The 1961 Alfa Romeo
2000 Sprint by Bertone pictured in the publicity photo above is of interest because it is one of the first of
Georgetto Giugiaro's designs. It laid the groundwork for his classic
Giulia GT.
It needs to be added that both designs' character was inherited from
Franco Scaglione's 1954 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Sprint bodied by Bertone.
Photos below of a 1962 2000 Sprint are from Gallery Aaldering, a Dutch seller of classic cars.
Gallery
The overall design is in the spirit of early 1950s Golden Age (to my way of thinking) Italian coachwork.
The car was small enough that a simple fenderline supported by large wheel openings could be used without fear of visual bulk (as found on the 1949 Packard line, for example).
Plenty of glass in the passenger compartment greenhouse due to its height compared to the lower body.
A simple rear end design with the trunk lid lip gently curved so as to avoid a monotonous horizontal effect.
The horizontal upper edge of the rear wheel opening and the sculpting that trails from it are unnecessary: Giugiaro eliminated these on the Giulia GT. I suspect that little reflector (or running light?) on the front fender was not to Giugiaro's liking, as it added a tiny bit of clutter to this side view.
The front of the car seems a bit heavy looking, but that was largely unavoidable for engineering/functionality reasons.
Quad headlights were expected in those days. This treatment uses different-diameter lights, adding interest and eliminating the boredom of having four identical large round objects in view. The chrome strip along the center of the hood seems unnecessary.
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