Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate, 1985
Alfa Romeo Spider I
Alfa Romeo Spider I•
•17 مشاهدة
Chassis No.: ZARBA5411F1023916
Auction: Monterey 2018
Auction date: August 25, 2018
Lot No.: F27
$19,800 | Sold
- Exterior: Red
- Interior: Black
- Well-preserved, one-owner example
- Believed to be 19,932 original miles
- Sold new in Greensboro, North Carolina on July 5, 1985
- Final year for the classic twin-pod gauge cluster
- All aluminum 2.0L DOHC inline 4-cylinder engine
- Bosch electronic fuel injection and engine management
- Variable cam timing
- Original factory exhaust intact
- 5-speed manual gearbox
- 4.10 final drive
- 4-wheel power disc brakes
- Original convertible top
- Factory air conditioning
- Original steel wheels
- Recent extensive service by Alfa specialist and former AROC Technical Advisor
- MUST BE SOLD TO AN OUT OF STATE BUYER OR LICENSED DEALER
This 1985 Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate is an impressively preserved 19,000-mile car with only one previous owner. A first-year model, the 1985 Graduate represented the third iteration of the iconic Alfa Romeo Spider in a simpler, more “pure” package. Allegedly inspired by the 1967 film “The Graduate,” starring Dustin Hoffman, this namesake car is actually quite a step up from Hoffman’s Alfa Romeo Duetto Spider driven in the movie, having benefited from two decades of technological advancements since the movie car’s creation. Even with those unseen upgrades lurking beneath its sheet metal, classic good looks still abound on this Monza Red Spider Graduate.
The classic twin-pod gauge cluster, chrome outside mirrors and other early features that would be phased out in 1986 combine here with Bosch electronic fuel injection and engine management, variable cam timing and other mechanical advances that together create a classically styled but easy-to-enjoy collector-grade car.
Equipped with a 2.0L DOHC all-aluminum inline 4-cylinder engine and 5-speed transmission, this car was sold new in Greensboro, North Carolina, on July 5, 1985, and was recently treated to a professional service including new top-line Michelin tires and an alignment, machined brake rotors, repacked wheel bearings, brake and clutch hydraulic flushing, general tuning and a complete replacement of all fluids. This car has led a pampered life thus far and features an immaculate original body, engine compartment, interior and simply stunning chassis, all adding to its virtually as-new appearance.
It also retains a plethora of original documentation, as one would expect from a meticulously cared-for low-mile car. Items to accompany its sale include the original window sticker, Alfa Romeo Pre-Delivery Inspection form, North Carolina DMV Inspection Receipt, odometer mileage statement, transport receipt and even the receipt from the original check used to purchase the car in 1985. Rarely does a third-generation Alfa Spider surface in this state of time-capsule condition, making this incredible example worthy of close inspection and serious consideration.
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