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rispetto alla berlina 4 porte  the standard 4-door sedan were, in particular, the shape of
utto il taglio del tetto con un  the roof and the curved rear window, the frameless side
                                 windows, in true American style, and the two-tone finish,
 laterali senza montante, in     all of which were rendered even more striking thanks to
 ome le finiture bicolore che    the effect created by the chrome profiles that emphasized
appariscenti grazie all’effet-   its shape. Also in 1955, Boano had presented the 1900 C SS
 i che ne marcano la forma.      Speciale, another model based on the mechanics of the
ulla stessa base meccanica       1900 (one of which recently fetched 1.27 million dollars at
tato la 1900 C SS Speciale,      auction). The car offered up for auction, purchased by its
sta per 1,27 milioni di dolla-   third and current owner 10 years ago, was recently sold in
a, oggi al terzo proprietario,   Brescia, where it remained for several decades in the own-
  fa, è stata originariamente    ership of Romano Automobili, then the Alfa Romeo dealer
 è rimasta per alcuni decen-     there. With the exception of the fabrics used in the interi-
 concessionario Alfa Romeo       ors, which have been replaced with identical materials, the
 onservata, tranne che ne-       car is perfectly preserved. It was indeed judged the best
ecessaria la sostituzione dei    preserved car at the 2015 Concorso di Eleganza in Vicenza,
ici, ha vinto il premio come     and won its class at the “Concorso d'Eleganza di Auto d'Ep-
 al Concorso di Eleganza di      oca” held in Gabicce Mare in 2017. This is a rare car in unique
asse, al concorso di Gabicce     condition that would make a worthy contender in the most
 condizioni uniche, perfetta     prestigious elegance competitions.
eleganza più prestigiosi.

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