Topic: Solved NIC#200 - Alfa Romeo Gp.6 racer of Remo & Alberto Costa

[nicanary]

It was built by the Costa brothers from Kitwe, Zambia.  As far as I can ascertain it was simply named  "Alfa Romeo Special". Raced at Ndola, Zambia

Well done - that one was a bit obscure. It was indeed built by brothers Remo and Alberto Costa in the late 60s. Originally it was fitted with a 1570cc engine, but as the car was updated over the years it received a 1750cc engine and a Colotti 5-speed 'box.

Quite why they built the car is a bit of a conundrum. It complied with what at the time was Group 6 regs, but there were no other cars in Zambia to compete against in that class. So they usually finished up racing against saloons or in "libre" races.

One well-deserved point  to you.

[shamrock]

Curious to know when the photo was taken , body shows strong Porsche 917 spyder influences so it must date from the early 70s

[nicanary]

Curious to know when the photo was taken , body shows strong Porsche 917 spyder influences so it must date from the early 70s

My source for the photo had another picture taken at an earlier stage in the car's life - it was built in the late 1960s and had a more enveloping body, and the puzzle photo shows the car, as you say, in the 70s when the rear body had been abbreviated. No doubt the brothers kept track of race car development through magazines from Europe and the US. Zambia is hardly the place for up-to-the-minute  motor sport technology, with all due respect.

Unfortunately, I have just spent a few minutes trying to find my source photos, but they have been deleted from Google Images. All that is left is the puzzle photo, which is on a photostream site.

[nicanary]

I have found the thread on the net. The car was improved as time went by, and was sold when the brothers left Zambia in 1973, Here is a photo of the car as first built, and the bodywork was later cut back in Porsche style to aid cooling. The car was actually a single-seater with offset driving position.

[shamrock]

Body shows a hint of lLANDAR ??