The car subsequently passed through the hands of a number of Italian collectors and was restored approximately 10 years ago. Equipped with twin-plug ignition, the Alfa Romeo 1900 engine was built by well known race preparation specialists Conrero of Turin while the rest of the mechanical parts - gearbox, brakes, suspension, etc - are likewise all Alfa Romeo. The car's identity comes from a 1954 Alfa Romeo 1900 Super. Today the original long-tailed spider and the coupé belong to the Alfa Romeo Museo Storico in Arese, Italy.Īccording to the vendor, in the mid-1950s a wealthy client from Milan commissioned Carrozzeria Corasco of Turin to build this copy of the famous Alfa Romeo Disco Volante around a tubular steel chassis clad with aluminium bodywork. Although one was entered for the 1952 Le Mans 24-Hour race, the Alfa Romeo team failed to show up and none of the Disco Volantes was ever raced.
Three different body styles were used for the prototypes: long- and short-tailed two-seat spiders and a closed coupé.
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The engine was a tuned (158bhp) version of the 1900's four-cylinder unit, enlarged to a full 2.0 litres and fitted with an aluminium block. Representing a considerable advance on the ladder frames used hitherto, the chassis was a state-of-the-art tubular spaceframe that offered superior rigidity without the penalty of increased weight. The latter contributed its independent front suspension and live rear axle to the Disco Volante, though the rest of the design was completely new. This striking design was the work of Touring, the great Milanese carrozzeria, which had begun collaborating with Alfa Romeo in the late 1920s and would be responsible for Alfa's first all-new design of the post-war period: the 1900. Launched in 1952, Alfa's first effort in this new venture was the Tipo C52 'Disco Volante' (Flying Saucer) so called because of its aerodynamic bodywork that featured prominent overhangs. The interior's basically still an Alfa 8C with added touches like a body-colored center console with an iPhone adapter and reupholstered seats with sections of suede thrown in for better grip during spirited driving, while ambient lighting on the door adds just a little flair that, so far, no plastic surgeon has been able to pull off.Having re-established itself at the forefront of Grand Prix racing, Alfa Romeo withdrew from Formula 1 at the end of the 1951 season and switched its attention to sports cars. The front is vintage Alfa, with sharp angles stemming from the classic "Trefoil" air intake… …while the back of the car transitions from smooth lines to an abrupt rear end that aides aerodynamics but does absolutely nothing for Sir Mix-A-Lot. Each car is hand-built by skilled Italian craftsmen who spend over 4000hrs massaging, filing, and banging sheets of aluminum into shape without their wives getting pissed. Now, they've stuck a modern version of the Alfa Romeo C52 Disco Volante body the company first built in 1952 onto a 450hp Alfa Romeo 8C chassis to create the new Disco. Since 1928 Italy's Touring Superleggera has been putting together custom bodies that're more gorgeous than the work of all but the very best Beverly Hills surgeons, including James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 and the postwar BMW 328.
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