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Welcome to my tribute to one of the coolest and most sexy car designs
of recent years. The Alfa Romeo GTV/Spider! The exceptional
1995 Pininfarina design is a still a real head-turner and
certainly a future classic!
The Italians would call any open car a
"Spider", but the name actually comes from the old horse carriages suitable for two. (You
know the one Doc always rides in the old western movies).
Since Spider is the general term for an open two-seater, or
roadster, – there has been
several Alfa Spiders (and Ferrari’s for that matter) over
the years. These pages mainly
concentrate on the Pininfarina designed 1995 GTV/Spider, –
with some other Alfa models thrown in as well…
 My
first real car love affair was with a 1999 Spider. It lasted
until 2004, when I had to let it go in favour of a
156 GTA! It was a hard decision, but the 3.2 V6 GTA engine was too
tempting…
Anyway, –
I bought the Spider first of all because of the exceptional
and award winning design and I was constantly looking at the
reflection in the shopping windows when I was waiting for a
green light. However, I soon discovered that I had
bought something a lot more! Suddenly, terms
like "driving pleasure", and "the Alfa Romeo
legend" made sense. I was always trying to come up with
poor excuses to take it for a spin and it did what most cars
won’t do for you… Turn a trip into a journey! I had become
an Alfisti!
What more can I say, – Even long after the relationship
ended, I still feel strongly about the Spider and I truly
believe it will eventually go on and become a classic car
icon…
News: The 2006 Spider is here! [Read
more]
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