Alfa Romeo Disco Volante

The Alfa Romeo Disco Volante was an extremely voluptuous sports car which was unveiled in 1952.

The name of the Alfa Romeo Disco Volante meant 'Flying Saucer' in Italian. A very appropriate name for such a striking vehicle.

Only four examples were built, and its primary mission was to win races. Which it did, but not many. You see, the gorgeous, slippery shape of the vehicle - while it created very little drag - it also generated lift at speed. This made the handling more than a little bit precarious!
Three different bodystyles and two different drivetrains were used for the car, including; one open roadster and two different coupe styles. Most of the cars features a 1.9 litre inline 4 cylinder which produced 158 horsepower. One car, which was specially built for Juan Manuel Fangio (a legendary old-school F1 driver), featured a 260 horsepower, 3.5 litre inline 6 cylinder.