As one of the fastest cars at the time of its launch, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B is truly a classic car of timeless beauty. A rare version of this car is about to be auctioned with an estimated price of 18 to 25 million USD.
At the present time, even Alfa Romeo’s excellent models such as Giulia and Stelvio special edition Quadrifoglio cannot compare with supercars from Ferrari or Bugatti. However, before World War II, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B model was the king of the car industry at that time.
The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B was the king of the car industry before World War II.
The car about to be auctioned with chassis number 412024 is one of less than 50 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B cars produced and only about 5 cars are designed with a 2+2 sporty style tweaked by Carrozzeria Touring. Of the remaining 4 cars, 2 have won the most impressive car award at the Pebble Beach classic car festival.
Not only a classic car with timeless beauty, the 8C 2900 B was one of the fastest cars at the time of its launch. At the 1938 Mille Miglia race, Scuderia Ferrari team driver Carlo Pintacuda reached an average speed of more than 210 km/h on the highway in Italy. While most other car models only average about 100 km/h, very few cars reach 150 km/h.
This is a classic car with timeless beauty.
This car model surprisingly is more powerful than its racing brother Alfa Romeo Tip B when sharing many details with the suspension system designed by Porsche, and comes with a 2.9L turbocharged V8 engine in the racing version.
Of the remaining 4 examples made, 1 of them is part of an Alfa Romeo collection, the remaining 3 have been restored. For the most part all are in original condition.
The car is expected to cost between $18 and $25 million.
The car being auctioned has been in the family’s collection for more than 40 years. The value of this car is expected to cost from 18 to 25 million USD.
