The Alfa Romeo Mille is an eight-ton

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produced by

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between 1958 and 1964. It was the last Alfa Romeo heavy commercial vehicle. The model was fitted with a inline-six

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, which produced between , and a

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with eight forward speeds. For the time, Alfa Romeo Mille was one of the most innovative trucks. Alfa Romeo built the Mille in a

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4x2 configuration. The Mille could carry eight

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s of cargo in the

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and a tow up to 18 tons; a

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version was also made, rated for a 26.2 ton towing capacity. Independent firms offered conversion to three or four axles by adding one or two dead axles, steerable or fixed; maximum bed payload went up respectively to over 10 or 13 tons. Italian Bartoletti made a car transporter version of the Mille in 1963, which could carry up to eight cars on two levels of the car and trailer. There was also special Mille "Motori Aviazione" made for transportation of aircraft engines made by Alfa Romeo. In 1956, production license of the Mille was acquired by the Brazilian company

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. FNM continued production these trucks under its own brand until 1980 with the name FNM 180 series.

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