Vehicle Description
Chassis No. ZARJA281990049811
The Alfa Romeo 8C Competizione spearheaded a brand revival that
returned the marque to performance status. After nearly a decade
out of the premium sports car segment, Alfa would bewitch fans of
high-performance Italian machines again at the 2003 Frankfurt Motor
Show with its concept for the exclusive 8C Competizione. Designed
by Wolfgang Egger at Alfa Romeo Centro Stile, the 8C's lines evoked
those of Alfas from the 1950s and 1960s. Named for its cylinder
count and racing history, the 8C Competizione immortalized the 8C
line of pre-war race cars that won the Mille Miglia, Targa Florio,
and 24 Hours of Le Mans, as well as the 6C Competizione that Juan
Manuel Fangio raced to victory in post-war competition.
The open-top 8C Spider debuted at the 2005 Pebble Beach Concours
d'Elegance to immediate acclaim, with a groundswell of enthusiasm
nearly forcing Alfa Romeo to begin production in 2009. Despite
being 220 pounds heavier, the Spider's performance is quite similar
with a 180-mph top speed just one mph shy of its coupe sibling.
Power is supplied by a 4.7-liter cross-plane V8 made by Ferrari and
a six-speed "robotised" transmission. The roadster featured a
two-piece fabric soft top that folded in a z-pattern at the push of
a button, giving the driver unhindered aural access to its Prancing
Horse-composed song. It is no wonder the 8C Spider won Evo
magazine's "Best Sounding Car" in 2011. Alfa Romeo built 500 8C
Competizione coupes and planned to build the same number of Spiders
but only 329 examples were completed by the end of its production
run, making the 8C Spider one of the rarest modern Alfas one can
obtain.
This 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C Spider is finished in optional Rosso 8C and
is one of just 35 8C Spiders sold new to the U.S. market. It comes
standard with Brembo carbon ceramic brakes, Alfa Romeo's signature
five-spoke alloy wheels, and Sparco carbon fiber seats trimmed in
Red full-grain Schedoni leather. Factory fitted options include GPS
navigation, leather-wrapped interior handles, a leather storage
pouch between the seats, passenger compartment mats, 8C stitching
on the seats, and a matching Schedoni luggage bag. The additional
extras added $17,619 to the total with the original window sticker
revealing an impressive final MSRP of $321,669!
The clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report shows that this example was
delivered new via Miller Motorcars of Greenwich, Connecticut, and
remained on the East Coast with two private owners with a slow but
steady accumulation of miles befitting its collectible status
before the car's relocation to Southern California in late 2024.
Offered now with just 1,750 miles, this 8C Spider is as alluring as
it is rare and represents a pivotal return to form for the
visionary Italian marque.
