RE: 73 & 74 spider differences

["Paul Novak" <spammit@domain.elided>]

Now I have no way of knowing how my '73 spider looked nearly 30 years ago,
but my impression is that the PO's left well enough alone.  (Although the
rear bumper is a '72 with holes for license plate lights and the color was
changed from Ivory to China White).

Shift knob:  engraved shift pattern on a plastic knob with most of the brown
fake wood grain worn off to reveal a white-ish plastic core.

Back emblems:  "Iniezione" is on left, "Alfa Romeo" script on the right.

The "exhaust temp" lamp sounds like something you'd see on a
catalytic-converter car, no?

Steering wheel:  gorgeous wood "Personal" wheel.

As the saying goes, "YMMV."

How can I tell if I have the side impact bracing in the doors?  If I take
off the trim, where should I look?

. . .

> Everything Tim mentioned is absolutely
>correct. One thing I am sure of that wasnt mentioned is that on the 73 car
>the emblems on the back are "2000" on the left side over the taillight, and
>"Alfa Romeo" script over the right tailight. The 74 car adds the "inezione"
>and "2000" over the left tail light.
>Also, the location of the "fasten seat belt" warning lamp on the center
>console was changed in 74 to add a "exhaust temp" lamp. My 73 has a plain
>black shift knob with shift pattern engraved in it, where the 74 had a
plain
>wooden knob. both have wood steering wheels. Can anyone add anything else?
>
>Keith S.

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