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In the early 1930s, only a handful of British coachbuilders had created bodies for Alfa Romeo chassis.

Hoyal’s lightweight racing bodies were fitted to 6C 1750s that competed at Brooklands, and James Young produced refined drophead designs.

This fantastic 6C 1750 wears coachwork by Martin Walter Ltd.

of Folkestone, a firm originally established in 1773 to make equine harnesses and long celebrated for its high level of craftsmanship.
The story of how this 6C 1750 entered the Cherrett Collection is as delightful as the car itself.

In spring 1967, while attending an Alfa Romeo gathering in one of their open 6Cs, Angela and Allan Cherrett were caught in a sudden downpour and took shelter alongside another Alfa enthusiast, a Mr.

Drucker.

In conversation, the Cherretts remarked that they o...