Touring Superleggera has shown first images of its new Geneva bound concept which follows the current trend of reinterpreting historical icons, this time it is Alfa Romeo's legendary Disco Volante that comes under the spotlight.

This year at the 82nd Geneva Motor Show the students of the IED school in Turin are also reimagining a legend, their choice however is the Cisitalia 202. But for Touring there is quite a neat twist in its choice as the original company designed the Disco Volante ("flying saucer") exactly six decades ago.

At the start of the 1950s, Touring had devised one of their most well know projects, the Disco Volante. Designed for motorsport, there were three versions, a spider appeared first in 1952, followed by a coupé and a 'narrow-waisted' spider in 1953 (one example was built of each). The Disco Volante was powered by an all-alloy 1997.4cc dohc four cylinder unit which produced 158 bhp at 6,500 rpm. The mechanicals were based on Alfa Romeo's production 1900. The chassis was a tubular frame with a wheelbase of 2220mm.

The images show a mix of modern styling with a swathe of cues drawn from the original design and updated. Little technical detail has emerged of the new project but it is based on the Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione and mechanically it appears unchanged with the same 450 CV and 480 Nm 4.7 litre V8 engine under the bonnet as well as riding on the same alloy wheels.