ALFA ROMEO 8C 2900 B SPECIALE TIPO LE MANS "Desk Scale" christmas being able to use some

being able to use some of the parts to ‘hop ‘ it up…a bigger V8 engine perhaps

concealed running boards

Amos Northup’s Blue Streak for 1933 featured a ‘banjo’ frame design with the rear axle fitted between the fore and aft rails with outboard springs

and a toothy new grille

ALFA ROMEO 8C 2900 B SPECIALE TIPO LE MANS "Desk Scale" christmas being able to use someThe 8C 2900 is one of the most prestigious cars in the Alfa Romeo museum. Powered by a 2. 9 litre supercharged straight 8 producing 220 HP this Alfa was to become an icon among pre war racing cars. The beautiful Superleggera aluminium body work was hand beaten and riveted to a welded tubular frame which gave this big Alfa a strong yet lightweight construction. Made by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan in 1938, this unique 8C was to participate in the world