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designer: Giovanni Michelotti, Torino (I)
coachbuilder: Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano (CH)
unknown chassis number
14–24/03/1957 presented on Ghia-Aigle stand at 27. Salon International de l´Automobile in Genève (CH)
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chassis number unkown
colour: ivory, interior: leather
red
Features shared with AR 1900C.10207:
Features shared with AR 1900C.10208:
Unique features:
engine AR 1308.10146
03/08/1956 production date of chassis AR 1900C.10207
28/08/1956 (invoice date) rolling chassis (ital. telaio nudo) sold to Società Anonima per il Commercio dei Prodotti Alfa Romeo, Lugano/TI (CH) (together with AR 1900C.10208)
cabriolet manufactured by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano/TI (CH), and most
probably finished in 1957
colour: ivory, interior: leather
brown/black
(08/1967) owner Karl Aschmann, Basel (CH)
registered with license plate
BL-21817
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13/08/1967 owner O. V., Sulzburg (D)
22/09/1967 imported from Switzerland
to Germany
13/10/1967 technical test certificate (TÜV Einzelabnahme § 21 StVZO)
and registered in Müllheim (D) with
license plate MÜL-V 26
03/02/1970 last technical test certificate
(TÜV Hauptuntersuchung § 29 StVZO)
(1970) (52050 km)
piston seizure on Autobahn A5 Stuttgart–Basel
30/09/1971 unregistered
engine removed for repair
1982 owner S. V., Hamburg (D)
09/07/2009 (52050 km) in unrestored condition
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27/06/2014 (52050 km) photos Stefan Dierkes, Vaihingen an der Enz (D)
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chassis no. AR 1900C.10207 |
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engine no. AR 1308.10146 |
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1st cylinder |
2nd cylinder |
3rd cylinder |
4th cylinder |
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1st cylinder |
2nd cylinder |
3rd cylinder |
4th cylinder |
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Solex 40 PII |
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06/08/1956 production date of chassis AR 1900C.10208
28/08/1956 (invoice date) rolling chassis (ital. telaio nudo) sold to Società Anonima per il Commercio dei Prodotti Alfa Romeo, Lugano/TI (together with AR 1900C.10207)
cabriolet manufactured by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano/TI (CH), and most
probably finished in 1957
colour: ivory, interior: leather
red
(1986) owner Claude Frésard
(Musée de l´Automobile), Muriaux (CH)
05/1986
offered at 7,000 CHF; photos Arno Flach, Altendorf/ZH (CH)
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10–11/1991 offered for sale
30.10.1991 Autopassion (F) |
11/1991 Autos International (F) |
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04/1992 ad in Markt (D): 70,000 CHF
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11/1992 ad in Classic and Sportscar (GB)
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03/1994 ad (reported in Alfa
Romeo 1900 Register 06/1994)
05/1995 ad: 25,000 CHF
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1996 |
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1996 owner James “Jim” L. Johnson,
Janesville (WI, USA) (sources: The
mostly 1900 irregular Newsletter #21, 03/2003; Schommer
2003)
sourced and restored by Tom Caulfield
(† 15/06/2015), Janesville (WI, USA) (sources: Schommer
2003; www.alfa1900.com,
08/2007)
mechanical restoration: John Saccameno (Sport and Specialty, Inc.),
Durand (IL, USA)
chroming: Motion
Products Inc., Neenah (WI, USA), 15,000 US-$ (Schommer
2003)
remanufacturing of windshield glass
3/2003 |
07/09/2005 at Sport and Speciality |
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04/08/2007 3. in class “Alfa 1900” at Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) Concours in Rochester (MI, USA)
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05/08/2007 exhibited in Class H “Significant Alfa Romeo” at 29. Meadow Brook Concours d´Elegance in Rochester (MI, USA)
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Chassis |
Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint (CSS) (1954–1958) |
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Engine |
type AR1308, frontal, watercooled, 4-cylinder straight engine, aluminium cylinder head with double overhead camshafts (DOHC) driven by duplex chain with gear wheels, 2 two chambers carburettors (Solex 40 PII) |
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Bore and stroke |
84.5 × 88.0 mm, compression 8.0:1 |
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Total displacement |
1975 cm³ |
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Power |
115 DIN-PS at 5500 rpm |
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Max. torque |
15.5 mkg (= 152 Nm) at 3500 rpm |
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Power to weight ratio |
11.2 kg/PS |
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Transmission |
5 speed synchromesh gearbox with steering column gear change, single dry plate clutch, propshaft, differential with hypoid gears, rear transmission |
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Front axle |
independend wheels with transverse quadrilaterals, anti-roll bar, helical springs, telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers; recirculating ball steering (worm and sector) |
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Rear axle |
live axle, lower longitudinal struts for thrust, triangulated link between floorpan and the top of the differential case, helical springs, telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers |
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Brakes |
hydraulic brakes (front two cylinders, rear single cylinder), cast-iron linings (width 80 mm), aluminum drums (306 mm) with angled cooling fins (Girling), turbo cooling with additional air baffles |
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Body |
2+2 cabriolet body with aluminium outer skin on steel platform chassis |
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Length x Width x Height |
(Touring Coupé: 4405 x 1630 x 1350 mm); wheelbase 2500 mm |
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Unloaden kerbweight |
1290 kg (source: vehicle registration certificate, German
Kraftfahrzeugbrief) |
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Top speed |
180 km/h (source: vehicle registration certificate, German
Kraftfahrzeugbrief) |
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Fuel consumption |
(Limousine 1900 T.I. Super: 12.5 litres per 100 km, under Italian
CUNA regulations; |
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Year of construction |
1957 |
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Production quantity |
2 (or 3?) |
Alfa Romeo 1900 Ghia Aigle Coupé Lugano (1957)
Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Ghia Aigle Cabriolet (1958)
Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Ghia Aigle Coupé (1958)
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