1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerodinamica Spider

[alfamisa]

If you're young enough to think Gordon Murray was the first to create the "central driving position concept road car" in his McLaren F1 supercar...think again.
Lancia first patented it in 1934 but the first road car made with the central driving position was the 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Aerodinamica Spider.
http://megadeluxe.com/cars/1935-alfa-romeo-6c-2300-aerodinamica-spider

[Garibaldi]

Amazing car, I've never seen this one before. Definitely ahead of its time.

[poohbah]

Mid engined by the look of it too. The proto-Muira!

[branko.gt]

Isn't that the car that was in Melbourne few years ago, displayed in Motorclassica ?

[BBRT]

Similar car in museum at Brooklands in the UK

[LaStregaNera]

Similar car in museum at Brooklands in the UK

Same car, pre it's "Freshen up"

[BBRT]

According to Mr Google you are correct. I was thrown off by the two dates 1935 and 1937 (see picture Alfa2a above). It appears it took 2 years to build however, I took those photos in April last year so they did not take too long to do it up!

[alfamisa]

Yes and during that two years it involved road testing, seen in the first picture with 12C motor as was originally planned by Victtorio Jano. However as he was sacked in 1937 by Alfa Romeo the secret development by Gino and Oscar Jankovitz (distributors of Alfa in Croatia) left without factory supply of a 12 cylinder had to switch to a 6C 2300 motor they had thus the design was revised as in the second pic to the smaller engine.

PS The sign they hold in the first pic means "Without water"...people must have been more polite in those days to allow someone that could help to decide to stop.