{"id":864462,"date":"2024-10-14T00:55:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T07:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/?p=523388"},"modified":"2024-12-06T03:54:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T03:54:02","slug":"1931-alfa-romeo-6c-1750-series-v-gran-sport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/1931-alfa-romeo-6c-1750-series-v-gran-sport\/","title":{"rendered":"1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Series V Gran Sport"},"content":{"rendered":"

Grand Prix Origins<\/h2>\n

The origins of Alfa Romeo\u2019s legendary 6C 1750 model can be traced to 1923, when Nicola Romeo hired engineer Vittorio Jano from rival Fiat. Sig. Romeo wanted to build a successful Grand Prix car with his name on it and Sig. Jano possessed the technical and managerial expertise to achieve this goal. Less than a year after joining Alfa Romeo, Sig. Jano unveiled the P2 \u2013 a model many regard as the first modern Grand Prix car and a masterpiece of automotive design. It was an immediate success, winning several Grand Prix races and claiming the first Manufacturers\u2019 Championship for Alfa Romeo in 1925.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Following this achievement, Sig. Jano\u2019s next task was to design a production chassis with great sporting potential. The result was a series of six-cylinder (6C) cars built between 1927 and 1933 in various specifications. During this period, 3,514 Alfa Romeo 6Cs of all types were built. The most rare and desirable models were the short-chassis 1750 Super Sport and Gran Sport, which featured beautiful straight-six engines, with twin overhead camshafts, hemispherical combustion chambers, and Roots-type superchargers. In total, just 309 of these very special 6C 1750 Alfa Romeos were built; almost all were fitted with elegant custom bodies by the pre-eminent European carrozzerie.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Powerful and Nimble<\/h2>\n

Light and nimble, with excellent roadholding qualities and reliable power, these supercharged 6Cs were among the finest high-performance automobiles of their era and proved wildly successful in competition. They often challenged Bugattis and Maseratis of greater displacement and proved victorious. In both Gran Sport and Testa Fissa forms, 6C 1750s won nearly every major sports car race of the day, including the Mille Miglia, 24 Hours of Spa, Brooklands Double Twelve, and the Tourist Trophy Race.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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According to Angela Cherrett\u2019s definitive volume on the model, Alfa Romeo Tipo 6C 1500, 1750, 1900, this car\u2019s engine and chassis, both numbered 10814349, fall among those produced between 1931 and 1932, of which just 106 examples were built.<\/p>\n

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Chassis 10814349\"\"<\/a><\/h2>\n

This particular car was built for the 1931 model year, its history can be traced back to February 23, 1934, when the car was imported into Switzerland, according to notes on file compiled by the previous owner. Little is known of the Alfa Romeo\u2019s Swiss existence, except that the original body was damaged and repaired at one point, leaving only the original substructure and some interior panels intact.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

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Car Highlights<\/h2>\n