1951 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Villa d'Este Coupé
- Engine
- 2.5L inline-six, up to 110 bhp in Super Sport tune
- Colour
- Maroon
The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Villa d'Este Coupé, chassis 915.913, is one of just 31 such coupés bodied in Superleggera style by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan and built between 1949 and 1952. Delivered new to Paris in August 1951, the car passed through American and Dutch ownership before being acquired in 2013 and restored to its current maroon-over-grey presentation. It has since been entered in the Gran Premio Nuvolari, the Mille Miglia, the Coppa Milano-Sanremo, and the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €640,625 (≈ $705K)
- → 2013Acquisition unknownBruno Galatassipartial documentation
Italian owner who held the car for approximately a decade and commissioned a full restoration to its current presentation in maroon paintwork with grey cloth interior.
- 2013 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Purchased from Bruno Galatassi; has actively used the car in historic touring and concours events since acquisition.
- → 2014Acquisition unknownUS-based ownerpartial documentation
Car remained in the United States until at least 2014, after which it was exported to Italy.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownRichard Martganpartial documentation
Based in Texas, USA; car arrived from France in the early 1960s. Finished in red with a red and blue interior, and fitted with an Aerlux sunroof. A photograph of the car during this period is retained in the history file.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownJan Bruyjnpartial documentation
Netherlands-based owner through whom the car passed in the early 1990s before returning to the United States.
Competition
- 20152015 Gran Premio Nuvolari
Driven during the consignor's ownership period.
- 20172017 Mille Miglia
Participated in the historic recreation event during the consignor's tenure.
- 20182018 Coppa Milano-Sanremo
Entered during the consignor's ownership.
- —Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'EsteGran Premio Referendum winner
This was the original 1949 naming event for the Villa d'Este body style — Alfa Romeo adopted the name following the design's victory at this concours on Lake Como. Not a participation record for chassis 915.913 specifically.
- —Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este
Shown on multiple occasions at Villa d'Este during the consignor's period of ownership.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Repair
The car sustained accident damage at some point during the 1950s while in France.
- —Restoration
A comprehensive restoration was carried out during Bruno Galatassi's approximately ten-year ownership, bringing the car to its present state with maroon exterior paint and a grey cloth interior.
Work completed prior to the consignor's acquisition in 2013.
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