Alfa Romeo 12C

The Alfa Romeo 12C, also known as the Tipo C, was a twelve cylinder Grand Prix racing car built by Alfa Romeo in the 1930s. The 12C-36 made its debut at the 1936 Tripoli Grand Prix and was a Tipo C chassis fitted with a new V12 in place of the 3.8 litre straight eight of the 8C-35. The 12C-37 followed at the 1937 Coppa Acerbo as a new car with a lower chassis and an engine enlarged to 4475 cc. It suffered poor handling that could not be cured in time for the 1937 Italian Grand Prix, which is given as the reason that designer Vittorio Jano left the company at the end of 1937. Four 12C-37 chassis were built, and the cars were later rebuilt into the Tipo 308, 312 and 316 racers. Tazio Nuvolari won several races in the 12C-36.