Alfa Romeo Mille (truck)

Alfa Romeo Mille
Overview
Type Heavy commercial vehicle
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Also called Alfa Romeo 1000
FNM 180
Production 1958–1964
Body and chassis
Body style Lorry
Tractor unit
Layout Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
Powertrain
Engine 11 L I6 (diesel)
Transmission 8-speed manual
Chronology
Predecessor Alfa Romeo 950

The Alfa Romeo Mille is an 8 ton forward control lorry produced by Alfa Romeo between 1958 and 1964. It was the last Alfa Romeo heavy commercial vehicle.[1]

The model was fitted with a 11,050 cc (674 cu in) inline-six diesel engine,[1] which produced between 163–174 hp (122–130 kW), and a gearbox with 8 forward speeds. For the time, Alfa Romeo Mille was one of the most innovative trucks.[2] Alfa Romeo built the Mille in a rear-wheel drive 4x2 configuration. The Mille could carry 8 metric tons of cargo in the bed and a tow up to 18 tons; a fifth wheel tractor unit version was also made, rated for a 26.2 ton towing capacity.[1] 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.[1] Italian Bartoletti made a car transporter version of the Mille in 1963, which could carry up to 8 cars on two levels of the car and trailer.[3] There was also special Mille "Motori Aviazione" made for transportation of aircraft engines made by Alfa Romeo.[4]

In 1956, production license of the Mille was acquired by the Brazilian company Fábrica Nacional de Motores. FNM continued production these trucks under its own brand until 1980[2] with the name FNM 180 series.[5]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Carlo F. Zampini Salazar. Aspetti meno noti nelle produzioni Alfa Romeo—I veicoli industriali (PDF). Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia, Milan, 24 November 1990. Monografie AISA (in Italian). 11. Associazione Italiana per la Storia dell'Automobile. pp. 11–12.
  2. 1 2 "Alfa Romeo » Mille". trucksplanet.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  3. ↑ "Mille Car Transporter". trucksplanet. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  4. ↑ "Mille "Motori Aviazione"". trucksplanet. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  5. ↑ "Série FNM 180". alfafnm.com. Retrieved 2011-12-31.


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