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Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature<\/a>) emerged a beauty!<\/p>\n

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Such was the case for the 1953 Boneschi Astral.\u00a0The first Astral was displayed at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The second Astral was sold to Rafael Trujillo, then dictator of the Dominican Republic. No more were produced and not long after Boneschi went out of business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Not every Alfa Romeo 1900C chassis that went to a Carrozzeria for custom coachwork (see this month’s Roadcar Feature) emerged a beauty! Such was the case for the 1953 Boneschi Astral.\u00a0The first Astral was displayed at the 1953 Turin Motor Show. The second Astral was sold to Rafael Trujillo, then dictator of the Dominican Republic. 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