Spider Veloce : THE LEGEND ITALY in USA ( 1966-1994)

With its role of "shoulder" of Dustin Hoffman in cult the film "the graduated one" (and with beyond 40 mila exemplary sold in the United States) the Alpha Romeo Duetto, in its numerous versions, is between the least Italians of race succeeded to create an authentic myth also beyond the Ocean.

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It has changed to more times name, mechanics, accessories and even make, but it is always remained same himself. Spider more famous the Romeo Alpha after the Giulietta has not had need much time in order to become a classic to all the effetti.Chi is approached this model has only the embarrassment of the choice: in a some thirty of career and life years they are alternated five generations of auto body style, from it originates them "Bone of small cuttlefish" to "Series 90" passing for the "Tail Cuts" and the "Aerodynamics" and "the II".Oggi Aerodynamics are all widely available on the market of blot some from collection and buyable to figures that space from a minimum of 5.000 to a maximum of 11.000 euro.

Duetto (1966)

Duetto, the official name of the new spider that the Romeo Alpha launch in 1966 binding together the shortened platform of the Julia with the motor of the Julia 1600 GTV and with a beautifulst auto body of Pininfarina, was decreed from a competition launch between the readers of the greater familiar weeklies magazine of the age. However, the prototype of the series was very soon renamed (from gets passionate and profane) Bone of small cuttlefish or round Tail to you for via of its levigata shape and the lengthened thin tail to behind. The Duetto name, however, was very soon forgotten also from the same House, that it simply defined the successive versions like Spider with the indication of the piston displacement and the type.

The first evolution of the Duetto, the 1750 Fast Spider, toed make one's debut in February 1968. It had a motor of 1.779 cc, increased tracks, posterior anti-roll bar, alternator in place of the dynamo, clutch with diaphragm motivating force, servofreno of wide series, circles with diameter of 14 inches instead of 15, flying with crown of wood and rear external rear-view mirror. For seven months the Duetto placed side by side 1750 in the list to an inferior price of 50.000 Liras: then, in 1968, Junior Spider 1300 assumed the role of "entry level" with a motor of 1.290 cc and inferior performances one po'. Just Junior Spider 1300 sluices the series Bone of small cuttlefish and remained in production until 1969 with with the 1750 Fast Spider.

Duetto -1970-

From model year the 1970 the Spider endured an important modification in the tail that, subordinate a decided vertical cut, suggested to the nickname of Tail tronca.L' participation reduced the posterior jolt and piacque because she remembered the appearance of the cars from race. With this version they changed also the inclination of the windshield, the dimensions of calender and the bumpers. Single the 1750 Fast Spider introduced the pedal-key up infulcrata, single eyelids for the greater instruments, a various position of the spies and the console centers them with the auxiliary commandos. To the outside the handles of the doors embedded replaced those to push-button, to the optional joined the head rest. The 1750 Fast Spider soon was replaced from the 2000 Fast Spider with motor of 1.962 cc for 130 Cv. Aesthetically they changed the hub cap, hour with dice in sight. In the same year Junior Spider 1300 adopted the mechanical modifications of Junior Gt 1300 and, from spring 1972, it was offered also with the motor of 1.600 cc. In this case the acronym in the tail indicated the various piston displacement.

-1974-

In summer 1974, in full energetic crisis, motors 1,600 and 2,000 were unifica you with those of the sedans and the coupé of corresponding piston displacement, and that said origin to the versions Unified, with power reduced from 110 to 102 Cv in the 1,6 Spider and from 130 to 128 Cv in the 2,0 Spider. Obviously the maximum speed and the consumptions diminished. In 1978 it exited from the production the 1,3 and the rest of the range remained invariato until 1980, when, of new for unification reasons, also the 1,6 adopted the caps of the beacons and the preparations of the 2.0.Entrambe introduced new retrovisori small mirrors and plancia with one the new diagram of the instruments, digital clock them, lights of emergency and levette of the tergi-lavavetro in the piantone. In January of 1982 to the Hall of 2,0 Brussels 1,6 and Unified version lost the transparent caps of the beacons.

Duetto 1982-1990

To aim 1982 the series appeared that will come renamed Aerodynamic I, developed from Pininfarina on a prototype of 1974. Aerodynamics I, is 1,6 is 2,0, did not have the caps on the beacons, introducing instead a new bumper of black polyester with shield integrated and spoiler in ink with the auto body. The spoiler posterior it was black of soft plastic. Black the frames of the instruments, the commandos in the console, the razze were pure of flying. Mechanically 2000 marked the debut of the ignition electronic, while the 1,6 returned to the motor from 104 Cv. In 1985 Green Four-leaf clover arrived the version of tip Spider 2,0, equipped of spoiler front integrated in the facade, spoiler posterior modified, large mirrors ("candelabri ", defined them the most criti), hinges, flying, knurl of the change, dashboard, selleria to us and console renews to you.

The preparation Green Four-leaf clover became standard for the United States while for the European markets it represented the range version top, of usual delivered with the splendid wheels in light alloy in place of very more criticized wheel cover in plastic.To the age of 24 years the Spider found one new giovinezza with the skillful one lifting of 1990 carried a.termine from the team of the designer of Pininfarina. The integrated front bumper in the auto body introduced the shield Alpha in negative, the lateral hinges acquired a softer profile, but the part that it changed more than all it was the tail, restyled so as to to remember that one of the 164. To the inside some ritocco yields more works them the plancia. The classic bitree of 2 liters (alternative to 1600 to carburetors) mounted the injection electronic Bosch Motronic MILILITER 4.1: this participation soffocò the characteristic roar of aspiration and diminished also the sonorità of the drainage. The irreducible alfisti piu' did not appreciate, even if just the greater trattabilità decreed the wide one succeeding is in Italy that in the foreign markets.

Alfa GTv and Spider 1995-2002

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Alfa Gtv and Spider My 2003

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