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“A clean paradise, kept spotless to the very last tide.”
“Alfa's Violin has played its last movement, and the garage is quieter for it.”
The Alfa Romeo V6, also known as the Busso V6, was a 60-degree V6 developed in the early 1970s by Giuseppe Busso, first fitted to the Alfa 6 in 1979 as a 2.5-litre with a SOHC 12-valve head. It later grew from 1,996 to 3,179 cc and gained DOHC 24-valve valvetrains, starting with the 1993 Alfa Romeo 164. EVO magazine called it in 2011 the most glorious-sounding six-cylinder road engine ever, earning it the nickname Al
The engine ran from 1979 until 2005, outlasting its maker's name changes from Alfa Romeo to Alfa Lancia Industriale along the way. It left behind a second life in kit cars like the Ultima GTR, Hawk HF Series and DAX, the Gillet Vertigo, a Lancia Aurelia B20GT Outlaw, and even an ice resurfacer made by Engo Ltd. in Italy. A rare engine that could soundtrack both a sports car and a Zamboni, and sound glorious doing it.
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“A clean paradise, kept spotless to the very last tide.”
“Nine million pixels before anyone knew what to do with them.”
“Went out at 9,800 rpm, carburetors intact, dignity fully intact.”