First of the glorious Alfa Romeo 33 sports racers in full detail ...

[Wouter Melissen]

In 1967, Alfa Romeo embarked on the company's most ambitious competition programs since leaving Formula 1 after two dominating seasons at the end of 1951. Spearheaded by Carlo Chiti's Autodelta, the Italian manufacturer entered prototype racing, effectively going head to head with Porsche. Over two years in the making a brand new machine was developed for the program; the Alfa Romeo 33. It sported an ingenious aerospace-inspired aluminium chassis with a glorious 2-litre V8 that produced around 270 bhp. In its original guise, the 33 sported a Spider body with a periscopic air-intake for the engine, which earned it the nick-name 'Periscopica''. Introduced to the press in March of 1967, Alfa Romeo's new racer won straight out of the box, at the Fleron hill climb in Belgium. After this victorious debut, the fast but fragile prototype racer was often dogged with reliability issues. In 1967 the car starred only in minor races but further development turned the 33 into a more consistent performer the following year. The machine's second season was highlighted by a 1-2-3 class finish in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Today we have taken a closer look at the debut version of the 33, the Periscopica Spider. It is believed that only five or six of these cars were ever built and just three remain in their original configuration. Our article is illustrated by an 18-shot gallery that includes all three known survivors at events around the world.

Enjoy the links:

1967 Alfa Romeo 33 'Periscopica' Spider - Images, Specifications and Information (http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/car/969/Alfa-Romeo-33--Periscopica--Spider.html)

[RacingManiac]

2 liter V8 that makes 270bhp.....what does this thing sound like?

[henk4]

2 liter V8 that makes 270bhp.....what does this thing sound like?

glorious....and noisy...it was downtuned in the Stradale version to around 230.

[Revo]

Fantastic learning.

This is why I keep coming back to UCP.