Car of the Week: 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

[mongooz]

At some point in the mid 1960s, Alfa Romeo decided to pack all the might of their glorious (although eventually unsuccessful) new racer, the 1966 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, into a car that should be street legal and relatively comfortable to drive in the autostrada. The result was the 1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale, a gorgeous two seater that is regarded today as the first modern supercars and one of the most beautiful designs of all time.

The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is smaller than what its stylized silhouette suggest, with a total length of 156.3 inches, a wheelbase of 92.5 inches, and an impossibly low total height of 39.0 inches. Its cabin was sumptuous for a 1967 sports car, with leather everywhere and polished metal handles and switchgear. The bolstered seats are very low as Alfa Romeo didn't want the open portion of the doors hitting the passengers head as they closed down.

Behind those seats, sits a 2.0-liter displacement V8 producing 227 horsepower (169 kilowatts) and 152 pound-feet (206 Newton-meters) of torque send to the rear wheels through a six-speed transaxle by Colotti.

read more: https://www.motor1.com/features/379964/1967-alfa-romeo-33-stradale-supercar-sunday/

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Beautiful car. I love that era of Alfa Romeo cars.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Honestly, I probably like the GTA/GTV’s of that era the best.

As you may recall, I had a 1976 Alfetta GT (much different car from these, more neutral handling, more modern looking for the era), and a 1971 Berlina sedan that was directly related to these.

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA: nel 1965, il capolavoro - Veloce

Eccoci di fronte a un totem dell'automobilismo, la Giulia GTA. Ripercorriamone genesi, storia e ragioni del successo in questa breve storia

www.veloce.it

I biscioni colpiscono ancora, nel torinese - Veloce

Un gruppo di alfisti ‘veri’ si è fatto notare, anche quest’anno, in occasione del Salone Parco Valentino. Ecco cos’hanno fatto e perché sono alfisti… diversi

www.veloce.it

 

[BlackCat]

My favorite era of car design.

 

[mongooz]

Honestly, I probably like the GTA/GTV’s of that era the best.

As you may recall, I had a 1976 Alfetta GT (much different car from these, more neutral handling, more modern looking for the era), and a 1971 Berlina sedan that was directly related to these.

Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA: nel 1965, il capolavoro - Veloce

Eccoci di fronte a un totem dell'automobilismo, la Giulia GTA. Ripercorriamone genesi, storia e ragioni del successo in questa breve storia

www.veloce.it

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I biscioni colpiscono ancora, nel torinese - Veloce

Un gruppo di alfisti ‘veri’ si è fatto notare, anche quest’anno, in occasione del Salone Parco Valentino. Ecco cos’hanno fatto e perché sono alfisti… diversi

www.veloce.it

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ever since i first saw The Graduate, this is the Alfa i've always wanted.

 

[sunvalleylaw]

Bowtails are cool. For economy, and slightly for aerodynamics, if I were going to go Spider, it would be 1971. Still the nice chrome (ineffective) bumpers, but a Kamm tail. At least you USED to be able to find them cheap. The prices have gone way up, of course, like everything else collectible.

So if I am paying way up, I might actually opt for the one you have, if they are not that far off now.

 

[mongooz]

Bowtails are cool. For economy, and slightly for aerodynamics, if I were going to go Spider, it would be 1971. Still the nice chrome (ineffective) bumpers, but a Kamm tail. At least you USED to be able to find them cheap. The prices have gone way up, of course, like everything else collectible.

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So if I am paying way up, I might actually opt for the one you have, if they are not that far off now.

well, to be honest, i don't care which tail it has, as long as it's a Veloce Spyder, i'm good !

 

[Bob411]

Beautiful. Much like a guitar, I prefer it without gold hardware.

 

[Gorgon90]

That is stunning.