Alfa Romeo Disco Volante

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name = Alfa Romeo Disco Volante
aka = Alfa Romeo 1900 C 52
manufacturer = Alfa Romeo
production = 1952-1953
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class = Concept car
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layout = FR layout
body_style = Spider
Coupe
engine = 1997 cc straight-4
3495 cc straight-6
transmission = 4-speed manual
wheelbase = convert|2220|mm|in|1|abbr=on
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weight = convert|735|kg|lb|0|abbr=on with 1997 cc engine
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fuel_capacity= Convert|105|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=onCite web|url=http://www.autoreview.ru/archive/2008/15/goldring/|title=Autoreview no. 15, 2008|accessdate=2008-09-15|work=autoreview.ru ru icon]
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The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Flying Saucer) was 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 slighly tuned 1900 engine (1997cc) now producing convert|158|bhp|kW|abbr=on. The car was very streamlined, windtunnel tested, and the body was built on a tubular space frame.cite book | author=Owen, David | title=Alfa Romeo Always With Passion | id=ISBN 1-85960-628-8 ]

Three different body styles were made: one open seater and two different coupé styles. There was even a 3.5 L version made for Juan Manuel Fangio.Cite web|url=http://www.museoauto.it/mambo/collezione/Alfa_Romeo.htm|title=Disco Volante |accessdate=2007-04-26|work=museoauto.it It icon] None of these cars never ended as a really successful racing car though they were tried a couple of times one victory was taken at the Gran Premio Supercortemaggiore.

The unique 3.5-liter car is preserved in Biscaretti museum in Turin; two 2.0-liter prototypes are preserved in Alfa Romeo museum in Arese and are regularly used in classic car races. Estimated cost of each is between 1 and 2 million Euro.

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