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09/11/2026 11:19 am
To set the stage, here is an Alfa Romeo 1750 Spider (Minichamps) in standard production guise for 1968. By the 70s, Alfa was worried about changing American attitudes to safety and to open top touring. Pininfarina tried twice to convince Alfa to modernize. They built 2 prototypes: the Alfetta Spider in 1972 and the Eagle Cabriolet in 1975. I assume Alfa was not too impressed and stayed with the classic Spider for many more years, probably a wise choice.
Kess introduced the yellow Alfetta Spider last year and just produced the red Eagle the end of this year. I do like the targa style of the newer one so I purchased the open version. I opted for the closed version of the Alfetta though because it came in safety yellow. Both were based on Alfetta underpinnings
Pininfarina went with the then-modern wedge shape but also large front and rear safety bumpers as well. However, these safety upgrades did not sell management on these designs and both ended up in the Alfa Romeo Museo.
It's nice that Kess ended up doing both - makes a nice 1970's set!
This topic was modified 2 days ago by Karl Schnelle
