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This jewel by Touring was saved from a scrapyard and ended up in a museum.The engine is an in line 8 cylinder. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588    

Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider Touring seen at Museo dell' Automobile di Torino . The Alfa Romeo 2600 (Tipo 106) was Alfa Romeo´s six-cylinder flagship produced from 1961 to 1968. It was the successor to the Alfa Romeo 2000. It has become historically significant as the last Alfa Romeo to have been fitted with an inline six-cylinder engine with twin overhead camshafts. That had been the traditional Alfa Romeo engine configuration since the 1920s, but gave way to four-cylinder engines as the factory oriented its production towards more economical mass-produced car models after the Second World War. Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The 2600 was introduced at the 1962 Geneva Motor Show, As a sedan with a factory-built body (2600 Berlina), a two-plus-two seater convertible with body by Carrozzeria Touring (2600 Spider), and a coupe with a body by Bertone (2600 Sprint). A convertible based on the Sprint coupe was shown by Bertone...

This car in the photographs is only 3.5-liter model made in 1952. The other two exisiting cars have a smaller 1.9 liter engine.  Please see also my YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/user/settime2588 The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Italian for "Flying Saucer") known also as 1900 C52, is a concept car series with production starting from 1952. The cars were racing car concepts with mechanics from the Alfa Romeo 1900 and made in collaboration with Milan-based coachbuilder Touring. The engine was a slightly tuned 1900 engine (1997 cc) now producing 158 bhp (118 kW). The car was very streamlined, windtunnel tested, and the body was built on a tubular space frame. This aerodynamic shape made a top speed of 220 kilometres per hour (140 mph) possible. This one in the photographs is unique 3.5-liter car. Two 2.0-liter prototypes are preserved in the Alfa Romeo museum in Arese and are regularly used in classic car races. Estimated value of each is between 1 and 2 ...