Alfa Romeo Portello Plant

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The Alfa Romeo Portello Plant in Portello Milan, Italy was the first factory of Alfa Romeo, and the main factory between 1908 and the 1960s. The factory was closed in 1986, buth all major production was transferred already 20 years earlier to the Alfa Romeo Arese Plant. The history of the factory is mainly linked to the automobile manufacturing, but there were also manufactured other things in the same area.

History

The first industrial plant was the work of the French Darracq, who wanted to open a branch in Italy and chose a site for that purpose directly adjacent to areas which had hosted the 1906 International Exhibition in Milan. The location was on Via Gattamelata in Milan, on the way to Gallarate, in the then extreme north-western outskirts of the city.

The area was chosen by other car brands to establish their headquarters or branch, including Isotta Fraschini, and then the Citroën, the FIAT, the Carrozzeria Touring, the Zagato and Cesare Sala Bodyworks, the latter almost forced to choose that area for the fact that their activities were closely linked to those of Alfa.^[1]

List of cars produced

Image	Brand	Model	Production start/end	Nr. produced	Note
	Darracq	8/10 HP and 14/16 HP	1906/1909		In 1909 the Darracq was liquidated and the plant was purchased by a group of Milanese businessmen.
	A.L.F.A.	24 HP	1910/1913		The platform of the 24HP was the basis for a family of cars built before 1921 as the 12HP, 15HP, 40-60 HP, 15-20 HP and 20-30 HP.
	A.L.F.A.	12 HP	1910/1911
	A.L.F.A.	15 HP	1911/1913
	A.L.F.A.	40-60 HP	1913/1914
	A.L.F.A.	15-20 HP	1913/1914
	A.L.F.A. - Alfa Romeo	20-30 HP	1914/1921	124	Produced until 1918 as A.L.F.A.
	Alfa Romeo	G1	1921/1923
	Alfa Romeo	RL	1922/1927
	Alfa Romeo	RM	1923/1925	circa 500
	Alfa Romeo	6C	1925/1954
	Alfa Romeo	8C	1931/1939
	Alfa Romeo	1900	1950/1959	17,243	The 1900 was assembled under license in Belgium by "Empire" from 1953 to 1954 and in Argentina by "Industrias Kaiser Argentina" from 1960 to 1962.
	Alfa Romeo	Matta	1951/1955	2,161
	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo Giulietta	1955/1963	circa 132,000	The Spider and coupe versions were built at the Pininfarina plant respectively San Giorgio Canavese (Turin) and Grugliasco (Torino) also was also assembled in South Africa in East London from 1960 to 1963.
	Alfa Romeo 2000	2000	1958/1961	6,961	The 2000 was built in Brazil until 1969 from the Fabrica Nacional de Motores, Brazilian subsidiary of Alfa Romeo, with the name of FNM 2000
	Alfa Romeo (Renault)	Dauphine	1959/1963		The Alfa Romeo produced under license this car on behalf of Renault. The differences from the French model was limited to the electrical system 12V (Magneti-Marelli) and the presence of the trademark "Alfa Romeo" on the trunk.
	Alfa Romeo	2600	1961/1968	11,453	The 2600 was also assembled in South Africa in East London from 1963 to 1968.
	Alfa Romeo	Giulia	1962/1965		In 1965 production was transferred to the new Alfa Romeo Arese Plant in Milan.

Coordinates: 45°29′27″N 9°08′29″E / 45.490795°N 9.141494°E / 45.490795; 9.141494

References

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