ALFA 24 HP

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ALFA 24 HP (1910)
ALFA 24 HP (1910)
24 HP
Production period: 1910-1913
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Touring cars , limousines , roadsters
Engines: Gasoline engines :
4.1 liters
(30.9–33.1 kW)
Length: 4250 mm
Width: 1550 mm
Height: 1700 mm
Wheelbase : 3200 mm
Empty weight : 870-1000 kg
successor ALFA 20-30 HP
ALFA 24 HP at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance 2005

The ALFA 24 HP was the first passenger car from the Società Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili, the predecessor of Alfa Romeo .

description

The company launched this upper-mid range model in 1910 as their mid-range model. The designer was Giuseppe Merosi . A four-cylinder in - line engine with 100 mm bore , 130 mm stroke and 4084 cm³ displacement initially developed 30.9 kW (42 hp ). From 1912 the engine output was 33.1 kW (45 hp). The engine was installed in the front and drove the rear axle. The transmission had four gears. The wheelbase was 320 cm and the track width was initially 135 cm, from 1912 145 cm. The choice was between touring car and sedan . The curb weight was given as 1000 kg for the touring car. The top speed was initially 100 km / h, from 1912 105 km / h. The chassis cost 12,000 lire .

In 1911 two copies of an open two-seater racing version were made. The engine developed here 33.1 kW (45 PS). The wheelbase was shortened to 290 cm. The curb weight, including two spare wheels, was only 870 kg. The maximum speed was given as 110 km / h.

Production ended in 1913. The successor was the 20-30 HP .

A vehicle with a four-seater touring car body from Carrozzeria Castagna still exists. This vehicle is 425 cm long, 155 cm wide and 170 cm high.

Between 1910 and 1920, a total of 682 vehicles of the 24 HP and the successor 20-30 HP were produced.

literature

  • Walter Hönscheidt, Stefan Knittel: Alfa Romeo. The story, part 1: The Merosi epoch 1910 to 1927. Zyklam Verlag, Frankfurt-Unterliederbach 1986, ISBN 3-88767-080-9 .

Web links

Commons : ALFA 24 HP  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Hönscheidt, Knittel: Alfa Romeo. The story, part 1: The Merosi era 1910 to 1927.
  2. ↑ Carfolio.com (accessed May 3, 2014)