143 bhp, 1,884 cc twin cam inline four-cylinder engine with twin downdraft Solex carburettors, five-speed floor-shift manual transmission, coil spring and double A-arm independent front suspension, solid rear axle with longitudinal radius arms and coil springs, and four-wheel drum brakes.

Wheelbase: 2,500 mm (98.4”) • Fully documented restoration by noted marque specialists • Eligible for numerous rally and touring events • One of only 7 Alfa Romeo 1900 Corto Garas The importance of the 1900 as the first modern Alfa cannot be understated.

It was the car that began the transformation of the company from a builder of racing cars and a handful of ultra-expensive road cars each year to a true manufacturer, bringing a level of sporting driving to an audience of hundreds of thousands.

Very few 1900 coupés were built on the shortened, or ‘corto’, platform with the uprated engine.

They are thought to have numbered only seven.

Three of those, including this example, were built as ‘Stradale...