THE VEHICLE AT A GLANCE
Model dossier
- Production period
- 1937
- Body style
- Berlinetta
- Engine
- Straight-8 DOHC, twin superchargers
- Type
- Limited
- Production
- 5
- Displacement
- 2,905 cc
- Power
- 180 CV
- Top speed
- 175 km/h
THE PEOPLE BEHIND THE CAR
Coachbuilding, design & conversions
PRICE & SALES RECORD
Vehicle value
- Original price
- Not documented
- Latest recorded sale
- Not documented
01 / THE STORY
History & context
No editorial history has yet been published for this vehicle.
IN THE ARCHIVE
Coachbuilders & design studios
02 / TECHNICAL IDENTITY
Specifications & construction
Production & construction
- Production
- 5
- Production type
- Limited
- Production notes
- Corrected from chassis_specific to model_family. Five known Touring Berlinetta chassis are stored as family members, not concatenated into chassis_number. Legacy production_units=5 is retained as the reported five-car family count; exact chassis histories remain separable.
- Construction features · Legacy attribution
- Superleggera
Engine & performance
- Engine configuration
- Straight-8 DOHC, twin superchargers
- Displacement
- 2,905 cc
- Power (CV)
- 180 CV
- Transmission
- 4-speed manual
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
- Top speed
- 175 km/h
- Specification notes
- Official Alfa Romeo Museum values describe the Touring Superleggera 8C 2900 B Lungo Berlinetta configuration. Exact-chassis deviations remain child-level facts.
Dimensions & accommodation
- Wheelbase
- 3,000 mm
- Length
- 5,150 mm
- Width
- 1,770 mm
- Height
- 1,500 mm
- Weight
- 1,250 kg
Individual vehicle
- Documented chassis
5 chassis
- 412020
- 412024
- 412029
- 412035
- 412036
Design & manufacture
- Manufacturer · Documented
- Alfa Romeo
- Coachbuilder / Body Builder · Documented
- Touring
04 / INDIVIDUAL HISTORY
Chassis & provenance
Ownership & provenance
- Ownership & history · Legacy attribution
- Museum Car
06 / EVENTS & AWARDS
Events & awards
Mille Miglia General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 1947
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_0_events. No award inferred.
Pebble Beach General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2008
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: _yoast_wpseo_primary_events. No award inferred.
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2009
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_1_events. No award inferred.
Villa d’Este General · From the historical archive
- Date
- 2009
- Chassis
- General
Pebble Beach General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2018
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_1_events|list_of_awards_2_events. No award inferred.
Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2019
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_1_events. No award inferred.
Villa d’Este General · From the historical archive
- Date
- 2019
- Chassis
- General
Pebble Beach General · legacy_preserved
- Date
- 2026
- Chassis
- General
Preserved CI 1.0 relation. Evidence field: list_of_awards_3_events. No award inferred.
07 / THE VEHICLE IN DETAIL
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08 / FROM THE ARCHIVE
Archive
References held in the vehicle dossier. Their inclusion does not establish that every historical claim has been independently verified.
| Reference | Source type |
|---|---|
| Artcurial — Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Berlinetta Touring www.artcurial.com | Auction house catalogue |
| Museo Alfa Romeo — 8C 2900 B Lungo www.museoalfaromeo.com | Manufacturer museum official |
THE CONVERSATION
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