The Alfa Romeo 8C was one of the interwar period’s most successful and acclaimed models, built in both roadgoing and racing configurations on short and long-wheelbase chassis, with a variety of coachwork from Italy’s legendary carrozzerias .

In competition, the 8C proved to be one of the most dominant cars of the 1930s, winning the 24 Hours of Le Mans four consecutive years from 1931 to 1934 and the Mille Miglia six times, among many other victories.

Powered by a supercharged dual-overhead-cam inline eight-cylinder engine, the competition 8C was built in three basic configurations, the long-wheelbase Le Mans, the short-wheelbase Mille Miglia Spider, and the grand prix-specified Monza.

The latter of these was named in honor of an initial short-wheelbase 8C 2300 built for the 1931 Italian Grand Prix at Monza, where drivers Tazio Nuvolari and Giuseppe Campari teamed for a dominating win.

As Scuderia Ferrari assumed the mantle of Alfa Romeo’s factory racing efforts during the 1930s, th...