At the Mille Miglia this week Alfa Romeo will present the Alfa Spider Mille Miglia, an extremely limited special series bearing an individual silver plaque which will mark the brand's eleven historic victories in this prestigious race.

At the Mille Miglia this week Alfa Romeo will present the Alfa Spider Mille Miglia, an extremely limited special series to mark the brand's 11 victories in this prestigious race will be on show and available for purchase. Each of the sporty convertibles will be equipped with a silver plaque bearing details of one of the victories won by Alfa Romeo in the race between 1928 and 1947.

Immediately distinguishable by the exclusive body colour ‘Rosso 8C’ and a ‘Quadrifoglio’ logo on the wing, the Alfa Spider Mille Miglia cars will boast special interiors that are trimmed with fine black leather and with red top-stitching and that are equipped with the powerful 260 bhp 3.2 V6 units and the Electronic Q2 system.

The special edition Alfa Spider, which will be based on the new 'Model Year 2008' car, is just one of a whole string of initiatives being planned for this year's Mille Miglia which gets underway in the middle of this week in Brescia. Fiat Group Automobiles is entering its three brands Fiat, Lancia and Alfa Romeo in this historical re-enactment the assuming the role of joint presenting sponsor. The ‘finest race in the world’ – as Enzo Ferrari famously termed it - will set off in Brescia on 15 May and return to the same city on 17 May, after crossing Italy and taking in the historical centres of the some of the most lovely towns in Italy

The 371 participating teams – which have been described as ‘the most prestigious travelling museum in the world’ – are due to meet on 15 May at the Mille Miglia Paddock in the Fiera di Brescia. This is an area devoted to sporting events where the Joint Presenting Sponsors will be able to stage their campaigns here. In this paddock, as well as the Alfa Spider Mille Miglia it will be possible to admire the Alfa 8C Spider, an open-topped sports car derived from the Alfa 8C Competizione and which is due to be produced in a limited edition of 500 cars from next year.