Alfa Romeo delivered its first U.S.-spec 33 Stradale on May 12, the same day a production example went on display at the brand’s museum in Arese, Italy. The handoffs mark the public phase of a rollout that began in December 2024, when the first customer car was delivered, and will continue through the end of 2026 at a rate of one to two cars per month.
The U.S. car went to Glynn Bloomquist, an entrepreneur and motorsport enthusiast who took delivery at Alfa Romeo of Austin in Texas. His 33 Stradale is finished in Rosso Villa d’Este with a white front stripe and 20-inch Progressive wheels in black with diamond-cut finish and carbon-fiber accents. The number 14, embroidered on the headrests and displayed in white on the doors, pays tribute to Enzo Ferrari, who ran the number on Alfa Romeo cars in the 1920s, and to four-time Indy 500 winner A.J. Foyt. The interior is upholstered in a special leather whose embossing and color draw from the world of furnishings, giving the seats and interior paneling a lived-in appearance.
Bloomquist finalized the car’s configuration in May 2024 at Arese, in the Sala del Consiglio of the Alfa Romeo History Museum, the same room where the original 33 Stradale design was approved in 1967. He met Cristiano Fiorio, head of the 33 Stradale project, at Circuit of the Americas in 2023 and accepted the invitation to become one of the model’s 33 owners under one condition: the car had to be red.
The museum car, developed through Bottega Fuoriserie, Alfa Romeo’s bespoke program, is finished in a one-of-a-kind red exterior created at a customer’s request. The color references Montreal orange from the V-8-powered Alfa Romeo Montreal of the 1970s and uses a four-layer process: a pastel base recalling Rosso Italia from the 1960s Giulietta Spider and Duetto, a transparent depth coat, a pearlescent mica layer with gold tones, and a final clear coat. The result shifts with the light, appearing almost understated indoors and iridescent in direct sunlight. The car will remain on public display at the museum through June 2.
The modern 33 Stradale is a direct homage to the 1967 original, of which 18 examples were produced. The 1967 car was the most expensive automobile for sale to the public in 1968 at $17,000. Alfa Romeo hasn’t officially disclosed a price for the new model, but it’s understood to be around the £1.5 million mark before taxes, with reports indicating sales between 2 and 3 million euros each. The 33 Stradale uses a 3.0-liter twin-turbo V6 that develops 621 horsepower, and the production run of 33 units is sold out.
Bloomquist has confirmed that Texas roads and circuits are ready to hear his car’s roar. That intent, at least, is consistent with the original.
Source: Alfa Romeo. Images courtesy of Alfa Romeo.
