We recently shared with you news of a 1932 Alfa Romeo 8c which had been given as a 21st birthday present to a lucky young man who kept it for 70 years. Today's picture shows ex-Scuderia Ferrari 1931 Alfa Romeo #2111044 with Zagato Spider bodywork on a Monza chassis and 8c 2.3 supercharged engine.
The reason we referred to the other Alfa will become clear, but first we must introduce you to Pamela who agreed to be the model for photographer Roger McDonald who won a competition with the pictures he took that day of car and lady. Her natural beauty complements the car on that spring day somewhere in England - perhaps the home of the then-owner Michael Crowley-Milling who owned the car from his 21st birthday in 1938 until he sold it 70 years later just before he died.
If your computer has a touchscreen then it is thanks to scientific genius Crowley-Milling who helped invent it.
Text Robin Batchelor, pictures courtesy Roger McDonald.