Alfa Romeo Tipo A
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The car's best racing achievement was in the Coppa Acerbo of 1931; Tazio Nuvolari was third with Giuseppe Campari winning. Luigi Arcangeli was killed at Monza in 1931 while practising with this car for the Italian GP. The car's complex design ultimately led to it being very unreliable; Jano started to design a new car, the Tipo B (P3), to fix this problem.[1] The Tipo A was made in only four examples and only one replica exists today in Alfa Romeo Historical Museum in Arese.[2]
Technical data
| Technical data | Alfa Romeo Tipo A |
|---|---|
| Engine: | Front mounted two 6-cylinder in-line engine |
| displacement: | 2 x 1752 cm3 |
| Bore x stroke: | 65 x 88mm |
| Max power: | 115 hp at 5 200 rpm |
| Valve control: | 2 overhead camshafts, 2 valves per cylinder |
| Compression: | 5.0:1 |
| Upload: | Memini-DOA carburettor |
| Gearbox: | 3-speed gearbox, not synchronized (rear-wheel drive) |
| suspension front: | semi-elliptical leaf springs, friction dampers |
| suspension rear: | semi-elliptical transverse leaf springs, friction dampers |
| Brakes: | Drum braken on all wheels |
| Chassis & body: | Aluminum body on ladder frame |
| Wheelbase: | 280 cm |
| Dry weight: | 930 kg |
| Top speed: | About 240 km/h |
Notes
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| Ownership | Ugo Stella & investors | Nicola Romeo | IRI | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Type | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | 1940s | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||
| 4-cyl. | 12 HP/15 HP | 15-20 HP | WWI | [α] | WWII | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 HP | RM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20-30 HP | [α] | 20-30 ES | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 40-60 HP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6-cyl. | G1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| RL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6C 1500/1750/1900 | 6C 2300 | 6C 2500 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8-cyl. | 8C 2300 | 8C 2900 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grand Prix car | GP | P1 | P2 | Tipo A | Tipo B (P3) | 8C 35 | 158 | 158 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 308 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bi motore |
12C | 312 | 512 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 316 | 162 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notes | [α] 105 A.L.F.A 15-20 HP and 20-30 HP started in 1915 were completed in 1920, after the war, as Alfa Romeo models. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||