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Old 05-17-2009, 06:56 PM
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Interesting Alfa patent

Not an airbag, but headed in that direction. This patent was filed in 1974:

Inflatable head protector - Google Patents

It's amazing how many patents they filed in the US. Try entering "Alfa Romeo" into the Google Patent Search site...bunches and bunches are returned.
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1976 Spider "Felicite III" (beauty) - 1999 BMW 540 "Gunter" (beast)
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1979 Spider Veloce "Felicite I" - 1987 Milano Platino - 1983 GTV6 "Felicite II" (Sperry Stage 3, baby) - 1993 164 L - 1988 Milano Verde
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