Alfa Romeo 350

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Alfa Romeo 350
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Overview
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Production1935 - 1937
Assembly Portello, Milan, Italy
Body and chassis
Class Commercial vehicle
Powertrain
Engine 6.1 L diesel
Dimensions
Length6,958 mm (273.9 in)
Width2,060 mm (81.1 in)
Chronology
Successor Alfa Romeo 500

Alfa Romeo 350 is a medium Italian truck produced by Alfa Romeo in its Portello Plant. It was made after the 85 and 110 proved to be too heavy and expensive. [1]

Italy European country

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Alfa Romeo Italian automotive manufacturer

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Alfa Romeo Portello Plant building in Milan, Italy

The Alfa Romeo Portello Plant in Portello Milan, Italy was the first Alfa Romeo factory, and the main factory between 1908 and the 1960s. The factory was closed in 1986, but all major production had already been transferred 20 years earlier to the Alfa Romeo Arese Plant. The history of the factory is primarily involved in automobile manufacture, but over the years other products were manufactured as well.

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Technical characteristics

The 350 was equipped with a 6-cylinder diesel engine Deutz type F6M 313 [2] of 6.1 L displacement that delivered a 75 PS (55 kW; 74 hp) at 2000 rpm, coupled to a manual gearbox with 4 gears plus reverse gear. [3] Had place for 2 people in the cabin.

Deutz AG German motor manufacturer

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History

Like the models already in production at Portello, the 350 was also based on German Büssing model, the 275 type: the development began in 1934 [4] and compared to the original version the engine was upgraded and revised chassis and brakes. [5] The production ceased in 1937, with the introduction of the 500, evolution of the 350 studied for the service in Italian East Africa. [6] The 350 was right hand drive model like all trucks built in Italy until 1974.

Büssing German bus and truck manufacturing company

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 widely distributed, especially from the 1930s onwards. The company was taken over by MAN AG in 1971.

A total of 701 350 were produced, including the bus version. [7]

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References

  1. "Alfa Romeo 350". trucksplanet.com. Retrieved 2012-09-10.
  2. Salvetti, p. 76
  3. Salvetti, p. 347
  4. Salvetti, p. 74
  5. Salvetti, p. 75
  6. Salvetti, p. 77
  7. Salvetti, p. 410

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