As a matter of interest, I have owned one of these for several years now. The name came from the fact Alfa Romeo were asked to design a car for display at Expo '67 in Montreal. They did so, and displayed two, without intentions to put them in production. The public acclaim was such, they reconsidered, and announced their decision to produce, hence the name. The actual production model was considerably different from the display cars, both in body and power unit. The engine was a high performance twin-cam 2.6 litre V8, with mechanical fuel injection and electronic ignition.Contrary to popular belief, the engine was not the same as their Tipo 33 race car, but the basic configuration was used. Virtually no engine parts are interchangeable. Several (non factory) road tests achieved over 140 MPH. The time from concept to production was too long, the first models being 1971. This was a unfortunate,as the fuel crisis hit around that time, and they were thirsty cars !! The styling was not universally acclaimed, and the sales after the first year declined quite rapidly, with a total production of app. 3900.
They were never marketed in North America.
Cheers, Dale.
