The Alfa Romeo of Nuvolari worth more than $ 9 million - La Gazzetta dello Sport

Auction records for Alfa du Nuvolari

runs Nuvolari. How much is Nuvolari. How much are his cars … In England it is just concluded an auction record for an Alfa Romeo racing in 1935, led by the legendary race in Nivola, a protégé of Enzo Ferrari. The car 8C-35, part of the Scuderia Ferrari was founded by the engineer, she was paid 9.37 million dollars, a figure unprecedented for an Alfa. The wealthy buyer, Bloomberg agency reported, remained anonimo. The red Alfa auctioned has competed in eight races, before being led to victory by Nuvolari in the cup Cyan 1936.

Into Identified with the code inside the Scuderia Ferrari, SF65, this specimen, number of chassis 50013, took part in numerous international competitions:  Monza GP, GP of Modena, G.P. of Czechoslovakia, G.P. of Tunis, DUEA G.P. Monte Carlo, G.P. of Hungary, and Eifel Rennen G.P. of Germany at the Nurburgring. The most important result obtained it, as mentioned above, the Coppa Ciano, the final round in which it participates ² Scude ria Ferrari.

Into Entrusted aA Pintacuda Carlo, the car took off regularly with UNAA Alfa Romeo 12C-36affidata to Nuvolari. These, while he was on the second lap,  the transmission broke and was forced to retire. Pintacuda allora was called to Boxa and the car was assigned to the Flying Mantuan. Despite a driving position is not perfect (Pintacuda was even more low Nuvolari), the Nivola Began an extraordinary rimonta up to to overcome all the Auto Union and win a ufficialiÂ? ™ incredible success.

After the Coppa Ciano, lâ?? ™ Alfa Romeo 8C-35 was sold n.50013 ALA svizzero gentleman driver Hans Ruesch , which The door ² in England. These debuts ² Allaa cronoscalata Shelsley Walsh, won the successivo , led by Ruesch along with his co-driver Dick Seaman, and arrives ² second overall aA  behind the DIA Raymond Mays ERA.

Then was brought Into in South Africaa here and got two good results (including two fastest race laps) ALA Rand Grand Prix and the Grand Prix of South Africa. Nela 1937a won again ALA GP des Frontieres of Chimay (Belgium), Allaa Elaintarharnajo-Djurgaardsloppet in Finland, wing Grand Prix of Romania to Bucarest and again aA Brooklands in England and Crystal Palace.

Into Ruesch, then, rent the car to jazz ² â € “Buddy pilota Featherstonehaugh and then finally to revenge pilota Robert Arbuthnot.

After the end of World War II 50013 found himself a new owner, lâ?? ™ Industrial  Dennis Poore , boss della Manganese-Bronze Ltd, a? ™ company that built engines for motorcycles for Laa Laa Villiers and BSA and Matchless. Judged very talented driver, Poore  won the first race post-war British A on? ™ airfield of Gransden Lodge . He ran again in September of 1948, Allaa inaugural race on the Goodwood circuit  and won ILA RAC British Hill-Climb Championship  of that? ™ anno.  Poore ² continues to run in competitions and Formula Libre vintage until 1955, when it was definitivamente commissioning letargo but its owner wanted it always sà © until his death NELA 1987.

Into That same year, the 8C-35 was messa allâ? ™ auction from Bonhams aA Montecarlo where it was purchased daAnthony Mayman. These pay  ² 2.85 million dollars, Laa figure more alta paid until then allâ? ™ Shaft for? ™ Alfa Romeo and a car from Grand Prix. It was then sold to collezionista Peter Giddings, which restores ² fully and sold it to its current owner.

Into According to Bonhams, the figure reached by? ™ car Nuvolari in this round of the Goodwood Revival is a real record for a? ™ Alpha and the second highest price which has been sold a car allâ? ™ auction in Europe. The buyer remains anonymous because lâ?? ™ offer is not got the room but the phone …

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