The name Alfetta is still one that makes any red-blooded Italian motor sport fan throw out his chest with pride. It is the name of a series of 1500 cc, 8-cylinder, supercharged Alfa Romeo 158 and 159 racing cars that dominated the sport from the late ‘30s until the end of 1951. The Alfetta – it means little Alfa – has a magic all its own, and is the only 14-year-old car ever to win the Formula 1 World Championship…
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