Alfa Spider Series 1 Veloce 1750cc 1969 Model
Alfa Spider Series 1 Veloce 1750cc 1969 Model
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A Series 1 Alfa Romeo Spider Is a Thing of Beauty. It looks, drives, sounds and feels fantastic.
We all know that in its history of more than 100 years, Alfa Romeo has made a lot of beautiful cars. But perhaps not everyone knows that one of them was in production for almost three decades without any major changes. And those three decades seem even more impressive when you know that it was a two-door, two-seat roadster – there were certainly not many cars of this type that managed to stay on the production line with the original body from the 1960s to the 1990s.
In the 1960s, Alfa did well with the Giulietta and Giula series, and their top-of-the-range model was the open two-seat Giulietta Spider, which was designed and made by Carozzeria Pininfarina. It was a sales hit, and even with constantly increasing production capacity, Pininfarina just barely managed to meet demand. However, the lines of the Giulietta were already a bit outdated, so Alfa Romeo sat down with Phininfarina at the drawing board and created what we now know as one of the best affordable Italian cult cars around.
The car was first shown at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show, and a competition to name the car was also announced. Having received more than 140,000 entries with suggestions like Lollobrigida, Bardot, Nuvolari, Al Capone and even Stalin, they selected "Duetto", and the person who proposed the name got the car that he had named as a prize.
"Duetto" reflected the philosophy behind Alfa Romeo's new model perfectly – after all, the entire pleasure was designed for two. The first versions were named Duetto, but the Italians hadn’t done their homework – it turned out that the right to this name belonged to an Italian cookie manufacturer as well as to Volvo in other countries. They therefore had to go back to the old name of Spider, which in Italian means a car without a roof.
A double overhead cam aluminium engine, disc brakes on all four wheels, a five-speed gearbox, accurate steering and a precisely balanced chassis. As soon as it went on sale, the Alfa Romeo Spider became a match for the Jaguar E-Type, because although the Brit was faster, customers were happy to buy a car from Italy by Pininfarina that cost the same amount.
The 1966 Alfa Romeo Series 1 Spider 1600 had a 1.6-litre, 109 hp engine; this was followed by the Spider Veloce with a 1.8-litre, 118 hp engine and the more affordable 1300 Junior version which had 1.3-litre and 89 hp.
This Matching Number Alfa Spider Series 1 has had a 10 Year restoration with specific attention to detail on the mechanicals of the car. The suspension has been completely overhauled with all the bushes ect having been replaced. When you drive the car there is no road wandering or play on the steering what so ever. The gear box is absolutely perfectly synchronized with no grating of the gears even when you put the car into first gear. The car idles perfectly and starts first time every time without the aid of the choke.
The soft top roof is brand new and the car comes with and original factory tonneau cover to hide and protect the roof when it is down. The original radio cover is still intact and definitely adds to the originality and condition of the car. The sun visors hold intact open when driving with the roof down. Interior carpets and dash are all perfect.
The car comes with a Heritage Certificate from Alfa Romeo Archives in Italy and was also specifically ordered with the Momo wheels which adorn the car rather than the steel rims.
Model: 1969
Transmission type: Manual
Vehicle colour: Red
Mileage: Restored
Interior colour: Black
Number of doors: Two Doors
Convertible: Yes
Driver side: Right Hand Side
Fuel: Petrol
Motor size (CC): 1750cc
Owner's Manual: No
Service History: Partial
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