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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Corto Mille Miglia Spider, Zagato, #2111015, 1931

Location:
St. Michaels Concours d'Elegance, 2011

Owner: Nancy & John Kendall | Marion, Massachusetts

Prologue:

Image Source: Nikon D200 (10.2 MP)

Image Source 4, 5, 7, and 8 by E, edited by the author.

In the early days, back when I tried fruitlessly to achieve a Michael Furman aesthetic without any of the necessary resources, I often stumbled into the Michel Zumbrunn style. My formative process lent itself to his approach—simple, lighted surveys of fine automobiles created onsite. Zumbrunn's mobile studio concept fits. Over time I broke out of that repetition. But surveys like this often began with a four-shot walk-around, maybe with an added detail or two. Here, I took the opportunity to dig up some additional snaps many years later and at least try to advance the concept. The result doesn't quite gel with the newer material, but bridges the gap in terms of how far we can stretch old media.

References:

  • Bonhams: A lovely 1932 8C 2300 MM Spider by Zagato sold at Goodwood in 2007 for £1.4 million, chassis #2211051.
  • Museo Nazionale Scienza e Technologia Leonardo Davinci: Technical figures once were available from this Italian source. Zagato also kept detailed information online, but no longer.
  • UltimateCarPage: History and photographs on the 8C 2300 Spider Zagato.
  • Dennis David GP History: Year-by-year Mille Miglia history, featuring 1932 in this edition, (now part of Sports Car Digest).
  • TravelingWithTools: Mechanic Greg Stasko illustrates the nuances of Vittorio Jano's 8C motor in a way we simply cannot do from the outside.

 

Last Updated: Mar 18, 2024