Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead

The 6C series had been founded as early as 1924 when Alfa Romeo engineer Vittorio Jano, perhaps the greatest automotive engineer of his era, was detailed 'to develop a medium capacity light car with brilliant performance'. The great engineer chose the balance and pick-up characteristics of an in-line six cylinder engine and combined them with what was, by the standards of the time, a very lightweight and nimble handling chassis design. Much experience gained in development of his AIACR World Championship-winning Alfa Romeo P2 Grand Prix car of 1924-30 was built into this production series.

The prototype, initially known as the model 'NR' - standing for Nicola Romeo - but subsequently renamed '6C-1500', was unveiled at the Salone dell'Automobile Milano in April 1925, and then reappeared at both the Paris Salon and the London Motor Shows. Deliveries to customers of the original single-camshaft version commenced in 1927, followed in 1929 by an increase in engine capacity in to 1,752cc. The grass roots of the highly successful twin cam supercharged competition version, these cars show the same quality of build together with a not inconsiderable 70mph performance.

1929 Alfa Romeo 1750 Drophead

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