Re: Origin of term "Spider", "Alfista" etc

["Matjaz Kos" <matjaz.kos@domain.elided>]

Seems some of you fellow Alfisti don't go to official AR site often enough...
Try this:
http://www.alfa156.com/eng/az/default.htm

Ciao.

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>So what does Spider actually mean or refer to?
>
>I have seen some recent concept cars from the big American manufacturers
>being called Spiders.  Toyota has the MR-Spider.  Ferrari Spider.  Fiat
>Spider.
>
>Porsche and VW use cabriolet.
>
>What about the term roadster?  BMW has Z3.  Honda is about to unveil their
>SC2000 roadster.
>
>I am confused.
>
>How about hot-rod?
>
>hmm.
>
>Brian Erdelyi
>1974 Alfa Romeo Spider
>

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