1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d'Este Coupé (Touring coachwork)
- Engine
- 2.4L DOHC inline-six with three Weber carburettors, 110 bhp
Chassis 915.882 is a 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Super Sport Villa d'Este Coupé bodied by Carrozzeria Touring of Milan, one of only 31 such coupés built between 1949 and 1952. Manufactured in November 1949 and completed by Touring in February 1950, it features a distinctive bumperless front end with Marchal lighting. The car has passed through notable American and Japanese ownership, received a full restoration in Japan in the early 1990s, and competed in the 2012 Mille Miglia Storica under Toine Hezemans, also winning the Rally Het Zoute Ballade category that same year and earning a special beauty award at the Hotel Villa d'Este gathering.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €784,000 (≈ $862K)
- 1973-07-01 →Acquisition unknownJ. Bertis Terrellpartial documentation
Acquired the car in July 1973 and subsequently sold it to David K. Whalley of Massachusetts.
- → 1979Private saleDavid K. Whalleypartial documentation
Massachusetts-based owner who held the car until selling it on in 1979.
- 1979 → 1989Private saleHomer Tsakispartial documentation
Prominent New York collector specialising in pre- and post-war Alfa Romeos who carried out a partial restoration and kept the car in his personal collection until declining health necessitated the sale.
- 1989 →Private saleFromo Corporationpartial documentation
Japanese company that arranged a comprehensive ground-up restoration of the car, completed in the early 1990s. The sale was facilitated by California-based restoration specialists Tony Niccosia and John Masuda.
- → 2007Private saleMasayuki Kakefupartial documentation
Japanese baseball celebrity and car enthusiast who acquired the freshly restored Alfa and kept it until 2007.
- 2007 →Acquisition unknownUnidentified owner post-Kakefupartial documentation
This custodian actively used the car in events, including the 2008 California Mille, before selling it to Toine Hezemans.
- Date unknownPrivate saleFirst private owner (identity unknown)partial documentation
Vehicle was initially displayed publicly as a show car before passing to this first private individual.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownUnidentified New York sellerpartial documentation
Car was offered for sale in New York during the late 1950s; no further details on this custodian are provided.
- Date unknownPrivate saleToine Hezemanspartial documentation
Well-known Alfa Romeo factory team and Bizzarrini racing driver from the Netherlands who had the car thoroughly overhauled by Lusso Garage before campaigning it in several events.
Competition
- 1949Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este 1949Winner of the Gran Premio Referendum (People's Choice)
The Touring-bodied 6C 2500 Super Sport shown that year captivated attendees and claimed the visitor-voted top prize, prompting Alfa Romeo to adopt the event's name for the production model.
- 20082008 California Mille
The owner at the time entered the car in this historic rally; no finishing position is recorded in the source.
- 20122012 Mille Miglia StoricaDriver: Toine HezemansCompleted without incident
Prior to entry, the car underwent a comprehensive mechanical rebuild at Lusso Garage in the Netherlands; it ran flawlessly throughout the event.
- 20122012 Rally Het ZouteDriver: Toine HezemansCategory winner — Ballade class
Hezemans piloted this Alfa to victory in the Ballade category of the Belgian coastal rally later in the same year as the Mille Miglia Storica.
- 2012-06-01Villa d'Este Gathering 2012Special award for beauty
Seven of the approximately fifteen surviving Villa d'Este Coupés were assembled at the lakeside hotel; this example was singled out for a special aesthetic distinction.
- —Concours of Elegance (UK)Invited participant
The car received an invitation to attend this prestigious British concours event, reflecting its sustained presentation standard.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1950MaintenanceCarrozzeria Touring
Carrozzeria Touring completed the bespoke Superleggera coachwork on the rolling chassis, a process that occupied the craftsmen from early December 1949 through to mid-February 1950.
This represents the original coachbuilding completion date rather than a later restoration.
- 1979Restoration
Homer Tsakis undertook a partial restoration of the car during his period of ownership.
- —Restoration
A comprehensive nut-and-bolt restoration was carried out under the ownership of the Fromo Corporation, completed in the early 1990s.
Work was done in Japan; no specific workshop is named.
- —MechanicalLusso Garage
A full technical overhaul was performed at Lusso Garage in the Netherlands in preparation for the 2012 Mille Miglia Storica.
Carried out during Toine Hezemans's ownership, prior to the 2012 event season.
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