1/12 Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza Tazio Nuvolari Driver

This is a plastic model kit, which comes unassembled and unpainted. So glue, model paints and other basic modelling tools are additionally required.
The Alfa Romeo 8C can be considered as one of the most famous sports cars of the 1930s. The car's name derives from the adopted engine: an 8-cylinder in-line supercharged engine with a displacement of 2,336cc. The Alfa Romeo could be considered the "state of art" for technology, innovative solutions and performance. Characterized by impressive reliability and drive ability the "8C" achieved significant victories in international car racing competition. It linked its name to the famous Italian driver Tazio Nuvolari that won, among the others, the Targa Florio race in Sicily and the prestigious Italian Grand Prix at Monza. This last victory gave the "Monza" name to the twin seater GP car. From the racing version, a production batch of almost 200 vehicles was produced for the private markets and to be used on the normal road.