Alfa Romeo 2600

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Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider (1961-1965)
Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider (1961-1965)
2600
Production period: 1961-1969
Class : upper middle class
Body versions : Sedan , coupe , convertible
Engines:
Petrol engines : 2.6 liters (96-107 kW)
Length: 4500-4700 mm
Width: 1690-1706 mm
Height: 1320-1430 mm
Wheelbase : 2500-2720 mm
Empty weight : 1220-1380 kg
Previous model Alfa Romeo 2000
successor Alfa Romeo 1750

Alfa Romeo 2600 is the type designation for a series of passenger cars produced by the Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo from the beginning of 1961 to autumn 1969 .

history

The 2600 models were the successors to the Alfa Romeo 2000 series . Back then, the market wanted a higher engine output for the relatively heavy 2000s. The body of the predecessor has been changed slightly, mainly to make room for the larger engine.

The Alfa Romeo 2600 was initially built in the following variants:

  • "Spider" (type 106.01, open 2 + 2 seater): manufactured from 01.1961 by Carrozzeria Touring .
  • "Berlina" (type 106.00, four-door sedan): manufactured from 01.1962 in the Alfa Romeo factory in Portello and later in Arese .
  • "Sprint" (type 106.02, two-door coupé): manufactured by Bertone from 01.1962 .

In the summer of 1965 another, more sporty coupé appeared with the 2600 Zagato (type 106.12) and with the 2600 OSI (type 106.16) an additional luxuriously equipped sedan. Production ended in autumn 1967. The body of the 2600 Zagato is made of sheet steel and not, as is usual with Zagato, of aluminum.

  • Alfa Romeo 2600 Berlina (1962-1969)

  • Alfa Romeo 2600 Sprint (1962-1966)

  • Alfa Romeo 2600 "Zagato" (1965-1967)

technology

The engine was a new development: in-line six-cylinder with aluminum block, 2584 cm³, 145 hp (Berlina: 130 hp), two overhead camshafts , three register carburetors (Berlina only two). The top speed was 200 km / h or 175 km / h for the Berlina. Like their predecessors, the 2600 series was equipped with a five-speed gearbox. Disc brakes were used on the front wheels . In the course of a model upgrade that took place in autumn 1963, the rear wheels were also given disc brakes.

For the conditions at the time, the prices of all 2600 models were relatively high (Sprint 1962: 25,000 DM / 155,000 ÖS / 26,000 CHF) and for this reason, too, the number of units sold was relatively low, although in the literature as well slightly different numbers appear.

successor

At the end of 1965, production of the 2600 Spider was stopped. The Sprint followed at the end of 1966, while production of the Berlina ended in autumn 1969.

At first there was no successor with a six-cylinder engine. It was not until the spring of 1979 that a "big Alfa" appeared again with the Alfa 6 , albeit with a V6 engine. Today, apart from the Berlina, which has almost completely disappeared, the models of the 2600 series are popular oldtimers , which, in addition to their attractive design, are characterized by what was then very advanced technology.

Quantity:

  • Berlina: 1984 (without CKD kits)
  • Spider: 2257
  • Sprint: 6999
  • Zagato: 105
  • OSI: 54

Technical specifications

Technical data Alfa Romeo 2600
Alfa Romeo 2600: Berlina OSI sprint Spider SZ
Engine:  6-cylinder in-line engine (four-stroke)
Displacement:  2584 cc
Bore × stroke:  83 x 79.6 mm
Performance at 1 / min:  95 kW (130 PS)
at 5900		 107 kW (145 PS)
at 5900
Max. Torque at 1 / min:  209 Nm at 3400 197 Nm at 4000
Mixture preparation:  2
downdraft twin carburettors Solex 32 PAIA 4		 3 horizontal double carburetors
Solex 44 PHH
Valve control:  DOHC , chain
Cooling:  Water cooling
Transmission:  5-speed gearbox, steering wheel gearshift 5-speed gearbox, center shift
Front suspension:  two triangular links of unequal length each, coil springs
Rear suspension:  Rigid axle, trailing arm, coil springs
Brakes:  Four-wheel disc brakes, diameter v./h. 31.6 / 32.8 cm, brake booster
Steering:  Worm steering
Body:  Sheet steel, self-supporting Sheet steel, self-supporting
Track width front / rear:  1400/1370 mm
Wheelbase:  2720 ​​mm 2580 mm 2500 mm
Dimensions:  4700 × 1700 × 1405 mm 4800 × 1770 × 1405 mm 4580 × 1710 × 1380 mm 4500 × 1690 × 1380 mm 4400 × 1630 × 1300 mm
Empty weight:  1420 kg 1400 kg 1340 kg 1280 kg 1250 kg
Top speed:  175 km / h 175 km / h 200 km / h 200 km / h 210 km / h
0-100 km / h:  not specified
Consumption (liters / 100 kilometers):  16.9 S (CUNA standard) 14.5 S (DIN standard)
Prize 1966 (Switzerland, SFr):  21,250 - 27,850 24,150 34,500

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Stefano d'Amico, Maurizio Tabucchi: Alfa Romeo, Le vetture die produione 1910-1962 . In: Alfa Romeo, Le vetture di produione dal 1910 . tape 1 . Giorgio Nada Editore, Milan 2007, ISBN 978-88-7911-408-0 , p. 499 .
  2. ↑ Automobil Revue, catalog number 1966 (for technical data)
  3. ^ Luigi Fusi: Alfa Romeo, Tutte le Vetture dal 1910, emmeti grafica, Milano 1978

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