SAC#455:Alfa Romeo 6C2500 " Brixia " from 1949

[SACO]

Marque and year of this car ?

[SACO]

Experts ?

[targhediferro]

Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 as cabriolet Pininfarina, about 1946.

[SACO]

Yes ,Alfa Romeo !
But are you sure for Pininfarina ?
Locked for you

[targhediferro]

perhaps Stabilimenti Farina?

[SACO]

I don't know the coachbuilder ! but If you have a proof 

[targhediferro]

This is not the same car, but I think they could be from the same hand...and this is a Pinin Farina car from 1945.  I actually think that the quiz car has been heavily modified during the years.

[SACO]

Unlocked !
I would give you a point if I have no other information 

[fgsavoia]

Vignale?

[mekubb]

Alfa Romeo 6C2500 Brixia from 1949, unknown coach builder . Found it with help of the Squire in the background..

[SACO]

Not many Vignale 's cabriolet in the 40's !
And that brixia mean? the Latin name of Brescia ?

[mekubb]

Not many Vignale 's cabriolet in the 40's !
And that brixia mean? the Latin name of Brescia ?

It is said that the guy who coachbuilt the car is from the Brescia area, so probably Brixia refers to Brescia. I'm 100% sure my answer is right because I have found the same pic on the internet. The car is in a museum in the USA....

[SACO]

And which are the coachbuilders in brescia ?

[mekubb]

According to the present owner of this car the coach builder is unknown, see attached image. So what do you want to hear further from me ?

[Iluvatar]

According to the present owner of this car the coach builder is unknown, see attached image. So what do you want to hear further from me ?

If I have understood the story of this car the name "Brixia" come only from the original town of the coachbuilder... and it's so strange the way they use it, as a real name of the car... it seems they want to create a name for an anonimous car in some way to create its unknown history... it sounds so fake to me... why don't let it to be an anonimuous car??
PS - if SACO knows the real coachbuilder it would be great...

[mekubb]

Saco, what is the status now ?

[SACO]

I would have wanted to know the coachbuilder's name
OK ! 1 point for targhediferro (Alfa 6C )
and 1 point for mekubb ( Brixia )

[mekubb]

OK all clear. Initially you only asked for the marque and year, not for the coach builder... 

[75america]

When the chassis number is known, it should normally be possible to track down to whom Alfa Romeo delivered the chassis of the car.

Perhaps it was later on rebodied or modified by an unknown coachbuilder from Brescia, but I do not think that back in the days when it was new, there were a lot of people that were spending a fortune on a chassis and then went to some local unknown coachbuilder from behind the corner to fit a body on it.

[targhediferro]

I agree with 75america; in 1945 a 6c2500 costed as much as a Bentley today, so I think it is hardly probable that someone committed  to coachbuild so an expensive chassis to an unknown little firm.  Then, this car shows some particulars (such as the edge behind the front bumper) that look like the result of quite recent modifications.  I suppose the wrech of this car has been found somewhere during the '80s (perhaps in Russia or other countries out of the usuak market), and has been badly restored and ugly transformed into a sort of two-seater (with two oddy boots).  Somewhere on the net I found a picture of the dashboard I haven't copied; it has a two colours scheme, similar to Stabilimenti Farina's ones, but this is just an idea.

[RayTheRat]

I haven't posted much lately (I've been trying to catch up after a very weird and busy summer) but I wanted to mention that this car is at the Simeone Foundation Museum, located in Philadelphia, PA. 

These aren't my photos, but its the same car.  This text accompanies the photos:

"This two-seater 1949 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 'Brixia' is believed to have been constructed by an Italian craftsmen, perhaps located in Brescia Italy. Its competition body is an example of the era - many were seeking vehicles that could be competitive but few existed in the post-War era."

[Carnut]

"Brixia" does seem to be what they called it though, if the badge affixed to the front wing (fender) beneath the trafficator is anything to go by:

[Iluvatar]

Just to add a piece of information. The car cannot be from 1949 but it's most likely from 1939. The chassis number is 914041, and 914xxx models were 6 windows limousines built in 1939-'40. Of course the body is newer.