The P33 Roadster likewise demonstrated the great Pininfarina design house’s early flirtation with wedge design language. This was the first of two concepts designer Paolo Martin created for the same 33 chassis, both displaying very similar straight-edged forms.
Whereas the 33 Stradale championed the curve as a means of improving aerodynamics, Pininfarina’s roadster seems to owe more to sports prototypes of the era with much flatter surfaces, abruptly truncated tail, winglets and a large aerofoil-style spoiler just behind the passenger compartment. Martin would later go on to design the Ferrari Modulo concept, Fiat 130 Coupé, Lancia Beta Montecarlo and Rolls-Royce Camargue, all of which displayed wedge tendencies.
