1937 Alfa Romeo 8C 2900 B Berlinetta (Touring)

No sports car in the world of the thirties was faster than the immortal Two-Nine. That it was also the most elegant high performance automobile of its era is widely believed. Indeed, Alfisti would say the most elegant of all time.
The 8C 2900B was built because Alfa Romeo wanted to continue dominating Italy’s Mille Miglia race and also needed a production car to replace the 8C 2300. Never was dual-purpose practicality more exquisitely wrought.

The 2900 chassis was that of Alfa’s most recent Grand Prix car, the supercharged engine GP derived as well. Three cars were entered in the 1936 Mille Miglia and finished in order.

A handful more than thirty of the road-going 2900Bs were produced from 1937-1939 in two versions: the 112-inch wheelbase Corto and the eight-inch-longer Lungo. Several of the long-wheelbase models were produced in 1938.