Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale


This car is the extremely rare Tipo 33 Stradale. Launched in 1967, it is considered one of the very first supercars, along with the Lamborghini Miura. In fact, the Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale was world's most expensive car at the time, with a retail price of 9,750,000 lire in Italy, when the average wage was 150,000 lire per year.

Alfa Romeo built just 18 examples, with five of them converted to concept cars. Add to this the fact that only a handful of the original cars survive to this day and you suddenly get why this car right here represents an once-in-a-lifetime chance for a serious collector to get his hands on one of the most exclusive and beautiful automobiles ever made.


The 33 Stradale was powered by a detuned version of the racing Tipo 33’s 2-litre V8. Featuring twin overhead camshafts and fuel injection, this dry-sump motor was capable of revving up to 10,000 rpm producing 230 hp (down from the 270 hp of the race car’s) and was mated to a six-speed Colotti gearbox. With a kerb weight of just 700 kg, the 33 Stradale could accelerate from zero to 96 km/h in 5.5 seconds and a top speed of 262 km/h.

The one for sale is titled as a continuation model but not in the broad sense of the term. Its chassis uses the front and rear sections of the original Tipo 33 Stradale chassis number #02 as well as several parts of the suspension with documents proving it.


Giovanni Giordanengo, one of Italy’s finest artisans in recreating Italian sports cars, built a new aluminum body to the exact standards after Alfa Romeo loaned him their Tipo 33 museum car to perfectly copy the beautiful bodywork. It is estimated that Giordanengo has built six of these continuation models.

It is nearing completion, featuring a finished body, a full interior, suspension and brakes fitted as well as the electrical system and wiring loom. The only thing left was the engine; finding an original motor was out of the question but the seller was able to source an original Tipo 33 crankcase, cylinder heads and six-speed gearbox which have been assembled and fitted to the car. A correct Tipo 33 crankshaft is also available, along with the pistons and the seller will also supply a later 3.0-litre Montreal V8 engine.