1964 ALFA-ROMEO GIULIA (101) SPIDER Registration Number: DA...

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£40,000 - £50,000

1964 ALFA-ROMEO GIULIA (101) SPIDER

Registration Number: DAP 534B
Chassis Number: AR 378844
Recorded Mileage: c.76,800 miles 

- One owner for over 45 years
- Matching numbers example
- Comprehensive photographic restoration

Designed by Pininfarina on a modified Sprint Coupe chassis that had been shortened by five inches, the Alfa Giulietta Spider was the company’s second post-war model. The little two-seat Sports Spider was introduced in mid-1955 at the insistence of New York importer Max Hoffman, who saw how well small British and German sports cars were being received in America. The Giulietta Spider offered brisk performance (almost 100 mph) from its free-revving all-alloy 1.3-litre twin-cam four mounted in a steel unibody chassis that weighed less than 900 kilos. 

Sporting elegant coachwork designed and built by Pininfarina, the Spider was a huge success and continued virtually unchanged in 1.6-litre Giulia guise when the latter joined the line-up in 1962. 

The capacity increase from 1,300 to 1,600cc boosted maximum power of Alfa’s classic twin-cam four from 80 to 92bhp and the car’s top speed to 109 mph. Reliability was likewise enhanced and the larger engine was noticeably smoother and less fussy. A five-speed gearbox was standard on the Giulia 1600 Spider, which remained in production until 1966. Described by Cars Illustrated as ‘probably one of the most delightful small sports cars which will ever be produced,’ the Giulia Spider is certainly one of the most attractive Alfa Romeos of its day and remains highly regarded now.

This beautiful late 1600 Giulia Spider was dispatched from the San Giorgio Canavese works in January 1964, finding its first Italian owner in the summer of the same year. During the 1960s the first owner moved with his work to South Africa, taking his beloved Alfa-Romeo with him, where it stayed, later being gifted to a lucky 21 year old Alan Ainslie by his father in 1972. Mr. Ainslie used the Alfa-Romeo regularly for many further years until treating it to a comprehensive mechanical and cosmetic restoration, which was finally completed in 2017. Many parts were replaced or renewed as required, the Spider then being finished to its original colour scheme of Rosso with a black trim and convertible roof.

The history file contains restoration bills, a diary of works completed, invoices for parts acquired, and a photographic record of the restoration work. After almost 50 years of ownership, Mr. Ainslie decided it was finally time to part with the Alfa-Romeo, and so it was traded via a dealer in Cape Town to the current British owner. 

Now registered in the UK under an aged related number, we understand this really is a fantastic driving example of Alfa-Romeo’s enduring classic. The Spider is offered with a detailed history file, UK V5C and an Alfa Romeo Certificato Di Origine.