1931 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider (Pettenella body in Zagato style)
- Colour
- Traditional red
Chassis 8513034 is a fourth-series Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport whose pre-war history remains unknown. Rediscovered in a Long Island salvage yard in 1956, it passed through early American ownership before being returned to Turin in the mid-1970s, where Carrozzeria Pettenella — specialist re-creators of Zagato coachwork, active 1973–1976 — rebodied it as a Gran Sport Spider in the Zagato idiom, the body it retains today. Since 1999 it has competed four times in the Mille Miglia and appeared at several other European historic events.
Ownership
- —Auction saleEstimate €900,000 – €1,300,000
- → 1955-11-01Insurance company (US)partial documentation
The vehicle was left at a Long Island salvage yard, apparently relinquished following an insurance claim settlement.
- 1956-02-01 →Acquisition unknownKurt Miskapartial documentation
Located the car in a wrecking yard on Long Island in early 1956; extent of his ownership beyond the discovery is unclear.
- 1956-03-01 →Acquisition unknownTom Powelpartial documentation
Reportedly took ownership in spring 1956; may have had a coupe or drophead body fitted during the 1960s, possibly by Zagato according to one source.
- → 1999Acquisition unknownHoyle Collectionpartial documentation
A private northern England collection that held the car, believed to have acquired it during the 1980s after the Turin rebodying work.
- 1999 →Private saleCurrent owner (consignor)partial documentation
Has used the car actively in historic motoring events and maintained it through marque specialists in Würzburg.
Competition
- —Mille Miglia (historic)
The current owner entered the historic Mille Miglia on four separate occasions; specific years not stated.
- —Ennstal Classic
Participated under the current owner as part of regular historic event use; no specific year or result given.
- —Kitzbüheler Alpen Rallye
Entered by the current owner; no specific year or result provided.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Modification
Gearbox, front axle, and steering box were replaced to make good missing or damaged components present when the car was found in 1956.
Work is believed to have occurred in conjunction with the broader 1970s restoration and rebodying programme.
- —RestorationCarrozzeria Pettenella
Comprehensive restoration and rebodying carried out in Turin in the mid-1970s. Carrozzeria Pettenella fitted an entirely new Gran Sport Spider body in the Zagato manner on the original chassis; the body remains on the car today.
Pettenella operated between 1973 and 1976 and was highly regarded for the quality and fidelity of its Zagato-style coachwork reconstructions.
- —ServiceFeierabend
Ongoing maintenance carried out by a Würzburg-based Alfa Romeo marque specialist.
Work performed during the current owner's tenure from 1999 onwards; car also holds a FIVA category B4 identity card.
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