Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS (1948)Coordinates 45.5283382,10.172768
Picture dated May 2009
The Alfa Romeo 6C name was used on road, race, and sports cars produced between 1927 and 1954 by Alfa Romeo; the "6C" name refers to the car's straight-six engine.
Introduced in 1938, the 2500 was the last 6C road car. World War II meant that car development was stopped, but a few hundred 6C 2500s were built from 1940 to 1945
After the war, the first new Alfa model was the 1946 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro (Golden Arrow), of which 680 were built through 1951, with bodies by Alfa. The 2500 had enlarged engine compared to the predecessor model, the double overhead cam engine was available either one or three Weber carburetors. The triple carburetor version was used in the top of line SS (Super Sport) version.
Various coachbuilders made their own versions of the 2500, but most of the bodyworks was made by Touring of Milan.
In the Mille Miglia of 2009 this car with Touring Aerlux body on chassis number 915776 and registration number Roma 269395 was driven by the team of Digrandi (UK) & Sallemi (IT)
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