Verde, Bianco, Rosso, e Argento: 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce
Today’s next car isn’t something that’ll win some fancy prize at the next Amelia Island Concours D’Corpulence, or get you the front valet spot at some Michelin starred restaurant…but it could get you the front valet spot at your local Salsa Dancing spot (is dancing allowed during COVID19 crisis?) or spark a conversation with random folks in front of the gas pump. You won’t need to spend thousands of your hard earned stimulus money on restoring or maintaining this car, but you should be able to simply drive and enjoy…provided you have decent skills with a wrench, multi-meter, and the internet. Find this 1974 Alfa Romeo Spider offered for $4850 in Decatur, GA via craigslist. Tip from FuelTruck.
From the seller:
1974 alfa romeo spider veloce
condition: good
cylinders: 4 cylinders
drive: rwd
fuel: gas
odometer: 103810
paint color: silver
size: compact
title status: clean
transmission: manual
type: convertible
1974 Alfa Romeo Spider
Silver with black top and interior. Strong running motor, good transmission. Recent Rear Suspension Bushings, and Exhaust. Recent rebuild of brake calipers and new master cylinder.
Car has starter relay and new ignition switch. Starts on the first try, every time
Good tires. Except spare, which will need a good tire.
New radiator and hoses
The interior mats and upholstery are in good shape.
Silver paint (original color) still shines nicely, but the car does have some bumps and bruises.
Last year for stainless steel bumpers.
Still has Spica fuel injection system, which works well.
Car can be a bit hesitant coming off of idle when it’s cold. But once warm runs beautifully
I do not need help selling the car. I am not able to take anything in trade
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Wasn’t this around the naider of the spica fuel injection system?
On the other hand it’s old enough to put a pair of DCOEs on in California.
Gonzo
No, that would be an '80 or '81 when they changed from the 4 butterfly throttle body they used starting in '69 to the 1 butterfly (monofarfale). The '74 SPICA has the best 3D cam of all the SPICA systems.
The SPICA system is very reliable when set up by someone who knows what they are doing. Once done, its set and forget. My original pump has 140k on it and is healthy according to Wes Ingram.
The bad rap of SPICA is resulting from that when a dofus' messing with it. There is no excuse in this day and age to FUBAR it, given the info that is available on it.
Alfa does share some responsibility for the bad reputation. They were so paranoid about the EPA closing them down and kicking them out of the US for emission law violations, that they purposely limited the amount of info on SPICA and even wouldn't let dealers do much maintenance of the system.
This car looks to be a good buy. This is an early 90's price for a chrome bumper Spider. Should be going for more, unless the floors are total Fred Flintstone.
Completely agree, which is why someone purchased it that day! The ad was gone minutes after the post appeared.
Thanks for the correction, I remember at the time nobody could fix these. Good to know that they can be made reliable now.