1971 Alfa Romeo Spider

Convertible

4 cylinder

Manual

AR1486066

Clear

Gasoline

This is simply a beautiful example of an S2 spider, that needs nothing to be enjoyed. Car looks, sounds, and performs exactly as it was meant to, everything works as it should. The car drives great; goes, stops, turns, shifts and makes all the right sounds. The body is super straight with no dings, scratches or chips (the engine bay and trunk have not been painted). Body gaps are all great, the gas filler door looks like it's about an 1/8" shy of closing because the new weatherstrip is preventing it from shutting all the way. The interior is amazing, all lights, gauges, switches, buttons, horn etc. work. (However turn signal lever seems to be working intermittently) Seats, dash, console, rubber mats are in excellent condition, no tears, holes, etc. The door panels are excellent originals (the faux chrome strips are showing some wear as seen in pictures) All restoration was done with originality in mind. California Bay area car since 1972. Two inherent weaknesses of these cars were the weak 2nd gear synchros and cracking dashboards (this has a rebuilt transmission with new synchros so shifts perfectly in every way. And incredibly, the dash is original and in flawless condition) Top is in perfect condition with no tears, holes etc, fit is perfect and back window is 100% clear with no scratches, additionally it goes up and down and the latching mechanism is all there and works as it was designed. A new black vinyl top boot comes with the car, as well as an indoor fitted car cover). I have done my best to describe this car, please ask questions, if there is a photo of something you don't see I'll do my best to get it. I am near some well-respected Alfa shops should you want to have the car checked out. See more pictures here:http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/tazmeraz/slideshow/1750%20Spider Work done within the last 24 months: Exterior/body• New paint, Silver AR727• New driver’s side floor pan to best address a 2”x1” rust spot (the other floor pans were in excellent condition). • New door locks (new set of keys for ignition and door locks included)• New badges all around • New door seals/weather-stripping, and door check straps• New wipers Mechanical• Rebuilt cylinder head with new valves, springs, valve seals• New gaskets and seals throughout the engine as it was taken apart• New motor mounts• New fuel pressure sensor and fuel filters• New oil pressure switch• New temperature sending unit• New water pump, radiator, and coolant expansion reservoir• New belts• Rebuilt steering rack with new seals• Rebuilt transmission with new synchros and lightened gears• New clutch, release bearing, master and slave cylinders• Rebuilt SPICA pump model 237/2 by Wes Ingram and rebuilt/freshened remaining injection parts• New electronic distributor, electronic coil, spark plugs and wires • New ignition switch• New throttle cable• New (no rebuilt parts) brake system in its entirety that included front and rear rotors, calipers, pads, as well as booster, and master cylinder• New wheel bearings, inner/outer both front and rear• Five new tires (including spare)• Front/rear wheel alignment• New mufflerInterior• Recovered seats with original vinyl pattern/upholstery and new seat foam• New center console switch gear (all switches work as they were designed to, and all lamps are operational• New rubber mats throughout the interior and trunk in period-correct material with the correct pattern. Only part that was not replaced was the skirt behind the front seats• New period-correct sound deadening material (under vinyl) throughout the interior• New pedals• New period-correct handbrake and shifter boot• New period-correct shift knob• New black cloth top in period-correct color and material• Rebuilt windshield wiper motor• Refreshed rear view mirror with working interior light • New period-correct sun visors• Rebuilt tachometer• Period-correct Blaupunkt stereo (never installed a speaker so as not to mar the interior. There is space under the glove box if the new owner wants sound, and there is a speaker cable already connected)• New radio antenna• New batteryThe elements of the car that were left original include:• Original, uncracked dashboard; there was no need to change it as it is still in its immaculate condition• Original windshield • Original lap-belts that work as designed, although the passenger one needs help unbuckling• Original, polished bumpers, that include the horizontal bar that connects the two front bumper pieces, retained as it was built that way (these are often missing from cars of the era)• Original door mirror • Original wheels with original hubcapsAlong with the car I will supply the following:• New Carello headlight covers• Extra original-type oil filters • Quarter window locking clips See more pictures here:http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/tazmeraz/slideshow/1750%20Spider On Jun-04-15 at 18:14:37 PDT, seller added the following information: To answer some questions: - I added some photos you asked for to the photobucket link, they are the first 6- Car does not overheat, even sitting in traffic on a hot day- All gauges, Speedo, Tach, Oil Pressure, Temp and Gas work properly On Jun-06-15 at 07:55:44 PDT, seller added the following information: Question about accident history and the repair to the driver side floor pan: It was a replacement pan, rather than a patch, just took a picture of the floor pan (front and rear sections and posted http://s1097.photobucket.com/user/tazmeraz/slideshow/1750%20Spider ). The previous owner bought from original owner and noted it had not had any accidents, looking at the substructure behind front bumpers into engine bay it appears to all be untouched original, same at the rear with inside the area behind the taillights and the floor of the trunk. Same with rocker panels, all welds etc., appear to be original.