This 24-car rally collection is being offered as a single lot and includes seven Audi Quattro team cars. One of the younger members of the group is a 1996 Ford Escort Cosworth in Repsol livery and the oldest is a purpose-built 1963 Volvo P544. Find the entire group here from Morris & Welford out of the UK. Special thanks to BaT reader Curt G. for this submission!
This is a truly outstanding group, as our attention would have been grabbed even if only one of these cars was available. To build our ideal collection, we would buy the lot and then sell off three to four Audis to fund some more variety. We would also trade out the Sunbeam, the Sunny, one VW, and the Peugeot for a Gr-B Toyota Celica, the iconic Rothmans Porsche 959, a works Mini Cooper S, and a works Austin Healey 3000.
The theme for the final thesis was "Imagine the new Alfa Romeo flagship model", i.e. a possible successor for the Alfa 166.
The nine final projects were presented in the presence of Lorenzo Ramaciotti, Head of Design for Fiat Group Automobiles and Maserati.
The project were supported by the supervision of Mario Favilla (Centro Stile Alfa Romeo), and developed by the team of SPD teachers and 15 international students, who tried to combine in every vehicle styling elements from the brand's tradition with a contemporary design language.
Additional images of the projects are available on Virtual Car.
In ancient Roman Mythology, Camene where the goddesses of springs. Fluidity is the chosen design language for the Concept by its author Ryu Seung-Wook.
The car surfaces are crossed by flowing lines that become smoother and smoother towards the rear end.
The vehicle is dynamic and features an elongated front-end which allows for a greater interior space.
Coelus (Sky in Latin) is a sporty four-seat sedan which combines purity and seduction, dynamism and controlled power in an aggressive and muscular architecture.
The dynamic lines that define the body are concentrated in the font end which appears very personal, with an interplay of parallel and converging lines near the Alfa Romeo's emblem.
Tessa is a three-box elegant sedan which uses a number of traditional styling cues from the legendary models of the '60s and the '70s, such as the Giulietta and Giulia 1300 coupé.
These elements were reinterpreted and combined with more contamporary solutions also adopted on the 8C Conpetizione.
The Orbita combines the elegant dynamism of a coupé with the luxury of an executive sedan, capable of transporting four passngers.
Thanks to the high waist-line and the stretched shape of the side windors, the car expresses power and conotrlled sportvity. The sculptural volumes are inspired by classical art.
The Alfa Romeo 6C Torio is based on the prestige and status themes. It is a non-conventional interpretation of the flagship concept with a bold sporty connotation.
The surfaces, whose treatment is classical, are suspended on imposing volumes inspired by aeronatical design and technology.
Exelixis is a five-seat sedan with a panoramic hatchback rear door featuring a triangular glass surface inspired by the shape of the Alfa Romeo emblem.
The Essentija concept is an agile coupé defined by lines which express compactness and dynamism on the hood surface, which is made even more aggressive by the zoomorphic headlights.
The sides are crossed by a sharp cutline that runs until the rear end, which is defined by a single element that incorportes the tail-lights. The glass surfaces feature a sloped windshield and low side windows with the Alfa's traditional 'elbow' element.
The Millemiglia Concept is an executive sedan with an essential tratment of shapes, characterized by a concave-convex inteplay. The design combines the dense and compact volumes of recent models with the of iconic model of the past such as the Freccia d’Oro and the Villa d’Este.
After a long wait we can finally show you the new Ferrari F430 Scuderia.
The F430 Scuderia is an addition to the Ferrari range and it will be sold alongside the F430 Coupé and the F430 Spider. All thre F430s will share the same mechanical underpinnings, but the Scuderia will be lighter and more powerful, much nearer a race-car.
The Ferrari F430 Scuderia showcasees, once again, Ferrari’s expertise in competition and its willingness to transfer know-how from the racetrack to the road.
The F430 Scuderia has an incredbile 2,45 kg/hp power to weight ratio, the result of its 510 hp engine (at 8,500 rpm) and of a weight of only 1.250 kg. For a comparison, the new Porsche 997 GT2 has 530 hp with a weight of 1,430 kg, the same as the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera (530 Cv e 1.430 kg).
The F430 Scuderia will also have a newer version of the software that manages the semi-automatic gearbox, capable of reducing change times to 60 ms. There’s also a new traction control system that integrates the electronic differential E-Diff with the stability control system F1-Trac.
In celebration of its 2007 MotoGP world championship title win with Australian rider Casey Stoner, Ducati has teamed up with fellow Italian manufacturer, Alfa Romeo, to produce the impressive Alfa 147 Ducati Corse.
With both manufacturers steeped in racing history and pedigree, owners can expect something special. Thus the Alfa 147 Ducati Corse comes with Alfa Romeo’s 170 bhp JTDM turbodiesel, enhanced handling courtesy of Alfa Romeo’s Q2 system, a Sport button that varies the mapping of the accelerator pedal to give a notably sporting response, and some distinctive styling additions.
The Alfa 147 Ducati Corse is available in two versions, the five-door 1.9 JTDM 16V Q2 170 bhp priced at £17,995, and the three-door version priced at £17,495.
Exclusive to the Alfa 147 Ducati Corse is a unique 18” alloy wheel design with 225/40 R18 tyres, red painted brake callipers, satin effect electrically adjustable and heated wing mirrors, a rear spoiler, and appropriate Ducati badging.
Customers will also be able to choose from three individual external colours – Etna Black, Ghiaccio White and Giulietta Red.
Inside the cabin, the Alfa 147 Ducati Corse boasts aluminium sports pedals, Ducati Corse sports dials with a red background, sports seats upholstered in black leather with red stitching, cruise control, dual zone automatic climate control with split temperature and distribution function, as well as a car radio with audio CD player, MP3 reader, and an auto-dip rear view mirror.
As is standard with the Alfa 147, this latest Alfa 147 Ducati model also includes ABS with EBD, VDC with brake assist, and remote audio controls on the steering wheel.
Alfa Romeo’s widely acclaimed 1.9 JTDM 16V Q2 170 bhp engine powers the limited edition Alfa 147 Ducati from 0-62 mph in just eight seconds, and to a top speed of 134 mph.
Alfa Romeo is the official car supplier to the Ducati Corse racing team.
