An Alfa Romeo and Zagato Mystery

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Today, the search resumed for a car that we first identified in 2012: an Alfa Romeo 8C. We recently received an email from a consultant for Zagato, Italy, containing new information about the car, along with a request for our assistance in continuing their investigation.

Attached is an image of an Alfa 8C Monza with s/n 2111038. It was built in ’37 and fitted with a Zagato body. The car competed in the Mille Miglia with race number 145. It was subsequently fitted with a fascinating new aerodynamic body and was exhibited at the Zagato or Alfa Romeo stand at the Milan Auto Show (April ’37). Shortly thereafter, it was transformed once again into a “standard” 8C 2300 Monza. It competed in the Mille Miglia again in 1938, this time with race number 150. From that point onwards, its history becomes unclear.

We are trying to determine whether the car shown in this picture, which we published earlier (and which appears to feature Zagato coachwork), is indeed s/n 2111038, or whether it represents a different car.

This “should” be an Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 with s/n 2111027. It was originally an 8C Spider Corto that competed in the Spa 24 Hours in ’32. It was later transformed into an aerodynamic coupé, and subsequently into an aerodynamic roadster.

The question is: does the car in this picture represent “2111038”, or are we in fact referring to another car? Dear Alfa Romeo and Zagato experts, can anyone assist us?

The Milanese Leap Day Mystery we originally published in 2012 can be found here.

Originally published on 22 September 2020

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