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Alfa Romeo P2 (1925) — The Heat of the Machine

STILL MOTION SIGNATURE

The exhaust. The louvered bonnet. The hand-riveted panels. The clamps biting into aluminium that has been to the Targa Florio and back.

This is Act III of the Alfa Romeo P2 Triptych—the moment where the machinery ceases to be just metal and starts to breathe. A close-range study of the car that secured the first-ever Grand Prix World Championship in 1925.

A study in the mechanical genesis of the Grand Prix legend.

Limited edition fine art photograph. Signed and numbered. Printed on museum-grade paper. Made in Italy.

Limited Edition (49 pcs)

Museum-Grade Paper

Made in Italy

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FINE ART PAPER PRINTS We use Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gr — a 100% cotton, museum-grade paper from one of the world’s oldest fine art paper mills (founded in 1584). Every piece is Giclée printed with archival pigment inks to ensure deep, stable tones that will last for generations.

  • A3 (30 × 42 cm): Framed in a slim, elegant pine profile.

  • A2 (42 × 60 cm): Framed in a Premium Tiglio (lime wood) profile, hand-painted black.

  • Statement Piece (85 × 60 cm): Framed in a Premium Tiglio (lime wood) profile, hand-painted black.

All framed prints are finished with museum-grade acrylic glazing (plexiglass), the standard material used by galleries worldwide for safe transport, superior clarity, and lasting protection. The framed option adds a small, refined outer border beyond the print size.

ALUMINUM PRINTS Offered in two large-scale formats:

  • Collector’s Piece (approx. 100 cm wide)

  • Statement Piece (approx. 140 cm wide)

Printed on a 3 mm aluminum panel, finished on a white or brushed aluminum base (depending on what best elevates the image). Height varies by artwork — please refer to the specific product images for exact dimensions.

Aluminum Display Notes: For large formats, we recommend leaning the piece. If wall-mounted, use professional hardware suitable for the weight and surface.

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Close-up view of a vintage red racing car, possibly an Alfa Romeo, with white racing stripes on the hood
Alfa Romeo P2 (1925) — The Heat of the Machine Sale price€249,00

FINE ART

Edition Details

A framed photograph of a vintage red Alfa Romeo P2 race car, numbered 30

ONLY 49 PRINTS

Each photograph in this triptych is part of a strictly limited edition of 49 — shared across all sizes and formats combined. Every certificate reads 1 of 49. The edition is not divided by size or format. Every buyer owns the same piece.

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FINE ART PHOTOGRAPH

Printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308gr — a 100% cotton museum-grade paper from one of the world's oldest paper mills, founded in 1584. Rich tones, crisp detail, and a calm matte surface that holds the photograph without reflection.

Two framed posters of a vintage red race car with the number 30

PRINT OR FRAMED

Unframed prints ship flat in rigid protective packaging, ready for your chosen frame. Framed editions are presented in a hand-painted black gallery frame with plexiglass glazing — the standard used by galleries worldwide for safe transport.

Still Motion Signature

The Supercharged straight-eight produced 128 horsepower in 1924. In a car weighing 700 kilograms, on roads that could break axles, that was not power. That was violence.

A framed photo showing the side of a vintage red race car with white numbering

Act III — The Heat of the Machine

This is where the Alfa Romeo P2 tells the truth.

Not in its silhouette, which is elegant. Not in its proportions, which are perfect. But here — at the junction of the louvered bonnet, the exhaust pipe, and the hand-riveted aluminium panels — where the engineering is completely exposed and completely honest.

The P2 was designed by Vittorio Jano, recruited personally from Fiat by Enzo Ferrari to build Alfa Romeo a Grand Prix winner. What Jano created was not just fast. It was a supercharged straight-eight producing 128 horsepower in a car weighing 700 kilograms. On the mountain roads of the Targa Florio — unpaved, narrow, violent — that was not an advantage. It was a weapon.

In 1925 the P2 won the inaugural Formula Grand Prix World Championship. Alfa Romeo painted Campione del Mondo on its flanks. In 1930, piloted by Achille Varzi at the Targa Florio, it survived a fuel fire — extinguished mid-race with a cloth, without stopping — and won.

Every component in this photograph carried that weight. The louvered bonnet managing heat from an engine that ran at the absolute limit of what 1924 engineering could tolerate. The exhaust routing power out and away. The clamps and hooks holding panels that were hand-riveted because there was no other way. The Italian tricolor — a reminder of what this machine represented and who it raced for.

Act III is the closest you can stand to the P2 without being there.

Our Curation

This triptych exists because of a friendship with one of the most knowledgeable automotive connoisseurs in the world — someone with access to events and machines never open to the public.

The P2 was photographed at Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este. This frame was selected because it shows what the other two cannot — the mechanical reality of the car at the level where engineering becomes art. Each image was refined to bring out exactly what the eye saw standing next to that machine in the light of Villa d'Este. The result is not a reproduction. It is a perspective.

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CARING FOR YOUR FINE ART PRINT

Giclée prints on archival cotton paper are made to last for generations when treated with care. Handle by the edges only. Keep away from direct sunlight, humidity, and heat sources. If displaying unframed, mount behind glass or plexiglass to protect the surface. To clean, dust the frame or glazing only with a soft, dry microfibre cloth. Never touch the print surface directly.