Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 chassis 0111.578

Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 chassis 0111.578 is a 1928 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 known primarily through surviving components and auction documentation. The original chassis frame does not survive.

The entry represents a dismantled project comprising major mechanical components and identification elements.

Known details

Model: Alfa Romeo 6C 1500
Year: 1928
Chassis number: 0111.578
Engine number: Unknown
Registration recorded: UL7580 (United Kingdom)
Configuration status: Dismantled / non-surviving chassis

Component survival

The car was reportedly dismantled during the 1950s by an English owner resident in New York.

Surviving components documented at auction include:

Front and rear axles
Cross-members
Steering box and column
Gearbox
Engine (non-original crankcase)
Original chassis plate
Ancillary parts (connecting rods, gear lever, crown wheel and pinion, prop shaft, etc.)

The crankcase presently associated with the engine is not original to the car but is understood to have originated from the same source. The engine is described as being in sporting twin-camshaft configuration.

The original chassis frame itself did not survive.

Auction record

The components associated with chassis 0111.578 were offered for sale as Lot 489, described as:

1928 Alfa Romeo Tipo 6C 1500 Estimate: £50,000–£60,000

The sale presentation characterised the lot as a rare opportunity to rebuild a 6C Alfa Romeo using long-stored original parts.

Historical significance

Chassis 0111.578 represents an example of a dismantled pre-war Alfa Romeo where identity survives through documentation and components rather than as a complete car.

In registry terms, it should be regarded as:

Non-surviving original chassis
Project / component set
Identity retained via chassis plate

Any future reconstruction would require clear disclosure of the absence of the original frame.

Chassis registry reference

See: Alfa Romeo 6C 1500/Chassis Registry