Showing posts with label 1922. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1922. Show all posts

Friday, December 31, 2010

Lancia Lambda, 1922

Lancia Lambda, 1922





Lancia Lambda, 1922

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Ford Turtle-Back Roadster, 1922

Ford Turtle-Back Roadster, 1922


1922 Ford Turtle-Back Roadster

Sunday, October 31, 2010

Alfa Romeo RL, 1922

Alfa Romeo RL, 1922




Alfa Romeo RL was produced between 1922-1927, it was Alfa's first sport model after World War I. Car was designed in 1921 by Giuseppe Merosi. Car had straight-6 engine with overhead valves. Three different versions was made: Normale, Turismo and Sport. RLTF (Targa Florio) was race version of Alfa Romeo RL and it weighted half of normal versions, engine had seven main bearings instead of four and double carburetos. In 1923 Alfa race team had drivers like Ugo Sivocci, Antonio Ascari, Giulio Masetti and Enzo Ferrari. Sivocci's car had green cloverleaf symbol on white background and when he won Targa Florio 1923, that symbol was become Alfa's good luck token to the team.


 
Alfa Romeo RL total production was 2640.

Models
    * Normale, 2916 cc 56 bhp (1922-1925)
    * Turismo, 2996 cc 61 bhp (1925-1927)
    * Sport, 2996 cc 71 bhp (1922-1927)
    * Super Sport, 2996 cc 71 bhp (1922-1927)
    * Super Sport Castagna, 84 bhp
    * Super Sport Zagato, 89 bhp
    * Targa Florio, 3154 cc 95 bhp (1923)
    * Targa Florio, 2994 cc 90 bhp (1924)
    * Targa Florio, 3620 cc 125 bhp (1924)