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Stradivarius on wheels - Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 from 1939

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Created on February 20, 2013

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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) - almost like a sculpture - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - imposing front view - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - pre-war elegance - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - the narrowing rear end is typical of the time - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Graze and Dominance - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - elegant and beautiful in leather - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - right-hand drive, speedometer up to 200 km/h - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - comfortable rear compartment - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Rev counter with integrated oil pressure indicator - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - a rather special instrument - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - the inline six-cylinder with the super sound - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - the classic Alfa emblem on the front - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Alfa Romeo lettering on the radiator grille - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - engine capacity and cylinder number on the type plate - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - reference to the Superleggera construction - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Documentation for Touring's participation - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Winker - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - beautiful details - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - Taillight - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta Carrozzeria Touring (1939) - beautifully designed wheel locks - offered at the RM Auction Amelia Island on March 9, 2013

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1947) - at the Geneva Motor Show 1947

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - Factory Berlina at the Paris Motor Show of 1948

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Gran Turismo (1951) - the newcomer, almost five meters long and over 1.8 meters wide

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Sport Cabriolet (1947) - as a spacious convertible

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Sport (1946) - elegant design

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Superleggiera (1947) - from post-war production

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 Superleggiera (1947) - the body looks more cumbersome than the pre-war models

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - a convertible from post-war production

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - resembles contemporary Cisitalia vehicles

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1949) - powerful convertible

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - the fenders are clearly emphasized on the factory Berlina

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - Factory Berlina GT in the snow

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Alfa Romeo 6 C 2500 (1951) - Interior with steering wheel and dashboard

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

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - featured a swing-axle design similar to that used by Ferdinand Porsche on the Volkswagen

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - rear view - in the long plug test

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - massive bumpers - in the long bumper test

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport (1948) - side view - in the long plug test

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

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1939) - at the Rheineck-Walzenhausen hill climb in 1954 under Stutz

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1939) - a body is built according to the Superleggera design

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - Sectional drawing of the mighty Alfa

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - voluminous rear end

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1948) - front view

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 (1950) - opulent shapes

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Graber (1948) - a typical Graber line

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 S Graber (1948) - elegant convertible by Hermann Graber

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Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 at the Carrera Panemericana 1950 - The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 by Felice Bonetto and 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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