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Holder of many international records at Monza. Aluminium body by Pininfarina on Fiat mechanics, tuned by Abarth. One-off model. After setting many International records with the Bertone designed streamliner in 1956, Abarth had two new cars designed by Pininfarina for 1957: the 750, the most successful of the two, used the by now popular Fiat 600 derived engine on a purpose built chassis and again set a total of 18 International records on the Monza cirquit.

The 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Berlinetta plowing through the snow.

The Italian firm gradually turned away from circuits to focus on road events and in particular the most prestigious of the moment: the "Mille Miglia". The 8C 2900 was specially developed for this famous race.

On the strength of their successes in these races, Alfa Romeo, based on the winning car, began building a commercial model called the 8C 2900B.

Two versions are presented simultaneously: the 2800 mm short wheelbase (Corto) and a 3000 mm long wheelbase (Lungo). Their very high price would limit the distribution of these models. Only 30 units will be manufactured: 10 “lungo” and 20 “corto” chassis.

The 8C 2900B Lungo Touring Berlinetta as photographed here was manufactured from 1938. The engine is a 2,905 cc 8-cylinder in-line longitudinally installed at the front and developing 180 hp at 5,200 rpm equipped with a "supercharger". The tubular steel frame and the aluminum alloy bodywork are made using the “superleggera” technique developed by coachbuilder Touring. The car weighs 1.250 kg, with a maximum speed of 175 km/h.

Turin's Flying Saucer

...landed at Geneva 1959 with a beautiful crew!

1953-59 Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM SuperFlow III by Pinin Farina; it is the 3rd stage of the SuperFlow style evolution made through the '50s by Aldo Brovarone for Pinin Farina that led to the 1966 Spider "Duetto".

1952 Harold Radford Coachbuilders