• A high quality re-creation by English specialists • More than £750,000 spent on labour and parts • 2.9-litre eight-cylinder engine rebuilt in 2016 by Jim Stokes Workshop • Comes with Belgian title Alfa Romeo's first eight-cylinder road car was introduced in 1931 as a successor to the 6C 1750.

This was the legendary 8C 2300, designed by the equally legendary Vittorio Jano, who was one of the first automotive engineers to create high-performance cars that were tailor-made for sustained full-throttle running at high speeds, all with the aim of keeping Alfa Romeo at the forefront of international motor racing.

The first 8C-2300 appeared as a prototype at the 1931 Mille Miglia.

Two examples of the Grand Prix model were then entered in the Monza Grand Prix where they finished 1st and 2nd.

Capitalising on this outstanding success, the competition versions received the name 'Monza'.

From then on the Alfa 8C-2300 became the car to be reckoned with, winning that year's Targa Florio follow...