| Alfa Romeo Disco Volante | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 Disco Volante in the Alfa Romeo Museum | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Also called | Alfa Romeo 1900 C 52 |
| Production | 1952–1953 |
| Designer | Carrozzeria Touring[1] |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Experimental racing car |
| Body style | 2-door spider 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive |
| Doors | Swan |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1,997 cc I4 3,495 cc I6 |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,220 mm (87.4 in)[2] |
| Kerb weight | 2.0-litre: 735 kg (1,620 lb)[2] 3.5-litre: 760 kg (1,676 lb)[3] |
The Alfa Romeo 1900 C52 "Disco Volante"[4] ('flying saucer') is a series of experimental sports racing cars produced between 1952 and 1953 by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo in collaboration with Milanese coachbuilder Carrozzeria Touring. The car was distinguished by streamlined, wind tunnel tested bodywork.
Three spiders were made in 1952, with a 2-litre all-alloy four-cylinder engine; a year later one was modified into a coupé, and another one into a more conventional-looking spider. Two more examples were built fitted with a six-cylinder 3.5-litre engine from the Alfa Romeo 6C 3000 CM racing car. Four of the five cars built in total survive today.
- ^ "Registro Internazionale Touring Superleggera". Archived from the original on 12 March 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b Fusi (1978), p. 485.
- ^ Fusi (1978), p. 491.
- ^ "Teil2: Alfa 1900 C52 Disco Volante". motorvision.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2012-04-26. Retrieved 5 July 2010.