Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport
A compact supercharged six-cylinder Alfa with documented competition significance.
A compact supercharged six-cylinder Alfa with documented competition significance.
The 6C 1500 Super Sport occupies a distinct place within the early six-cylinder range. It combines a small-capacity engine with the mechanical specification associated with Alfa Romeo’s growing competition reputation. For a collector, the attraction is the relationship between the road chassis, independent coachwork and the works racing programme.
Engineering and historical context
The Alfa Romeo museum lists a supercharged 1487 cc inline-six, twin overhead camshafts, a four-speed gearbox and rear-wheel drive. Its specification gives 76 CV at 4800 rpm and a maximum speed of 140 km/h. These are museum-listed figures for the Super Sport; they should not be transferred automatically to the naturally aspirated Sport.
Production and rarity
The museum reports 31 Super Sport cars across 1928–1929. That is a model-series total, rather than a count of the first year, surviving examples or a particular coachbuilder. The structured production field uses 31 with those boundaries recorded alongside it.
Coachwork and the illustrated car
The photograph shows a 1929 Super Sport at the modern Mille Miglia. It helps explain the model’s appearance, but does not identify the 1928 winning chassis. A modern event entry establishes participation at that event; it does not independently prove pre-war works-team provenance.
Reading an individual car’s history
Begin with the chassis identification and trace its connection to dated records. Keep engine identity, coachwork and race history as separate lines of evidence. A replacement component may be documented and appropriate without being original to delivery; a restored body may be historically faithful without preserving every original panel.
For this Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport entry, retain copies of the records that support the precise version being described. Period photographs can establish a configuration at a particular date, while invoices and restoration photographs can explain subsequent changes. A concours award or modern rally appearance belongs in the ownership history, alongside those records, rather than replacing them.
Collector questions
Does the model name identify a particular chassis?
The name identifies the model or configuration. An individual chassis and its body history need their own supporting records.
What does the production figure count?
It counts the museum-listed configuration stated above, rather than current survivors or later conversions.
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Primary references
Photo and credit
1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport at the 2010 historic Mille Miglia; not identified as the 1928 winning chassis. Photo: Mirko Zammarchi / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized and JPEG-compressed for web display; no content retouching. Website layouts may crop the image.
Why this machine matters
The 6C 1500 Super Sport occupies a distinct place within the early six-cylinder range. It combines a small-capacity engine with the mechanical specification associated with Alfa Romeo’s growing competition reputation. For a collector, the attraction is the relationship between the road chassis, independent coachwork and the works racing programme.
Built in limited numbers
The museum reports 31 Super Sport cars across 1928–1929. That is a model-series total, rather than a count of the first year, surviving examples or a particular coachbuilder. The structured production field uses 31 with those boundaries recorded alongside it.
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Specifications
Factory specifications may vary by model year, market and configuration.
Identity & production
- Official model
- Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport
- Country of manufacture
- Italy
Powertrain & performance
- Engine
- 1487 cc inline-six
- Drivetrain
- Rear-wheel drive
