Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was a mid-engine sports car, a road-going version of the Tipo 33 sports prototype, of which only 18 were produced between 1967 and 1969. Alfa Romeo announced it in September 1967 as a batch of 50 meant to meet the Group 4 homologation rule for sports cars, but never reached the required number even when it was lowered to 25. Franco Scaglione designed the body, built with his team by Carrozzeria Marazzi, while Autodelta handled the technical side. It is considered the first road car with butterfly doors that open forward and upward, hinged at the base and on top of the windshield frame, with side windows curving into the roof. A 1,995 cc V8 with dry-sump lubrication and SPICA fuel injection gave 230 PS in road trim. It was the fastest car available to the public over the standing kilometre and the most expensive car on sale in 1968, at US$17,000.