1968 Alfa Romeo 33 Iguana (ItalDesign)

The limitation brought about by the use of a racing car frame were taken as guidelines in the design layout: the load-bearing structures in steel were left visible, just like the Aston Martin Twenty Twenty in 2001.

The roof and back window are made up of two large glazed surfaces that brighten the interior while the bodywork panels are screwed onto the frame, the whole front and back sections are made up of two integral hoods, hinged at the far ends of the car body.

Just like the Manta, the windshields extends further than the windshield base to increase the driver's visibility; interiors are minimal in silver lame while the gear lever is shackle, like in the 2006 Mustang Concept.

The Alfa Romeo Iguana concept car debuted at the 1969 Turin Motor Show. It was designed by Giugiaro, of Ital Design. The car was a fully working design study. It featured a 230 bhp 1995cc, mid-mounted V-8, from the Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2.

Unveiled at the November 1969 Turin Salon was the first concept by Giorgietto Giugiaro for his new firm, ItalDesign. Dubbed "Iguana", a small production run of cars was planned but never actually happened for one reason or another. The use of brushed-steel bodywork was certainly novel and Giugiaro later adopted a similar treatment for the DeLorean DMC-12. Elements of many earlier Giugiaro designs were apparent on the Iguana, everything from the De Tomaso 2000 Competizione to the three-seat Bizzarrini Manta.

Alfa Romeo Iguana — концепткар, дебютировавший на Туринском автосалоне 1969 года. Это была первая конструкция Giorgetto Giugiaro и его новой студии ItalDesign, разработанная специально для Alfa Romeo.

Основные узлы и агрегаты автомобиля были заимствованы от Alfa Romeo Tipo 33/2, в том числе модифицированный двигатель V-8, рабочим объемом 1995 см3 и мощностью 230 л. с.

Кузов, разумеется, был полностью разработан студией. На Iguana просматриваются многие элементы ранних разработок дизайнера, от De Tomaso 2000 Competizione до Bizzarrini Manta. А вот, стальные «жабры» на кузове были новинкой и Giugiaro позже применил их при разработке De Lorean DMC-12.

В свое время был запланирован, но по разным причинам так и не состоялся, испытательный пробег этого концепткара.