Mussolini car for auction
(Off-beat News) A sports car built for fascist Italian dictator Benito Mussolini is set to sell for £1,000,000 at auction.The dark red, 1935 Alfa Romeo 6C 2300 Pescara Spyder was built to the special order of Mussolini with a dickey seat and the engine was specially tuned to deliver 95bhp rather than the 68bhp of the standard model.
The car was driven in the 1936 Mille Miglia by Ercole Boratto finishing 13th overall and 3rd in class.
Damian Jones, motor car specialist at auctioneers H&H, said: "It's a completely unique car - one of a kind.
"Mussolini was effectively responsible for saving Alfa Romeo from going to the wall with state intervention.
"He was a great motorsport and car fan. The car's racing history alone makes it special.
LNIKS
H&H Auction House
"Mussolini was effectively responsible for saving Alfa Romeo from going to the wall with state intervention.
"He was a great motorsport and car fan. The car's racing history alone makes it special.
LNIKS
H&H Auction House
