For Sale at Auction: 2009 Alfa Romeo 8C in Monterey, California

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.