Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS chassis 0312.872

Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS chassis 0312.872 is a 1929 Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 Super Sport delivered as part of the F.W. Stiles UK team of consecutively numbered cars. The chassis is notable for its later Carlton Carriage lightweight four-seater body, fitted for British competition requirements.

Factory specification

Year: 1929
Model: Alfa Romeo 6C 1500
Variant: 6C 1500 SS (Super Sport)
Series: Third series
Chassis number: 0312.872
Engine number: 0312.873
Original coachbuilder: Unknown (delivered via Stiles team)
Registration: UV 819 (United Kingdom)
Exterior colour: Burgundy

UK Stiles Team delivery

Chassis 0312.872 was sold in April 1929 along with chassis 0312.871, 0312.873, and 0312.874 to British importer F.W. Stiles.

These cars formed a small team campaigned in the 1929 British racing season.

The car was initially registered to Mrs. Florence Stiles on 29 April 1929.

Coachwork changes

By 1937 the car had acquired a four-seat lightweight body by The Carlton Carriage Co., sourced from a 1929 Alfa Romeo 1750 SS.

This modification was reportedly undertaken to comply with British 1750-class racing regulations, which required four-seat configuration at the time.

The car retains this Carlton lightweight body.

Mechanical modifications

The car is recorded as having certain period mechanical modifications including:

SU fuel pumps and carburettors
Replacement of original Autovac and Memini systems

Further research is required to establish the precise timing and extent of these changes.

Ownership history

Owner	Location	Ownership period
Mrs. Florence Stiles	England	From 29 April 1929
Reginald Outlaw	England	1930
Jack Bartlett	England	1937
David Strathcarron	England	1949–1952
Private British owner	England; later USA	1952–1987
Subsequent owner	USA; later England	1987–H&H sale

Historical significance

Chassis 0312.872 is significant as:

One of the F.W. Stiles UK team cars
A third-series 6C 1500 SS
A car adapted for British racing regulations
A surviving example retaining its Carlton lightweight body

The car provides important insight into how Alfa Romeo’s factory competition chassis were adapted for the specific requirements of British racing in the late 1920s and 1930s.

Registry classification

6C 1500 SS
UK Stiles team chassis
Carlton lightweight body (post-delivery modification)
Period mechanical modifications

Chassis registry reference

See: Alfa Romeo 6C 1500 SS/Chassis Registry