Alfa Romeo has a ton of new cars coming through in the next few years, but right now it doesn’t have enough people to buy them. The company’s North America CEO Larry Dominique admitted to Carscoops that brand awareness was still way too low at around 50 percent versus a desired 90 percent. Alfa thinks halo cars like the new 33 Stradale can help correct that, which is why more mega-buck low volume specials are on the way.

Dominique says that not every one of those projects will be as unashamedly retro as the 33, but he also knows that Alfa Romeo has an incredible back catalog of icons that the design team can draw on for inspiration, so it’s safe to assume that we’ll see more reinterpretations of classic Alfas, or at least classic Alfa design cues, in future limited edition cars.

So what would you like to see Alfa’s special projects team do next? Maybe revisit one of these other classics?

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Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?

Related: New Alfa Romeo 33 Stradale Pays Tribute To Alfa’s Original Supercar

Nicknamed ‘Il Mostro’ (The Monster) for obvious reasons, this brutal coupe was based on the 75 sedan and built by Zagato. It also spawned an even more monstrous convertible, the RZ. Alfa already references the SZ’s and RZ’s distinctive headlight signature in the LED lamps of the Tonale SUV, but there are definitely more ideas worth robbing.

Carabo

Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?

The Countach is Marcello Gandini’s most famous work, but the diminutive designer had already explored the wedge theme and scissor doors idea with the 1968 Carabo, one of several concepts based on the 33 Stradale. Other 33-based concepts include Giugiaro’s Iguana and the 33/2 Coupe Speciale by Pininfarina’s Leonardo Fioravanti, both from 1969, and Gandini’s 1976 Navajo.

Tipo 33 Racecars

Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?

Alfa also has more than 110 years of motorsport history to draw on, having competed in everything from rallying to Formula 1. But since the original 1960s 33 Stradale was a road-going version of the company’s Tipo 33 racer, maybe the new Stradale could repay the favor and be used as a basis for some road-legal but motorsport-inspired specials. How about a modern take on the 33/2 ‘Daytona’ coupe, a speedster inspired by the 1975 World Sportscar Championship-winning 33 TT 12 (seen here), or 1977’s equally successful 33 SC 12?

8C Competizione

Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?

The modern 8C Competizione was inspired by classics like the 6C 2500, but it’s become a classic in its own right, and is ripe for reinterpretation. The front-engined layout would make building a modern tribute to cars like the 8C, Montreal, SZ and Disco Volante trickier – Alfa would probably have to be built around the Maserati GranTurismo rather than the MC20, which would be more complicated due to its unibody construction.

Superflow IV

Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?
Alfa Romeo Says More Halo Cars Are Coming, What Do You Want To See?

If Alfa Romeo was to go down the front-engined route, we’d love to see it take some inspiration from the 1950s Superflow concepts. Starting with the chassis of a 6C driven to second place in the 1953 Mille Miglia, Pininfarina created a series of concept cars, tweaking the design each year to keep it fresh. The car survives in its final Superflow IV configuration complete with an incredible glass roof that must make driving it unbearable in warm weather, but would work fine with modern dimming technology and air conditioning systems.

These are just a few of the dozens of incredible old cars Alfa could riff on for future halo models. Drop a comment below and let us know what you’d like to see the brand do next for its billionaire fanboys.

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