You Need This: Modern Racer With Vintage Looks

Ed
By Ed Higginbotham
Feb 13, 2018

No, this isn’t a vintage racer. Instead, this SSZ Stradale Mark 2 is a tube-frame racecar built in 1994 specifically for Pirelli World Challenge competition. The powertrain is just about as unexpected as the bodywork: A 3.0-liter Alfa Romeo V6 engine powers the car. Want to call this unique racer your own? It’s being auctioned off on Bring a Trailer, and the auction ends two days from the time of this writing.

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Comments
fanfoy
fanfoy Dork
2/13/18 1:07 p.m.

Gorgeous car. Wrong paint scheme

dculberson
dculberson UltimaDork
2/13/18 1:18 p.m.

Looks like that car is sparking a bit of a controversy in the form of comments from the builder..

Trackmouse
Trackmouse UltraDork
2/13/18 1:28 p.m.

In reply to fanfoy :

Agreed. Needs something besides burple and white. And a different shape on on the livery. 2/10 wouldn’t bang. 

jdoc90
jdoc90 New Reader
2/14/18 6:39 p.m.

alfaaaaaaaaa uhuhuhuhuhuh  drool . terrible color scheme for that shape . i'm thinking silbersee  silver and blue .... wonder if i have any rich relatives close to  bequesting me ? lol

BoxheadCougarTim
BoxheadCougarTim GRM+ Memberand MegaDork
2/14/18 6:56 p.m.

In reply to dculberson :

Yeah, if the builder's comments are to be believed, that car needs more than a paint job...

Brian_13
Brian_13 New Reader
2/15/18 2:42 p.m.

Why is a 24-year-old car - of a design first built 34 years ago - with a beam axle billed as a "modern racer"? Yes, the body is a variant of something even older (the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint Speciale of the 1960's), but the chassis is hardly "modern".

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