WAIT WHAT SPIDER. That’s right. The Miata project was originally supposed to give birth to a reborn Alfa Romeo Spider. A deal was struck in 2012 to have Mazda build a modern interpretation on Dustin Hoffman’s famous ride in the Graduate complete with a front-mounted 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine, manual transmission, and rear-wheel drive
Iremember many years ago driving in a snowstorm in Syracuse NY with the top down so I could get 3 kegs of beer in my old Fiat Spider for a frat party! 1992 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce, 2017 Alfa Romeo Giulia, 2018 Volkswagen Tiguan SEL Premium. I hope the weather continues to be cooperative. Keep it topless! :wink2: 1987 Alfa T)rusty 1986 Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate Later Alfa Spiders like mine were made more famous by Dustin Hoffman, who picked up Mrs. Robinson in an early boattail model in "The Graduate."TheAlfa Romeo Giulia Quadrifoglio 100th Anniversario celebrates 100 years of the Quadrifoglio logo with more power; the Stelvio gets the same treatment. News Truck News
87posts · Joined 2007. #11 · Nov 27, 2010. It is hard to make a judgement of whether to restore it or not. If the body was rusty, had holes and rot in it, and the engine was not running, I would pass on it. For the price of a good paint job alone, you can get a good running Alfa Spider. JohnShankle was a well-respected racer and engineer from Southern California, and for years he designed and marketed Alfa Romeo speed parts-engine and suspension bits, mostly. He merged his business with Alfa Ricambi in 1991 before moving away from the scene. Elevating a flawed 1971 Alfa Romeo Spider from No. 4 to No. 3 WPvCi.