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Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili
Established : 1909

Closed : 
Country of Origin : ITALY
Manufacturing Plants : ITALY
Parent Group : FIAT AUTO spa
Joint Projects: 

Nissan 1980s

Saab,Vauxhall 1990's
The Quadrifoglio - the four-leafed clover, a biological oddity of the papilionaceous genus Trifolium, recognised talisman for good luck and a symbol of excellence in selected Alfa Romeo's

Alfa Romeo purveyor of famous badges

The Alfa badge was adopted from  its founding city, Milan. It is an Italian rendition of the cross of St George, with a Serpent.

The four leaf clover was adopted by Alfas racing team for the 1923 season and has remained ever present since.

It was after a  victory at the Circuit of Savio, in which The winning race car was driven by one Enzo Ferrari, that the Family of Francesco Baracca, an ace wartime fighter pilot who fell in World War One, endowed Ferrari with the rampant-horse badge that Francesco had worn on his aircraft.

 

The Alfa badge is one of the most remarkable emblems associated with any marque.
It  combines two symbols that had been associated with the city of Milan since the crusades:
  1. a red cross
  2. a serpent swallowing a man.

The red cross of Saint George is a Christian symbol of medieval heraldry.

The man in the serpent's mouth is supposedly a Saracen.

so the serpent motif recalls the Crusader's defeat of the infidels. The serpent motif became an honorary sign awarded to a prominent Milanese family. It was eventually permanently attached to the Sforza family.

Originally, the acronym ALFA and the word MILANO appeared on the badge separated with two square knots. the knots were associated with the di Savoia family; they and the blue encircling field symbolize royalty. The company was purchased by Nicolla Romeo in 1915, and his name was appended to ALFA. 

The wreath around the badge commemorates Alfa's World Championship in 1925.

In the whole of  Alfa Romeos existence, only five badge changes have taken place.
1910 1915 1925 1946 1972

Famous Models

GTV,1750,SPIDER

Infamous Models

Alfasud, Terminally rust infected Model, ohh so great whilst it lasted often car of the year, some claim it was car of the decade. Sadly none are left.


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