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1969 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 Sports Racer

Monaco • 14 May 2022

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This 1969 Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/3 Sports Racer, chassis number AR 105-80*023*, boasts a rich racing history, including participation in the 1970 Le Mans and Targa Florio. With a comprehensive "rolling rebuild" by Tim Samways and a well-documented provenance, this car offers a blend of originality and usability for historic racing events, making it a prized possession for collectors and enthusiasts.

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The car has been meticulously maintained and sympathetically recommissioned, preserving its originality while ensuring its usability for historic racing events. While it may show some signs of wear typical of a racing car of its age, the extensive rebuilds and maintenance performed by Tim Samways, along with the comprehensive spares inventory, suggest a vehicle in excellent mechanical and cosmetic condition.

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Upon the foundation of Autodelta as Alfa Romeo’s factory racing team in 1961, designers and engineers at the Milanese company found early success with the GTA, TZ and TZ2 models, while Orazio Satta Puliga and Giuseppe Busso instigated work on a prototype in 1966.

They channelled their efforts into a project known as “105.33” and when a two-litre, four-cam, 90-degree V-8 engine was added, the earliest iteration of the Tipo 33 would become recognisable, weighing only 1,278 pounds and topping out just short of 185 mph.

An early competitive outing at a Belgian hillclimb in Fleron in early 1967 produced a win, and the Tipo 33 later appeared at Sebring, where Andrea de Adamich led the first two laps, but rivals from Ford and Porsche overtook as both Alfa Romeo entrants had to retire.

Four cars were entered for the Targa Florio, yet the rough roads broke the front suspension on all team cars, despite de Adamich leading the two-litre class for some time—frustratingly, this happened again at...