1932 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza

Registered by the factory ahead of the 1932 Mille Miglia; entered as a works car for that event.

Rome-based first private owner; re-registered the car under a local Roman plate shortly after the Mille Miglia win.

Fellow Roman who acquired the car early in 1933; a contemporary photograph from a magazine shows him driving it at an October 1933 event, by which time the car had a replacement windscreen and a Monza-style slotted cowl.

Also Rome-based; retained the car for under a year before selling it.

Based in Como; re-registered the car with a local Como plate after acquisition.

From Cernobbio near Como; entered the car in at least two events before a serious practice accident at the Belgian Grand Prix des Frontieres circuit effectively destroyed the car and ended its contemporary career.

Italian 8C specialist who acquired purported remains of the car around 1977–78 and rebuilt it in Monza configuration, using reference access to two other period 8C cars. Retained the completed car for roughly a decade after its 1989 debut before selling.

Well-known Netherlands-based collector who subsequently sold the car to a Spanish buyer in 2005.

Keen vintage racer and Alfa enthusiast who commissioned a thorough forensic examination and full restoration by Auto Restorations of Christchurch, New Zealand, along with fitment of a Jim Stokes-built replacement engine for competition use.

Factory-entered as one of three works Touring spiders; the car's winning identity was confirmed by the Museo Mille Miglia archivist to researcher Simon Moore.

Earliest known period photograph of the car in private ownership was taken at this event; the car already showed windscreen and grille modifications by this stage.

Five-mile course running from Pugliano to Eremo del Vesuvio in the Naples region; a paddock photograph of the car at this event was located by Simon Moore during later research.

A start-line photograph of Barsotti and the car at this event was uncovered by Simon Moore; the Zagato windscreen and Monza cowl were still fitted.

Held at the Chimay road circuit in Belgium; Barsotti crashed heavily during practice, the car was severely damaged, and the driver required several days of hospital treatment.

First competitive appearance of the car following Cesaro's Monza-specification reconstruction.

Italian restorer Aldo Cesaro acquired reputed remains of the crashed car and undertook a full reconstruction in Monza specification, incorporating what he described as an original-type Monza frame, a period Monza fuel tank, and an 8C engine of uncertain provenance. Two other 8C cars served as reference during the rebuild.

No photographs of the acquired components prior to reconstruction are known to exist; Cesaro had access to the ex-Count Agusta Brandone car and the Monza 2311225 then being restored by Sandro Barbini.

Comprehensive forensic investigation and full restoration carried out after the car was fully dismantled and stripped. Analysis revealed that the chassis side rails had been modified with continuous welds reducing the C-section depth, and metallurgical testing in 2021 confirmed the steel was of a later mild-steel type inconsistent with original Alfa Romeo 8C 2.3 construction. A Jim Stokes-manufactured replacement engine was fitted for racing use.

Workshop located in Christchurch, New Zealand. Metallurgical analysis was performed in 2021. The gearbox is also believed to be a non-original replacement, though several components including brakes, bulkhead, and starter motor were retained.