This Alfa Romeo series is the masterpiece of Italian cars of the vintage period. It's definitely a preeminent car in automobile history. Even the automobile baron, Henry Ford, said, "I take off my hat to show respect every time an Alfa Romeo drives by." Directly related to the Grand Prix racing car, it inherited an extremely high-tech mechanism for such a small commercial car, boasting a DOHC straight 6-valve engine with bevel gears and a vertical shaft drive. This particular entry is a gran turismo version with a 2,930mm wheelbase. During this period, many carrozzeria such as Touring and Castagna, designed attractive bodies such as coupe cabriolets. This particular car traveled to Great Britain where it was given a very rare drophead coupe body made by the British coachbuilder, James Young. The quality work of James Young is apparent in the design as it uses its small space efficiently with a clever interior designed using wood.