13th Mar, 2024 13:00

Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire

 
Lot 31
 

1979 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider
Well maintained & subject to recent cosmetic refreshing

Estimated at £17,000 - £20,000

Lot details

Registration No: KAO 546V
Chassis No: AR11538 2469348
MOT: Exempt

  • Imported to the UK in 2022
  • Displays a credible but unwarranted 42,000km and seemingly retains much of its original interior
  • Cosmetically refreshed including a repaint, new soft-top and refurbished wheels

Introduced in 1970 the second series of Alfa Romeo's iconic Spider Veloce was visually distinguished by a subtly revised grille, more raked windscreen, fashionable cut-off 'Kamm Tail' and new door handles. Designed and built by Pininfarina, the newcomer's two-door monocoque bodyshell incorporated the same sophisticated independent front suspension, five-speed manual gearbox and four-wheel disc brakes as its 'Duetto' predecessor. Initially powered by a 1779cc version of Alfa Romeo's jewel-like four-cylinder 'twin-cam' engine, the second series cars were upgraded to 1962cc during 1971. With a quoted 132bhp and 134lbft on tap, the 2000 Spider Veloce was reputedly capable of over 120mph. Great fun to drive, the model evolved through third and fourth series remaining in production until 1993.

According to the accompanying dating certificate from the Alfa Romeo Owner's Club, chassis 2469348 is an Italian factory car that was built on the 24th December 1979 and sold on 26th February 1980 to the South African market, originally supplied in Alfa Red over Black plasticised fabric interior. Little is known of the history of the car in South Africa until the vendor (an Alfa Romeo collector) purchased it in 2022 through a contact in Johannesburg and imported the car to the UK where it was first registered in December 2022. The car was found to be in remarkably rust free condition thanks to the dry climate of South Africa and when it arrived the vendor decided to embark upon a full mechanical and cosmetic overhaul for which there are receipts for a total of £11,109.99 in the history file to confirm this.

The vendor describes the car as being in 'excellent' cosmetic condition throughout and having used the car regularly for a number of classic car shows, is pleased to report that the car is in 'excellent' mechanical condition and starts very easily even when it has been standing for a number of months in his dry garage with his other Alfa Romeos. This car presents an excellent opportunity for any budding Italian sports car owner to own a usable, show standard example of this relatively exotic classic.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430

 

Auction: Imperial War Museum | Duxford, Cambridgeshire, 13th Mar, 2024

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