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1957 Alfa Romeo 1900 CSS Cabriolet Lugano

designer: Giovanni Michelotti, Torino (I)

coachbuilder: Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano (CH)

Geneva Show Car (1957)

unknown chassis number

14–24/03/1957 presented on Ghia-Aigle stand at 27. Salon International de l´Automobile in Genève (CH)

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chassis number unkown
colour: ivory, interior: leather red

Features shared with AR 1900C.10207:

Features shared with AR 1900C.10208:

Unique features:

AR 1900C.10207 (1957)

engine AR 1308.10146

03/08/1956 production date of chassis AR 1900C.10207

28/08/1956 (invoice date) rolling chassis (ital. telaio nudo) sold to Società Anonima per il Commercio dei Prodotti Alfa Romeo, Lugano/TI (CH) (together with AR 1900C.10208)

cabriolet manufactured by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano/TI (CH), and most probably finished in 1957
colour: ivory, interior: leather brown/black

(08/1967) owner Karl Aschmann, Basel (CH)
registered with license plate BL-21817

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13/08/1967 owner O. V., Sulzburg (D)
22/09/1967 imported from Switzerland to Germany
13/10/1967 technical test certificate (TÜV Einzelabnahme § 21 StVZO) and registered in Müllheim (D) with license plate MÜL-V 26
03/02/1970 last technical test certificate (TÜV Hauptuntersuchung § 29 StVZO)
(1970) (52050 km) piston seizure on Autobahn A5 Stuttgart–Basel
30/09/1971 unregistered
engine removed for repair

1982 owner S. V., Hamburg (D)
09/07/2009 (52050 km) in unrestored condition

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27/06/2014 (52050 km) photos Stefan Dierkes, Vaihingen an der Enz (D)

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chassis no. AR 1900C.10207

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engine no. AR 1308.10146

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1st cylinder

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2nd cylinder

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3rd cylinder

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4th cylinder

 

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1st cylinder

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2nd cylinder

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3rd cylinder

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4th cylinder

 

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Solex 40 PII

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Parts from other cars

AR 1900C.10208 (1957)

06/08/1956 production date of chassis AR 1900C.10208

28/08/1956 (invoice date) rolling chassis (ital. telaio nudo) sold to Società Anonima per il Commercio dei Prodotti Alfa Romeo, Lugano/TI (together with AR 1900C.10207)

cabriolet manufactured by Carrosserie Ghia S.A., Lugano/TI (CH), and most probably finished in 1957
colour: ivory, interior: leather red

(1986) owner Claude Frésard (Musée de l´Automobile), Muriaux (CH)
05/1986 offered at 7,000 CHF; photos Arno Flach, Altendorf/ZH (CH)

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10–11/1991 offered for sale

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30.10.1991 Autopassion (F)

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11/1991 Autos International (F)

 

 

 

04/1992 ad in Markt (D): 70,000 CHF

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11/1992 ad in Classic and Sportscar (GB)

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03/1994 ad (reported in Alfa Romeo 1900 Register 06/1994)
05/1995 ad: 25,000 CHF

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1996

 

1996 owner James “Jim” L. Johnson, Janesville (WI, USA) (sources: The mostly 1900 irregular Newsletter #21, 03/2003; Schommer 2003)
sourced and restored by Tom Caulfield († 15/06/2015), Janesville (WI, USA) (sources: Schommer 2003; www.alfa1900.com, 08/2007)
mechanical restoration: John Saccameno (Sport and Specialty, Inc.), Durand (IL, USA)
chroming: Motion Products Inc., Neenah (WI, USA), 15,000 US-$ (Schommer 2003)
remanufacturing of windshield glass

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3/2003
 

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07/09/2005 at Sport and Speciality

 

 

 

04/08/2007 3. in class “Alfa 1900” at Alfa Romeo Owners Club (AROC) Concours in Rochester (MI, USA)

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05/08/2007 exhibited in Class H “Significant Alfa Romeo” at 29. Meadow Brook Concours d´Elegance in Rochester (MI, USA)

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Technical Specifications

Chassis

Alfa Romeo 1900 C Super Sprint (CSS) (1954–1958)
platform chassis (rolling chassis; ital. telaio nudo)

Engine

type AR1308, frontal, watercooled, 4-cylinder straight engine, aluminium cylinder head with double overhead camshafts (DOHC) driven by duplex chain with gear wheels, 2 two chambers carburettors (Solex 40 PII)

Bore and stroke

84.5 × 88.0 mm, compression 8.0:1

Total displacement

1975 cm³

Power

115 DIN-PS at 5500 rpm

Max. torque

15.5 mkg (= 152 Nm) at 3500 rpm

Power to weight ratio

11.2 kg/PS

Transmission

5 speed synchromesh gearbox with steering column gear change, single dry plate clutch, propshaft, differential with hypoid gears, rear transmission

Front axle

independend wheels with transverse quadrilaterals, anti-roll bar, helical springs, telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers; recirculating ball steering (worm and sector)

Rear axle

live axle, lower longitudinal struts for thrust, triangulated link between floorpan and the top of the differential case, helical springs, telescopic hydraulic shock absorbers

Brakes

hydraulic brakes (front two cylinders, rear single cylinder), cast-iron linings (width 80 mm), aluminum drums (306 mm) with angled cooling fins (Girling), turbo cooling with additional air baffles

Body

2+2 cabriolet body with aluminium outer skin on steel platform chassis

Length x Width x Height

(Touring Coupé: 4405 x 1630 x 1350 mm); wheelbase 2500 mm

Unloaden kerbweight

1290 kg (source: vehicle registration certificate, German Kraftfahrzeugbrief)
(Limousine: 1140 kg, Touring Coupé: 1050 kg)

Top speed

180 km/h (source: vehicle registration certificate, German Kraftfahrzeugbrief)
(Limousine: 180 km/h, Touring Coupé: 190 km/h)

Fuel consumption

(Limousine 1900 T.I. Super: 12.5 litres per 100 km, under Italian CUNA regulations;
Touring Coupé, 125 PS: 12–15 litre per 100 km, Test Motor Revue 11/1954)

Year of construction

1957

Production quantity

2 (or 3?)

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