Alfa Romeo BAT

The cars originated from a joint collaboration project between Alfa Romeo and the Italian design house Bertone that began in 1953.

They make appearances at car shows such as the Concorso Italiano and Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

[citation needed] In 2020, RM Sotheby's sold all three cars as one lot at their auction for US$14.840 million, including buyer's fee.

The shape of the front in fact aims to eliminate the problem of airflow disruption at high speeds.

The design also aims to do away with any extra resistance generated by the wheels turning, as well as achieving a structure which would create the fewest possible air vortices.

In practice these rigorous criteria would allow the car to reach 200 km/h (120 mph) with the 100 hp (75 kW) engine mounted as standard.

The rear windscreen is divided lengthwise by a slim pillar, and flanked by two fins tapering upwards and slightly inwards.

For this design (as for the other BAT models, though less evidently), Bertone added elements from his experience working on wing profiles in the aeronautical industry.