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Alfa race car has proud heritage

16 March 2004: The stunning Alfa 8c Competizione concept car is to be produced as a competitive racing car. But many of the thousands of admirers - especially the younger ones who admired the car - will have no idea where its name came from.

In the Thirties and Forties, the '8c' identified the racing and road cars that were equipped with the eight cylinder engine developed by the famous engineer Vittorio Jano.

The term 'Competizione' on the other hand, is a tribute to the 6C 2500 Competizione, the sports coupé driven by Fangio and Zanardi in the famous Mille Miglia race in 1950.

	March 2004 - Trish Whelan
Alfa race car has proud heritage 16 March 2004: The stunning Alfa 8c Competizione concept car is to be produced as a competitive racing car. But many of the thousands of admirers - especially the younger ones who admired the car - will have no idea where its name came from. In the Thirties and Forties, the '8c' identified the racing and road cars that were equipped with the eight cylinder engine developed by the famous engineer Vittorio Jano. The term 'Competizione' on the other hand, is a tribute to the 6C 2500 Competizione, the sports coupé driven by Fangio and Zanardi in the famous Mille Miglia race in 1950.
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