1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Cabriolet

Seldom has there been a more convincing claimant to the title of the complete car than Vittorio Jano's masterpiece, the Alfa Romeo 8C. Victorious in many Grand Prix races, at Le Mans four years in succession, and in no less than seven editions of the Mille Miglia, its competition credentials are beyond reproach. The heart of this formidable machine is its supercharged, straight-eight, twin-overhead-camshaft engine, which Jano arranged in effect as two four-cylinder units in tandem with the cam-drive gears amidships. Yet its racing exploits only tell part of the 8C story. The chassis, available in both long chassis Lungo and short chassis Corto form, underpinned some of the finest and most elegant touring cars of its day, such as this 8C, which is elegantly clothed in timeless coachwork by Carrosserie Hermann Graber of Wichtrach, Switzerland.