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Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider, Zagato, #10814368, 1931

Location:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, 2009

Owner: Ray Scherr | Westlake Village, California

Prologue:

Image Source: Nikon D200 (10.2 MP)

While Pebble Beach would feature Alfa Romeo in 2010, its 60th concours d'elegance and the 100th anniversary of the marque, the 2009 edition included a special Zagato retrospective. No such exhibit would be complete without a 6C Alfa, the proverbial bread and butter of Zagato's fortune in the early classic era. And so "Class P: Zagato - 90 Years of Design," featured a trio of old Alfas—a 6C 1500, 6C 1750, and 8C 2300. Without raiding the 18th fairway, we've been fortunate to assemble a comparable lot of Zagato-bodied Alfas. But, not to tread over the same territory too many times, I like this example best for its former owner, L. Scott Bailey, founder of Automobile Quarterly.

As yet, I have completed a speck of the work he and his team accomplished. But it is my humble aspiration to work in a manner comparable to a digital revision of AQ, to seek foundational print materials, first-hand accounts when I can, and keep an eye on the broader context, (not simply the common rhetoric).

References:

  • Automobile Quarterly, Volume 7, Number 2, "Alfa Romeo 6C 1750," by Michael Lorrimer, p. 200
  • Czap, Nick. Museo Storico Alfa Romeo: The catalogue. Milano, Italia: Giorgio Nada Editore, 2015, p. 55
  • Paul Vitello, The New York Times, July 15, 2012: L. Scott Bailey, Founder of Automobile Quarterly, Dies at 87
  • Gooding & Company: Chassis #10814368 sold at Pebble Beach in 2008.
  • UltimateCarPage: One of the better entries on the mega-site strolls through more than a dozen 6C 1750 galleries.

 

Last Updated: Feb 12, 2024