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1971 Alfa Romeo Spider 1300 Junior: The Family Car
For detailed discussion of the differences between the Duetto and the various 105 / 115 Spiders produced between 1968 and 1994, here is one helpful source. See URL below. As Carlo Niero mentions, this 105 is not really a Duetto. This is a Series 2 Spider with the boat-tail truncated into the squared Kamm back that would be carried to the end of the series. While the chassis on all of these cars was known to be ‘floppy’, apparently the flexing was within the elastic range, and stress points were adequately reinforced. Rust has been a primary limit to longevity. http://www.alfaspiderfaq.org/spdrfaq_v3.pdf
Beautiful motorcar, gorgeous Italian countryside, beautiful story, wonderful photos and video!
But why does he drive this gorgeous Alfa Romeo like a Prius?
He is on the brakes more than he is on the throttle, and the entire video includes little, if any of that incredibly beautiful exhaust note!
What a shame to waste such a nice story and video without including these details. As an Alfa owner, I miss the sights and sounds of that beautiful motorcar run up towards it red line, which it where it really performs to the delight of its driver and passenger.
Maybe some serious Alfista will comment here, but my recollection is the steel used in these years, some of which is said to have been Russian, was not the best. And that both corrosion and fatigue cracking around suspension mounting points could be provoked through the loads and stone pecking of vigorous mountain driving. He is babying the car, and plainly that is a strategy that has worked for him. The car looks immaculate.
