1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Le Mans Touring

1931 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 in Tatort - Die Kugel im Leib, Movie made for TV, 1979

Class: Cars, Racecar — Model origin:

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Author	Message
nzcarnerd ◊ 2007-04-09 03:02	The picture is very distorted but it looks like an Alfa-Romeo from about 1930-32 - maybe a 2300 Monza competing in the Mille Miglia?
Junkman ◊ 2007-04-13 14:14	Alfa-Romeo 8c 2300
993cc ◊ 2021-05-19 01:19
993cc ◊ 2021-06-07 13:49	https://www.fcaheritage.com/en-uk/heritage/stories/alfa-romeo-8C-2300-le-mans "In the early 1930s, boosted by the racing and commercial successes notched up by the 6C model family, the directors of Alfa Romeo decided to develop a new straight-eight cylinder engine, designed to power even more luxurious high performance cars, and to succeed in expressing and symbolising the brand’s technical sophistication. Vittorio Jano - the engineer in charge of the planning department - set to work, and in 1931 the new Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 made its momentous debut." "Meanwhile, Prospero Gianferrari, the general manager of Alfa Romeo, was determined to conquer another prestigious international competition: the 24 Hours of Le Mans, until then consistently dominated by British car manufacturers. In order to comply with the rules of the French race, a long-wheelbase four-seater competition car with torpedo-race bodywork was prepared, in collaboration with the Touring coachbuilders in Milan. The 8C 2300 Le Mans, weighing roughly 1000 kg, could reach 200 km/h and immediately showed itself to be a supremely sophisticated and unbeatable racing car."