Alfa Romeo 33 Carabo
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The Alfa Romeo Carabo is a concept car
first shown at the 1968 Paris Motor Show. It was designed by Marcello Gandini
, working for the Bertone design studio. Carabo name is derived of Carabidae ground beetle
, as evoked by the car's iridescent green and orange coloring.
The prototype was built on the chassis of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, a mid-engined V8. The Carabo engine made 230 bhp at 8800 rpm, which made it possible to achieve a top speed of 250 kilometre per hour.
The scissor doors
later inspired the Lamborghini Countach
.
A replica, built on a De Tomaso Pantera platform, was built by Sam Foose (father of Chip Foose
) after he was unable to buy the concept from Bertone.
Concept car
A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....
first shown at the 1968 Paris Motor Show. It was designed by Marcello Gandini
Marcello Gandini
Marcello Gandini is an Italian car designer, widely known for his work with the automotive design house Gruppo Bertone, notably his design of the Lamborghini Countach. Together with Giorgetto Giugiaro and Leonardo Fioravanti, Gandini forms a noted triumvirate of Italian car designers, all born in...
, working for the Bertone design studio. Carabo name is derived of Carabidae ground beetle
Ground beetle
Ground beetles are a large, cosmopolitan family of beetles, Carabidae, with more than 40,000 species worldwide, approximately 2,000 of which are found in North America and 2,700 in Europe.-Description and ecology:...
, as evoked by the car's iridescent green and orange coloring.
The prototype was built on the chassis of the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33, a mid-engined V8. The Carabo engine made 230 bhp at 8800 rpm, which made it possible to achieve a top speed of 250 kilometre per hour.
The scissor doors
Scissor doors
Scissor doors are automobile doors that rotate vertically at a fixed hinge at the front of the door, rather than outwardly as with a conventional door.- History :The first vehicle to feature scissor doors was the 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo concept car, designed...
later inspired the Lamborghini Countach
Lamborghini Countach
The Lamborghini Countach is a mid-engined supercar that was produced by Italian automaker Lamborghini from 1974 to 1990. Its design both pioneered and popularized the wedge-shaped, sharply angled look popular in many high performance sports cars...
.
A replica, built on a De Tomaso Pantera platform, was built by Sam Foose (father of Chip Foose
Chip Foose
Chip Foose is a hot rod shop owner, automotive designer and fabricator, and former star of the reality TV series Overhaulin on TLC.-Life and career:...
) after he was unable to buy the concept from Bertone.
External links
- Alfa Romeo Carabo Concept, UltimateCarPage.com.
- 1968 Alfa Romeo Carabo, ConceptCarz.com.
- Official Alfa Romeo Carabo Art, Alfaromeoart.com