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[[Image:1968-Alfa-Romeo-33-Stradale.jpg|thumb|left|500px|'''1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Race Car tunned by [[Autodelta]]''']]
 
[[Image:1968-Alfa-Romeo-33-Stradale.jpg|thumb|left|500px|'''1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Race Car tunned by [[Autodelta]]''']]
  
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The '''Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale''' is an extremely rare road car built by [[Alfa Romeo]] of [[Italy]] as only 18 are reported to have been made.  
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{{Two other uses|the road going version of Tipo 33 racing car|the racing car|Alfa Romeo Tipo 33|family car|Alfa Romeo 33 Series}}
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|colspan=2|[[Image:1968-Alfa-Romeo-33-Stradale.jpg|250px|Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale]]
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!colspan=2 style="color: white; background: darkred;"|'''Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale'''
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|Manufacturer || [[Alfa Romeo]]
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|Parent company ||
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|Aka ||
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|Production || 1967–1971
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|Assembly || [[Carrozzeria Marazzi]]
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|Predecessor ||
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|Successor ||
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|Class || [[Sports car]]
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|Body style || 2-door [[coupe]]
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|Layout || [[Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive layout|Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive]]
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|Platform ||
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|Engine || 2.0 L [[V8 engine|V8]]
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|Transmission || Colotti 6-speed [[Manual transmission|manual]]
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|Wheelbase || 2350mm
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|Length || 3970mm
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|Width || 1710mm
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|Height || 991mm
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|Weight || 700kg
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|Fuel capacity || {{Convert|94.7|L|usgal impgal|0|abbr=on}}
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|Electric range ||
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|Related || Racing car: [[Alfa Romeo Tipo 33]]<br/>Concept cars:<br/>[[Alfa Romeo 33.2]]<br/>Alfa Romeo Iguana<br/>Alfa Romeo Carabo
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|Designer || [[Franco Scaglione]]
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[[Image:1968-Alfa-Romeo-33-Stradale-Rear-Red-st.jpg|250px|thumb|Rear view of 33 Stradale]]
  
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The Stradale, first built in 1967, was based on the Autodelta [[Alfa Romeo T33]] racing car. The car, designed by [[Franco Scaglione]], and built by [[Carrozzeria Marazzi]], made its debut at the 1967 Turin Motorshow.
 
  
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Built in an attempt by Alfa to make some of its racing technology available to the public, the car was the most expensive car for sale to the public in 1968 at US$17,000.
 
  
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The Stradale is believed to be the first production vehicle to feature [[dihedral doors]], or (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.  
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The '''Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale''' is an extremely rare road car built by [[Alfa Romeo]] of [[Italy]]. Only 18 are reported to have been made, plus three design studies based on the 33 Stradale the 33.2, Iguana and Carabo.
  
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The race-bred engine bore no relation to the mass-produced units in Alfa's more mainstream vehicles.  Race engineer [[Carlo Chiti]] designed an oversquare (79mm bore x 52mm stroke) 2.0 liter [[V8]] that featured Spica fuel injection, four ignition coils and 16 spark plugs. The engine used four chain-driven camshafts to operate the valve train and had a rev-limit of 10,000 RPM - unprecedented in a piston-engined roadcar of similar displacement &ndash; then or now. By comparison, the modern 2.0 liter [[Honda S2000]] revs to 9,000 RPM. As a result, the Alfa's engine produced 250 horsepower (10 more than the Honda).
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The Stradale, first built in 1967, was based on the [[Autodelta]] [[Alfa Romeo T33]] racing car. The car, designed by [[Franco Scaglione]], and built by [[Carrozzeria Marazzi]], made its debut at the 1967 Turin Motorshow.
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Built in 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 (when the average cost of a new car in 1968 was $2,822).
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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]], [[Enzo Ferrari (car)|Ferrari Enzo]] and the [[Saleen S7]]. The Stradale also features windows which seamlessly curve upward into the 'roof' of the vehicle.
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The race-bred engine bore no relation to the mass-produced units in Alfa's more mainstream vehicles.  Race engineer [[Carlo Chiti]] designed an [[oversquare]] (78 mm bore x 52,2 mm stroke) dry-sump lubricated {{convert|1995|cc|lk=on|abbr=on}} [[V8 engine|V8]] that featured [[SPICA]] fuel injection, four ignition coils and 16 spark plugs. The engine used four chain-driven camshafts to operate the valve train and had a rev-limit of 10000 rpm. The engine produced 230 bhp (172 kW) at 8800 rpm in road trim and 270 bhp in race trim.
 
   
 
   
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In another break from convention, Alfa used a six-speed [[transaxle]] gear box by [[Valerio Colotti]].
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In another break from convention, Alfa used a six-speed [[transaxle]] gearbox by [[Valerio Colotti]].
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The car took 5.5 seconds to reach 60&nbsp;mph (96.56 km/h) from a standing start and has top speed of {{convert|260|km/h|mph|abbr=on}}.<ref name="autozine.org"/>
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== Appearances in media ==
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* Appeared in [[Sega GT 2002]]
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* "Un bellissimo novembre" (That Splendid November - 1969) [Movie]
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== See also ==
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* [[Ferrari Dino]]
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* [[Lancia Stratos]]
  
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The car's performance was similarly unprecedented. The car took only six seconds to reach 60mph from a standing start.
 
  
  
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Revision as of 15:56, 27 April 2008

1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Race Car tunned by Autodelta

Template:Two other uses

Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
Manufacturer Alfa Romeo
Parent company
Aka
Production 1967–1971
Assembly Carrozzeria Marazzi
Predecessor
Successor
Class Sports car
Body style 2-door coupe
Layout Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Platform
Engine 2.0 L V8
Transmission Colotti 6-speed manual
Wheelbase 2350mm
Length 3970mm
Width 1710mm
Height 991mm
Weight 700kg
Fuel capacity 94.7 L (Template:Convert/usgal impgal)Template:Convert/test/Aon
Electric range
Related Racing car: Alfa Romeo Tipo 33
Concept cars:
Alfa Romeo 33.2
Alfa Romeo Iguana
Alfa Romeo Carabo
Designer Franco Scaglione
Rear view of 33 Stradale


The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is an extremely rare road car built by Alfa Romeo of Italy. Only 18 are reported to have been made, plus three design studies based on the 33 Stradale the 33.2, Iguana and Carabo.

The Stradale, first built in 1967, was based on the Autodelta Alfa Romeo T33 racing car. The car, designed by Franco Scaglione, and built by Carrozzeria Marazzi, made its debut at the 1967 Turin Motorshow.

Built in 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 (when the average cost of a new car in 1968 was $2,822).

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 race-bred engine bore no relation to the mass-produced units in Alfa's more mainstream vehicles. Race engineer Carlo Chiti designed an oversquare (78 mm bore x 52,2 mm stroke) dry-sump lubricated Template:Convert/LonAonDbSoffTemplate:Convert/test/Aon V8 that featured SPICA fuel injection, four ignition coils and 16 spark plugs. The engine used four chain-driven camshafts to operate the valve train and had a rev-limit of 10000 rpm. The engine produced 230 bhp (172 kW) at 8800 rpm in road trim and 270 bhp in race trim.

In another break from convention, Alfa used a six-speed transaxle gearbox by Valerio Colotti.

The car took 5.5 seconds to reach 60 mph (96.56 km/h) from a standing start and has top speed of 260 km/h ({{rnd/cExpression error: Unexpected < operator.decExpression error: Unexpected < operator.|Expression error: Unexpected < operator.|(Expression error: Unrecognized punctuation character "[".)}} mph)Template:Convert/test/Aon.[1]

Appearances in media

  • Appeared in Sega GT 2002
  • "Un bellissimo novembre" (That Splendid November - 1969) [Movie]

See also


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1990-2000 SZ | GTV (1995–present) | Spider (1998–present) | 145 (1995–2001) | 146 (1995–2001) | 155 (1992–1998) | 156 - GTA (1997–present) | 166 (1998–present)
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