{"product_id":"the-pescara-spider-1935-alfa-romeo-6c-2300-gran-turismo-pescara-spider-carrozzeria-touring-sn-6c-700635","title":"THE PESCARA SPIDER - 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Gran Turismo \"Pescara\" Spider (Carrozzeria Touring) sn 6C 700635","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe book tells the story of one of only two Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Gran Turismo “Pescara” spiders by Carrozzeria Touring. The last of the 60 Pescara produced and the final chassis no. among all 6C 2300 Gran Turismo built. Owned by dictator Benito Mussolini, it was equipped with special features requested by him, making it a one-off. It appeared in parades, military reviews and competed in the 1936 Mille Miglia, modified to run on autarchic fuel for propaganda purposes, finishing 13th OA and 3rd in class. It survived the war mostly intact. Present in major Concours d’Elegance and racing re-enactments, it was fully restored and certified. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eA distinctive feature of the book lies in its refined graphic design, with textures inspired by the car’s distinctive horizontal hood vents.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eExtensive archival research uncovered additional photographic and documentary evidence of the car’s public use by Mussolini, during the military reviews of the Blackshirt legions departing for the East African campaign and clarified several historical contexts of the chassis through period press sources and previously unidentified photographs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eEntirely written in English and generously sized at 250 × 325 mm, the book will be published in Italy in 400 high-quality paper pages.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eThe book is published in its First Edition 2026, produced in a strictly limited series of 100 copies in total. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan lang=\"EN-US\"\u003eDelivery is scheduled for Summer 2026.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"AZ-8485 AUTOMOTIVE MASTERPIECES SRL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53160323776850,"sku":null,"price":192.31,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0513\/8356\/6527\/files\/the-pescara-spider-1935-alfa-romeo-6c-2300-gran-turismo-carrozzeria-touring-sn-700635-book-928.webp?v=1775729845","url":"https:\/\/shop.automotivemasterpieces.com\/products\/the-pescara-spider-1935-alfa-romeo-6c-2300-gran-turismo-pescara-spider-carrozzeria-touring-sn-6c-700635","provider":"Automotive Masterpieces","version":"1.0","type":"link"}