I was going to start this entry as the first in a series of "What If" ideas.  The basis being; take an idea that a manufacturer should have done and take it to its logical conclusion.  What if Volvo had started racing the Volvo 240 Estate in touring cars rather than waiting for the 850.  What if the Mk2 Fiesta has been developed for rallying instead of the Mk3 Escort.  Those kind of thoughts.

My big idea for today was "What If Alfa Romeo had built a Group B rally car".  I was a bit scuppered on this as a what if when I found out that they did, they just never saw it to its conclusion.


Alfa's Group B car was based on the Alfa Sprint.  Taking the lovely Sprint as a base they removed the rear screen and seats before shoe horning a the GTV 2.5 V6 engine in to drive the rear wheels, creating a 2 seat rear wheel drive coupe.  The project was killed off by Alfa Romeos financial worries before they produced the 200 road going examples required for homogulation.  It is believed that only one remains at Alfa Romeo's museum.



You can still take this and What If it though.  What if they hadn't stopped with the Sprint, what if later they had developed the 33 in the same way.  What if Group B hadn't stopped, what would the Sprint Group B car have ended up being like in its second or third evolution?  What if you got a Sprint and a beyond repair GTV then decided to build your own version?.... now there’s a thought.



Posted on: July 9, 2008 03:04