1930 Alfa Romeo 6C-1500

The Alfa Romeo 6C-1500 Super Sport features a twin overhead cam six cylinder engine with a bore of 62 mm and stroke of 82 mm, giving a displacement of 1487 cc. With the crank-driven supercharger, the output was 84 horsepower at 5000 rpm. This car may be the machine with which Boris Ivanowski won the 1930 Irish Grand Prix. It will still exceed 90 mph.

Alfa Romeo 6C 1500. Photo from Montagu Motor Museaum, Beaulieu. Emgland.