Alfa Romeo is an ever -suffering beauty with a bunch of problems. Here, for example, is Giulia Quadrifoglio athletes. He rides fantastically, but reliability … Guys from Car and Driver will not let them lie, the test copy was simply tortured by breakdowns. And this is only one example, although, as for me, Italian technique can be forgiven a lot. Alpha constantly lives in a state of ominous uncertainty, but he manages to build cars that leave a deep trace in the soul. We will certainly talk about outstanding serial serial, but we will start with the classy and unusual concepts from different Carroters. Selection criteria? As always, a personal feeling of beautiful!
Alfa 40/60 HP Aerodinamica (1914)
The Milan Museum contains a striking exhibit – a torpedo with portholes on wheels. It appeared a long time ago, the Alfa Romeo brand as such was not yet, and the company was called Alfa (Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili). A miracle machine was built by the Carrozzeria Castagna studio from the 40/60 HP sports car by order of the local Count Mario Ricotti. What is not the perfect Steampunk-Semyi car for trips to a picnic?
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The name of the prototype is speaking – in front of you are the research of more than a century ago on the topic of aerodynamics. It should be noted, very effective: thanks to the special form, 40/60hp turned out to be nimble. If the source with a 70-horsepower four-cylinder giant of 6.1 liters developed 125 km/h, then Aerodinamica walked a wheel in a wheel with a racing version and squeezed 139 km/h.
Alfa Romeo Canguro (1964)
Who said that the bio -design is a phenomenon of the nineties? Look at the beautiful “kangaroo” (as Canguro translated from Italian), the authorship of Georgetto Jujaro. In those days, Maestro worked in the Bertone studio. Shortly after the birth of the concept, he moved to Ghia, and then opened his own Italdesign carror. Canguro can rightfully be considered an exclusive in a square – it is based on the limited sports car Alfa Romeo Giulia Tz (Tubolare Zagato, 112 pieces) with an Autographer Errupol of Zagato.
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The show-car inherited a spatial frame and a 114-horsepower double-sized “four” with a volume of 1.6 liters and a five-speed manual gearbox. The elegant body is made of fiberglass, the windshield is glued, which at that time was an advanced non -trivial solution. The mass is ridiculous-only 650 kg. The fate of Canguro was not easy – on the Monza track, she encountered Chevrolet Testudo, another Bertone concept and idle for a long time. As a result, she was restored by the owner of Gallery Abarth Siro Kosaka. At the Ville d’Este Concours d’Elegance 2005, the triumphal return was marked by the Best of Show Prize (“The Best Exhibit of the Exhibition”).
Alfa Romeo Iguana (1969)
The next three concepts are combined with the legendary Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale. Carabo (author-Marcello Gandini, Bertone) is not based on one of the most famous and successful shoes on the chassis of the average “thirty-third”, and we talked about it. Well, this time we recall other cars.
Here she is, beauty Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale! The essence adapted for roads racing Tipo 33. Only 18 copies built such. The two -liter V8 engine (230 hp) with a flat crankshaft is able to spin up to 10,000 rpm. The gearbox is six -speed mechanical. Judging by the size (length – 3970 mm, width – 1710 mm), the driver has to literally glor in the supercar and feel true lightness, since he weighs 700 kg and flies like a bullet. A hundred – in less than six seconds, the maximum speed is 260 km/h.
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Iguana was the first Alfa Romeo created by Jujaro as its own ITALDESIGN carrotesign. And the first concept based on 33 Stradale with ordinary, not lifting doors. This detail enhances the feeling of readiness for small -scale production, to which the car never reached.
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There were no innovative ideas either. They manifested themselves in an integrated spoiler between the planes of the tail and the glass dome of the cab, so the interior is light, airy and light. By the way, if the appearance of IGUANA suddenly seemed to you suspiciously familiar, then this is not without reason. The motives of the front part were useful for Maserati Mirak and Bora, and the “tail” profile and lanterns were partially embodied in Alfa Romeo Alfetta GT.
Alfa Romeo 33/2 Coupe Speciale (1969)
Against the backdrop of a strict iguana, the lemon-yellow supercar Leonardo Fioravanti (Pininfarina) is a cosmic alien and the dream of a sleeping officer. And now the main joke. Do you think the car dreamed of an artist, like a gift of providence itself, and immediately after waking up, he sketched a sketch with a couple of strokes? Yeah, now! 33/2 Coupe Speciale largely repeats the concept of Ferrari 250 P5 presented by a year earlier. The idea is actually the same, but the performance is more wild and crazy.
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Detailing is also a distinct, lifting doors with a hydraulic drive and a “blind” head optics add charm. Initially, 33/2 Coupe Speciale was planned as an option to study aerodynamics for Ferrari, but old Enzo did not appreciate it, comparing with … candles. Therapeutic, and not the one that is set on fire. I had to stick Alfa Romeo coat of arms on the concept.
Alfa Romeo Navajo (1976)
The last interpretation of 33 Stradale saw the light years after the end of the donor’s career. It so happened that the shows of that era are often compared with cosmolets. We know that scientific and fantastic analogies were sore, but in the case of Navajo, one cannot do without them. Creative searches took Bertone somewhere in the very center of the Milky Way, not otherwise!
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The concept of the name of the North American Indian tribe can hardly be called beautiful or elegant, but the level of its extravagance goes off scale! Only the wings and the nozzle of the reactive engine are missing. Pay attention to the front headlights – they are advanced not on top, but are located on the sides, in the wings.
Alfa Romeo Alfetta Spider (1972)
The strict elegant Targa from Pininfarina looks almost completely ready for setting on the conveyor. So it is – she hinted at the successor of Duetto Spider and was a kind of stylistic exercise on the topic of new American safety rules for open models. We notice from ourselves – a brilliant exercise! The profile is great for obtaining true aesthetic pleasure. Evaluate the hood line passing into the windshield and perfect proportions!
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Alas, the focus failed, and Alfetta Spider has forever remained a concept. She was cut down, leaving on the assembly line Alfa Romeo Spider for three years (production lasted from 1966 to 1993). Some ideas migrated to the serial Lancia Gamma Coupe, although, of course, little was preserved from the image.
Alfa Romeo New York Taxi (1976)
Let’s honestly, you also thought about some Japanese development like an old Nissan Vanette? History also knows such an “alpha”, and it did not appear at the momentary desire of Georgetto Jujaro and Italdesign, but as part of the task of the New York Museum of Modern Art. As a starting point, they took the ALFA Romeo F12 van with a 1.3-liter engine and an independent suspension in front and rear. Outside, the relationship between machines is not read absolutely. The donor from the mid -fifties, and the taxi was saturated with the Italian spirit of the seventies, but in this case, styling is not the main thing. It goes with a bonus complete with interesting layout solutions.
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New York Taxi is a very compact Van on five with a thoughtful and functional interior. On the road, it takes as many as 30% less space than a hefty New York Cab, without sacrificing the internal space. Length – 4054 mm, wheelbase – 2299 mm. All seats are equipped with headrests, seat belts and armrests. Particular attention is paid to the elderly and people with disabilities – the back right door shines to the side, a ramp is provided for children’s and wheelchairs.
Alfa Romeo Zeta 6 (1983)
At the Geneva Motor Show 1983, the Zagato and Bertone studio arranged a “creative skirmish” on the topic of Alfa Romeo hypothetical Grand Tours. The Zagato project was created on the platform of the exquisite sports car Alfetta GTV6-under the hood of a 2.5-liter V6, the gearbox is assigned to the rear axle (TRANSAXLE scheme), the rear suspension de Dion.
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Sometimes Zeta 6 is accused of some similarity to Porsche 928, and it cannot be said that these claims are completely devoid of meaning. The show-car is really a little reminiscent of the German coupe by the extensors of the wheel arches and the openings of the side windows.
Alfa Romeo Delfino (1983)
The Geneva Kar Bertone show borrowed the platform of the Alfa Romeo 6 sedan, the wheelbase is identical to the donor (2600 mm). V6 BUSSO engine with a 2.5 -liter with a capacity of 158 hp However, technical details here are the tenth business. The idea is much more important-Grand Turism with pure lines and laconic futurism fashionable in those days.
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Unfortunately, Dolphin never ducked into the stormy waters of world markets, but influenced the products of the eighties. Moreover, they definitely inspired colleagues who painted the unique Aston Martin V8 Zagato. The wedge -shaped Subaru XT and other machines in a similar style come to memory, although these examples cannot be called plugitata – such a styling was then at the peak of popularity, and Delfino is worthy to be considered one of its best examples
Alfa Romeo Scighera (1997)
Machines like Navajo or 33/2 Coupe Speciale – pure creative impromptu. Rather, the Earth will fly into a heavenly axis than such experiments will fall into a small -scale assembly. But the aluminum compartment of Scighera with the autograph of Fabrizio Jujaro from Italdesign, the son of the great Georgetto could decorate the branded menu.
Embodied grace and elegance? If you find a suitable angle. In some, Scighera is heavy, in others – amazing
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The bizarre union of the past and future – something like this can be characterized by Scighera (translated from Italian – fog). The windshield of a la Racing “Alphas” of the 50-60s is harmoniously inscribed in the image with the obvious influence of formulas of the car. Another feature is the doors of two halves, a kind of combination of ordinary and lifting halves in the roof. The anatomy is medium -measurement, but the chassis uses the components of the front -wheel drive Sedan Alfa Romeo 164 and its three -liter V6, bloated by two turbochargers up to 406 hp. The gearbox is a six -speed sequential, ALFA Romeo 155 shared all -wheel drive. The car almost does not feel the equipped mass of 1447 kg. Acceleration to a hundred fits in four seconds, the maximum speed is 299 km/h. /m
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