Complete Description
- One of 650 cars from the first series
- High-quality restoration, aluminium bodywork
- Eligible for the Mille Miglia and Targa Florio
According to the Centro Documentazione Alfa Romeo, this 1900 Coupé Touring left the factory in 1952 to be sent to Pennsylvania in the USA. At the time, it was finished in black.
Around 1971, it turned up in Florida, where it was bought by an enthusiast from the New York area who kept it laid up for 25 years, until Conrad ‘Bud’ Brickman, a collector who had owned several Ferraris, Astons, Jaguars and Alfa Romeos, succeeded in persuading the owner to part with it in 1996.
The aluminium bodywork was complete, but in need of restoration, as were the interior and engine, with the result that Brickman sent the lovely Alfa to the specialist Restoration and Performance Motors (RPM), run by Peter Markowski in Vermont. The Superleggera body was taken back to bare metal before undergoing a major restoration, during which all the damaged parts were replaced. Once it was finished, the body was sent to be painted by the nearby Schupp bodyshop, where some finishing work was needed before it could actually be painted. The painters estimated that the work carried out took some 300 hours.
The car then returned to RPM for the interior to be completely restored. Extensive mechanical work was also required, on the engine, transmission and running gear, before the magnificent coupé, with its handsome Borrani wire wheels, could take to the road once again.
After three years’ work, the car was presented twice at the Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and won two ‘Best of Show’ prizes at the Saratoga Auto Museum Concours in the early 2000s.
It was later exported to France, where it was used by a Parisian collector, who kept it for a few years before selling it in 2016 through an English dealer to its current owner, an Austrian enthusiast. Since then, it has taken part in several historic rallies, including the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Nuvolari Rally, Coppa Dolomiti, Coppa Marzotti and Ennstal Classic.
As one of the 650 or so examples of the first series of 1900 Touring coupés (considered the most elegant), the Alfa Romeo comes with a file including an article from the Hemmings magazine in January 2006 describing its restoration, a FIVA ID card, a registration document from the Registro Italiano Alfa Romeo and its eligibility certificate for the Mille Miglia.
Saved in the United States by a discerning collector who devoted the resources needed to bring it back to life, and subsequently used with great care by respected enthusiasts, this Alfa 1900 Coupé Touring is one of the most attractive and iconic sports cars of the 1950s.
