1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Open Sports

The Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 was one of the first Italian sports cars to feature cutting edge Grand Prix racing technology in a production road car. Called the Alfa Romeo Normale when it was first advertised, the car was revealed at the Milan Motor Show in 1925. It was renamed the 6C 1500 the following year, but the first production models didn't arrive until early 1927. This fast touring car was built on a simple lightweight ladder-frame chassis and fitted with Alfa's 1,487cc straight-6 cylinder engine, which was based on the factory's P2 straight-8 racing engine and was available in three versions: the single-overhead camshaft Normale, the twin-overhead-camshaft Sport, and the supercharged Super Sport model. Most of these cars were bodied in Italy, but this rare 6C 1500 Sport was bodied by WC & RC Athcerly in England. Amateur race driver Geoffrey Summers commissioned the car, and he raced it at the Shelsley Walsh Hill Climb in 1929. The car was found in Belgium in 2010 by the current owner, who also happens to be the grandson of the coachbuilder R.C. Athcerly.