Historical Icon: 1930 Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Series III Super Sport Spider (opens in new tab)

Calling any Alfa-Romeo built with racing in mind "clunky" seems like sacrilege. Yet, Alfa's early 1920s product was a tall, 3400 lb touring car called the RL - well-suited for the era's rough roads but barely nimble. A factory-forced diet resulted in a lightweight version that won the Targa Florio in 1923 - Alfa's first...