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The oldest known Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 with Swiss bodywork

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Created on January 31, 2014

Reading time 4min

Written by:

Bruno von Rotz

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Boris Adolf - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Boris Adolf - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet Tüscher (1939) - angeboten als Lot 46 an der RM Auction Paris vom 5. Februar 2014

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Cabriolet (1939) - mit Karosserie der Gebrüder Tüscher aus Zürich - an der Retro Classics Stuttgart 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1939) - am Bergrennen Rheineck-Walzenhausen 1954 unter Stutz

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1939) - eine Karosserie wird nach der Superleggera-Bauweise aufgebaut

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - Werks-Berlina auf dem Autosalon von Paris von 1948

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - wies eine Schwingachsen-Konstruktion auf, ähnlich zu jener, die Ferdinand Porsche beim Volkswagen anwandte

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - Schnittzeichnung des mächtigen Alfas

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Summary

The chassis of the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo had a good reputation worldwide and many famous coachbuilders built bodies on sporty chassis. The Tüscher brothers built a total of two Alfa Romeo chassis, an 8C 2300 and a 6C 2500, the latter of which was rescued after an odyssey halfway around the world and now shows its full beauty in restored condition. This report describes the eventful history of the unique 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 convertible with Tüscher bodywork and shows it in many pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

The Alfa Romeo high point before the war
Elegant convertible
Search for identity
Restoration over eight years
From Canada to Switzerland and Paris

Estimated reading time: 4min

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The Tüscher brothers are among the most important coachbuilders in Switzerland and their vehicles have always impressed with their elegance and build quality. The Tüschers built bodies on chassis from Delahaye, SS Jaguar, Plymouth and Buick, among many others. And although the Tüscher company imported Alfa Romeo vehicles to Switzerland in the pre-war years, only two Tüscher bodies are said to have found their way onto the chassis of the Milanese car brand. In 1938, the Milan-based manufacturer Alfa Romeo presented its ultimate expansion stage of the six-cylinder engine that had already been tried and tested in racing and on the road for many years. Instead of the original 1.5 liters of displacement, 2443 cm3 were now available, which corresponded to at least 90 hp in the single-carburetor version. With three carburetors, it could also be 145 hp.

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