Alfa Romeo 164 ProCar: The Ultimate Sleeper?

Updated: 09 Dec 2024

The Alfa Romeo 164 ProCar was a revolutionary race car designed for a scrapped race series.

It was basically an F1 racer with a saloon body plonked on top. In the middle of the car was a 3.5L V10, good for 620 BHP. This, combined with the car’s kerbweight of just 750KG enabled the car to reach 211mph.

The Alfa was created for a race series called ‘Formula S’. Bernie Ecclestone announced to replace the ProCar series (as the M1 which was used was getting a bit old) a new race series would be created which combined F1 with run-of-the-mill saloons.

Alfa decided to jump on the bandwagon straight away as they had just bought Brabham, a chassis expert. They created the car above. The problem was, no other manufacturer decided to create a car.

Undeterred, Alfa decided to show the public what the car could do. However, the driver was told to not push the car, and that made for a poor display of the car’s insane abilities.

Bernie noticed the car’s poor reception with the public and decided to scrap the entire project.

So which 164 do you prefer? This, or James May’s Alfa-Saab hybrid?

Comments

“Yeah m8. I drive am old alfa. Wanna race?”
“Mmmmrrrrrr, youll never bete me in ma hundu civic R(si). Its got a huuuuge wang and a big exhuast!”
The alfa shot off. True storie

Love this car great right up !

I dunno man, that Saalfa Romeo is pretty sweet.

I agree, it’s a tough choice

It’s actually Salfa Romeaab.

That thing may go like stink…but to me, a sleeper not only must LOOK unassuming…but it must SOUND unassuming as well. No way that thing would roll up to the lights or hopefully a legit drag strip…and not be obviously loud as hell. Still…maybe some unfortunate moron in their beefed up civic would try to race them…