Highlights
- Only 21,000 km from new
- Single keeper until 2025
- Highly original and unrestored car
- Comprehensive service just completed
- 2025 timing belt, new exhaust and suspension work
- Extremely rare and one of the best available
The Appeal
The Alfa 33 updated the brilliant running gear of the Alfasud and clothed it in a sharper, more modern body. Adding more power from the enlarged flat four ‘Boxer’ engines created torque steer, which led to the launch in 1983 of Alfa Romeo’s own four wheel drive system using a Ferguson viscous coupling.
The new system returned the surefooted handling for which the Alfasud was renowned. The Permanent 4 leaned into the car’s sporting potential, offering buyers an Italian-themed alternative to the Delta Integrale. With 137bhp from its fuel injected 1.7L 16V Boxer engine, this was the most powerful 33 available.
Despite its multifold appeal, the Permanent 4 sold in small numbers because it was expensive. Survivors are few and far between and certainly unlikely to be as good as this 1991 example. It remained with its original keeper until 2025 and has covered a paltry 21,000 kms.
Finished in classic Alfa Rosso and in, frankly, superb condition inside and out, this highly original car is a collector-quality example. The vendor recommissioned it in 2025 after a period in storage, including full service, new timing belt, replacement exhaust, rubber suspension fittings and new driveshaft mounting. It is said to have led an accident-free life.
Permanent 4s are a rare arrival on the market. The vendor says this car is the best in the world. Check the photos and you’ll see what he means.
History & Paperwork
- First registered 1991
- Registered in Belgium
- Single keeper to late 2025
- Dry stored in recent years
- Factory handbooks and wallet
- 2 keys
- Serviced 1,000km ago in 2025
- Said to have had no accidents in its history
The Condition
- Original paintwork with no notable scratches or dents
- Finished in classic Alfa Rosso with bright, even finish to gloss
- Bodywork also well kept with even panel gaps and no obvious corrosion
- Factory body kit is equally well kept including vulnerable edges
- Factory standard car with bespoke Permanent 4 alloys in very good condition
- Fitted with matching Uniroyal tyres showing good sidewall condition and decent tread
- Underside as shown with recent cleaning as highlighted in photos
- Light delamination to one corner of windscreen as shown
- Other glasswork, lights and exterior fittings in very good condition
- Interior is factory-standard and in very good order with only extremely minor wear
- Factory correct Recaro fabric seats with pattern and showing barely any use
- Switchgear, headlining, door cards and carpets all well kept
- Boot carpet is clean and appears little used
- Features steel spacesaver spare wheel as shown
- Fitted with period Alpine radio cassette
The Mechanics
- 1,712cc 137bhp 16V flat four ‘Boxer’ engine with fuel injection
- 5spd manual gearbox
- Permanent 4WD with Ferguson viscous coupling system
- Separate ECU for drivetrain
- Vendor states that displayed mileage is correct
- Serviced 1,000 km ago including work below
Recent servicing work in 2025:
- Full engine service
- New timing belt installed
- Replacement exhaust system fitted
- All rubber suspension components replaced
- Driveshaft support replaced
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