Solved - NEH 1390: 1953 Alfa 1900 Conrero originally the first Ghia Supersonic

[Carnut]

What's this and what is it based on, for 1 point?

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[Carnut]

Time to move up..

[Carnut]

...and again

[SACO]

Alfa Concero ?

[Carnut]

Alfa Concero ?

It's an Alfa, but no Conrero link that I am aware of.

[woodinsight]

The car looks very similar to Gianni Balzarini's Conrero 2000 of 1956.
Etceterinis are often difficult to pin down but I'll keep searching in the meantime.

[Carnut]

The car looks very similar to Gianni Balzarini's Conrero 2000 of 1956.
Etceterinis are often difficult to pin down but I'll keep searching in the meantime.

It's an Alfa, so I wouldn't really describe it as an etceterini...

[Iluvatar]

It looks like the Alfa-Conrero 2000 well known as the first Ghia Supersonic.
It was rebuilt later with this shape...
MPC

[Carnut]

Alfa Concero ?

It's an Alfa, but no Conrero link that I am aware of.

I was mistaken when I said this; there was a Conrero involvement with the original car.  My apologies.

[Carnut]

It looks like the Alfa-Conrero 2000 well known as the first Ghia Supersonic.
It was rebuilt later with this shape...
MPC

That's the car all right, although I understood it started life as a 1900.
The story goes that one of Ghia's Swiss clients asked Conrero to create a car for the 1953 Mille Miglia.  Savonuzzi designed the shape of the car which was the first of the cars that became the "Supersonic" series by Ghia.
The engine was modified by Abarth and perfected by Conrero himself.
Unfoprtunately the car crashed in the race and was subsequently rebuilt into the puzzle car you see here instead.
Apparently it still exists today.

[Iluvatar]

It looks like the Alfa-Conrero 2000 well known as the first Ghia Supersonic.
It was rebuilt later with this shape...
MPC

That's the car all right, although I understood it started life as a 1900.
The story goes that one of Ghia's Swiss clients asked Conrero to create a car for the 1953 Mille Miglia.  Savonuzzi designed the shape of the car which was the first of the cars that became the "Supersonic" series by Ghia.
The engine was modified by Abarth and perfected by Conrero himself.
Unfoprtunately the car crashed in the race and was subsequently rebuilt into the puzzle car you see here instead.
Apparently it still exists today.

And it's the same spotted by woodinsight before...

The car looks very similar to Gianni Balzarini's Conrero 2000 of 1956.
Etceterinis are often difficult to pin down but I'll keep searching in the meantime.

MPC

[Carnut]

Is it the same car?
I didn't recognise the name Balzarini but if it's the same car I'll give woodinsight a point!

[woodinsight]

Here's a photo of Balzarini's car for reference -

[Carnut]

Looks very very similar, but is it the same?
The line of the rear of the front wheelarch looks slightly different;
also one has a faired headrest whilst the other one doesn't.
Any Alfa experts who can help?

[Iluvatar]

Looks very very similar, but is it the same?
The line of the rear of the front wheelarch looks slightly different;
also one has a faired headrest whilst the other one doesn't.
Any Alfa experts who can help?

More pics of the car...
I believe Fehlman and Balzarini cars were the same... but Im not sure at all... they are really similar...
MPC