Coys Auction - Légende et Passion
Espace Fontvielle
Monaco
Friday 30th April 2010 at 11AM
Registration Number: EU Registered Chassis Number: 915766
Alfa Romeo offered a full range of models within the 6C 2500 line, from the Freccia d’Oro sedans to lightweight competition spiders. Although pre-war in its basic design, the post-war 6C 2500s were boldly innovative among their competitors and contemporaries. Introduced in 1939 as a successor to the highly successful 6C 2300, the 6C 2500 was already a highly developed and competent automobile when production resumed in 1946. The modest Turismo single-carburetted version produced 87 bhp, while the triple-carburetted SS pounded out 105 bhp at 4800 rpm. Built on a 106” wheelbase with a generously braced chassis frame, the 6C 2500 SS was the last of Alfa Romeo’s vehicles to be built in series with a separate body and frame. With low-set covered headlights, thin-blade bumpers that reinforced the bright trimmed horizontal air intakes