This book tells the remarkable history of an Alfa Romeo Monza and its
characterful drivers and owners, some with life stories worthy of a
movie script. Built in 1933, ‘221130’ was raced that year by the Hon.
Brian Lewis and won its debut at Brooklands and the arduous Mannin Moar
race on the Isle of Man. The car continued to be raced until the war by
John Cobb (1934) who later was a land speed record holder, Luis Fontes
(1935) who was also an aeroplane racer, Anthony Powys-Lybbe (1936–37)
and Fay Taylour (1938) who was interned during the Second World War for
her Fascist links, at venues as diverse as Vila Real (Portugal) and
Phoenix Park (Ireland). Post-war, a succession of notable owners
included Peter Hampton, the Hon. Patrick Lindsay and Hubert Fabri, all
passionate collectors, to arrive at its status today as one of the more
important surviving Monzas, and a car with so much charisma and historic
interest that it is a most worthy addition to the acclaimed ‘Great Cars’
series
Author: Mick Walsh
Author Bio: Mick Walsh’s passion for Alfa Romeo 8Cs was sparked aged 10, when the Hon. Patrick Lindsay, driving ‘221130’, blasted past his father’s car en route to VSCC Silverstone in 1967. As the long-serving Editor-in-Chief of Classic & Sports Car, Mick has driven and written about many great 8Cs, including co-driving a Touring Spider on the Monte Carlo Rallye Historique and testing a Monza in the Alps after the Klausen hillclimb. As organizer of the Louis Vuitton Concours and the Cartier Style et Luxe, he has created two 8C tributes where ‘221130’ was among the winners.
ISBN: 978-1-907085-44
Publisher: Porter Press
Binding Type: Hardcover
Illustrations: 300+ color & b/w photos
Language: NA
Pages: 320
Printing Status: In Print
Edition: NA
Country Made: NA
