Car : Alfa Romeos 6C 2300 Pescara
Year : 1934
Engine : 6 cylinders in line
Bore and stroke :70?100 mm
Cylinder capacity : 2309 cc
Gears : 4 forward
Brake horse power : 95
Maximum speed : -
Wheelbase : 9 ft 10 ins (3.3 m)
Suspension : front and rear: semi-elliptic leaf- springs
Another of Jano’s designs was the 8C 2300 which was also built between 1931 and 1934, again in several versions. A special feature of the 8-cylinder engine was that it retained the same bore and stroke as the 6-cylinder 1750. The two extra cylinders raised its capacity to 2336 cc and the power developed ranged from 142 bhp at 5,000 revs to 180 bhp at 5,400 revs. This engine also powerd a Grand Prix twing-seater , the 8C Monza.
Alfa Romeos 6C 2300 Pescara
The sports versions of the 2300 are amongst the most successful Alfa Romeos. Although it had an unhappy beginning in the 1931 Mille Miglia, Nuvolari then drove on to victory in the 22nd Targa Florio. Birkin won the Irish G.P. driving a 2300, while a 4-seater 8C won the Le Mans 24-Hour race with an all British team (Birkin-Howe). In 1932 the 2300 took firt and second places in both the Mille Miglia (the teams being Borzacchini-Bignami and Trossi-Brivio) and the Targa Florio (Nuvolari and Borzacchini). In 1933 it took the first eight places in the Mille Miglia (won by Nuvolari) and the first three positions in the Le Mans 24-Hour (won by Sommer-Nuvolari). The success gained in the Pescara 24-Hour gave birth to the little sedan that bore the name Pescara, the maximum power being 95 bhp at 4,500 revs.