1st Oct, 2023 12:00
The Bolesworth Castle October 2023 Classic & Performance Car Auction
1973 Alfa Romeo Spider 2000 Veloce
Subject to an extensive restoration in 2021, including conversion to Euro specification
Registration- YNE 784L
Chassis No - AR3042285
M.O.T. - August 2021
Odometer - 65,373
The history file that accompanies this splendid-looking lefthand drive Spider tells us it was exported new to an Alfa Romeo dealership in Pennsylvania, USA, where the garage owner promptly adopted it for his personal use. The third US owner acquired the Alfa in 2010, and correspondence on file confirms how much he doted on it, only running the two-seater on warm days and spending some $6,000 on reconditioning it in 2017. It was in 2020 that the Alfa was imported to the UK and allotted the registration ‘YNE 784L’. An extensive restoration followed a year later, work that included a conversion to European specification, refurbishment of the underside and a full respray, plus new black mohair hood, hood cover and Minilite-style wheels shod with Pirelli P6 tyres. The interior remains to original specification, including a period push-button radio, and the car is now offered complete with original US registration documents, original handbooks, service book and spare wheel. The UK history includes a host of invoices from specialists such as Classic Alfa and Alfaholics.
The Spider was launched at the 1966 Geneva Salon and is said to have been the last project with which ‘Pinin’ Farina was personally associated. Just one year later the model was immortalised by the Dustin Hoffman film ‘The Graduate’. The chassis was based on that of the Giulia 105 and the Series One examples were powered by a 1,570cc version of Alfa’s four-cylinder twin-cam unit. The car boasted a sporting specification, including independent front suspension, disc brakes all-round and a five-speed manual gearbox. The Series 2 Spider arrived in 1970. The rounded tail was replaced with a distinctive ‘Kamm’ design and a year later engine capacity was increased to 1962 cc, prompting the name to be changed to 2000 Spider Veloce. With 131bhp on tap, this was the quickest Spider yet and capable of over 120mph.
In summary:
- A four-keeper, very well-presented example
- Extensively restored in 2021, with a substantial history file
- Imported from the USA in 2020 and converted to UK specification
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Estimated at £16,000 - £18,000
Auction: The Bolesworth Castle October 2023 Classic & Performance Car Auction, 1st Oct, 2023
Our October auction of classic, modern classic and prestige cars and motorbikes.
Viewing Days:
Saturday 30th September, 1pm - 7pm
Sunday 1st October, 9am - 12 noon
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