1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spyder Review


1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A at the Radnor Hunt Concours d'Elegance

Introduced in 1937, the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B was a detuned racing car for the street, based upon the brand's successful 8C 2900A, itself a kinder and gentler version of the 8C 2900 sports racer. Powered by a supercharged 2.9-liter inline eight-cylinder engine, the 8C 2900B made 180 horsepower, down from 220 horsepower in the 2900A thanks in part.


1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Alfa Romeo 8c, Alfa Romeo Spider, Alfa Romeo

In the hands of Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A models swept the podium at the 1936 Mille Miglia, backing up this performance by finishing 1-2 in the 1937 race. Not every buyer needed (or wanted) a car with this level of performance, so in response Alfa Romeo created the the slightly more relaxed 8C 2900B in 1937.


1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spyder Review

#1 · May 11, 2022 As I approach retirement, I think will need a project to keep me from pestering others, especially my wife. I am in love with the 1936 8C 2900a Botticella. So I think I'll have to build something inspired from her fantastic gestalt. Don Peterson found me an old dead 2600 engine that has triggered this adventure.


1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Monterey 2021 RM Sotheby's

In the hands of Scuderia Ferrari, Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A models swept the podium at the 1936 Mille Miglia, backing up this performance by finishing 1-2 in the 1937 race. Not every buyer needed (or wanted) a car with this level of performance, so in response Alfa Romeo created the the slightly more relaxed 8C 2900B in 1937..


1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Pinin Farina Spyder Coupe Alfa romeo 8c

1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spyder Gallery. One of the most advanced sports car of the era was the Alfa Romeo 8C 2900. It is barely believable that in that day and age this car had double overhead cams and valves, two superchargers, a transaxle, independent four-wheel suspension adjustable from the seat, and a magnificent styling.


Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Spider 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance

The Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Botticella Spider is a masterpiece of automotive engineering from the 1930s. It's design and performance capabilities were unparalleled at the time, and even today it is a sight to behold for car enthusiasts around the world..


1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Le Mans Alfa Romeo

Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B 1937-1938. With a top speed of 120 mph, the 180 hp Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B was touted at the time of its debut as the world's fastest production road car. It marked the debut.


Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Botticella Spider High Resolution Image (1 of 6)

Hemmings Motor News: Unrestored 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C Wins Top Honors at Elegance at Hershey, by Kurt Ernst, June 20, 2013; JalopyJournal.com: The Story of Tommy Lee, by Ron Kellogg, January 13, 2010;. 1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Mille Miglia Spider, #412015, 1937. Back to Index


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An automotive jewel engineered by Vittorio Jano, the 8C 2900 was designed to compete in sports car races, especially the Mille Miglia, which it won outright in 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938 and 1947. In racing trim, they dominated all the major competitions, and in road trim, they were the fastest grand touring cars.


Alfa Romeo 8C 2900, opera d'arte da 16,7 millioni di euro

Much like the contemporary Grand Prix racers, the 8C 2900 featured all-round independent suspension, with wishbones at the front and swing-axles at the rear. Installed in the chassis was a 220 bhp version of the 2.9 litre eight cylinder engine. A total of six of these road racers, later known as 8C 2900A, were constructed.


Stunning Alfa Romeo 8C Touring set for €22million auction

Article Image gallery Specifications 8C 2900 A (1936 - 1937) 1936 1937 History Vittorio Jano was responsible for the design of the magnificent engineering marvel, the 8C 2300. The name was formed by following Alfa Romeo's naming convention; the 8C represented the eight-cylinder engine while the 2300 represented the cubic-capacity.


Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 A 2006 Mondial de l'Automobile Paris

412007 Alfa Romeo historian Simon Moore went to great lengths to uncover the history of the early 1935 and 1936 models. By his estimate four separate Spyders were made in this period of which he has the only remaining survivor with an original body. 1 Simon purchased chassis 412007 as a chassis from the United States with no body or engine 1980.


1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A 1937AlfaRomeo8C2900A AlfaRomeo

The Alfa Romeo 8C was a range of Alfa Romeo road, race and sports cars of the 1930s. The 8C designates 8 cylinders, and originally a straight 8-cylinder engine. The Vittorio Jano designed 8C was Alfa Romeo 's primary racing engine from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939.


1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B MM Touring Spider Images, Specifications and

An exciting new Alfa Romeo racing spider on the 8C2900B chassis had been designed and making an appropriate body was turned over to Carozzeria Touring. They prepared five of these gorgeous cars for the 1938 Mille Miglia yet only four took part.


Cooler Than Before — 1936 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Botticella Spider of the...

Alfa Romeo built only a handful of its masterpiece, the 8C 2900, in the late 1930s. They are some of the most purposefully beautiful sports cars of the era and, by all reports, far and away the best driving automobiles of the period.


Alfa Romeo 8C 2900A Botticella Spider 1936 Antique cars, Alfa romeo

The 8C 2900B was built because Alfa Romeo wanted to continue dominating Italy's Mille Miglia race and also needed a production car to replace the 8C 2300. Never was dual-purpose practicality more exquisitely wrought. The 2900 chassis was that of Alfa's most recent Grand Prix car, the supercharged engine GP derived as well.

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