Several Indy cars were on display.
My favorite, by far -- this Rick Grant 1949 Alfa Romero 6C.
Introduced in 1938, the 2500 (2443 cc) was the last 6C road car. World War II was coming and car development was stopped, but a few hundred 6C 2500s were built from 1940-1945. Postwar, the first new Alfa model was the 1946 6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro (Golden Arrow), of which 680 were built through 1951, with bodies by Alfa. It was sold to wealthy customers like King Farouk, Alì Khan, Rita Hayworth, Tyrone Power, and Prince Rainier.
The 6C 2500 Villa d'Este was introduced in 1949 and was produced until 1952, named for the Concorso d'Eleganza held in Villa d'Este;[4] a Touring Superleggera-bodied version won the prize. Villa d'Este was Alfa's last hand built model, only 36 examples made. The last 6C was produced in 1952, and was replaced by the 1900.
Variants:
6C 2500 Coloniale 90 bhp @ 4500 rpm (1939–1942), 152 produced
6C 2500, 90 bhp @ 4600 rpm (1938–1949)
6C 2500 Turismo
6C 2500 Sport, 95 bhp @ 4600 rpm (1947–1949)
6C 2500 Super Sport
6C 2500 Super Sport Corsa 120 bhp @ 4750 rpm (1939–1953)
6C 2500 Freccia d'Oro 90 bhp @ 4600 rpm (1946–1951)
6C 2500 Villa d'Este 110 bhp @ 4800 rpm (1949–1952)
6C 2500 GT (1950)
6C 2500 Competizione 145 bhp @ 5500 rpm (1948)
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