black mamba wrote:
Prior to the advent of the Ferrari period, Alfa Romeo considered itself to be the de facto Italian National Racing Team. First released for a world wide showing at the Paris show, it was the most mechanically advanced racing car of its time. The 8 cylinder, twin-cam, supercharged engine was a marvel of engineering.
The car was raced in Europe until 1940 when it was sold to an American and brought over the th U,S. It sold again in 1991 to another American. In 2003, it underwent an exhaustive ( and very expensive ) restoration.
The car sold for $9500 in 1932. The value of this car today is pegged at $9,500,000 to $10,000,000.
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What an awesome car Tom. Keep posting love it. Thanks BE SAFE!!