Alba (Portugal)

:For the French car company of the same name see, Automobiles Alba, or, for the Hungarian car brand, see Alba Regia. For other uses, see Alba
Alba is a Portuguese foundry and metallurgy company founded in 1907 as . The company was known for producing luxury race cars in the 1950s. Currently, the foundry works with Larus producing urban furniture; its name was given to an Albergaria-a-Velha-based football club - Sport Clube Alba - founded by the company's employees.
==Fundição Lisbonense==
===1907–1921===
In 1907, Augusto Martins Pereira founded a foundry and metallurgy company named Fundição Lisbonense in the Portuguese region of Azores. Until the company changed its name to Alba in 1921, no logo was used until it moved its headquarters from Azores to Albergaria-a-Velha in the Aveiro district.
* Augusto Martins Pereira - Wikipedia (in Portuguese)
==Fundição Alba==
===1921–1924===
This logo was used on the foundry's building.
==Alba==
===1924–1952===
====1941–1952====
On January 1, 1941, the company's employees founded the Sport Clube Alba football club, using this logo.
===1952–present===
====1952–1961====
Alba Sport was the name of 3 automobiles that the company produced between 1952 and 1961, based on the chassis of modified Fiat 508 C 1100s to compete in Portuguese racing championships.
===2001–2015===
===2015–present===
==External links==
* Official website
* Wikipedia article
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