At the time, little was recorded about the activities of Alfa Romeo _x0019_s World Championship-winning Sports Racing car, the Tipo 33. The model had a long career, as a factory car as well as in private hands from 1967 until 1977. The great Italian motor sport engineer Carlo Chiti designed and ran a prolific number of different models of this Tipo. Unfortunately nothing of the history of these developments was documented at the time, but the authors have managed, after intense investigation and numerous personal interviews, to uncover much about this marvelous sports prototype. The fruits of their labors abound, manifesting as many previously unseen photographs and the personal recollections of the prime movers in the Tipo 33 _x0019_s career. If you like Alfas, you'll love this book.
Introduction 8
1. H is for handling 20
2. Shaping up
33
3. Up to 3 litres 50
4. Another slim season 65
5.
Hope turns to reality ... at last 80
6. Another year of waiting 99
7. Promises promises 114
8. Flatters to deceive 122
9. Contrary to
expectations 131
10. Change of priorities 146
11. The final countdown
150
12. The Stradale ... a most beautiful road car 158
13. Concept cars
... dream and reality 162
14. Driving the cars 168 Appendices 192
Ed McDonough was born in the USA but has lived in the UK and France for many years. He has raced saloons, sports cars and single seaters from the late 1950s, and took part in the World Championship Sports car Races in the 1970s at a time when the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33s were competing. He was UK Chairman of the Alfa Romeo Owners Club for 10 years, and was European Editor of Vintage Racecar Journal, as well as contributing to Autocollezioni , Auto Italia, Porsche Post and other journals. Ed still competes in historic races and is Track Tester for online motoring magazine Retro-Speed, specialising in some of the rarest and most exotic historic racing cars.
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