Highlights
- Extremely rare launch-year ‘Triple Blue’ Aerodynamica
- Well-kept Aqua Blue paintwork with matching roof and dashboard
- California car resprayed in the original color and reportedly never welded
- New factory-correct blue fabric roof
- Recently refurbished Campagnolo alloys
- Three reported keepers, with one keeper covering 1985 to 2021
- Used as a daily driver up to 2021, then dry-stored
The Appeal
The ‘Duck Tail’ Series 3 Spider channeled a new Aerodinamica style that Alfa’s engineers refined in the Grugliasco wind tunnel. The new spoilers and bumpers injected fresh energy into a design that harked back to the 1980s. To celebrate the 1983 launch, the firm introduced the ‘Triple Blue’ option, pairing attractive Aqua Blue metallic paint with a dark blue roof, plus blue door cards and dashboard.
That combination was only available for two years, and indications are that just 600 Triple Blue cars were ever built. This is one of them, and it’s likely among the earliest survivors. It spent its life in the appropriately warm and comfortable climes of California before arriving in France with the current keeper in 2021. He tells us the car has had just two previous keepers—the second from 1985 to 2021—who used it as a daily driver until it was exported.
In recent years, we’re told it’s been fully resprayed in the original color and fitted with a new roof, but it’s said to have never been welded and to retain its original sills. The stylish five-spoke Campagnolo road wheels have also been refurbished.
The vendor advises the car may need some mechanical reconditioning, as it’s been dry-stored and unused since arriving in France. Once done, the buyer gets one of the most stylish—and certainly rarest—of the very usable Series 3 cars.
Key Information
- Mileage: 155,341 miles indicated (stated as correct by the vendor)
- Country of registration: not specified; car is located in France
- Technical inspection status: exempt
- Technical specs: 1,962cc twin cam ‘Nord’ 4cyl petrol, five-speed manual
- Paperwork: history file and original sales brochure included, advised; handbook as shown
The Detail
- Very rare Triple Blue Aqua Blue car with repainted bodywork
- Paintwork and bodywork present well in photos with some minor points to note
- Vendor advises there are a couple of very small paint chips noted, caused during storage
- Vendor states it has its original factory sills and has never been welded
- Four refurbished Campagnolo four-spoke alloys in very good order
- Unrestored matching spare wheel showing signs of age
- Boot floor and underside as shown in photos
- Black and blue interior in good overall condition
- Black vinyl and Alcantara seats said to be new and in good condition as shown
- Black carpets showing some wear to the driver’s footwell
- Blue dashboard and console in good order with age to note around the top of vents
- Fitted with period deep-dish wood-rimmed steering wheel and a period radio cassette
- Vendor advises there are some interior imperfections that can be checked in photos
- These include damage to the central roof grab handle as shown
- Blue door cards also in good order, with some age to the door pockets as shown
- Vendor advises that the factory-corrected blue fabric is new
- The car may need some mechanical reconditioning due to an extended period in storage
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