Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport (1931)
Coordinates 45.5284496,10.1727824
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.
In 1923 Enzo Ferrari persuaded Vittorio Jano to leave FIAT's racing department and join him at Alfa Romeo.
The Tipo 6C 1750 arrived in 1929 boasting a 1,752cc six cylinder engine. Built in single-cam Turismo and twin-cam Sport (later renamed Gran Turismo) variants, the 6C 1750 was a fast touring car combining light weight with sparkling performance with more than 75mph being attainable, depending on coachwork. There was also a supercharged 'SS' version (which later evolved into the 'GS'), only 52 examples of which were made.
In the Mille Miglia of 2009 this car chassis number 10814326was driven by the team of Pueche (ES) & Navarro (ES), There is much more about this particular car here.
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