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Alfa Romeo

Hello, Car Fans! Today's post features an Alfa Romeo presentation (widget). The Alfa Romeo is an automobile company marque that began in June 1910 as A.L.F.A (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili) in Milan, Italy. The company is famous for car racing since 1911 with a reputation for building expensive sports cars. Read more of the story of A.L.F.A, the legend of Alfa Romeo and Alfa Romeo today.

Alfa Romeo is celebrating its centenary (1910 - 2010) this year! Wow, 2010 totals 100 years of the Alfa Romeo marque/brand! In addition to the presentation, I thought you'd be delighted to see some video footage of Alfa Romeo from the 1900s on through to now, 2010. The videos in this playlist are from 'completecar' at YouTube.

Of the Alfa Romeo, in 1939 Henry Ford told Ugo Gobbato, General Manager of Alfa Romeo, "When I see an Alfa Romeo go by, I tip my hat."

Among the Alfa Romeo's available today, my favorite design is the Alfa Romeo 8C. Enjoy the widget and playlist!

Images of Alfa Romeo at the Festival of Speed 2010

SlideSharePresentation by Gary Marlowe.

Alfa Romeo 1910-2010 playlist

Related Sites:

Alfa Romeo Owners Club
Alfa Romeo Centenary

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"Hummer was a brand of trucks sold by General Motors that marketed three vehicles: the original Hummer H1, based on the military High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV, or Humvee), along with the Hummer H2 and the Hummer H3 — based on other, smaller civilian-market vehicles.

The brand was not transferred to Motors Liquidation Company as part of the GM bankruptcy; instead, it was retained by GM in order to investigate selling the brand.

Chinese automaker Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Company announced in 2009 that it would acquire the Hummer brand, pending government approvals. However, the Chinese industrial equipment maker withdrew its bid after failing to win approval from Chinese regulators. According to Reuters, the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of China rejected the deal on February 24, 2010, but a spokesperson for ministry denies that it rejected the application that has been stalled for eight months.

At the end of February 2010, General Motors announced it would begin dismantling the Hummer brand. Two days later, the automaker announced it had been approached with new offers for the brand after the deal with Sichuan Tengzhong could not be completed. However, by April 2010, any sale of the brand became unlikely as inventory depleted and dealerships began shutting down. After filling a rental car fleet order, the last Hummer H3 rolled off line at Shreveport on 24 May 2010." ~ Wikipedia - Hummer

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"The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) is a family-owned and -operated business venture (headquarters located in Daytona Beach, Florida) that sanctions and governs multiple auto racing sports events. It was founded by Bill France Sr. in 1947–48. As of 2009, the CEO for the company is Brian France, grandson of the late Bill France Sr. NASCAR is the largest sanctioning body of stock car racing in the United States. The three largest racing series sanctioned by NASCAR are the Sprint Cup Series, the Nationwide Series, and the Camping World Truck Series. It also oversees NASCAR Local Racing, the Whelen Modified Tour, the Whelen All-American Series, and the NASCAR iRacing.com Series. NASCAR sanctions over 1500 races at over 100 tracks in 39 states, and Canada. NASCAR has presented exhibition races in Suzuka City, Japan, Motegi City, Japan, Mexico, and Melbourne, Australia." ~ Wikipedia - NASCAR

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