Re: How rare are early Spiders?

[Fred & Mel Zimmermann <fredmelzimm@domain.elided>]

John E. Newhagen wrote:

> I just got bushwhacked in the last 10 seconds of an eBay auction for a
> mediocre
> 72-72 spider rear bumper. It went for $285. Reoriginals wants $700. I
> have been
> searching for one for my '73 for years. (The current bumper has a nasty
> kink in the middle.)
>
> This puts me to wondering just how rare 71-74 spiders are (this may
> apply back to 69, the
> first year the kamm tail was introduced. Is that right?)

> It just seems that during the last few years I just don't see them up

> for sale, in good or bad condition,
> plus the problem of finding parts specific to them. It seems to me there
> are more boat tails floating around.
> I just wonder if the disappearance of this particular series, noted at
> the beginning by the redesign of the
> tail, and at the end by styling and trim compromises to federal
> regulations, isn't a carefully guarded secret?
>
> John
> 73 Alfa Spider
>

 Actually the first year for the Kamm tail in the US was 71. The 69 was
still a BoatTail. The Duetto was the first BoatTail and was produced in both
67 and 68. It had a 1600 engine and dual Webers.  The 69/70 BoatTail was the
first year to have the Spica Fuel Injection and had a 1750 engine. The 69
BoatTail is often identified as a Duetto. It is not a Duetto technically,
but the two model did look very much alike.

As for production numbers, the Sports Market Newsletter sez there were
15,047 of both of the BoatTail version produced. Unfortunately the number
produced for the later Kamm
 tail versions. I strongly suspect there were a lot more of the Kamm Tails
made however.
I further suspect that the reason that there are more of the BoatTail
spiders around has to do with value. That probably also means that a lot of
the Kamm Tail spiders have been scraped or abandoned. That could also
increase the value of the available parts such a bumpers etc. Guess my only
real suggestion for finding a bumper for you car is to contact APE Alfa
Parts Exchange. They do have an amazing of hard to find parts.

Good luck,
Fred Zimmermann
67 Duetto
69 Berlina
71 GTV 53 Chevy Pickup

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