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Morgan +4

Morgan · 1950

The Morgan +4 is a sports car built across three discontinuous series (1950–1969, 1985–2000, 2005–2020), each using different 2-litre four-cylinder engines — Standard Vanguard, Triumph, Fiat Twin Cam, and Ford (Mazda) Duratec — on variations of the same ash-frame, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout. It is longer and more powerful than the 4/4, but shares its mechanical honesty and lack of structural modernity. It establishes Morgan’s ability to persist without standardisation. It falls short as a coherent technical proposition — no shared chassis, no unified development path, no safety or thermal upgrades across eras.

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9:28

Alfa Romeo Alfetta

Alfa Romeo Centro Stile · 1972

The Alfetta is a front-engine saloon and fastback coupé produced from 1972 to 1987. It used a rear transaxle and De Dion tube rear suspension to improve weight distribution and handling. Coupé models featured a central tachometer. All models left the factory with Pirelli Cinturato 165HR14 tyres.

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Alfa Romeo BAT

Franco Scaglione · 1953

The BAT series is a focused, documented exercise in aerodynamic research—not styling, not engineering for power, not market readiness. It is a rare case where form follows one measurable physical constraint, iterated across three years, with no deviation from that brief.

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Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés

Giorgetto Giugiaro · 1963

The Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés are foundational Giugiaro — not as a stylistic endpoint, but as a working method: take a proven platform, impose a strong, arched silhouette, and let coachbuilders extend it. They are compact, alloy-engined, live-axle sports coupés that prioritise form coherence over mechanical innovation. Their legacy is visual, not technical.

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Alfa Romeo Giulia

Giuseppe Scarnati · 1965

The Alfa Romeo Giulia Type 105 redefined what a four-door saloon could do—without electronics, without weight, without apology.