4C/8C unrelated

Reply from Alfa Romeo: Szanowny Panie. Odpowiadając na przesłany e-mail, zgodnie z informacjami otrzymanymi ze służb handlowych FCA Poland S.A. informujemy, ze modele ALFA ROMEO 8C i modele ALFA ROMEO 4C to 2 różne samochody. Dziękujemy za kontakt i łączymy pozdrowienia. Z wyrazami szacunku. Translation: Sir. Responding to the sent e–mail, according to information received…

GTV/Spider phase 2a

First major facelift for GTV/Spider range. Some call it phase 2 I named it phase 2a to differentiate it from later Euro3 oriented phase 2b. Introduced in April 1998 phase 2a brought many changes to the range, cosmetic, mechanical and even more options to choose from. Presentation took place at 67th Turin International Motor Show.…

8C relation to 4C

Someone was constantly trying to ‘update’ wikipedia with his opinion that an Alfa 4C is a successor to an Alfa 8C Competizione. After a long struggle to keep the vandal away, person in question tried even to find a ‘half-pint’ source to his ‘half-pint’ factual opinion. Just because some journalist called a 4C half-pint successor…

Version code mystery

Up to this point a B-suffix in a version code was an indication that the car is a limited edition. But recent find showed a ‘regular’ car with B-suffix on it’s VIN plate. 2002: 916C1B00 33B If You have a B-suffix on Yours car VIN plate, please contact me. Find out more about GTV and…

Alfa GT, Alfa Brera

Believe it or not but here is the 2-door or 3-door coupé explained. Source: both cars’ sales technical spec. brochures, bodywork-dimensions sections: Alfa GT is a 2-door 5-seat coupé (Alfa Romeo GT Technical Specification brochure 02/07. Quote: No of seats: 5, No of doors: 2)   Alfa Brera is a 3-door, 2+2 coupé (Alfa Romeo…