The8C's sole owner, the late Oscar Davis, mollycoddled the roofless rarity from new and drove it sparingly, with the odometer reflecting a mere 3,733 miles. RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby's RM Sotheby's
The8C Competizione was launched in 2008, a synthesis of the new “Alfa Romeo philosophy”, the marque’s strategy to reaffirm its uniqueness and ability to bring together emotion, engineering and aerodynamic efficiency and the exaltation of driving pleasure. FromAllAlfa Romeo 8C Spider versions offered for the year 2009 with complete specs, performance and technical data in the catalogue of cars. Search automobile-catalog: About the author 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider all versions specifications and performance data. Alfa Romeo catalogue--->
Featuredare two of the four 308Cs constructed. The car pictured in the first shots wears Alfa Corse number 79 and like so many other racing Alfa Romeo was sold to South America after the War. It was found in the 1970s and was brought back to Europe. Today it is in full running order and sports a 3.2 litre engine.
Thevenue, as for many an Alfa Romeo, Maserati and Fiat introduction, is the Balocco test track between Milan and Turin, built originally by Alfa to test its Grand Prix cars. The course we’re using contains corners replicated from various famous racetracks, and as no new Alfa Romeo 8C Spiders are yet registered for the road, it will have to do.