1938 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B
Chassis no.
412036
Engine no.
8C
Coachbuilder
Carrozzeria Touring
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21st September 1938
Manufacturing
21st September 1938
1st interior
Material:
Leather
Seats:
Red
21st September 1938
1st engine no. 422035
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
Biblock: light alloy cylinder block divided into 2 groups of 4 cylinders.
21st September 1938
1st body no. 2033
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Touring
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Red
Note:
Superleggera
21st September 1938
1st and current chassis no. 412036
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
"Tipo Lungo"
3rd October 1938
Record:
Letter from Alfa Romeo to Salon de l'Automobile de Paris
From 13th October 1938
to 23rd October 1938
to 23rd October 1938
Record:
ADV about Alfa Romeo during Paris Salon 1938
From 13th October 1938
to 23rd October 1938
to 23rd October 1938
Event:
Salon de l'Automobile de Paris
Locality:
Parigi (FR)
19th October 1938
Press review:
Canestrini Giovanni, "Alla Ricerca Della Vettura Bella E Comoda", La Gazzetta dello sport , 10-1938, pp. 3
20th October 1938
Press review:
Unknown, "Le Vetture Italiane Si Impongono Nella Rassegna Mondiale Del Salone Di Parigi", L'Auto Italiana , no. 29, 10-1938, pp. 18
30th October 1938
Press review:
Unknown, "Le Vetture Italiane Al Salone Di Parigi", L'Auto Italiana , no. 30, 10-1938, pp. 30
From 18th November 1938
to 1st July 1939
to 1st July 1939
Plate:
MI-67370
Country:
IT
From 19th November 1938
to 24th June 1939
to 24th June 1939
Owner:
Alfredo Rovida (IT)
From 24th June 1939
to 24th July 1947
to 24th July 1947
Owner:
Angelo Francesco Biemmi (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver.
From 1st July 1939
to December 1948
to December 1948
Plate:
BS-15952
Country:
IT
1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Italiani E Stranieri Alla “mille Miglia"", La Stampa , 1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "C’è Anche Biondetti Il “recordman” Della Corsa", Brescia Sportiva , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Altri Tre Stranieri Iscritti Alla "mille Miglia"", Il Tempo , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Alla Mille Miglia Finora 47 Iscrizioni", Corriere Lombardo , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Biondetti Si Iscrive Alla Mille Miglia", Il Mattino , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Piloti Stranieri Alla Mille Miglia", Corriere della sera , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Un Secondo Elenco Di Iscritti Alla Prossima “mille Miglia"", L'Unità , 04-1947
24th April 1947
Press review:
Unknown author, "Clemente Biondetti Alla 14a Mille Miglia", Il giornale di Brescia , 04-1947
1947
2nd engine no. 422035
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
The 2 blowers are removed - aspiration is through 4 Weber carbs, increased compression ratio
From 21st June 1947
to 22nd June 1947
to 22nd June 1947
Record:
ADV About Touring Bodywork during 1947 Mille Miglia on Auto Italiana
From 21st June 1947
to 22nd June 1947
to 22nd June 1947
Event:
XIV Mille Miglia - Coppa Franco Mazzotti
Locality:
Brescia (IT)
Race number:
#230
Category / Group:
Sport Internazionale
Class:
Sino a 3000 cc
Driver:
Emilio Romano (IT)
Co-Driver:
Clemente Biondetti (IT)
Results / Prizes:
1st OA / 1st CL
Time:
Start: 02.53'00"- Brescia-Roma: 6.35’00"- Brescia-Roma-Brescia: 16.16'39"
21st June 1947
Press review:
Unknown, "Partono Oggi Da Brescia Le Macchine Della ''mille Miglia''", La Stampa , no. 145, 06-1947, pp. 2
22nd June 1947
Press review:
Unknown, "Corrono Per Le Strade D'italia Le Auto Della ''mille Miglia", La Stampa , 06-1947, pp. 3
24th June 1947
Press review:
Farinelli Aldo, "Si Può Girare L'italia Alla Media Di Oltre 100 All'ora", La Stampa , 06-1947, pp. 3
29th June 1947
Press review:
Unknown, "La Xiv Mille Miglia", L'Automobile , 06-1947, pp. 4
July 1947
Press review:
Unknown, "La Xiv Mille Miglia Un'altra Tappa Vittoriosa", Via! , no. 6, 07-1947, pp. 5
From July 1947
to 1st December 1948
to 1st December 1948
Owner:
Emilio Romano (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian racing driver and Alfa Romeo dealer
19th October 1947
Event:
Conicchio - Sant'Eusebio
Locality:
Provincia di Brescia (IT)
Class:
Oltre 1100 cc
Driver:
Emilio Romano (IT)
Results / Prizes:
2nd OA / 1st CL
Time:
9'15''
From December 1948
to 1952
to 1952
Owner:
Victorio Barra (AR)
Famous owner:
President of the Automòvil Club Argentino sporting commission
December 1948
Plate:
C469888
Country:
AR
1948
3rd engine no. 422035
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
The 2 blowers are put back in place
From 1952
to 1955
to 1955
Owner:
Carlos Perez da Villa (AR)
Famous owner:
Racing driver
9th March 1952
Event:
National Buenos Aires
Locality:
Buenos Aires (AR)
Race number:
#18
Driver:
Carlos Perez da Villa (AR)
1952
4th engine no. tbd
Manufacturer:
PLYMOUTH
Note:
According to Lorenzo Barra, the new owner After Vincenzo Barra replaced the engine with a Plymouth unit, but this version is unconfirmed.
From 1955
to 1960
to 1960
Owner:
Alberto Crespo (AR)
Famous owner:
Argentine racing driver
1955
2nd body no. 2033
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Touring
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Red
Note:
front fenders modified in racing style
1955
2nd interior
Material:
Fabric
1955
5th engine no. tbd
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
AR 6C 2500
From 1960
to July 1966
to July 1966
Owner:
Gennaro Marinaro (AR)
1966
Record:
The car in 1966, as was discovered by Luciano Bollaert.
May 1966
Press review:
Fitzgerald Warren W., "1939 Alfa Romeo 8c 2900 B Touring Superleggera Cabriolet A Car Quicken The Pulse", Road and Track , no. 5, 05-1966, pp. 37
From July 1966
to April 1982
to April 1982
Owner:
Lucio Bollaert (AR)
Famous owner:
Argentine racing driver
October 1968
Press review:
Thompson Jonathan, "The Two-nines", Road and Track , no. 2, 10-1968, pp. 124
1970
Record:
Lucio Bollaert utilized the automobile for various local classic car events in Argentina after complete restoration.
1970
Restoration:
Interior photo during restoration made by Tony Merrick
1970
Record:
Lucio Bollaert utilized the automobile for various local classic car events in Argentina after complete restoration.
1972
6th and current engine no. 8c
Manufacturer:
ALFA ROMEO (IT)
Note:
The block bears only the "8C" stamped and the original number (422035) on a screwed-on plate. It is highly likely an original block supplied by the factory as a spare part without a number.
1972
3rd body no. 2033
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Touring
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Red
Note:
Restored removing the spotlights
1972
3rd interior
Material:
Leather
Seats:
Red
From 4th July 1972
to 10th July 1972
to 10th July 1972
Press review:
Ortega Sanchez Enrique, "Alfa Romeo 8c 2,9 B", Parabrisas Corsa , no. 324, 07-1972, pp. 20
From May 1973
to June 1973
to June 1973
Press review:
Moore Simons,hull Peter, "The Immortal Alfa Romeo ''two-nine''", Automobile Quaterly , no. 2, 05-1973, pp. 179
From 1977
to 27th December 1977
to 27th December 1977
Event:
Salón del Automóvil Antiguo
Locality:
Buenos Aires (AR)
1979
Record:
Car photos in Pilar, Buenos Aires
January 1980
Event:
Unknown
Circuit:
Autódromo de Buenos Aires
Locality:
Buenos Aires (AR)
Driver:
Lucio Bollaert (AR)
1982
Bibliography:
Anselmi Angelo Tito, Le Alfa Romeo Di Vittorio Jano , Autocritica Edizioni, n.p. 1982
From April 1982
to October 1982
to October 1982
Owner:
Ben Moser (US)
22nd August 1982
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Del Monte Forest (US)
Driver:
Ben Moser (US)
September 1982
Event:
Unknown
Locality:
Buenos Aires (AR)
Driver:
Lucio Bollaert (AR)
From December 1982
to 1st January 1990
to 1st January 1990
Owner:
Yoshiyuki Hayashi (JP)
Famous owner:
Famous Japanese car collector
May 1986
Bibliography:
Redaelli Alberto, Le Leggendarie Mille Miglia , Cassa Di Risparmio Di Verona E Belluno, n.p. 1986
From 1st January 1990
to 20th August 2000
to 20th August 2000
Owner:
Carlos Monteverde (GB)
Famous owner:
Car collector and racing driver
August 2000
Record:
Car Shooting for Brooks Usa: Quail Lodge Auction
19th August 2000
Event:
Brooks Usa: Quail Lodge Auction
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Note:
Auction N.118; Lot N.336; Estimate Price $3,000,000 - $5,000,000 ; Estimate Value Dollars ; Estimate Country USA; Sold $3,082,500.
19th August 2000
Bibliography:
Unknown author, Brooks Usa: Quail Lodge Auction , Unknown publisher, n.p. 2000
From 20th August 2000
to currently
to currently
Owner:
THE REVS INSTITUTE FOR AUTOMOTIVE RESEARCH, INC. - THE COLLIER COLLECTION (US)
2006
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Del Monte Forest (US)
2006
4th and current body no. 2033
Coachbuilder:
Carrozzeria Touring
Type:
Fastback coupe
Colour:
Grey
Note:
Spotlights restored to their original position
2006
Record:
Silver arrow celebrating the Mille Miglia
2006
4th and current interior
Material:
Leather
Seats:
Brown
2007
Bibliography:
Pritchard Anthony, Mille Miglia: The World's Greatest Road Race , Unknown publisher, n.p. 2007
From 18th August 2007
to 19th August 2007
to 19th August 2007
Event:
Concours d’Elegance Meadow Brook
Locality:
Detroit (US)
From 16th September 2007
to 20th September 2007
to 20th September 2007
Event:
Colorado Grand 1000 C
Locality:
Vail (US)
2008
Event:
Alfa Romeo 8C Rally
Locality:
Taos (US)
2008
Bibliography:
Moore Simons, The Immortal 2.9 - Alfa Romeo 8c 2900 , Parkside Publications, n.p. 2008
6th April 2010
Press review:
Bertschi Cristian, "El Ganador De La Mille Miglia En Argentina", Retrovisiones , 04-2010, pp. 1
February 2011
Press review:
Greggio Luciano, "Artista Della Strada", Ruoteclassiche , no. 266, 02-2011, pp. 90
2015
Bibliography:
Acerbi L., Mille Miglia Immagini Di Una Corsa - A Race In Pictures , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2015
2016
Record:
Returned to its splendor of the beginning, featuring the detachable wheel covers and distinctive spats.
2016
Bibliography:
Balestra Nino, Cisitalia Una Storia Di Coraggio E Passione , Giorgio Nada Editore S.r.l., n.p. 2016
14th June 2016
Record:
Studio Photos
2017
Bibliography:
Lugo Podestà Sergio Alberto, Cisitalia Da Corsa - Europa , Registro Fiat Italiano, n.p. 2017
September 2018
Bibliography:
Unknown author, The Elegance Of Speed - Archivio Fotografico Locchi , Le Gallerie Degli Uffizi, n.p. 2018
December 2018
Bibliography:
Dolcini Carlo, Orizzonte Perduto Mille Miglia 1947-1956 , Ela, n.p. 2018
2nd November 2020
Record:
1938 Alfa Romeo Tipo 8C 2900B Berlinetta
28th July 2022
Record:
Chassis and Engine Number Photos
March 2023
Bibliography:
Bertschi Cristián, Alfa Romeo Argentina 100 Anni , Whitefly, n.p. 2023
June 2023
Bibliography:
Binelli Sandro, Mille Miglia's Chassis - The Ultimate Opus Volume Iii , Automotive Masterpieces Srl, Genova 2023