THIS IS THE 1938 ALFA ROMEO 8C 2900 MM - Villa d'Este 2025

Описание: During the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este I have filmed this 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 MM.

The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 broke cover onto the market in 1936. It was based on the successful 8C 35 Grand Prix racing car and took on many of its design attributes. The objective was to offer a road-licensed vehicle equipped with genuine motor-sport technology. The inline eight-cylinder engine was given an arrangement of two four-cylinder blocks with centre power take-off and it featured two overhead camshafts for each bank of cylinders. Designer-in-Chief Vitorio Jano opted for a transaxle arrangement to achieve better weight distribution with the engine mounted at the front and the gearbox positioned on the rear axle. Depending on the version, the 2.9 litre engine boosted by a supercharger generated between 180 and 220 hp. The top speed was in the region of 220 km/h (135 mph) with variations according to the coachwork. A total of some 40 vehicles were manufactured. Most of the bodies for the 2900 Series were styled by Carrozzeria Touring and manufactured with the superleggera construction technique. A few of these cars were cloaked in coachwork by Pinin Farina or Castagna. The 8C 2900 models also enjoyed considerable success in motor sport.
In 1938 and 1947, they crossed the finishing line in first place at the legendary Mille Miglia. The Alfa Corse Racing Department built five 8C 2900B racers for the Mille Miglia in 1938. The five Mille Miglia Spiders were graced with ‘Superleggera’ bodies by Touring. The construction involved a tubular frame with thin aluminium panels formed over it. Four out of the five race cars competed in the Mille Miglia. The car shown here with Chassis 412030 and starting number 142 was driven by Carlo Pintacuda, who headed the field for most of the race. After the final checkpoint, a problem with the braking system came to the fore for Pintacuda and he languished in the pits for almost 30 minutes. But he proved unstoppable. After a bravura driving performance, he passed the chequered flag in second place just two minutes behind his teammate Clemente Biondetti – also at the wheel of a 2.9 Series Spider. During the late 1940s, the Alfa crossed the Atlantic to reside in the USA and television magnet ‘Tommy’ Lee purchased the car, most probably benefiting from Luigi Chinetti’s proactive support. The next owner was no less than Phil Hill – who later went on to become Formula 1 World Champion driving a Ferrari in 1961. In 1951, Hill drove the 2.9 Series car to victory at the Pebble Beach Road Races and took first place at the Del Monte Cup, even besting significantly more modern contestants. 2004 saw the speedster joining the collection of Ralph Lauren and a belt-and-braces restoration was carried out by Paul Russell. The legendary Alfa Romeo was now given back its Mille Miglia appearance. Ever since then, the Alfa Romeo has been regularly showboating at major heritage events.


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