1938 Alfa Romeo

One of a series of 6 antique automobile color prints completed by John G. Goebel (my father) of Baltimore, Md. We think the originals were created in the late 1950's because none of us children can remember him working on them! Dad had a lifelong love affair with the automobile and drove MG's, Morgan's and Triumph's in his youth.

The originals were found about ten years ago in my attic, and miraculously, still in excellent condition. After being encouraged by friends and aquaintances to market dad's work, we are offering the limited edition color reprints for the first time.

The prints measure 12x18 inches, and are printed on high-quality white stock. The individual prints are offered for 40.00 each or 75.00 matted and mounted suitable for framing in a standard 16x20 frame.

Individual prints will arrive in a crush-proof cardboard tube. Matted prints will arrive in a flat package.

Carrozzeria Touring of Milan developed and patented Superleggera body construction, working with light alloys and sparingly dimensioned components to lay up aluminum panels over a cage-like steel frame. The earliest of these bodies ever made included those for Alfa Romeo's 6C 2300B chassis in 1937.
The 6C 2500 was introduced as a follow up in 1939, with this beautiful Torpedino Brescia-style bodywork appearing in summer of that year. Touring originally gave this name to the identical type of bodywork found on an Auto-Avio-Construzioni type 815 chassis. Indeed, two cars of this type took part in the Targa Abruzzo race of that year, with one example winning the competition.
Using the 1938 6C 2300B Mille Miglia 2nd series in shorter form, the car on offer here has recently had its engine completely rebuilt by Chris Leydon of Lahaska, PA, at a cost of $36,803. With full photo and written documentation, it was completed with three-port 6C 2500 cylinder head with correct triple-Weber 36 DCO 2 carburetors and air cleaners, together with a new set of Cari