Vehicle Description
1987 Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate - Red over Tan - 2.0L Inline 4 - 5
Speed Manual (Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1987
Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate on a website other than our Garage Kept
Motors site, it's possible that you've only seen some of our many
photographs of the car due to third-party website limitations. To
be sure you access all the more than 145 photographs, as well as a
short start-up and walk-around video, and a link to Carfax history
report, please go to our main website: Garage Kept Motors.) An Alfa
Spider represents a very affordable way to get the classic roadster
experience. �€" Automobile Magazine, February 2011 Automobile
writer, Jay Lorio, continued to provide more perspective on the
third-generation Alfa roadsters: The next iteration, the '83 to '90
Series 3 models, got a... black rubber ducktail rear spoiler,
better-integrated bumpers, and (in '86) interior revisions. They
enjoy more reliable Bosch fuel injection and available
air-conditioning (both of which actually came on board in '82). The
Spider's DOHC four-cylinder engine makes 115 hp in stock trim, and
it's generally criticized for being slow off the line, but it wakes
up once you get moving. The Alfa engine is happiest in the upper
rev ranges, generally from 3000 rpm to the redline at 5800.
Zuniga's car, however, has been updated with period Alfa
performance parts, which give it a loping idle but really enhance
takeoff. This Spider has no problem keeping up with the aggressive
action on New Jersey freeways. You'll hear the engine working,
though. As (a current owner) puts it, 'When I got my first Spider,
my friends could hear me coming from down the block.' Hearing the
engine sing is a part of the unfiltered experience of driving a
Spider. So, too, is the unassisted steering, which provides great
feel and reasonable effort even at parking speeds. The disc brakes
have plenty of bite, and the suspension is lively yet doesn't crash
over bumps. This is one fun-to-drive roadster that doesn't feel out
of its element in modern traffic. Offered here is a 1987 Series 3
Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate in red (with black soft top) over tan.
The current odometer reading is 121,279 miles, or just under 3,600
miles per-year on average since new. The car has been well
maintained and shows only a few signs of normal use over three
decades. The perfectly Italian, red exterior non-metallic paint is
in overall good condition with light road rash on the
forward-facing surfaces and some light patina elsewhere (including
the door edges). There is no sign of body-impact damage; no dings
or dents on the sheet metal. (To best assess the quality of the
paint and trim finishes, be sure to view the close-up photographs
of the car in the accompanying gallery.) Black trim on the side
mirrors, body-side trim, and front and rear bumpers is all free of
damage. The tastefully limited chrome on the Pininfarina-designed
body-including headlight trim, window surrounds, and unique Alfa
door handles-is in very good condition with minimal patina. Factory
badging is all properly in place: the front Alfa Romeo crest
emblem, Graduate script on the front fenders, Pininfarina emblem
forward of the rear wheels, a second Alfa Romeo crest on the rear
deck, and both Injection and Graduate badges on the rear spoiler.
Cabin glass and lighting lenses are clear and free of cracks. The
black soft top is in excellent condition and fits properly. Factory
14-inch, 4-lug steel wheels (with Alfa-Romeo crest-embossed chrome
center caps) are mounted with 185/70 Michelin® Destiny radial
tires. Inside, tan completes the perfectly Italian theme.
Horizontally styled tan seat upholstery remains in very
well-maintained condition free of flaws or excessive wear and only
minor looseness. Brown carpeting (slightly faded in spots) covers
the cabin floors with protective carpet mats in place. Stereo
speakers are mounted behind the seats. Door trim in tan and black
is in very good
