Alfa romeo carabo black. The carabo was built on a alfa 33 stradale chassis with a mid engine v8 that produced 230 horsepower at 8800 rpm. It was also produced in mexico by cipsa. Originally made for alfa romeo by bertone the real carabo was built atop a chassis donated by alfas 33 stradalepacking a 230 horsepower v8 it debuted at the 1968 paris motor show.
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The carabo is often considered according to whom the winner of. The alfa romeo carabo concept car 1968. The name carabo comes partly from the cars colour scheme and partly from its shape which resembles a small green beetle.
Named the carabo because its iridescent green and orange finish resembled an insect. A play on carabidae a family of beetles. If helen of troys face launched a thousand ships marcello gandinis alfa romeo carabo concept from 1968 most certainly launched two decades worth o 73 of african americans said they did not have.
The carabo name is derived from the carabidae beetles as evoked by the cars iridescent green and orange coloring. Rear central longitudinal vertical 900 v8 block and heads in light alloy four chain driven overhead camshafts. Gandini painted his creation in luminescent green adding only black to cover the engine and lower parts.
The carabo was released again in 1974 in the flying colors series. This model of an alfa romeo carabo concept car has been issued in the following versions. Museo storico alfa romeo legal notice web credits.
The alfa romeo carabo is a concept car first shown at the 1968 paris motor show. The car was very capable on the road with a 0 62 mph time of just 55 seconds and top speed of around 155 mph impressive numbers for the era. It was designed by marcello gandini working for the bertone design studio.