Registration No: UBD 657G
Chassis No: AR1481958
MOT: February 2023

• Supplied new to its first owner, a Mr James P Thomas of Denver, Colorado
• Subject to a mechanical overhaul by Forland Restorations of Colorado, USA in 2018
• Original owner’s manual and collection of invoices
  
  

The Spider first broke cover at the 1961 Turin Salon, though production did not commence until 1966. The pretty two-seater, then known as the 'Duetto', 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 initial examples were powered by a 1570cc version of Alfa's sonorous four-cylinder twin-cam unit. In 1967, the Duetto was replaced by the 1750 (1779cc) Spider Veloce. Though the new version's looks were relatively unchanged, useful upgrades were made to the suspension, brakes, electrics, wheels and tyres. Believed to be 1 of just c.2,215 left-hand drive 1750 Spider Veloce models supplied new to the USA.

Supplied new to its first owner in 1969, a Mr James P Thomas of Denver, Colorado, chassis number 1481958 was finished in Alfa's iconic Red. As an example of the Spider Veloce, the name plus some upgrades from the Spider Duetto Spider had been substituted, but many still refer to the styling as the 'Duetto'.

Back in 2019/20, ‘NBD 657G’ was subjected to an extensive mechanical overhaul by Farland Classic Restorations of Colorado, USA. Following the Spider's arrival in the UK in 2020, an immediate list of work was carried out, which included an MOT and a new soft-top roof. Just last year a bodywork restoration revealed how fundamentally sound the body was, along with a repaint. There are some photographic records of that work. Still with the car's paperwork is the original factory dispatch form, an original owner’s manual and collection of invoices for the aforementioned mechanical work plus some invoices dating back to the 1980s.

For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760