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The 1948 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Competizione offered in the 2018 Quail Lodge Auction, August 24, 2018 in Carmel, CA $ 3,000,000 - 3,500,000
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... Chassis no. 920002 Engine no. 921002
2,443cc DOHC 6-Cylinder Engine 3 Weber 35 DCO Carburetors Estimated 160bhp at 5,500rpm 5-speed manual gearbox (original 4-speed included) Independent Front Suspension – Live Rear Axle 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
*The only original survivor of three Competizione Berlinettas *Consecutive years of Mille Miglia and Targa Florio competition *Nestled among Michel Dovaz's "Sleeping Beauties" for 40 years *Matching numbers and exeptional, well-documented provenance *Exceptional 69-year file of original documentation *Pebble Beach class winner, 100 point CCCA results
Alfa Romeo scrambled to rebuild its Portello factory after WW2 and adjust to a new world without German competition or its own racing department Scuderia Ferrari, which would soon become an archrival.
Aerodynamic advances meant that closed Berlinettas were superseding open Spiders and the result was the aggressive Tipo 46 6C 2500 Competizione, which pointed the way to the future. Alfa Corse shortened and lightened pre-war 8C 2900 frames in 1948 to produce three elegant coupes, which were bodied by Alfa themselves.
The new 6C 2500 Berlinetta had a wheelbase of only 100 inches and the old 8C 2900 frame was cut in front of the rear wheels. It kept the original suspension points, and cross members of the 2900B frame were drilled to save weight. The independent front suspension was adapted from the Tipo 308 monoposto, but the rear used the 2900's transverse spring, with trailing arms and the brakes were adapted to fit Borrani wire wheels.
The car was designed to win the Mille Miglia, Italy's most prestigious automotive event from 1927-1957. It defined Grand Touring and attracted as many as 5 million spectators over 1,000 miles of racing along coastal and mountain roads and through small towns around Italy.
All the evidence indicates without a doubt that this is the best documented and most original 6C 2500 Competizione model in existence and it is bound to be joyfully welcomed by organizers and spectators at any event for which it is eligible.
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