Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 group S (1929)
gr.jpg
gb.jpg

Home » Racing Sports Cars » Alfa Romeo 6C 1750

800px-1931_Alfa_Romeo_6C_1750_Super_Gran_Sport_Testa_Fissa_p1.JPG Source

Specifications

2759 units built in total
Super Sport 1929-30: 52 units (all with supercharger)
Grand Sport 1930-33: 309 units

Click here for SS Spider Zagato supercharged '29
Click here for GS Spider Zagato supercharged '31
Click here and here and here and here

Alfa Romeo straight 6 cyl, 4 stroke, petrol engine
1752 cc
65.0 x 88.0 mm
5.0:1 for all supercharged models
1929 SS Compr. & SS Testa fissa & 1930 GS: 85 bhp / 63 kW @ 4500 rpm
172 Nm (127 ft·lb) (17.5 kgm) @ 2000 rpm
1929 SS Compr. & SS Testa fissa & 1930 GS: 102 bhp / 76 kw @ 5000 rpm
171 nm / 126.1 ft lbs @ 2000 rpm
cast-iron block and head, Testa fissa models with cast iron monoblock engine (block and head in one piece)
5 main bearings
DOHC, 2 valves / cylinder - 12 valves total
aspiration, 1 x Roots supercharger with 1 x Memini DOA Carburetor
ignition magneto
water cooled
4 speed manual gearbox
dry multiplate 6" clutch
final drive, 4.08/1
pressed steel ladder frame chassis designed to flex and undulate over uneven surfaces, as well as sensitive geared-up steering, 2 door aluminium open bodyshell
front suspension, solid axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction type shock absorbers
rear suspension, live axle with semi-elliptic leaf springs, friction type shock absorbers
mechanical drum brakes all around
worm and wheel steering
Length 3,652 mm (143.8")
Width 1,615 mm (63.6")
S & GT: Wheelbase 2920 mm (115")
SS & GS: Wheelbase 2743 mm (108")
Track (fr/r), 1379 mm (54.3") / 1379 mm (54.3")
steel Rudge Whitworth Center-Lock, Wire-Spoked wheels 5.25x28"
920 kg
fuel tank, 97 lt, GS: 85 lt

Results in Endurance Races

Season
Car entry, chassis number Car number/ result
Mille Miglia Targa Florio Brooklands Le Mans Brooklands Spa DE Guipo zcoa Tourist Trophy
Date 14/4 5/5 11/5 16/6 30/6 7/7 14/7 28/7 17/8
Team 1600km 540km 2x12h 24h 6h 24h GP 12h 750km
Giuseppe Campari/ Guilio Ramponi, 0312867 (SS Spider Zagato) #39, 1st #2, 4th
Ferdinando Minoia (SS Spider Zagato) #43, 6th dnf
Gastone Brilli Peri/ Carlo Canavesi (SS Spider Zagato) #47, dnf #20, 3rd
E. Benini/ Rodolfo Caruso (SS Spider Zagato) #49, dnf
Guglielmo Carraroli/ R. Munaron (SS) #53, 8th
Achille Varzi, 0312861 (SS Spider Zagato) #73, 3rd #30, dnf #27, dnf
Achille Varzi (SS) #28, 2nd
G. Moretti/ Ercole Piva (SS) #82, dnf
Maria Antonietta Avanzo/ Carlo Bruno (SS) #94, dnf
A. Griffini/ R. Formenti (SS) #96, dnf
O. Peverelli/ C. Dell'Orto (SS) #97, 21st
Gualtiero Natali/ Alfonso Zampieri (SS) #98, 7th
Franco Cortese/ Angelo Guatta (SS Spider Zagato) #100, 9th
A. Bornigia/ Carlo Pintacuda, 031289? (SS Spider Zagato) #102, 10th
Leonard Headlam/ J. Headlam, 0312905 (SS) dnf 2nd #41, 13th
Dr. J. Dudley Benjafield (SS) #22, 4th #42, OTL
Robert Benoist/ Attilio Marinoni (SS) #23, 1st
Louis Rigal/ Goffredo Zehender (SS) 3rd #26, 1st
F. Sartorio dnf
Marioni #25, in entry list
Leslie Callingham/ Earl Howe (SS) #43, 17th
Total points
101		 33 15 16 18 19
Statistics
Starts/finishes 29/18 13/8 3/2 1/0 2/2 3/2 1/0 3/2 3/2
Drivers Team entries and car number
Ferdinando Minoia
Ferdinando Minoia 43 +
Attilio Marinoni 43 23
Carlo Canavesi +
Achille Varzi
Achille Varzi 73 30 27, 28
G. Colombo 73 28
Banavest 27
Dr. J. Dudley Benjafield
Dr. J. Dudley Benjafield 22 42
Boris Ivanowski 22
31-alfa-6C_1750-GT_DV-21-pbc_02-800.jpg Source
6C 1750 GTC Berlinetta Touring '31
dsc_3620-jpg.1208481 Source
P1010688.jpg Source
Aluminium cylinderhead

Drawings

1750chassis.jpg
6c-1750-front-axle-jpg.603690 Source
Front axle
6c-1750-front-brakes-jpg.603706 Source
Front brakes
6c-1750-rear-axle-jpg.603714 Source
Rear axle
page revision: 183, last edited: 04 Oct 2022 20:12
Edit Tags History Files Print Site tools + Options
Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License