Alfa Romeo

6C 2500 Tourismo 5 posti

Alfa Romeo’s 6C model series was first unveiled to the public in April 1925 at the Milan Auto Show and went on sale in 1927. The first chassis were still marketed under the designation N.R. until the model was renamed 6C. The abbreviation 6C stands for “sei cilindri” (six cylinders). The model series was not discontinued until 1953. The first 6Cs had a displacement of 1,487 cm³ and were accordingly designated as the 6C 1500.

1940 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Tourismo 5-seater

Type of offer

Sales

Brand

Alfa Romeo

Model

6C 2500 Tourismo 5 posti

Year of manufacture

1940

Price in CHF

Auf Anfrage

Mileage

58500

Cylinder

Displacement

2443

Power

Transmission type

Manual transmission

In 1929, the 6C 1750 was introduced as its successor; the 6C 1750 had made a name for itself in motorsports, particularly in the version with Zagato bodywork. The 6C 1900 followed in 1933, and the 6C 2300 a year later. Aluminum cylinder heads were used for the first time. The 6C 2500 followed in 1939. Numerous body styles were available for these models. What they all had in common, however, was the brand’s hallmark: either a very sporty vehicle suitable for motorsports or a sporty, elegant touring car.

This Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 is one of only 279 5-seater Tourismo models built with factory-built bodywork. This Alfa Romeo was first registered at Bruggmühle Goldach, presumably as an executive vehicle. In the early 1950s, Alfa Romeo specialist and race mechanic Bruno Picco acquired the 6C, but sold it as early as 1952 to his friend Emil Sahli, the owner of an auto paint shop in Zurich. Sahli replaced the aging black paint job with a fresh coat of metallic green—a modern color at the time. From then on, he used the Alfa as a Sunday drive and family travel vehicle. One of these trips took him and his sons, along with Bruno Picco, to the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monza.

When Sahli bought a trailer, he needed a suitable tow vehicle, so he sold the 6C to his friend Walter Nyffeler, the custodian at the Swiss National Museum. Standing 2 meters tall and weighing at least 100 kg, Nyffeler didn’t feel comfortable in the Alfa and therefore sold the car a few years later. That’s where the trail goes cold for a few years… In 1978, the rare Tourismo was finally purchased by its last owner, having had only three officially registered previous owners. From 1988 to 1991, the owner had the car completely and meticulously restored and repainted in the current Alfa Romeo red. A photo documentation of the restoration is available. With a matching-numbers engine, this magnificent sedan—which is even Mille Miglia-ready—is in very good condition and passed its most recent vehicle inspection as a classic car in July 2017.