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A 1911 A.L.F.A. 15 HP Corsa. The 15 HP was available in two types of body, the torpedo and sedan.

automakers used this naming convention frequently. The 24 HP became the first vehicle developed at the Milan Portello plant. Eventually, Alfa developed a version for racing, but it didn’t go down in history as one of its fastest cars. Despite his continued inclusion in the business, Darracq no longer wanted to develop automobiles. His love of rotary engines had become an issue since he stubbornly refused to update designs. Other engine options had already proven more dependable and quicker. Tiring of fighting about designs, he sold his stock in the company in 1913 to British investor Owen Clegg, who chose Paris as his headquarters. Clegg led the redesign of the Suresnes factory, so it could mass- produce vehicles. By 1914, his remodeled manufacturing plant employed 12,000 individuals who produced 14 cars per day. As the new Managing Director of Alfa and a vehicle designer, Clegg chose to nearly copy his own design, Rover Twelve, as the new

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Alfa Romeo: A Legacy from Milan