Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider (1962) – Into the Wild

In its 113-year existence, Alfa Romeo has brought a lot of graceful cars to the market and it was often open Alfas that got their hands dirty. The Italians have a rich history with Spiders and this Giulia Spider proves that they already knew what they were doing more than sixty years ago.

This copy spotted by AutoWeek forum member Classic Driver is really a Giulia Spider as you would expect, with its red paint and black hood. Moreover, it appears to be in pristine condition. Not surprising, because you can only find such Spiders with enthusiasts who take care of them down to the last detail. And you can usually leave pampering to seasoned Alfisti; the love for the cars runs very deep.

Certainly in the case of this Giulia Spider, it is not difficult to understand why someone would cherish it. With its classic and at the same time almost timeless design, it really is an appearance that you can hardly not appreciate. Alfa Romeo apparently also thought the design itself was quite timeless; the Giulia Spider was not an open version of the then Giulia, but the roadster version of the much older Giulietta. With its angular carriage, the Giulia clearly distanced itself from the Giulietta dating from the 1950s, only Alfa Romeo thought that the Giulietta Spider could continue as a Giulia Spider with minimal external adjustments. So happened.

Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider

The easiest way to distinguish the Giulia Spider from its predecessor is to look at the hood. The Giulia Spider has a slightly raised bonnet. That also immediately reveals the biggest technical difference: the Giulia has a larger engine, a 1.6 instead of a 1.3. The 1600 designation on the back also reveals it. After all, the larger taillights are also a hint, although the Giulietta Spider also had them in the last year before it became the Giulia Spider. In terms of performance, the differences were also there; where the Giulietta Spider had to make do with 80 hp, the Giulia Spider could get to work with more than 92 hp. It seems that this copy has had an engine change once and is therefore even stronger. According to the license plate data, there is a 102 hp version of the 1.6 in the nose, presumably the engine of the Giulia Super that came on the market on the threshold of the 1970s.

A nice smooth and tasteful classic, this Giulia Spider. The current owner has been enjoying it for seven years now and you can count on the last summer kilometers of this year still to come.