RE: For the love of God, read this!

["Brian Shorey" <bshorey@xxxxxxxxx>]

>
> I hope that I can get as many opinions about this as possible.
>
> I want to know what is a good Alfa Spider to have. I am looking for one
> that is lighter than my 1983 Spider, and something that I will not have
> so much trouble keeping within those goddamed emissions regulations
> (which would probably mean a car at least 20-25 years old). Any
> suggestions with estimated prices? Anyone planning on selling such a
> vehicle in the next year or two? Any biased or unbiased information
> regarding Spiders of the 70's (such as their strengths and weaknesses)
> would be appreciated. Even if you do not have any solid information,
> just email me your opinions. Thank you.

for the 2 liter, the '72 - '74 model years were the lightest, the '72 being
marginally lighter due to having very little in the way of a bumper
subframe.  those model years also delivered the most hp.  somewhere along
the line they added structure (and weight) to the doors as well.

post '74 there's no comparison, the bumpers became very heavy, and the
motors became more anemic, most of which can be addressed with lightweight
replica bumpers and engine modifications.

i didn't pay much attention into the 80's, other than to know that there's
not a lot of information or performance parts which are readily available
for the bosch cars.

good luck,

bs

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