Showing posts with label Alfa-Romeo. Show all posts
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Monday, January 24, 2011

Alfa Romeo TZ Canguro

Alfa Romeo TZ Canguro model made by Mercury with Ref.: 29; but with new spare wheel added, close fit of the opening parts, deburred of casting imperfections and repainted.

Designed by Giorgietto Giugiaro for Bertone. Debuted at 1964 Paris Car Show. Alfa Romeo Canguro, stood out as the more ambitious and innovative project as a racing interpretation of the Giulia TZ, with a tubular chassis, it resulted in the production of the Giulia TZ2.
Giulia TZ chassis 101 with a 4cyl dohc 1570cc 112hp at 6500rpm 2 Weber carburetors 5speed gearbox 650kg Auminium body 1 built.

Alfa Romeo OSI Scarabeo

Alfa Romeo OSI Scarabeo model made by Dinky-toys with Ref.: 217; but with new headlights and rear window added, close fit of the opening parts, deburred of casting imperfections and repainted.

Designed by Peter Coltrin debuted in 1966 Paris Car Show. Possibly conceived for a small series production, which never happen.
Alfa Giulia GTA engine installed transversal: 4cyl dohc 1570cc 115hp at 6000rpm 106ft.lb at 3000rpm 2 Weber carburetors 5speed gearbx 200km/h 3 built, a spider and two coupes with totally different bodies. The body was in material plastic on a tubular chassis for a total weight of around 700 Kgs.

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale made by Minichamps with Ref.: 436 120920

Designed by Franco Scaglione, and built by Carrozzeria Marazzi, was first presented at the 1967 Turin Motorshow.
The Stradale, first built in 1967, was based on the Autodelta Alfa Romeo T33 racing car.V8cyl dohc 1995cc 230hp at 8800r 138ft.lb at 7000r Spika FI 6sp 260kph 0to100=5.5s 572kg 18 build
The Stradale is believed to be the first production vehicle to feature dihedral doors, also known as butterfly doors. Other vehicles which feature doors of this nature include the Toyota Sera, McLaren F1, Ferrari Enzo and the Saleen S7. The Stradale also features windows which seamlessly curve upward into the "roof" of the vehicle.

The car was an attempt by Alfa to make some of its racing technology available to the public, it was the most expensive automobile for sale to the public in 1968 at US$17,000.

Alfa Romeo Carabo

Alfa Romeo Carabo model made by Solido with Ref.: 1816

The concept car was shown in October 1968, at Porte de Versailles in Paris, to a stunned crowd. The Alfa Romeo Carabo was a milestone in Supercar design, "Carabo," meaning beetle.
Designed by Marcello Gandinni for Bertone. The Lamborghini Miura, also previously designed by Gandini, had suffered from front-end lift at high speeds, so the Carabo was an exercise in focusing on an aerodynamic solution. The car also featured upward hinging doors, which later inspired the Lamborghini Countach.
It was built on the Chassis of the mid-engined V8 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 with a V8cyl DOHC 1995cc 230hp at 8800rpm 148ft.lb at 7000rpm Spika Fuel Injection 250km/h 0 to 100=6.4sec 6speed gearbox 990kg.

Alfa Romeo P33 Pininfarina

Alfa Romeo P33 Pininfarina made by Corgi-toys with Ref.: 380-A1; but deburred of casting imperfections and repainted.
The second 33 Stradale-based concept car displayed at the November 1968 Turin Salon was executed by Pinninfarina. Known as the P33 Roadster, it mixed subtle curves with plane-like surfaces but was most memorably equipped with large overhead spoiler and "beetle-wing" doors. Painted white with the interior and aerofoil in brown, it seems probable this body was later removed by Pininfarina and replaced with the "Cuneo" design that debuted in January 1971 at the Brussels Motor Show. This speedster was built on an Alfa Romeo Type 33 sport cars chassis with a V8 mid-mounted engine - V8cyl dohc 1995cc 230hp at 8800rpm 148ft.lb at 7000rpm Spika Fuel Injection

Alfa Romeo Nuvola

Alfa Romeo Nuvola made by Solido with Ref.: 1556
Presented at 1996 Paris Motor Show. Designed at Alfa-Romeo Centro Stile. Named after Tazio Nuvolari and their first show-off of the engine to be placed in the 1999 Alfa Romeo 166, the 24 valve 2.5 liter V6.
V6cyl dohc Twin-turbo 2492cc 4valves/cyl 300hp at 6000rpm 285ft.lb at 3000rpm Bosch Fuel Injection 0 to 100=6sec 280km/h 6speed gearbox AWD 1354kg 1 built.