Alfa Romeo Carabo

In September of 1967 Autodelta, the Alfa Romeo competition department, took the wraps of a quite remarkable 33 variant; a road car! Technically, the 33 'Stradale' was virtually identical to the racing car, except for a longer wheelbase and a downtuned engine. More importantly it featured a Franco Scaglione penned body, which to this day is considered one of the most beautiful designs ever. Thanks to the aerodynamic body top speeds of well over 250 km/h were easily achievable.

Two years after debuting the curvacious Lamborghini Miura, Bertone took the wraps of the wedge-shaped Alfa Romeo Carabo, signaling a new direction in supercar design. Both the name and paint were derived from a small bright green beetle. Much inspiration was drawn from the Carabo when the Lamborghini Countach was designed, which enherited the overall shape and the scissor doors first seen on the Alfa Romeo show car.

Today the Carabo is on display in Alfa Romeo's excellent museum, together with the other three design studies. It is seen here at the 2004 Paleis 't Loo Concours d'Elegance, where Bertone's work was celebrated.

// Extracted from www.ultimatecarpage.com (see full text clicking here)//

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