1945 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Cabriolet Speciale
Chassis no.
915169
Engine no.
923969
Coachbuilder
Pinin Farina
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March 1946
Press review:
Unknown author, "Rassegna Di Belle Vetture A Torino", Motor Italia , 03-1946
From October 1946
to 1948
to 1948
Plate:
MI-91036
Country:
IT
October 1946
Generic fact:
Other photos Giuliana Tortoli
From 3rd October 1946
to 13th October 1946
to 13th October 1946
Event:
Salon de l'Automobile de Paris
Locality:
Parigi (FR)
Driver:
Battista Pinin Farina (IT)
Co-Driver:
Sergio Farina (IT)
Note:
In 1946 Italy and all its "Carrozzieri" were barred from exhibiting at the Paris Salon for political reasons surrounding the war. Battista “Pinin” Farina himself drove this Alfa and his son Sergio drove a Lancia Aprilla on a 15 hour drive from Turin to Paris. When they arrived they quickly washed both of the cars and parked them in front of the Salon for all to see. This was a statement that the Salon directors later received well in declaring Farina’s efforts worthy of a spot in the following years’ Salon. The French press commented “Ce diable de Farina a ouvert son antisalon personnel”
From 5th October 1946
to 6th October 1946
to 6th October 1946
Event:
Exposition de la Mode Italienne
Locality:
Losanna (CH)
Driver:
Giuliana Tortoli (IT)
13th October 1946
Event:
Concorso d'Eleganza dell'Ente Moda di Torino
Locality:
Torino (IT)
Race number:
#19
Class:
13
Driver:
Giuliana Tortoli (IT)
Results / Prizes:
Coppa ACI - Miglior cabriolet del concorso
From October 1946
to 1948
to 1948
Owner:
Giuliana Tortoli (IT)
Famous owner:
Wealthy woman, owner of parfum design company. Married to Cuccioli
27th March 1947
Event:
Concours d'Elegance Automobile Monte-Carlo
Locality:
Unknown city (MC)
Race number:
#3
Results / Prizes:
Grand Prix d'Honneur
From January 1948
to 1950
to 1950
Owner:
AUSTIN MOTOR COMPANY LTD (GB)
Famous owner:
English manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin
Note:
Pinin Farina sold the car to the company through his chairman Leonard Percy "Len" Lord. It was used as the basis of the design for the Austin A-90 Atlantic. Then it was used as personal car of the managing director, George Harriman
From January 1948
to June 1948
to June 1948
Owner:
Giovanni Battista Pinin Farina (IT)
Famous owner:
Italian automobile designer, the founder of the Carrozzeria Pininfarina
Note:
He used it as his personal car
1948
Plate:
800OP
Country:
Unknown nationality
From 1950
to 1952
to 1952
Owner:
Holden "Bob" Koto (US)
Purchase price:
1,000 GBP
Famous owner:
A protégé and designer on the staff of the famous designer Raymond Loewy
Note:
Koto landed a contract to design a new Austin. He worked in England from London Loewy's office supervised his staff. He expressed the desire to buy the Alfa Romeo the managing director Mr. Harriman. Mr Harriman offered the car to him for a bonus at a lower price. David Koto (son of Holden Koto) reveals the car’s ill-fated trip to America. The stevedores fastened hooks and chains to the front and rear bumpers to unload it from the ship. When they tried to lift it, they tore off the front and rear bumpers and damaged the front bodywork. His father took the car to his mentor Raymond Loewy and asked him to repair it. Loewy did so and changed its metallic champagne colour to a bright metallic green. The insurance company insisted there was only $50.00 worth of damage done. The restoration work included: pennants missing on bonnet, modified front bumper and a new dark-green color. Car colors: champagne (1950), dark green (1951).
1950
Plate:
639OP
Country:
Unknown nationality
1950
Plate:
439OP
Country:
US
1950
Generic fact:
Other photos Holden "bob" Koto
1950
Generic fact:
Other photos
August 1950
Generic fact:
Other photos
1951
Plate:
BF3890
Country:
US
1951
Plate:
INDIANABF3890
Country:
US
1951
Generic fact:
Other photos
March 1951
Generic fact:
Other photos
From 26th May 1951
to 30th May 1951
to 30th May 1951
Event:
Indianapolis Custom Auto Show
Locality:
Indianapolis (US)
Class:
Sports car
Driver:
Holden Bob Koto (US)
Results / Prizes:
1st CL
Note:
The prize including 400,00 dollars
1952
Owner:
James Kent (US)
Purchase price:
1.900 GBP
Note:
James Kent "Americanized" the car: installing whitewalls and removing the rear wheel spats and wheel disks
1952
Generic fact:
Other photos James Kent
1952
Generic fact:
Other photos
March 1954
Generic fact:
Other photos
March 1954
Press review:
Unknown author, "Unknown", Cars , no. 3, 03-1954
From March 1976
to 30th April 1976
to 30th April 1976
Press review:
Unknown author, "Living With Style", Special- Interest Autos , 03-1976, pp. 34
From 1980
to 1990
to 1990
Owner:
George Monning (US)
1990
Owner:
Clark Moore (US)
1990
Bibliography:
Alfieri Bruno, Pininfarina Catalogue Raisonné Vol. 1 , Automobilia, n.p. 1990
From 1994
to March 2003
to March 2003
Owner:
Unknown
1st January 1994
Owner:
Jerry Mc Alevey (US)
Note:
Sometime later it ended up in the restoration shop of Hill and Vaughn where it was disassembled and abandoned
July 1994
Bibliography:
De Boer John, The Italian Car Registry - John Fulton De Boer , Unknown publisher, n.p. 1994
From March 2003
to 2nd May 2007
to 2nd May 2007
Owner:
CAVE CREEK CLASSICS (US)
February 2007
Generic fact:
Other photos
April 2007
Generic fact:
Other photos
May 2007
Generic fact:
Other photos
From 2nd May 2007
to currently
to currently
Owner:
Private collection
January 2008
Generic fact:
Other photos
January 2010
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
January 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
March 2013
Restoration:
Photo Interiors
April 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
May 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
June 2013
Restoration:
Photo Interiors
June 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
October 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
November 2013
Restoration:
Photo chassis engine - mechanics
December 2013
Restoration:
Photo body and assembly
2014
Plate:
GDT680
Country:
Unknown nationality
2014
Generic fact:
Other photos
17th August 2014
Event:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Carmel-by-the-Sea (US)
Race number:
#01
Class:
O-1: Postwar Touring
Driver:
Christopher Ohrstrom (US)
May 2015
Generic fact:
Other photos
From 22nd May 2015
to 24th May 2015
to 24th May 2015
Event:
Concorso Internazionale d'Eleganza di Villa d'Este
Locality:
Cernobbio (IT)
Race number:
#64
Class:
F: Hollywood on the Lake – Convertibles for a grand entrance at Villa d'Este
Driver:
Christopher Ohrstrom (US)
Results / Prizes:
Trofeo Foglizio - The best interior design by the Jury
June 2015
Press review:
Unknown author, "A Torino Il Concorso D'eleganza Pininfarina Per Celebrare L'85° Anniversario", Pininfarina Press Release , 06-2015
13th June 2015
Event:
Concorso d'Eleganza Pininfarina
Locality:
Torino (IT)
August 2015
Press review:
Unknown author, "Where The Stars Come Out", Octane , no. 146, 08-2015, pp. 30
March 2016
Generic fact:
Studio Photos
From 11th March 2016
to 13th March 2016
to 13th March 2016
Event:
The Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance
Locality:
Contea di Nassau (US)
Race number:
#279
Driver:
Christopher Ohrstrom (US)
From 27th May 2016
to 9th October 2016
to 9th October 2016
Event:
Bellissima! The Italian Automotive Renaissance, 1945–1975
Locality:
Nashville (US)
Note:
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
January 2018
Bibliography:
Porta Massimo, Torino E L'arte Dei Carrozzieri 1946-1980 , Asi - Automotoclub Storico Italiano, n.p. 2018
10th August 2024
Record:
Rediscovering the Legendary Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Speciale