NEW 1951 159M Alfetta: Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 World Drivers Championship, his first of five. Fangio won Championships driving for Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Mercedes and Maserati. Considering that when he came to Grand Prix racing at the age of 37 in 1948, one can only speculate how many other championship titles may have been his had war not interrupted racing for so long. Model by MINICHAMPS 1/43 |
1950 6C 2500 Villa d'Este: Introduced in 1938, the 2500 (2443 cc) was the last 6C road car and was produced again after the war until 1952. The classic Villa d'Este version of the 6C 2500 introduced in 1949 was named after its triumph in the concours d'elegance of the same name and is a perfect example of how the lines of a truly successful car are timeless. Villa d'Este was Alfa's last hand built model, only 36 examples were made. Model by METRO 1/43 |
NEW 1953 C52 Disco Volante: The aerodynamic Disco Volante, or "flying saucer" was a revolutionary styling exercise by Touring that they built both spyder and coupe versions built upon the 1900 mechanicals, but using a tubular space frame chassis. A car was entered at Le Mans for Juan Manuel Fangio and Froilan Gonzales to drive, but the Alfa entry never showed up, with no explanation ever given. Subsequently, none of the three Disco Volantes were ever raced Model by M4 1/43 |