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| Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Alfa Romeo |
| Production | November 1967–March 1969 |
| Assembly | Milan, Italy (Carrozzeria Marazzi) |
| Designer | Franco Scaglione |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Sports car |
| Body style | 2-door coupé |
| Layout | Rear mid-engine, rear-wheel drive |
| Doors | 2 |
| Related | Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.0 L V8 |
| Transmission | 6-speed Colotti manual |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 2,350 mm (92.5 in) |
| Length | 3,970 mm (156.3 in) |
| Width | 1,710 mm (67.3 in) |
| Height | 991 mm (39.0 in) |
| Curb weight | 700 kg (1,543 lb) |
The Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale is a mid-engined sports car built by Italian car manufacturer Alfa Romeo. 18 examples were produced between 1967 and 1969. "Stradale" (Italian for "road-going") is a term often used by Italian car manufacturers to indicate a street-legal version of a racing car; indeed the 33 Stradale was derived from the Tipo 33 sports prototype.
A twin headlight 33 Stradale can be seen in the 1969 Italian movie Un bellissimo novembre.
The 33 Stradale, first built in 1967, was based on the Autodelta Alfa Romeo Tipo 33 racing car. The car, designed by Franco Scaglione, and built by Carrozzeria Marazzi, made its debut at the 1967 Turin Motorshow.
The first prototype (chassis no. 10533.01) was built at Autodelta's workshop in Settimo Milanese, side by side with the Tipo 33 "Periscopica" race car in 1967. The body was built by Franco Scaglione and his men, while Autodelta made the technical production. Another magnesium bodied prototype (chassis no. 10533.12) (planned for some street racing) was started by Scaglione. However, this was not finished until 1968 by Marazzi. The two prototypes are the only ones to have dual headlight arrangement. This was redesigned be Scaglione on the following production cars due to regulations on minimum headlight distance from the ground.
The two prototypes carry the projects original serial numbers, 105.33.xx. However, the Tipo 33 racing- and production Stradales got 750.33.0xx (racing) and 750.33.1xx (stradale) chassis numbers. Marazzi claims to have built 18 chassis. 5 of them were used for 6 concept cars (one chassis was used twice) by Pininfarina, Bertone and Giugiaro/ItalDesign. Eight are confirmed with Scaglione's beautiful bodies. The rest are experimental or unconfirmed at this point. There are huge holes in the history of the Tipo 33s and the exact number (allegedly 18) of actual Stradale-chassis (with 10 cm longer wheelbase than the race cars) doesn't quite match the range of chassis numbers.
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