The Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sport Berlinetta by Touring once possessed by Mussolini’s significant other Claretta Petacci is heading to RM Auctions’ Paris deal in ahead of schedule February 2015.
While the war was ongoing, Benito Mussolini gifted his Claretta Petacci, his mistress, with this uncommon Alfa Romeo 6C for her private utilization with it being driver determined by Franz Spogler. This specific Alfa Romeo 6c 2500 Sport Berlinetta by Touring was the very vehicle utilized by Petacci and her family to endeavor to discover asylum over the Italian outskirt in 1945 yet they were halted at the border.
After the war, an American armed force officer obtained the 6C and had it sent to the U.S. It was re-found in 1970 on a New York State ranch and has been completely restored by Francesco Bonfanti and in 2007, left with ‘Best in Class’ at the Concorso d’eleganza Villa d’este and ‘Best in Show’ at the 2011 Salon Prive Concours d’elegance.
Talking about the auto, auto pro at RM Auctions Europe, Augustin Sabatié-Garat said, “Few autos that have passed through our hands have had an incredible critical recorded connection that this Alfa Romeo can brag. It assumed a part in a standout amongst the most imperative snippets of the Second World War, and is an intriguing commentary in twentieth century history. That it is likewise a standout amongst the most alluring of all prewar Grand Touring autos and wonderfully restored by the world’s heading marque master, makes it an amazing prize for any genuine authority.”
