ALFA ROMEO 33 TT 12

Presented by Alfa Romeo s.p.a., Milano

(Italy 1975)

This is the sports car that made Alfa Romeo World Makes Champion in 1975 with seven victories in eight races: the Dijon 800 km, the Monza, Spa-Francorchamps, Pergusa, Nurburgring, Osterreichring 1000 km and the Watkins Glen 6 Hours.

The car's secret was a flat, opposed twelve-cylinder 3-litre boxer engine, powerful and fully reliable, and characteristic on account of its "super-square" measurements (bore 77 mm x stroke 53.6 mm) which supplied the maximum engine power at 11,000 rpm.

Aerodynamic bodywork fitted with a spoiler to boost the rear wheel grip.

Engine: 12 cylinders at 180°
Capacity: 2995 cc
Max power output: 500 bhp at 11,000 rpm
Max speed: 320 km/h