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Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3
The Tipo B P3 was a monoposto Grand Prix based on the 8C mechanics. The 8C (8-cylinder) name was given to a car bearing the 8-cylinder 2336cc engine developed by Vittorio Jano. In fact the 8C used 2 x 4-cylinder blocks in line, with components for the 6C 1750. The engine was super-charged, and was available from 1931-35 and then in 2905cc version as the 8C 2900 from 1936-41).
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Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 - grille
 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1933 front
Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1933
 Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 front
Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3. Designed by Vittorio Jano, the Tipo B replaced the Tipo A with a more efficient 8-cylinder engine with replaced the 2 x 6-cylinder engines of the Tipo A that also had twin gearboxes and twin props. The engine was derived from the 2336cc 8-cylinder of the Alfa Romeo 8C 2300, but enlarged to 2645cc equipped with two small blowers.
 s_Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1933 side
Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3 1933
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Alfa Romeo Tipo B P3. The Tipo B was given twin props and the driver was able to sit lower in the 'Y' between them. The car was purpose-built as a monoposto. This particular car ended up in the ownership of an American Cadillac dealer in the 1940s and was named after his father 'Don Lee'.
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