Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale
The 33 Stradale translated Alfa Romeo's Tipo 33 racing programme into an extraordinarily low road coupé, built in only eighteen chassis.
1967 Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Prototipo.jpg · pelican-actor · CC BY 2.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Alfa Romeo and Autodelta developed the 33 Stradale as the road-going branch of the Tipo 33 sports-racing project. Franco Scaglione shaped its aluminium body, and the car appeared at Monza on 31 August 1967 before its official Turin Motor Show launch. The racing V8 was adapted for road use, the wheelbase was lengthened by 100 mm and the chassis gained reinforcement beneath the cockpit. Only eighteen chassis were produced between 1967 and 1969, some of which supported influential one-off concept bodies.
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At launch the 33 Stradale cost almost 10 million lire—more than the roughly 6–7 million lire asked for its prestigious rivals.
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Not simply a racing car with number plates
The road car shared the Tipo 33's central idea but was deliberately altered. Alfa Romeo stretched the wheelbase by 10 cm, reinforced the structure beneath the cabin, installed road trim and softened the V8 from the competition engine's tune. Those changes explain why road-car facts must not be copied directly from Tipo 33 race records.
Source: Alfa Romeo · Quadrifoglio centenary at Le Mans Classic ↗Eighteen chassis became a design laboratory
The tiny run amplified the car's influence. Some 33 Stradale chassis underpinned radical studies including Bertone's Carabo and Italdesign's Iguana, allowing Italian designers to test wedge shapes, colour and new proportions around exotic mid-engined hardware. The production count therefore describes chassis, not eighteen identical finished bodies.
Source: Alfa Romeo · 33 Stradale reigns over Turin ↗Where these facts come from
- Museo Alfa Romeo · 33 Stradale prototype collection record
- Alfa Romeo · 33 Stradale: daring to dream
- Alfa Romeo · Quadrifoglio centenary at Le Mans Classic
- Alfa Romeo · 33 Stradale reigns over Turin
- Alfa Romeo · 33 Stradale lights up Turin
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed October 1, 2026.