"One Word: Plastics".... [PIC]

That was the sage advice given to Dustin Hoffman at his graduation party. Almost as famous as the 1967 movie was was his little Pininfarina styled Alfa Romeo 1600 Veloce Spyder. It was given the nickname "Duetto" from a 'name that car' contest, but Alfa wasn't allowed to use that officially as a brand because they were sued by a candy company that used the same name for one of their products. Hoffman's character lived within an upper middle class bubble, and, to me, it seemed like a pretentious 'sissy car'. I mean, hell, get a GTO or a 442, for crying out loud. I mean, a 1.6 liter engine?!?!. I have to say over the years, I've learned to appreciate what it was, but it is still another exotic import I couldn't fit into anyway. Hoffman is a dwarfish 5'5" and even he was spilling out of it. This AUTOart came to me as a review piece in white rather than the red movie car. It's a well done model up to their standards back then.