{"id":498520,"date":"2019-12-09T11:16:22","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T19:16:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=99212"},"modified":"2024-02-16T16:23:36","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T16:23:36","slug":"the-alfa-romeo-sprint-speciale-italian-beauty-elegance-and-innovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/the-alfa-romeo-sprint-speciale-italian-beauty-elegance-and-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale &#8211; Italian Beauty, Elegance, and Innovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p>The remarkable Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale must be counted as among the most beautiful sports car designs of the twentieth century. Penned by the prolific and gifted Bertone designer Franco Scaglione, the Sprint Speciale was highly influenced by sculptural experimentations revealed in the extraordinary aerodynamic studies achieved in the B.A.T. 5 and 7 show cars, also penned by Scaglione. 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