Reader Ride: 2007 Alfa Romeo Spider
Whoa. Monday came and went entirely too fast, and in our haste to get all the news that's fit to post up for your adoring eyes, we spaced on our Reader Ride feature. That's okay though, since this Alfa was worth the wait.
Paul Blathwayt was kind enough to share a few shots of his brand-spankin' new 2007 Alfa Romeo Spider with us, and although the details are scarce, we think it definitely deserves its fifteen-minutes of fame. Equipped with the 2.2-liter petrol engine, this Misano Blue model was the first Spider the dealer had ever seen in this particular hue. Paul was smart enough to snatch it up less than two months ago, and decided to take a few pics so he can feel our envy abroad. When the 8C comes this direction next year, we'd be more than pleased to see a few of these stashed on the boat ride over.
Two more photos are posted after the jump, and if you haven't done so already, be sure to submit your own ride to our Flickr pool by following the directions after the jump.
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Create a Flickr account if you don't already have one. Join the group called "Autoblog Reader Rides." Upload up to three photos of your ride to your own account at a size no larger than 450 pixels wide and include as much information about it and yourself as you can. Vehicles lacking description will not be eligible and will be summarily deleted. Click on each photo and just above the picture it will say "Send to group". Click that and select the Autoblog group. You're done!
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Mike 11:21AM (7/31/2007)
Thank You. I don't get to see these often (ever).
From: Alfa Fan in the USA
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Tiochristopher 1:52PM (7/31/2007)
I think it is a beautiful car and I don't even like blue
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Andrew 11:30AM (7/31/2007)
I saw an older Spider this morning (late 80s or early 90s) and was thinking about Alfa and if they'll bring it back over to the US.
Very nice ride
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Corey L 11:33AM (7/31/2007)
Saw the sedan in Italy back in June, and it looked amazing. The Spider is phenomenal!
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F451 11:52AM (7/31/2007)
Beautiful ride Paul, and I too wish that this automobile would see the shores of the USA. Thanks for sharing!
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3cubedminus3squared 11:54AM (7/31/2007)
I've seen a couple of the hatchbacks down in Mexico.
Very nice cars.
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Tyo 12:09PM (7/31/2007)
Dont get me wrong, I think alfa's are amazing looking. But something about the high price and FF layout, even w/AWD doesnt seem worth it. I love SAAB too, and they remind me of eachother in a underpowered FWD but nice looking sort of way
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chuck goolsbee 12:49PM (7/31/2007)
Very nice. I can't wait until Alfa returns to the US. We need more CARS on the road over here (and fewer trucks masquerading as cars thankyouverymuch!) This car has more style and grace than anything out of Detroit, since... well... ever.
I love the fact that Alfa Romeo has the balls to offer this car with a Diesel engine too. I swear, the first automaker that sells a 2-seat roadster in the USA with an oil-burner gets my cash. I will be the first to buy one. Audi? Alfa? VW? I'm in.
I know you all think I'm nuts but I think you all are delusional. You have bought into the whole concept that in order for a car to be good, it has to have >300HP and be loaded down with a thousand pounds of high-tech gizmos. There was a time, when small, lightweight cars, with open tops and modest motors of agricultural origin were the norm... and you know what?... They were more fun than barrel of monkeys!
If you've never been for a drive in an old Triumph TR3 or TR4, or maybe an MG B, or an Alfa Romeo from the 1960s, you have missed out on a truly life-altering experience! As a wise man once said, "There is great joy to be found in driving a slow car fast."
I think the time is right to resurrect that concept and Diesel (especially if fueled by alternate sources such as S/WVO or BioDiesel) is the right technology to do it.
--chuck
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Brad 1:12PM (7/31/2007)
Wow, that car looks amazing, definitely sell well in North America!
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Christopher Watts 1:12PM (7/31/2007)
Now THAT'S the lil blue pill that works!
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Christopher Watts 1:15PM (7/31/2007)
Now THAT'S the lil blue pill we could use!
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taipeileviathan 2:35PM (7/31/2007)
i hate to be the one to say it, but i don't see why this should be the RR of the day.
don't get me wrong, i LOVE this car (it's in my screensaver pics) and would give 1 1/2 kidneys to have it (gorgeous color too) but it really seems to go against the spirit of RR, which, as Damon himself put it last week, is "so we can showcase what the majority of us roll on a daily basis." The last featured "ride is exactly the kind of thing we're into; a rather staid means of transport that is well loved by its owner."
i personally believe that the only exception to this rule should be the older classic cars like the E-type and/or that NSX from awhile back. i think the key is love... and not love as in, honeymoon-period-love, but love as in been-through-hell-but-you're-still-my-baby kind of love. i would say any car purchased--much less manufactured--within a year or two ago i don't think should qualify, no matter how lovely, rare, expensive, desirable, etc. just my 2c.
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Juvenille 4:39PM (7/31/2007)
Don't be hatin' !!!
Rob 4:50PM (7/31/2007)
I agree. The majority of us do not roll around in brand new cars either. Nix the 'new' vehicles from the list, and nix the totally stock ones, unless there is good reason for them to be stock. If they're classics, cool, keep them stock, but if it's something new... I mean, who cares? This one for example. They make thousands of them in this color. Big effing deal if the 'dealer' had never seen one in this hue.
chuck goolsbee 5:48PM (7/31/2007)
I have to differ with you TL. The Spider is not a massively pricey car, and I'd be willing to bet that Paul LOVES this machine as much as any gearhead loves their wheels. An 8C would fall into your exclusion criteria, but not a new Spider. The only real criteria here is that the car is owned by one of us... that is an Autoblog reader. This one fits the bill.
Don't limit the choice of Reader Ride by any criteria other than readership. I want to see them all... totally stock, massively modified, brand new, really old, vintage & classics, family heirlooms, and rusty beaters!
I'm the guy with the E-type from last year's RRotD BTW. It is currently off the road while the steering rack is rebuilt. The goal is to have it running again by August 9th when I'm (ironically) scheduled to run the Oregon Alfa club's Monte Shelton Northwest Classic Vintage Rally. Then in September I'm going on a road trip out to Montana in it to once again run the "Going to the Sun Rally"... should be a blast.
--chuck
http://chuck.goolsbee.org
Andy 3:37PM (7/31/2007)
Killer.
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Claud Pipkin 4:58PM (7/31/2007)
Yum yum!,...Drool!........I want one, no two I'll take two......Plus an 8C Black/Red, no Dk.Blue/Red..........
I'll be great to see the Alfas back in the USA.....Great car......We could use some of them Fiats too.....
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