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The Alfa Romeo 8C was a range of Alfa Romeo road, race and sports cars of the 1930s. The 8C designates 8 cylinders, and originally a straight 8-cylinder engine. The Vittorio Jano designed 8C was Alfa Romeo 's primary racing engine from its introduction in 1931 to its retirement in 1939.
The Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 or 8C-308 is a Grand Prix racing car made for the 3 litre class in 1938. Only four cars were produced, actually modified from Tipo C with the engine mounted lower into the chassis and a slimmer body. [2] [3] The chassis was derived from the Tipo C and the engine from the 8C 2900.
1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Lungo Spider: 412041 RM Sotheby's: Monterey, California, United States: US$19,800,000 $25,137,105 [Note 14] [65] February 11, 2019 1939 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Berlinetta: 412024 Artcurial: Paris, France: US$18,997,883 $22,640,000 [Note 14] [66] [67] November 17, 2023 2013 Mercedes F1 W04: F1W04-04 RM Sotheby's: Las ...
Alfa Romeo were the first to react to the engineering problems of the straight-eight: in their racing car engines for the P2 and P3 and in their Alfa Romeo 8C 2300/2600/2900 sports cars of Mille Miglia and Le Mans fame the camshaft drive had been moved to the engine centre, between cylinders four and five, thus reducing the aforementioned ...
Alfa Romeo 8C 2900B Touring Speciale Alfa Romeo 2.9L Supercharged I8 219 17 5.0 8 Norbert Jean Mahé Donald Mathieson Freddy Clifford Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L I6 159 18 5.0 7 Jean Trévoux Jean Trévoux Pierre Levegh: Talbot T150C Talbot 4.0L i6 159 19 2.0 27 Robert P Hichens: Robert P Hichens Mortimer Morris-Goodall Aston Martin Speed Model ...
The first use of the "Dolomite" name was in 1934, when it was used for an eight-cylinder sports car which resembled the Alfa Romeo 8C. [2] However this car did not make production, with only three being made. The engine was of 1,990 cc capacity with twin overhead camshafts and fitted with a Roots-type supercharger. [2]
Alfa Romeo Tipo 316, 316 or 16C-316 Grand prix car was used in Grand Prix seasons 1938 and 1939, when it was driven by Giuseppe Farina and Clemente Biondetti.The Tipo 316 was one of three Alfa Romeo cars designed for the new rules in 1938, which differed mainly by the engine, the other two were the Alfa Romeo Tipo 308 straight-8 and Alfa Romeo Tipo 312 with a V12 engine.
The Alfa Romeo P3, P3 monoposto or Tipo B was a classic Grand Prix car designed by Vittorio Jano, one of the Alfa Romeo 8C models. The P3 is considered to be the world's first genuine single-seat Grand Prix racing car [1] and was Alfa Romeo's second monoposto after the Tipo A monoposto (1931). [2] It was based on the earlier successful Alfa ...