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The sixth and final 179 produced by Alfa Romeo, this example was first raced in the summer of 1980 by Bruno Giacomelli. In its second race, chassis 006 placed fifth in the German Grand Prix and later in the season, Giacomelli clinched the pole position in the United States Grand Prix. On occasion, it was raced again in 1981 but with little success. Many years later, it is pictured on the Nürburgring, where it was tested at the 2003 Modena Motorsports track-days ahead of the Bonhams auction where it was sold a few weeks later on the occasion of the 2003 Nürburgring Old Timer Grand Prix.
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