Equipment
Black wire wheels, folding windshield, dual rear spares. Late body design with many 8C design elements including a fully disappearing top.
Condition
Restored in the early 1980s by Fran RoxFreshly restored by Dennison International and better than new with excellent cosmetics. For the $600,000 in restoration invoices that come with it, it should be. FCA Platinum and Pebble Beach in 2012.as, third in class at Pebble Beach in 1985, Best in Class at Amelia Island in 1996. Re-restored in 2003 with new paint and upholstery. Engine rebuilt by Jim Stokes and dynoed at 100hp with an SU carburetor (original Memini carb comes with the car.) Completed the Mille Miglia in 2009 and 2010. A superb example set up and prepared for driving in long open road events. Cosmetics are showing age, but also a real Alfa Romeo patina the way it should be.
Market commentary
An old friend offered by RM in Arizona in 2002 where it was bid to $290,000, then sold by Gooding in Scottsdale in 2008 for $1,540,000 and reported sold again by Gooding at Pebble Beach in 2011 for the same price, a history that does not jibe with this catalog's ownership history. It showed 1,338 km on its odometer when it sold in 2008 and has 7,052 today, an enjoyable 3,550 miles as well as receiving some much-needed attention and detailing. With its original engine and late-1750 Zagato body as well as the quality workmanship that has gone into it over the past decade or so it is a very good value at this price.