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One of the most original stylistic offerings form Alfa Romeo, the ‘Disco Volante’ (Flying Saucer) is a highly streamlined spider that was designed by Touring to participate in Sport Category races. Its name comes in part from science fiction, and in part from the descriptions of the first UFOs that feature highly in the collective imagination during this period. But it is also a way of describing an uncommon car, a low spider with rounded forms that does in fact owe a great deal to aerodynamic design, which was fundamental to Alfa Romeo. The convex body is described as the "ornamental model" for its aerodynamic characteristics, which give the car great penetration characteristics even in a side-wind. It was also created with two other types of bodywork, including a coupe and a slab sided model, but none of the cars got past the experimental stage.

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