CMC Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 GS, 1930 - 1/18

• Hand-assembled metal precision model in right-hand drive configuration, made from 1,800 parts, with 1,311 parts alone being in metal.
• Authentic and true-to-scale moulded Spyder body from the ingenious coachbuilder Zagato
• Vehicle frame as metal construction
• Highly detailed inline 6-cylinder engine with a front-mounted Roots supercharger, including all ancillary units and complete hose routing/wiring.
• Distinctive front end with the famous triple headlight unit
• Stone chip protection grilles protect the headlight lens from damage. Red caps removable
• Double-wing bonnet can be opened with storage option on metal pins
• Fine-meshed metal stone guard prevents damage to the radiator grille
• Windscreen with dimensionally stable metal mounting frame
• Movable doors hinged on finely modelled hinges
• Lateral filler neck of the oil tank housed in the cockpit and rear filler neck of the fuel tank made of stainless steel sheet, each with movable metal cap
• Luggage compartment behind the soft-top storage compartment with movable flap
• Detailed, elaborately designed cockpit with genuine leather covering on the seats and door panel trim.
• Detailed representation of the dashboard with all indicator instruments and control switches
• Functional holding device for double spare wheels. Wheels removable after loosening a knurled screw
• Perfect spoke wheels with aluminium rims and nippled stainless steel wire spokes. Screw-on centre locks with right/left-hand thread allow the wheels to be removed
• Elaborate underbody with front/rear axle in die-cast metal, as well as representation of the mechanical brake linkage, leaf springs and friction shock absorbers, all in metal
• Metal surfaces sealed with clear varnish

Designed primarily as a competition car, the 6C 1750 GS clearly dominated its contemporaries, above all due to its excellent acceleration combined with a simple chassis design and the reliability of its mechanical components. Another decisive factor was the unusually agile throttle response and revving ability of the engine. The well-tuned, stiff but not too hard suspension allowed an energy-saving driving style. With an unladen weight of 920 kg and 85 hp at 4,500 rpm, the Gran Sport reached 145 km/h, an incredible speed for a car from 1930 with a displacement of well under two litres. In 1929 and 1930, Alfa Romeo sent official works cars to the particularly demanding races, which had welded cylinder heads and an eight-bearing crankshaft and could boast an output of 102 hp at 5,000 rpm. With a further reduction in kerb weight to 840 kg, the 1930 Gran Sport reached a top speed of up to 170 km/h.
Tazio Nuvolari and his co-driver Guidotti also take advantage of such favourable vehicle conditions. The pair, in their 6C 1750 GS and with start number 84, engage in a fierce duel with arch-rival Achille Varzi, also in an Alfa 6C 1750 GS, at the 1930 Mille Miglia. Both star drivers give nothing away and employ every trick in the book. The legend has it that Nuvolari crept up on Varzi at night with his headlights off, only switching on his three glowing red headlights directly behind his rival, before surging past the stunned Varzi at full speed and thus winning the race ahead of him.
Since then, the three driving lights fitted with red plastic covers have been among the most popular distinguishing features of Alfa Romeo's sporty pre-war models.
Incidentally, in the 1930 Mille Miglia, four works Alfa cars took the first four places overall, with the winner Tazio Nuvolari achieving an average speed of over 100 km/h.