1940 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500

The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 debuted in 1939 as the successor to the 6C 2300 and was built upon the dynasty established by Alfa Romeo engineer Vittorio Jano. Production continued through 1952, with only a few examples built during the war years of 1940 to 1945. When peacetime resumed, the first new Alfa model was the 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro (Golden Arrow) of 1946, of which 680 examples were built until late 1951. Of those, 383 examples were of the 6C 2500 SS with most of these clothed in closed coachwork either by the factory or various coachbuilders such as Touring and Pinin Farina. Most of the bodywork was built by Touring Superleggera of Milan.

The 6C 2500 used an enlarged displacement engine with an improved cylinder head and a raised compression ratio from 6.5:1 to 7.1:1 in top Super Sport tuning. Along with triple Weber carburetors, engine output was rated at 110 horsepower.

The steel ladder frame chassis was offered in three wheelbase sizes including a 128-inch platform for the Turismo, 118.1 inches on the Sport, and 106.3-inches on the Super Sport.

by Daniel Vaughan | Sep 2021