(cover image: the 1968 Bertone Alfa romeo Carabo Concept)

Alfa Romeo will be preparing for next year’s Centenary with an historic hill climb by a production 8C Spider at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed (3-5 July 2009).

The Alfa 8C Spider – based on the 4.7litre V8 Alfa 8C Competizione coupe – will be joined on the hill by iconic motor racing cars from Alfa Romeo’s historic museum collection in Arese, Italy.

Alfa 8C Spider	Alfa 6C 3000 CM (1953)

Bertone Navajo (1976)

These include the 1924 P2 Gran Premio which won the first World Championship in 1925 driven by Gastone Brilli-Peri; the 8C 2300 tipo Le Mans which was purchased by Sir Henry Birkin in 1931; the 6C 3000 CM driven to second place by Juan Manuel Fangio in the 1953 Mille Miglia and the 33 TT 12 which brought the 1975 World Manufacturer’s title to Alfa Romeo.

Two Alfa Romeo concept cars have also been entered in the Cartier Style et Luxe in the “Serious Wedge – Studies in Angular Sports Car Design 1965-1980” category, both of which were designed by Bertone.

The first one is the 1968 Bertone Carabo, the second one is the 1976 Bertone Navajo, which represents a concerted effort for a new aerodynamics focussed direction in sporty coupe design.

Both the dream cars were based on the V8-powered Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale.

In addition to these concepts, the Alfa Romeo stand at Goodwood will feature both Alfa 8C Spider and Competizione supercars, as well as the new sporty compact MiTo, Spider, Brera S and 159.

(Source: Alfa Romeo)