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vehicle for Alfa. When introduced, it carried both men’s names officially, although history shortened it to the Darracq 16HP from the Clegg-Darracq 16 HP. The new vehicle also came in a 12 HP version with a 2.1-liter engine. Alexandre Darracq never designed another vehicle. Instead, he pivoted career interests, purchasing first Casino Barriere de Deauville (the Casino in Deauville, France), a popular tourist spot on the French coast of the English Channel. Following the close of World War I on November 11, 1918, he thought he would retire. After

The A.L.F.A 40/60 HP was a race car manufactured in 1913.

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