Alfa Romeo 8C
was a famous sports car of the 1930's. The name refers to the line 8-cylinder. The Vittorio Jano designed Alfa 8C is the main sport model its introduction in 1931 of his retirement in 1939.
The first models were the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, a reference to the car's 2.3 L (2300 cc) engine. The short-wheelbase version of this car won the race Targa Florio in Sicily, but it was the Italian Grand Prix victory at Monza that he gave his nickname, "Monza."
The dual overhead cam straight-8 supercharged engine, also designed by Jano, was later enlarged to 2.6 L. In this way, the Alfa Romeo 8C could accelerate to 60 mph (97 km / h) in under 7 seconds and could reach 135 mph (217 km / h).
the 8C name was revived with the introduction of Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and in 2006 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider in 2008.
The first models were the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, a reference to the car's 2.3 L (2300 cc) engine. The short-wheelbase version of this car won the race Targa Florio in Sicily, but it was the Italian Grand Prix victory at Monza that he gave his nickname, "Monza."
The dual overhead cam straight-8 supercharged engine, also designed by Jano, was later enlarged to 2.6 L. In this way, the Alfa Romeo 8C could accelerate to 60 mph (97 km / h) in under 7 seconds and could reach 135 mph (217 km / h).
the 8C name was revived with the introduction of Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and in 2006 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider in 2008.
0 comments:
Post a Comment