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Stradivarius on wheels - Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 from 1939

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Created on February 20, 2013

Reading time 6min

Written by:

Peter Ruch (Radical-Mag)

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Neil Fraser - Courtesy RM Auctions

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - fast wie eine Skulptur - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - imposante Frontansicht - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Vorkriegs-Eleganz - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - das sich nach hinten verengende Heck ist typisch für die Zeit - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Graze und Dominanz - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - elegant und schön in Leder - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Rechtslenkung, Tacho bis 200 km/h - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - komfortabel ausgeführtes Heckabteil - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Drehzahlmesser mit integriertesm Öldruck-Anzeigeinstrument - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - ein ziemlich spezielles Instrument - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - der Reihen-Sechszylinder mit dem Super-Ton - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - das klassische Alfa-Emblem auf dem Bug - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Alfa-Romeo-Schriftzug auf dem Kühlergrill - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Hubraum und Zylinderzahl auf dem Typenzeichen - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Hinweis auf die Superleggera-Bauweise - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Dokumentation für Tourings Beteiligung - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Winker - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - wunderschöne Details - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Heckleuchte - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - schön gestaltete Radveschlüsse - angeboten an der RM Auction Amelia Island vom 9. März 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1947) - am Genfer Automobilsalon 1947

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

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Gran Turismo (1951) - der Neuankömmling, fast fünf Meter lang und über 1,8 Meter breit

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Sport Cabriolet (1947) - als geräumiges Cabriolet

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Sport (1946) - elegante Bauform

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 SS Coupé (1948) - im Profil

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Superleggiera (1947) - aus der Nachkriegsproduktion

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Superleggiera (1947) - der Aufbau wirkt schwerfälliger als bei den Vorkriegs-Exemplaren

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - ein Cabriolet der Nachkriegsproduktion

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - gleicht zeitgenössischen Cisitalia-Fahrzeugen

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - mächtiges Cabriolet

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - die Kotflügel sind bei der Werks-Berlina deutlich betont

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - Werks-Berlina GT im Schnee

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - Interieur mit Lenkrad und Amaturenbrett

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - Werks-Berlina GT

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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 Sport (1948) - Heckansicht - im Langsteckentest

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - massive Stossstangen - im Langsteckentest

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - Seitenansicht - im Langsteckentest

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS (1948) - am Concorso 'Villa d'Este'

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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) - Schnittzeichnung des mächtigen Alfas

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - voluminöses Heck

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - Vorderansicht

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1950) - oppulente Formen

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Graber (1948) - eine typische Graber-Linie

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Graber (1948) - elegantes Cabriolet von Hermann Graber

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 an der Carrera Panemericana 1950 - Der Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 von Felice Bonetto und Bruno Bonini

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Summary

From 1938 to 1953, the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 was built in three wheelbases and fitted with elegant and unique bodies by the great coachbuilders of the time. The result was a car based on the motto "only the best is good enough" and to this day the cars have a reputation for being able to withstand even the toughest conditions. This report tells the story of the in-line six-cylinder engine and portrays a 6C 2500 Sport from 1939, which will be auctioned by RM in March 2013. The article is illustrated with many historical photos showing some of the many variants.

This article contains the following chapters

Only the best is good enough
The RL as a forerunner
The little brother of the P2
More and more displacement
The crowning glory with 2,443 cm3 (1938-1953)
Bodies from the bespoke tailors
Classic beauty from Touring
Almost like a Stradivarius
Surviving the war
Further information

Estimated reading time: 6min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In the 1920s and 1930s, Alfa Romeo was somewhat the measure of all things, becoming, for example, the very first world champion in automobile racing in 1925. This was hardly surprising, as the company, founded in 1910, was a peculiar construct: the best engineers, mechanics and artists from all over Italy came to Milan, and they all found a place at Alfa. At one point, there were truly thousands of highly qualified employees at a company that only produced a few hundred vehicles per month. It came as it had to: Alfa went bankrupt in 1926 (the Italians had some experience with this, the first bankruptcy had already been in 1915). The state came to the rescue, the Banca d'Italia, which was backed by dictator Benito Mussolini.

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