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Alfa Romeo History

Ask any car lover, regardless of the brand of the car they use and they will proudly tell you about the history of their car’s manufacturing company. Each and every car manufacturing company has its own unique history and the same stands good for the Alfa Romeo cars too. This company, better known, as the Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. is a car making company based in Italy that was founded way back in the 1910 and is associated with the Fiat Company since 1986.

There are some people who know that this company was originally known as the A.I.F.A. this word is an acronym for the term Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili. This is in the Italian language and when one translates the same into English the meaning of the same becomes the Lombard Automobile Factory, Public Company). While there are many Alfa Romeo owners, few of them know about the history of this car and it is imperative for them to know the same in case anyone asks it.

In fact there are few people who know that this car was founded and is manufactured in Italy. Those of them that drive the Alfa Romeo car hardly know that the Alfa Romeo was initially founded as the SAID (Società Anonima Italiana Darracq). This was done in the year 1906 and was done by a French automobile company that was owned by Alexandre Darracq. There were contributions from some Italian investors too in this company.

One should always know about the history of their car. This helps to form a greater attachment between the owner of the car and his vehicle. By knowing the history of their Alfa Romeos, the owners of such cars can take a drive down nostalgia lane while they are driving their car and at the same time they shall be better equipped to tell others more about their car, if questioned.