1953 alfa romeo bat 7. The alfa romeo bat is an italian concept carperiodthe car originated from a joint collaboration project between alfa romeo and the italian design house bertone that began in 1953period. 7 was created a few years later and was again an experiment in aerodynamics. The design featured rear fenders and curved fins truly a unique design.
7 was even more radical in design and was adorned with very large curved tailfins. And the final batbat 9was built in 1955 with reduced wings and a design that was closer to a production sports car. The metallic pale blue bat 7 had a prominent dorsal fin that ran down the roof to bisect compound curved rear windows.
The bat 5 in 1953 the bat 7 in 1954 and finally the bat 9 in 1955. It was built upon an alfa romeo 1900 chassis. The bat 5 in 1953 the bat 7 in 1954 and finally the bat 9 in 1955.
1953 alfa romeo bat. That glass was almost shaded by tall inward curving slotted tailfins. Hidden headlamps and careful streamlining around the 16 inch wire wheels allowed bat 7 to achieve an incredibly low 019 cd a figure no production car has yet reached.
Addendum on the alfa romeo bat 7 history source numerous stories told over the years were that the outer wings were removed by ken shaff given rear visibility problems while using the car for regular use or bringing the kids to school. Of the successful project came three cars. 1953 alfa romeo bat 5 the giulietta sprint success story in 1953 and 1954 was not the only thing bringing bertone fame and fortune at that time.
This light blue prototype was a design evolution of its predecessor featuring a lower positioned front end with narrower intakes housing a pair of retractable circular headlight units. Three cars were built. The car originated in a joint collaboration project between alfa romeo and the italian design house bertone that began in 1953.
The bat 7 built in 1954 was even more radical in design with huge curved tailfins. Bertone launched the bat 7 the successor to the bat 5 at the 1954 turin motor show. 5 line and following on from that the bat.
In the mid fifties the reputation of the turin bodywork builder owed much to the revolutionary bat. The car originated from a joint collaboration project between alfa romeo and the italian design house bertone that began in 1953. All three cars were designed by franco scaglione.
The alfa romeo bat is an italian concept car. The alfa romeo bat is an italian concept car. The first bat 5 was built in 1953 when most other carmakers had never even imagined tailfins and long before there was a batmobile on television said mounger.
Every year between 1953 and 1955 at the turin motor show alfa romeo and bertone exhibited the concepts bat 5 7 and 9. And finally the bat 9 in 1955. Cars called bat berlinetta aerodinamica tecnica or cars with improved aerodynamics were built by the well known designer franco scaglione on the chassis of the alfa romeo 1900.
Three cars were built the bat 5 in 1953comma.