Highlights
- Rare Zoe Yellow livery with matching floor mats
- Desirable manual roof
- Upgraded with a stainless steel exhaust
- Cambelt and water pump changed in 2021 (less than 5,000 miles ago)
- Resprayed in 2020
The Appeal
The 916 was created to look fast when it was standing still. Irresistibly wedge-shaped with a Kamm tail, and led by curious dinky headlights on a familiar Alfa Romeo front profile, the aesthetics were an instant winner, as was the performance. This is a remarkably evocative motor, and proved just the ticket for those after a real, pure-blooded Italian sports car. It won an impressive array of awards and set a significant milestone for the Turin firm.
The result was one of the most iconic roadsters of the 90s. Those bold Pininfarina lines also boasted a galvanised bodyshell, and by all accounts, the car was well beyond Alfa's standard build quality. The Spider took this design-led focus in kind, redesigning its rear end to take a folded soft-top without losing the car's impressive silhouette.
This 1998 example stands out in its eye-catching Zoe yellow finish, a rare colour choice that suits those distinctive lines to the ground. It carries the much less troublesome manual roof mechanism, an impressive history file and a valid MOT until May 2026.
The result was one of the most iconic roadsters of the 90s. Those bold Pininfarina lines also boasted a galvanised bodyshell, and by all accounts, the car was well beyond Alfa's standard build quality. The Spider took this design-led focus in kind, redesigning its rear end to take a folded soft-top without losing the car's impressive silhouette.
This 1998 example stands out in its eye-catching Zoe yellow finish, a rare colour choice that suits those distinctive lines to the ground. It carries the much less troublesome manual roof mechanism, an impressive history file and a valid MOT until May 2026.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1998
- Original handbooks and service books present
- Service book stamped up to 2003
- Several previous MOTs and receipts available from 2003 onwards
- Speedometer changed at 64,006 miles with a new one showing 0 miles on March 31, 2003 (letter from Alfa Romeo confirms this)
- As a result the current mileage of 64,696 miles makes for a true reading of 128,702 miles
- Comes with 1 red key
- Car is stored in a garage
- MOT valid until May 2026
- Reportedly serviced less than 5,000 miles ago
The Condition
- Exterior resprayed in 2020
- Some paint defects on bonnet due to poor preparation
- Finger size rust bubble on one arch - very shallow crease on NSR quarter that can be pulled out, no lacquer peel
- Manual roof - noted as being much more reliable than the electronic option!
- Roof is watertight with some signs of wear but in working order
- Some corrosion is noted to the suspension
- New rear window installed
- Interior presents well
- No rips or tears to the leather
- Some scuffs and marks to the door plastics
- Correct Zoe yellow matching floor mats
The Mechanics
- 2.0-litre Twin Spark 16 valve 4-cylinder engine
- 5-speed manual transmission
- Engine bay in good overall order
- Stainless steel rear exhaust installed in 2021
- Cambelt and water pump changed in 2021 (less than 5,000 miles ago)
- New clutch fitted in 2019
- Serviced less than 5,000 miles ago
- We're told the car is in good, drivable order
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
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