1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
There have been built only 18 of them. From the once planned 50 pieces are still a few left. 6 thereof are distributed to coachbuilders. One of them is Nuccio Bertone, his employee Marcello Gandini formed out of it the
Carabo.
| The number '33' is derived from the project name. |
The Stradale is based in turn on the Tipo 33, the original first V8 race cars of Alfa. The long version was created during the first
racing season for the start at the Mugello Autodromo in June 1967. Further changes are shown in the '68 coupe with the bulge above the pilot's seat.
The first to be really successful was the Tipo 33/3 from 1971, with a class win at the 1000 kilometers of Buenos Aires and in Sebring, including second place in the overall classification there. At Brands Hatch it even beat
the long-standing winner, the Porsche 917. It continued like this with mostly multiple victories in Monza, Spa Francochamps, at the Targa Florio, in Zeltweg and Watkins Glen, which brought it the second place overall in the
world championship.
| racing successor with twelve cylinders |
From 1973 onwards, twelve-cylinder engines were also installed, initially in the tubular frame chassis, then later in a monocoque structure. This ultimately led to the manufacturer's world championship being won in 1975
and 1977. The yellow and black colours are thanks to the sponsor Fernet Tonic.
It is practically the civilian version, with a little tamer engine, intended as a racing technique for private persons with 169 kW (230 hp) instead of 199 kW (270 HP). Nevertheless, its driving performances are breathtaking. In
the acceleration it should be able to compete with the then most Ferraris. In the acceleration it should be able to compete with the at that time most powerful
Ferraris.
It also has thick aluminum tubes in the side sills, which are connected together with a cross tube behind the seats to an 'H'. All vehicles with very broad sills have problems with normal doors. Here there are no wing doors,
but so called 'butterfly'-doors which open relatively straight up. It shall have had as the first this now widely used doors. The car would not pass a homologation testing today because you can not free yourself from it when it
lands on the roof.
| It is available with 1 or 2 headlights one above the other. |
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