£85,000 - £95,000
1954 Alfa-Romeo 1900C Sprint Coupé by Touring of Milan
Registration Number: EU Registered/UK Taxes Paid
Chassis Number: AR 1900C 01614
Engine Number: AR 00204 01520 (please see below)
Recorded Mileage: c.12,000 kilometres
- Superleggera aluminium bodied by Touring of Milan
- Netherlands delivered example from new
- Previous owner from 1991 to 2025
- Restored,and adapted for historic rallying
The Paris Motor Show of 1950 saw the launch of Alfa-Romeo’s first post-war and first unitary design model, the new 1900. The chassis design was the work of Orazio Satta Puliga, with Pinin Farina employed to body the four-seat Cabriolet and Coupe. Carrozzeria Touring were approached to clothe the Sprint Coupe. The twin-overhead-cam four cylinder engine powered the new model, which aided by larger valves and a higher compression ratio produced 100 bhp in “1900 TI” specification.
An immensely influential design, Touring's Sprint offered family sized accommodation in a two-door sports coupé format; its heart-shaped vertical grille with flanking horizontal intakes would become an Alfa trademark. In June 1954 the engine was enlarged to 1,975cc and the model re-designated as the 'Super Sprint'.
This beautiful 1954 Sprint was first registered in August of 1954 in the Netherlands, originally finished in Grey. In previous ownership since 1991, the Alfa-Romeo joined a classic car collection to be restored and upgraded for historic rallying use. A roll cage was fitted, also a fire extinguisher, Halda Twinmaster, additional fog lights, and roof-mounted searchlight. Accordion to the engine number, the motor has been replaced with a larger 2-litre unit originally from a 2000 Spider Touring, breathing through twin Weber carburettors, and fed by electric fuel pumps.
The original seats have been nicely trimmed in good quality black leather, as opposed to the factory two-tone finish. Both driver and passenger are secured by four-point Schroth seat belts, with a nice wooden Nardi steering wheel placed in front of the driver. Supplied with the car is a FIVA identity card issued in 2008 (now expired), older Dutch registration document, recent NOVA letter to confirm taxes have been paid on UK arrival, and a Dutch-issued condition report, dated from 2017.
Clearly a well-enjoyed car, this classic Alfa-Romeo makes a very attractive and unusual entry into historic rallying, or a wonderful prospect for the enthusiast to return to road trim.
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