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2008: The Alfa Romeo 8C is Really Here!

May 23, 2022 By pete

This Alfa 8C is painted in the optional color of Rosso Competizione.

In November of 2008, the late Werner Pfister was on hand to record this very unusual delivery of the first 8C Alfas in the U.S. So, 14 years later, how has the 8C faired?

An exclusive report by Werner Pfister
Photos by Werner Pfister

In July, 1951 Enzo Ferrari’s racing team won its first Grand Prix after only 4 years in existence. It was then that he was heard to say, “I have killed my mother!” referring to the fact that he had just beaten the dominant Alfa Romeo that had nurtured him both as a driver and manager of the Scuderia Ferrari Alfa team in the pre-war era. Today, Alfa, now under the same corporate ownership of FIAT as Ferrari, has come back to the USA in a very big way.

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Tecno Montecarlo ‘Nanni Galli’

June 25, 2019 By pete

Words and photos by Roberto Motta and Archivio Scuderia del Portello

Last Friday, June 14th, at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, we were able to attend an event that could leave a mark in the history of motor sports.

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Reflections on the Alfa 8C 2300 Castagna

May 12, 2010 By pete

The Alfa 2300 Castagna, created in a period when the “pursuit of balance and elegance both in substance and shape expressed itself in sheer majesty.” Photo by Harry Hurst.

By Pete Vack

The four of us paused to stare at the lines of the 8C 2300 Alfa Romeo Mille Miglia Castagna Spyder, now on display at the Simeone Foundation. Had one the time, it’s something that could be done all day long with pleasure. Everyone agreed it was perfectly proportioned; the short wheelbase accentuated the long hood line and swooping fenders, and huge black wire wheels stood out against the red finish. “The Alfa makes it easy to appreciate pre-war cars”, said Harry Hurst, the Simeone PR director and author of Sebring 1970. “There is not a bad line anywhere.” [Read more…] about Reflections on the Alfa 8C 2300 Castagna

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The Alfa Romeo 8C is Really Here!

November 12, 2008 By pete

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This Alfa 8C is painted in the optional color of Rosso Competizione.

For years we have heard rumors of the impending launch of a new Alfa Romeo in the United States. VeloceToday can now report that Alfa Romeo definitely has arrived! (ed)

An exclusive report by Werner Pfister
Photos by Werner Pfister
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