Nuvolari's 1935 Alfa Romeo sells for $9.4 million [w/video]
Posted Sep 20th 2013 9:45AM
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Economic downturn? What economic downturn? You certainly wouldn't know it from looking at the ever-escalating prices classic cars are fetching at auction. Just ask the people at Bonhams. The noted auctioneers recently set the record at US$29 million for the most expensive car ever sold at auction withJuan Manuel Fangio's 1944 Mercedes-Benz W196R, and they also lay claim to the most expensive Aston Martin, Austin-Healey, Bentley, Jaguar, Lagonda, Lotus, Maserati, Rolls-Royce and Talbot-Lago models ever auctioned. And now the auction house has added one more feather to its cap with the racecar you see here.
The car in question is a 1935 Alfa Romeo Tipo C 8C-35 that was driven by famed racer Tazio Nuvolari. It was part of Scuderia Ferrari in the pre-war grand prix days before Enzo started making his own cars. It won a handful of races in its day, but was more notable for putting up a fight against the Silver Arrows fielded byMercedes-Benz and Audi in the lead up to the Second World War.
