This Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta 1938 with bodywork by Touring was entered by Jon Shirley from the U.S.A. at the 2009 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. The car collected a full Roll of Honour with the Coppa d'Oro Villa d'Este for the best show by the Jury, the Trofeo BMW Group for the best show by the Jury, the Trofeo BMW Group Italia by public referendum at Villa Erba as well as Class Winner in Prewar Closed Cars category. The engine is a 8 cylinder 2905 cc. Some 40 cars were manufactured after 1935. In line with the Company's policy at the time, Alfa Romeo produced the chassis and the engine, while the bodies were manufactured by a coachbuilder, Touring in the present case. |
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