Such was the Tipo 33’s speed, Alfa Romeo thought a Group 4 version would be a shoe-in for class honours. Accordingly, in September 1967 it was announced that a batch of 50 new Group 4 cars would be constructed. Anticipating the bulk of production would be sold for street use, the new model was officially designated Tipo 33 Stradale.
Produced by the Alfa Romeo Centro Stile, the new 33 Stradale is inspired by the historic 1967 model, with enrichments to the sculptural beauty and design elements from Alfa Romeo’s new language of style. The exterior features a perfect balance of proportions, volumes and surface properties to achieve the epitome of Alfa Romeo’s necessary
The 33/2 racked up numerous class wins in the 1968 championship, most notably in the 24 Hours of Daytona, where it claimed all three podium places thanks to the crews of Vaccarella-Shütz, Andretti-Bianchi and Casoni-Biscardi-Zeccoli. The momentous success of the Alfa Romeo 33/2 in this famous American race was commemorated by adding ‘Daytona
Its classically elegant and perfectly balanced design features a novel, door design with additional hinges in the roof. The doors are cut deep into the roof for easier acces. Even though fitted with a fully appointed interior and a slightly heavier variant of the 33 chassis, the Stradale only tipped the scales at 700 kg.
Dubbed the 33/TT/12 for obvious reasons, the new 12-cylinder Alfa Romeo was finally ready to make its debut at the 1973 Spa Francorchamps round of the World Championship. Sadly the car crashed in practice after a tyre failed at high speed. At the subsequent Targa Florio both examples crashed although one had shown great pace.
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