1978 Alfa Romeo Spider Racer on 2040-cars
Mancelona, Michigan, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:4 cyl
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Number of Cylinders: 4
Make: Alfa Romeo
Model: Spider
Trim: Convertible
Options: Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Mileage: 79,000
Exterior Color: Yellow
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Interior Color: Black
1978 Alfa Romeo Spider Convertible
This vintage custom racer taken in by our consignment facility has a fiberglass top and a rebuilt engine. It has new tires and spare, new starter, and new battery, racing seat belt straps installed on both seats. It comes with the convertible top assembly but has no canvass on it, just the assembly. The door windows are custom Plexiglas sides that latch in place.
The Alfa Romeo Spider is a roadster produced by the Italian manufacturer Alfa Romeo from 1966 to 1993. Widely regarded as a design classic, it remained in production for almost three decades with only minor aesthetic and mechanical changes. The three first series were assembled by Pininfarina in Grugliasco and the fourth series in San Giorgio Canavese. The Spider was the last rear wheel drive Alfa Romeo produced before Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione was introduced.
It was the last project in which Batista Pininfarina was personally involved. Parts are readily available and don't require “factory computers” to fix and maintain. While rust was a major issue in these cars, this particular example is rust and rot free. See pics for actual condition as this is part of the description.
This Spider is 1 of the 3868 made during the 1978 production year. This is admittedly not perfect, the fiberglass top is a bit scuffed up and out of shape. Starts runs and drives good, shifts through the gears nicely. We have been personally using this daily and is tested as road worthy and road legal, lights, heater blower, and wipers work, horn not working.
For the past couple years this car has been a summer road driver and has proven its reliability for the previous owner. We do not have the racing history of this racer. The tires are nearly new. A pure Italian classic, this one gets a lot of attention and questions when exposed to the general public. You can run every day and work on it in your garage with parts that are readily available.
While the car is in running and reliable condition, the fuel injectors appear to be running slightly rich. The car is available to see and test drive any time during the course of this auction. Cas is being sold as is/where is with no warranties of any kind implied. In our honest opinion, this car will run and drive from here to anywhere you live in the lower 48 States.
Terms:
$200 down payment within 24 hours of auction close, balance due within 1 week.
We allow up to 30 days free storage if needed.
We will work with your shipper to make sure your car is safely loaded and on its way to you.
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