Collectible Classic: 1966-1994 Alfa Romeo Spider - Automobile
I have this rule about driving convertibles with the top up. I simply don’t do it. If the weather’s so awful that a vinyl roof will make a big difference in comfort, I leave the car in the garage. What I wasn’t about to tell my father was that in the cruel stop-and-go traffic trying to escape L. A. , I lost first gear when the linkage went out of adjustment. I made it across the chilly desert that night by promising my little car a transmission rebuild if we ever managed to get back home, which we did eventually. I bought my Alfa Romeo Spider years ago from a friend. When I saw it for the first time, a tingle went up my spine all the way to the top of my head. Pininfarina styled the all-steel unibody Spider to slip through the wind. Just like the Porsche 911 of the same era, the Alfa Romeo Spider evolved in specification as carburetors were supplanted by fuel injection and slim chrome bumpers were replaced by large rubber cushions, yet the same classic specification and shape... Each generation of the car enjoys a healthy fan base: Duetto, Veloce, Junior, Aerodinamica, Quadrifoglio, and the Series 4. My 1974 Spider Veloce 2000 is one of about 35,000. Source: www.automobilemag.com
