![]() ![]() Hurska was immediately taken with the design and backed the production of the coupe version, together with a narrow-bodied spider. In 1953 Colombo left Alfa Romeo and his place was taken by Rudolf Hurska, who was later to design the Alfasud. Two of these were produced with the designation Soucoupe Volante type 6/C 3000. However, the engineers were already working on a 3 liter 6 cylinder engine, the fitment of which involved extending the wheelbase slightly and some minor alterations to the bodywork. This was the first model to see the light of day and had the designation Type 1900 C 52 Soucoupe Volante 2000. Initially, the engineers used the 1900 engine which they modified to 2000cc and managed to take the power output up to 158 bhp. The chassis was produced by Alfa Romeo and had to have a very close relationship as the body has to fit exactly to the chassis and it was not unheard of for the chairman of Alfa Romeo, Pasquale Gallo to turn up at the Touring Offices in order to discuss the finer points of the design. The Disco Volante, or in English, the Flying Saucer, was largely the baby of Gioachino Colombo and the body styling was by the carrozzeria Touring Superleggera. Road racing in Italy at the time was a battle between the Alfa 1900 and the Lancia Aurelia so Alfa Romeo decided to base their design on the existing 1900 mechanicals and building a new body for it. ![]() By 1951 Alfa Romeo had withdrawn its mighty Alfetta 159 from Formula 1 racing, largely due to the costs involved in developing a new car and they decided to concentrate their efforts developing sports cars for amateur drivers in order to keep the sporting profile of the marque. ![]()
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