History of a Alfisty, who became owner of the 8C Competizione

Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was in a limited series of 500 pieces. Volunteers were several times more. Alfa for sale came as Ferrari - herself chose the future owners, anyone interested must submit a questionnaire. In the German magazine Auto Motor und Sport came to an interesting article in which Walter Marxen tells how he managed to get the perfect 8C Competizione. We invite you to read.

Among the 129 Germans, who sent an application form for the purchase of 8C was Walter Marxen. Marxen is 56-year-old entrepreneur, who lives in a small town near Bonn. Runs his own company, which employs 15 people. Engaged in the manufacture of machinery, whose value in some cases more than a million dollars. These are, for example, assembly systems, plastic blinds or machine grinding of brake pads. The whole life of hard work, not just one day and night times.

One of the key episodes of his life was the purchase of Alfa Romeo Giulietta of 1962. The car was in parts, Mr. Walter personally reviewed each of them, and then piaskował, ocynkował and painted. Alfie worked with after work, often to the morning hours. After the completion of the car Julia baptized him, and then went to the Mille Miglia. Then bought a Alfa Romeo Spider for his wife, and caused the Alfa Romeo 166, a car for everyday driving.

One time a dealer Alfa Romeo Angelo Notti asked him once casually heard about 8C? This limited edition, only 500 pieces. This Marxen acted like the smell of heated heroin first class of "hungry" addict. Completed application form, and then sent it to the directorate Alfa Romeo at Frankfurt. Maxten wrote in a form that has in its fleet, Giulietta, 166, Spider, and that his son had bought 156 Decided to pay 1 / 3 price of 160 thousand. the euro when signing the contract, and the rest is already in receipt of the car. After 3 months of silence, he received a letter from Frankfurt, signed by members of the board of Alfa Romeo: The Dream becomes a reality, Marxen excited to read, but only for a limited group of customers. We congratulate you today, because you are in this group!

Over the next few weeks with Mr. Walter had to contact a representative of Alfa Romeo. Never occurred to me not more than that, I will give so much money on a car. Some time before Marxten already zaliczkował used Ferrari 328 GTS, but the transaction never took place. After some time, phoned him Vochezer Werner, Alpha employee. After agreeing to meet with Mr. Walter at his house, showed him the colors of paint and leather upholstery. The choice fell on the body color Rosso, and the terminals in silver. He learned also that the Alpha will be wearing number 341 Later sent Marxen Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione, a book about, even after a bicycle Alfa Romeo, and finally a model in scale 1:18 (270 euros surcharge). With the model got a folder with press releases, brochures on the operation of the car, video training DVD Balocco test track, and got invited to the IAA in Frankfurt and the AMI in Leipzig.

We are approaching the final stage of our history - the delivery vehicle to the front door of Walter Marxen. It was a rainy day at home with an indoor gun carriage drove right up to a trailer. In the garage there was a lot of devotional and Alfa Romeo prepared to care for a set of bodywork 8C. On the occasion of receiving the car prepared for Mr. Walter's closest friends to adopt - has developed a red carpet with the logo of Alfa Romeo before the garage, installed speakers before him, which was coming Italian music, movies dropped from historical and contemporary 8C on DVD. Reviews częstował Italian meals and drinks.

Mr. Marxen the first season it ran over 3804 km, always with a smiling face, his wife added. When passing through the cities young people draw their cells and takes pictures. Once he was on the Nurburgring. On a scale of 1 to 10 Walter Marxen 8C gives 12 points.

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