Alfa Romeo 350 is a medium
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truck produced by
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo Automobiles S.p.A. () is an Italian luxury car manufacturer and a subsidiary of Stellantis. The company was founded on 24 June 1910, in Milan, Italy. "Alfa" is an acronym of its founding name, "Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili." "A ...
in its
Portello Plant. It was made after the 85 and 110 proved to be too heavy and expensive.
Technical characteristics
The 350 was equipped with a 6-cylinder diesel engine
Deutz type F6M 313 of 6.1 L displacement that delivered a at 2000 rpm, coupled to a manual gearbox with 4 gears plus reverse gear. Had place for 2 people in the
cabin.
History
Like the models already in production at Portello, the 350 was also based on German
Büssing
Büssing AG was a German bus and truck manufacturer, established in 1903 by Heinrich Büssing (1843–1929) in Braunschweig. It quickly evolved to one of the largest European producers, whose utility vehicles with the Brunswick Lion emblem were w ...
model, the 275 type: the development began in 1934 and compared to the original version the engine was upgraded and revised chassis and brakes. The production ceased in 1937, with the introduction of the 500, evolution of the 350 studied for the service in Italian East Africa. The 350 was right hand drive model like all trucks built in Italy until 1974.
A total of 701 350 were produced, including the bus version.
[Salvetti, p. 410]
References
Bibliografia
* Stefano Salvetti, ''L'altra Alfa'', Fucina Editore, Milano, 2014,
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Alfa Romeo trucks
Vehicles introduced in 1935