Description
Famous for being the car featured in the 1967 film “The Graduate,” the quintessential Alfa Romeo spider has been a success since its debut at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show.
Its original and elegant line is credited to Pininfarina, which created a 2-seater spider that was unusual for its time, with a lenticular front end and convex sides with deep longitudinal grooves and plexiglass-covered headlights. Upon its launch, Alfa Romeo held a contest to give an appropriate name to the new model, and the name “Duetto” was chosen, abandoned by Alfa Romeo just one year after its commercialization but remaining with the public as the perfect definition for this car. In 1969, there was a new stylistic turning point with the introduction of the “Kamm tail” model, in which overall harmony with the front was achieved through a steeper windshield. The front end was also redesigned, with a wider central grille and three horizontal elements. In 1972, the Alfa Romeo Spider Junior 1.3/1.6 and 2000 Spider Veloce were the best-selling open-top car models in Italy.
