Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 MM Touring Spider

[AlfaRonny]

Pictures, specifications and history of the AR 8C 2900 MM TS


http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/frame...hp&carnum=2476

[gtv2000]

IMHO, 412030 is the ultimate most desirable car ever, as it's the only MM 2.9B with its original body, albeit several times restored. 412031 is a close match as it has a new body crafted after 412030's one as model. So I wouldn't be so pedant, and would be happy to go for 412031

[dretceterini]

I agree that this is the ultimate car. I was lucky enough to have been allowed to drive it when Bill Serri owned it. My undersatnding is that the current owner, Ralph Lauen, paid the estate something like 10 million for the car, and spent another million into restoring it.

[richardowen]

Besides the obvious, not much history on 412030 is posted following the link.

Are there any better sources of information on the MM 2900s? I might have to wait for Simon Moore to reprint his book.

Cheers!

[dretceterini]

Many of the larger libraries have copies of Simon Moore's 8c2900 book on file. It is by far the best book on the 2900s (as is his book on the 8c2300s), but any of the better generic Alfa books has some information on the 2900s. Simon's book has now gotten very rare and rather expensive. It will be a while before the revised edition comes out, as he is working on a pre-war Alfa GP car book.

[richardowen]

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Originally Posted by dretceterini Many of the larger libraries have copies of Simon Moore's 8c2900 book on file. It is by far the best book on the 2900s (as is his book on the 8c2300s), but any of the better generic Alfa books has some information on the 2900s. Simon's book has now gotten very rare and rather expensive. It will be a while before the revised edition comes out, as he is working on a pre-war Alfa GP car book.

[PSk]

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Originally Posted by gtv2000 IMHO, 412030 is the ultimate most desirable car ever, as it's the only MM 2.9B with its original body, albeit several times restored. 412031 is a close match as it has a new body crafted after 412030's one as model. So I wouldn't be so pedant, and would be happy to go for 412031

[dretceterini]

Are you speaking of the 2-door sedans, or the LeMans style coupe?

[gtv2000]

Well, there's simply no alternative to Simon Moore's 2.9 book. And after seeing in another thread that Alleggerita is rocketting towards $1000 price ranges, albeit I rate Alleggerita an excellent book, I would be prone to conclude that the Immortal 2.9 is a bargain at the same price!

Indeed, Simon is currently working on two projects. One is the third part of his trilogy, now covering the GP cars of the thirties, and the second is the update of the 2.9 book. Indeed, much information surfaced until 1986, and a second edition would be really useful. Not sure which of the two projects will be completed first. Now think that back in 1986 he announced the 2.3 book within a couple of years...

[richardowen]

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Originally Posted by gtv2000 Well, there's simply no alternative to Simon Moore's 2.9 book. And after seeing in another thread that Alleggerita is rocketting towards $1000 price ranges, albeit I rate Alleggerita an excellent book, I would be prone to conclude that the Immortal 2.9 is a bargain at the same price! Indeed, Simon is currently working on two projects. One is the third part of his trilogy, now covering the GP cars of the thirties, and the second is the update of the 2.9 book. Indeed, much information surfaced until 1986, and a second edition would be really useful. Not sure which of the two projects will be completed first. Now think that back in 1986 he announced the 2.3 book within a couple of years...

[PSk]

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Originally Posted by dretceterini Are you speaking of the 2-door sedans, or the LeMans style coupe?