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In the German car classic magazine 'Motor Klassik' of january 2010, I found an article on a 6C2500 with a Castagna body. The chassisnumber of this car is #915066, built in 1939. It is part of a collection of the Italian architect Corrado Lopresto.
The car is special because it has a three liter V12 Alfa engine with 200 HP. This engine is said to be derived from the 3560 cc V12 (68mm bore x 82mm stroke) Tipo S10 (140 HP) and Tipo S10 SS (165 HP) engine. The bore was reduced to 62mm and that meant a capacity of 2970cc (62mm bore x 82mm stroke). The car wasn't altered, the engine is said to be made for the 6C2500 and was meant to take part in the Mille Miglia of 1941 which had a limit of 3 liters.
The V12 engine was apparently owned by Mario Righini, Dieter Dambacher and Gianni Torelli. The last person restored the engine for Mr. Lopresto. Have a look at the article here:
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Castagna V12 Coupé: Zwölf-Tour mittags | Oldtimer & Youngtimer | Motor Klassik
Any members that can shed more light on this car?
Ciao, Olaf
In the German car classic magazine 'Motor Klassik' of january 2010, I found an article on a 6C2500 with a Castagna body. The chassisnumber of this car is #915066, built in 1939. It is part of a collection of the Italian architect Corrado Lopresto.
The car is special because it has a three liter V12 Alfa engine with 200 HP. This engine is said to be derived from the 3560 cc V12 (68mm bore x 82mm stroke) Tipo S10 (140 HP) and Tipo S10 SS (165 HP) engine. The bore was reduced to 62mm and that meant a capacity of 2970cc (62mm bore x 82mm stroke). The car wasn't altered, the engine is said to be made for the 6C2500 and was meant to take part in the Mille Miglia of 1941 which had a limit of 3 liters.
The V12 engine was apparently owned by Mario Righini, Dieter Dambacher and Gianni Torelli. The last person restored the engine for Mr. Lopresto. Have a look at the article here:
Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Castagna V12 Coupé: Zwölf-Tour mittags | Oldtimer & Youngtimer | Motor Klassik
Any members that can shed more light on this car?
Ciao, Olaf