This 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 began as one of 279 Tourismo five-posti sedans built during two years of production and was delivered new in Poland, where its chassis was later found without an engine by 6C expert Raoul San Giorgi. Chassis 913191 is said to have been fitted by Giorgi with a period 2.5-liter Super Sport-specification inline-six with dry-sump lubrication before being sold as a project to an Australian owner. It was then sold in 2001 to another Australian owner, who commissioned a refurbishment by Historic & Vintage Restorations in Victoria that included the construction of an aluminum body replicating that of the Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 SS Tipo 256 Berlinetta Competizione that finished eighth in the 1940 Mille Miglia. After completion of the project in 2009, the car was featured in The Automobile magazine and was showcased at events including Australian Grand Prix demonstrations and the 2019 Motorclassica in Melbourne. It was then sold in 2023 to a US owner who drove it in events at Laguna Seca and Sonoma Raceway and displayed it at the 2025 Danville Concours d’Elegance. Finished in red, the car features triple Weber DCO3 carburetors, a four-speed manual transmission, hydraulic drum brakes, four-wheel independent suspension, 18” painted wire wheels, and tube-frame seats upholstered in tan leather. Purchased by its current owner in 2025, this 6C 2500 Berlinetta Competizione re-creation is now offered by the seller, a BaT Local Partner, on behalf of the owner in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, with photos and invoices from the HVR build and a Montana title describing it as a 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500.
Development of a competition variant of Alfa Romeo’s newly introduced 6C 2500 platform began in 1938 in response to upcoming changes in Italian and international racing regulations favoring naturally aspirated engines. Designed in cooperation between Alfa Corse and Scuderia Ferrari, the Tipo 256 featured a shortened chassis, a specially tuned triple-carbureted engine, and bodywork in a range of racing-oriented configurations by Carrozzeria Touring. Debuting with a retirement from the 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans was a Touring-bodied aerodynamic berlinetta that later finished eighth in the 1940 Mille Miglia behind second-, fourth-, and seventh-place Tipo 256 spiders.
Riding on the donor sedan’s lungo chassis, this re-creation’s body was fabricated by HVR using a Superleggera-style construction technique incorporating a steel-tube frame wrapped in aluminum bodywork, the latter of which was hand-formed over a buck designed with inspiration from period photos of the original Mille Miglia contestant. Finished in a red number-76 livery, the car incorporates styling cues including enveloped fenders, a centrally hinged hood with louvers at each leading edge, louvered front fender panels, a split V-shaped windshield, nacelle-shaped door hinge covers, and a fastback rear profile. Additional features include black mesh grilles and headlight guards, leather hood retention straps, cowl vents, wind wings carrying side mirrors, sliding side windows, and quarter vent windows.
Silver-painted wire wheels are secured by two-eared knock-offs and are wrapped in 5.50-6.00-18 Dunlop Racing tires, while a matching spare is secured inside the cockpit on the rear shelf. Stopping is handled by four-wheel hydraulic drum brakes.
The right-hand-drive cockpit houses a pair of tube-frame bucket seats that feature fold-down outer bolsters and are wrapped in tan leather amid gray-painted and exposed aluminum interior surfaces. Additional features include a Simpson five-point driver’s harness, a passenger-side lap belt, a floor shifter with exposed linkage, an oval dashboard-mounted rearview mirror, a handheld fire extinguisher, and a leather tool roll.
The three-spoke steering wheel sits ahead of a body-color dashboard that houses Veglia instrumentation including a 200-km/h speedometer with an inset clock and fuel gauge and a tachometer with inset oil temperature and pressure gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 7,400 kilometers (~4,600 miles). Auxiliary gauges monitoring oil pressure and coolant temperature are situated under the dashboard.
Reportedly installed by Raoul San Giorgi several years ago, the 2,443cc inline-six features an aluminum cylinder head with dual overhead camshafts and hemispherical combustion chambers and is equipped with dry-sump lubrication. The engine is said to have been overhauled to post-war competition specification during the HVR build with replacement forged pistons, steel connecting rods, and triple Weber 40 DCO3 carburetors.
Number SS 923818 is shown stamped on the engine block above.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed manual transmission. Independent suspension comprises twin trailing arms with coil springs and hydraulic shock absorbers in cylindrical housings up front and a swing-axle rear end utilizing torsion bars and telescopic shock absorbers.
The title lists a “not actual” mileage brand.