Re: Duetto vs. Non Duetto

[Godfrey DiGiorgi <ramarren@domain.elided>]

Ya know, I'm beginning to feel like a second class citizen in the Spider 
world. All the debate about Duettos/Roundtails, their own register, a 
register for the Kamm tail cars up to 1975 ... No one want to know about 
those "ugly late '70s cars"? ... sheesh. 

Personally, I think the Kamm tail '71-'74 Spiders were the prettiest 
bodies. the roundtail looks good to me from certain angles but most of 
the time I just don't like the way the tail slopes away so much.  I like 
the interior on the early '70s Kamm tails the most, too ... simple, 
understated, durable. 

The addition of the big bumpers on the US cars to meet our government's 
cowtow to the insurance industry spoiled the line somewhat but with a 
little modification (a set of springs to lower the car to the proper ride 
height, shorter mounts in the rear to bring the bumper in closer to the 
trunk, and a pair of fiberglass replicas to rid the car of all that 
excess weight at the ends), it's not spoiled by much. Spiders after 1982 
or 1983 started to get a lot fancier in the interior appointments, and I 
prefer the separate tach and speedo binnacles... And then there are all 
the small changes that happened as the '80s progressed...

No matter to me, though. They're all Alfas and they are all rather 
special. Perhaps we could have one Spider register for everyone to be 
listed in. 

Godfrey
  '79 Spider with '82 running gear

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