MILLE MIGLIA’S CHASSIS - Volume III

The most beautiful race in the world through the cars that faced it! The third book of the series is dedicated to 38 cars participating in the 1927-1957 Mille Miglia, currently existing, tracked by chassis number and surveyed in over 65 participations documented with over 300 photos from the period. The third volume contains the summary tables of the cars of volume I, II and III. Featured in the book, is the 1938 Alfa Romeo Tipo 8C 2900B Berlinetta from the Miles Collier Collections at Revs Institute: No sports car in the world of the thirties was faster than the immortal Two-Nine. That it was also the most elegant high performance automobile of its era is widely believed. Indeed, Alfisti would say the most elegant of all time. The 8C 2900B was built because Alfa Romeo wanted to continue dominating Italy’s Mille Miglia race and also needed a production car to replace the 8C 2300. Never was dual-purpose practicality more exquisitely wrought. The 2900 chassis was that of Alfa’s most rece