ALFA ROMEO 2500 SS BY TOURING

This doesn’t look bad at all for a car about to enter its 50th year and remarkable now that it is approaching 80. Alfa’s 2500 6C (six cylinder) had since the 1920s typified sports car desirability but by 1939 when the Superleggera coupe appeared it was in need of a revamp. Despite World War II intervening, 413 cars in this body style were made, including this 1947 version. It or one very similar with Australian history was offered for sale in Britain a few years back and the winning bid was said to be a heady US$245,000. Where it is now remains unclear.