The Restorer's Guide 1966-1993. Immortalized as Dustin Hoffman's transport in "The Graduate," Alfa Romeo's Spider enjoyed an extraordinarily long production span of 27 years. Launched as the 1600cc Duetto with Pininfarina's simply-styled round-tailed body, it got a 1750cc engine and its tail sawed off in 1969, grew into a 2000cc in 1970 and was saddled with rubber bumpers in the '80s, but lost them in 1990, by which time it was the second oldest car on sale in the U.K. Chris Rees has assembled a comprehensive production history of the car that was offered in literally dozens of different versions with a bewildering multiplicity of minor changes and variants. This task has never been fully attempted before, and the result is sure to be eagerly seized upon by the thousands of Spider enthusiasts hungry for a definitive volume.
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George Rickerson Only Scratched the Surface,
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This review is from: Original Alfa Spider (Original Series) (Hardcover)
This book is not only inaccurate but it contains virtually some of the same text originally published in "Alfa Romeo Spiders" by David Owen in 1982. The similarity of certain passages is just too similar to be coincidence.
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Chris Rees is not an expert,
This review is from: Original Alfa Spider (Original Series) (Hardcover)
One would expect a book with this title to be written by someone who is an Alfa expert. But twice in the opening chapter Mr. Rees states unequivocally that the original Alfa spider was designed by Bertone. This is, of course, ridiculous. All Alfa spiders have been designed by Pinifarina.The photos are good, and Mr. Rees appears to be thorough. It is just that the error about such a fundamental fact undermines my confidence in the rest of his work.
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Bertone spider?,
This review is from: Original Alfa Spider (Original Series) (Hardcover)
There's no question that the production Alfa Giulietta Spider was by Pininfarina. But what about the photo of the Bertone prototype at page 18 of David Hodge's "Essential Alfa Romeo" (1995 ed.)?
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The original 1600-engined round-tail Spider was launched with no name and so everyone referred to it, logically enough, as the Alfa Romeo Spider 1600. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chassis prefix, shield grille, minor gauges, body styling kit, headlamp cowls, brown leather trim, bumper treatment, main dials, centre console, filler flap, boot lid, front wheelarches, hand drive cars, tail panel, instrument binnacle, chassis number, chrome bezels, gear knob, brake servo, brake fluid level, standard fitment, handbrake lever, alloy wheels, window winders, rev counter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alfa Romeo, Spider Veloce, American Spiders, Quadrifoglio Verde, European Spiders, Niki Lauda, Pirelli Cinturato, Geneva Motor Show, Giulia Sprint, Alfa Red, Spider Junior, United States, Bosch Motronic, Commemorative Edition, Light Grey Metallic, Type Approval, Verde Inglese, British Racing Green, Grigio Chiaro Metallizzato, Hazel Brown, Kleber Colombes, South Africa, Aqua Blue Metallic, Bianco Pininfarina, Black Metallic New!
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The original 1600-engined round-tail Spider was launched with no name and so everyone referred to it, logically enough, as the Alfa Romeo Spider 1600. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
chassis prefix, shield grille, minor gauges, body styling kit, headlamp cowls, brown leather trim, bumper treatment, main dials, centre console, filler flap, boot lid, front wheelarches, hand drive cars, tail panel, instrument binnacle, chassis number, chrome bezels, gear knob, brake servo, brake fluid level, standard fitment, handbrake lever, alloy wheels, window winders, rev counter Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Alfa Romeo, Spider Veloce, American Spiders, Quadrifoglio Verde, European Spiders, Niki Lauda, Pirelli Cinturato, Geneva Motor Show, Giulia Sprint, Alfa Red, Spider Junior, United States, Bosch Motronic, Commemorative Edition, Light Grey Metallic, Type Approval, Verde Inglese, British Racing Green, Grigio Chiaro Metallizzato, Hazel Brown, Kleber Colombes, South Africa, Aqua Blue Metallic, Bianco Pininfarina, Black Metallic New!
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