis of the arms of Milan: at the left — red a cross, on the right — a snake swallowing the person.

In the twenties the company begins active working out sports cars, the special design division is created and little-known racer Entso of Ferrari (that, based the mark with the same name cars — legendary Ferrari) is invited. The next two decades Alfa Romeo collects conceivable and not conceivable prizes on an auto racing, strongly having fixed the positions in motor racing.

In days of the Second World War, as well as the majority of the companies of branch, Alfa Romeo it was switched to release of military production — automobile engines.

The post-war history was not so shining and bright as premilitary and to 80th Alfa Romeo slowly and has confidently slipped to financial crash. Hardly has corrected a situation cooperation with Nissan and has fine extended the introduction into structure Fiat where until now Alpha Romeo and enters, making mediocre passanger cars.