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1979 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Convertible - Silver Manual on 2040-cars

US $3,750.00
Year:1979 Mileage:93400
Location:

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Chicago, Illinois, United States
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 This is one of 2 Alfas i own.  I currently have too many cars and need to sell 1.  Also have a 92 Alfa, 73 Grandville, 87 Porsche.  The Grandville is also for sale.

If you've never driven a stick shift Alfa, you must! The shift knob is on the dash next to the steering wheel like a race car.  Just watch "The Graduate"


I bought car a little over 1 year ago and gone about 1,500 miles - including on the highway to wisconsin a few times over 65 MPH. 

I am told i was the third owner of this car.  the guy i bought it from owned it over 10 years and bought it from his boss, who bought it new.  I have done much to clean up the car and add odds and ends.   I have a new exhaust system which comes with car.  i never had the chance to put it on.  I also bought the entire engine gasket set and never put it on.


I recently had the car into a mechanic that works on all my Euro Classics just to see what I had.  He found the car to be in solid shape for its age and miles.  He did reference a small leak in the slave cylinder for the clutch ($200 fix) and a squeaky caliper in the rear left wheel (couple hundred dollars).  He mentioned neither one was major.  I would likely fix both this winter if i keep the car.



The Paint is OK for a 79.  the shine is off the hood and there's a couple imperfections.  I did my best to get pictures of those.  One of the fenders has a green scratch on it and there are 2 or 3 small dents around the body. the hood is faded from the heat and has almost no clear coat left.  The trunk and rear still shine nicely.   The silver paint is actually easy to match, there is a chrysler silver that matches well.  it would be an easy paint job on the hood.  I'll likely do it this winter, if i keep the car.


The carpet is original but faded.  the floor mats are in nice shape. 


The front seats worn.  bottoms are ripped. backs and headrest OK.  rare Burgandy interior.

Original Wooden Steering Wheel and Shift Knob are in excellent shape.  I have a replacement black leather boot for the shift-knob.

All the gauges work

The previous owner put a CD Player in.  it powers but i never got sound.  likely a wiring issue.  I did not want to mess with it, i enjoyed the sounds of the road anyways.


Trunk is in OK shape.  carpet nice.  there was some rust in the spare tire pan.  i sanded it down, primed and painted.  there is 1 small hole but i cut out some of the worst rust there.  I do have the spare and the jack.


engine runs pretty well - i gave tune up.  pretty clean overall under the hood.  again, i have all new gaskets for it.  would have put them in this winter, but if i can make room in the garage, i'll be happy too.


shifts OK. sometimes 1st to 2nd can be a little scratchy but otherwise great.  you do need to be sure to put the clutch all the way in but once you get used to it, it drives totally fine.  if you do it right, you can still get it to chirp out of first and 2nd!!  very solid for an old car, and again, ive had this over 65 and done some real driving - so there shouldnt be any major issues.


original wheels are in excellent shape.  they are the proper Alfa wheels, not the garbage you will find on the 80s and 90s versions.


this car  was garage kept its whole life.  I bought it from a guy with a 3 car garage in River Forest.  He drove it to work occasionally and on sundays.  The car was not driven in winters.  I did start it every 2 weeks or so in the winter - it fired right up every time!   this was surprising because my porsche did not :(


top in very nice shape.  it is black.  i do not believe the top is original - there's no way.  has a back window.  top goes up by hand and latches by hand.  I have the original boot.  it is burgandy and in awesome shape.  it is missing 1 button so you have to take it off for highway driving.   if you have a wife (i dont) maybe she can sew it back on ;)


the rear bumper shows wear and has small cracks in the "elbow" area where it wraps the fenders.


The door handles and resting spot for the hard top have pitting on chrome as is expected on a 35 year old car.


This is a very fun car.  if it doesnt sell, im going to continue to enjoy it this summer and do more work this winter.  If it does sell, i hope it is to a happy home where it will be treated right and driven.   If i keep the car, I will put in the new gaskets, put on the exhaust, get new carpet, have the seats redone, remove the dents, paint the hood, do the calipers and the slave cylinder.   In that condition, the car is worth over $10,000 and it wouldn't take that much to get there. 

I have been as honest as possible about the car and i will not re-trade.  I expect a $500 deposit via paypal within 24 hours of auction.   The car is located in Chicago in one of my garages.  i can show it to you almost any time.  If you dont know how to drive stick, no, you cannot drive it.   happy bidding!



 Actual mileage on car is 92,430.    car had just over 91,000 miles when i bought it. 

all gauges and lights work

car is incredibly good on gas.  easily 20+ MPG. 

i have taken pictures of the convertible top, trunk and underneath.  i can email those if interested.  


this car turns heads.  people often mistake it for an old ferrari or jaguar.  you will do nothing but smile behind the wheel.   Happy Bidding!

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