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The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante (Italian for "Flying Saucer") known also as 1900 C52, is a concept car series with production starting from 1952. The cars were racing car concepts with mechanics from the Alfa Romeo 1900 and made in collaboration with Milan-based coachbuilder Touring. The engine was a slightly tuned 1900 engine (1997 cc) now producing . The car was very streamlined, windtunnel tested, and the body was built on a tubular space frame. This aerodynamic shape made a top speed of possible.〔 Three different body styles were made: one open seater and two different coupé styles. There was even a 3.5 L version made for Juan Manuel Fangio. None of these automobiles ever attained to the status of truly successful racing cars although they were tried a few times, with one victory having been taken at the Gran Premio Supercortemaggiore. According to some the design of the Jaguar E-type has some design cues similar to the Disco Volante. The unique 3.5-liter car is preserved in the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile in Turin; two 2.0-liter prototypes are preserved in the Alfa Romeo museum in Arese and are regularly used in classic car races. Estimated value of each is between 1 and 2 million Euro. A bronze sculpture inspired by the Disco Volante was revealed in the Fiera Milano for the 100 Years of Alfa Romeo in Summer 2010. File:Alfa Romeo Disco Spider.jpg|Alfa Romeo Disco Volante Spider File:Alfa Romeo Disco Volante.JPG|Disco Volante Coupé File:Alfa Roméo Disco Volante Coupé.jpg|Disco Volante Coupé ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Alfa Romeo Disco Volante」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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