GTV Spider (Type 916) 1995 - 2004

I had never owned an Alfa till this became my 50th birthday present to myself . Over the years I had owned Fords , Audi's , VW , Toyota's , Nissans etc , but then got an obsession with owning an affordable Italian sports car . I had looked at a Busso engined GTV in silver at a Caterham specialist , but never owning an Alfa before I frankly bottled it . This came up soon afterwards , presented well though certainly not concourse , and not without it's niggles .

Alfa Romeo Spider Lusso Twin Spark 16v 1970 cc 155bhp . CF2 . Twin cam , 4 valves per cylinder , variable valve timing , hydraulic tappets and double counter weighting on the crankshaft with a torsional damper . Multi link rear suspension 

Zoe Yellow 513  registered 05 05 1999 , standard car , Zender hoops , Momo leather seats , electric roof . Air conditioning , airbags , power steering , abs , discs all round , automatic climate control .

The Alfa Romeo GTV ( Gran Turismo Veloce ) and convertible spider were two sports cars  produced from 1995 to 2004 . Initially offered with 2.0TS ,  and 3.0 Busso V6 12 v .Based on the Fiat Group Tipo Due , the car was designed by Enrico Furnia at Pininfarina , with Walter de Silva doing the interior at Centro Stile Alfa Romeo. Production started late 1993 , at Arese plant in Milan . In 1996 a new 3.0 V6  24 v became available , with larger brakes . In 1998 the phase 2 was released , subtle changes to the interior and exterior . A new 1.8 engine and the 2.0 twin spark tweaked to raise power to 155ps also a 2.0V6 TB available for the spider. In July 2000 the last cars were produced at Arese . Production moved to San Giorgio Canavese in Turin . In 2003 a last revamp  phase 3 which included 2.0 jts  and a 3.2 V6 24 v . This also included a revised front end and interior  During it's production around 39000 Spiders were built , and 41,700 GTV'S