Highlights
- Classic Graduate model in Alfa Red
- Dry state California car imported to France in 2021
- Repainted with original interior and sills
- Imported to France in 2021 and dry stored ever since
The Appeal
As good an actor as Dustin Hoffman is, it’s reasonable to suggest that the Alfa Spider in The Graduate outshone him. To help sales of its new Series 3 Aerodinamica Spider, it was an obvious decision then for Alfa to launch a special ‘Graduate’ model for the USA market. Designed as a value-led, entry model with classic red paintwork and steel wheels, it was a huge success, accounting for half of all North American Spider sales over its five-year production run.
This Graduate is a launch-year car that, just like Hoffman’s original, spent its life in California. It moved to France in 2021 when it joined the current keeper’s Spider collection. It has been dry-stored and unused since then, so it may need some mechanical reconditioning due to an extended period in storage.
We’re told that the car has been resprayed but is otherwise very original, including the interior and sills. It presents well in photos and offers the buyer a chance to acquire a popular Spider special edition with scope to improve and add value.
Key Information
- Mileage: 98,000 miles indicated
- Country of origin: USA; currently located in France
- French registration type: normal; whether serial numbers match is unknown
- Technical inspection status: exempt
- Technical specs: 1,962cc twin cam ‘Nord’ engine, five-speed manual
- Paperwork: service history is described as poor
The Detail
- Repainted in Alfa Red which is in fair condition with some age to note
- Paintwork appears to have been applied with body fittings in place as shown
- Vendor describes it paintwork as very bright and attractive
- Some scuffs and marks to note to paintwork as shown
- We are told that the sills are the original factory fittings
- Correct steel wheels with matching spare some featuring chrome trims
- Tyres as shown with some cracking to note in photos
- Vendor reports very good oil pressure, as evidenced in photographs
- Requires mechanical reconditioning due to an extended period in storage
- Brown vinyl interior in good general condition and reported to be original
- Vendor notes some imperfections to the interior, as shown in photographs
- Brown carpets to cabin and black carpets to boot all in good overall condition
- Black folding roof appears to be in good working order
- Wiper arm missing as shown
- Described as having a low number of registered keepers
- The car may need some mechanical reconditioning due to an extended period in storage
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