The 10 Rarest Alfa Romeo Spiders

The classic Alfa Romeo Spider enjoyed the longest production run of any Alfa model before or since, stealing hearts all over the world for almost 28 years. But some versions didn’t sell quite as well as others, while some were special editions whose production numbers were limited from the outset.

Matteo Licata
Roadster Life

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Alfa Romeo Spider
The iconic 1966 Alfa Romeo Spider (picture from the Author)

It must be said, though, that Italians are much better at designing pretty cars than keeping track of how many they make, and the 1966–93 Spider is no exception. For this article’s purposes, I’ve cross-referenced various sources, all placing the grand total of Spiders made at around 124.000, with a few hundred cars of difference depending on who you ask.

Without further ado, here are the ten rarest variants of the classic Alfa Romeo Spider.

10) 1750 Veloce “Series One” (1967–69)–3280 Cars

Like many beautiful things in life, the 1750 Veloce series 1 only had a short, fleeting existence. Introduced in 1967, just a year after the Spider’s launch in ’66, the original “round-tail” 1750 Veloce got only a couple of summers to shine before…

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Matteo Licata
Roadster Life

I’ve been obsessed with cars for as long as I remember and, after working in automobile design for a decade, now I’m a lecturer, a published author, a YouTuber