For Sale: 1982 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider Veloce in Cleveland, Ohio

Beautiful Alfa-Romeo Veloce Spider. 45,195 miles indicated. Backdated chrome bumpers, Alfaholics GTA Veloce wheels, upgraded cams, retrofitted Weber carbs. Beautiful color combination. Fantastic two-seater that sings like an Italian is supposed to sing. Every car guy should own an Italian car at some point, and this very pretty 1982 Alfa-Romeo Veloce Spider is an inexpensive way to get some Italian in your life. With just over 45,000 miles, it's still in fantastic condition and has obviously been treated as something special all its life. Recently, it has been treated to a bit of a makeover using the chrome bumpers from an earlier model to give it an all-new look (or should we say an older look). As a result, it has the look its designers intended, a much cleaner profile that eliminates that heavy, bulky look of the original plastic bumpers. The handsome Ivory paint is a nice change from the usual bright red or white you usually see on these cars, giving it a subtle, sophisticated look. The styling by Pininfarina has aged rather well, and it has a wonderful Italian look with lots of neat details, including those flush-mounted door handles, the traditional Alfa grille up front, and the lovely Alfa Romeo script on the tail. With so few miles, it has never been fully apart but the paint has been touched up here and there, but there's nothing that stands out as needing attention. In fact, it looks fantastic! Panel gaps are decent (on par with '80s Italian build quality), the doors close with a nice solid sound, and there's a great shine to the finish. This is a car you'll be proud to own. The brown leatherette interior is holding up superbly, a testament to the car's low mileage and excellent care over the past four decades. A lovely wood-rimmed steering wheel is the highlight of the interior, and in true Italian fashion, you sit a little closer than you'd expect. Big, round Jaeger gauges cover the basics, with auxiliary gauges in the middle. That funky shifter sticking out of the center stack seems odd at first, but feels quite natural in operation, and it snaps through the gears with precision. The stereo has been upgraded, probably in the late '80s, to a Kenwood AM/FM/cassette unit with speakers in the kick panels, but if you're listening to the radio in your Italian roadster, you're doing it wrong. Monogrammed floor mats protect what appear to be the original carpets and the door panels are in amazing condition. The black convertible top is in good condition and is likewise probably original to the car, and it stows easily behind the seats with a matching brown boot. There's also a good-sized trunk that's ideal for road trips. The 2.0 liter DOHC inline-4 was originally fuel injected to meet 1980s emissions standards, but the system was complex and tough to service, so the entire setup was replaced by a pair of side-draft Weber carburetors. Webers are the preferred setup on these cars, and they perfectly complement the upgraded cams making for improved performance and a spectacular soundtrack all with less maintenance. The rest is standard Spider equipment, although the later models benefited from a lot of upgrades that the earlier cars did not, so this car represents the best of both worlds. The 5-speed manual shifts cleanly, funky shifter notwithstanding, and there's a limited slip rear end with 4.10 gears out back, so the car feels lively around town. You'll note that it's quite clean underneath (nobody is using one of these as a winter car), and all of the structural areas are totally solid. The springs and shocks have been upgraded to sharpen the handling a bit and 4-wheel disc brakes were standard equipment. The exhaust system sounds heroic at full bore, and it sits on a set of 15-inch Alfaholics Veloce GTA aluminum wheels with right-sized 195/60/15 performance radials all around. Documentation is extensive, including original owner's manuals, a copy of the window sticker, factory service manuals, marketing materials, and a few decades' worth of service receipts. Italian cars are just special. They feel different, as if they were built solely for the joy of driving. This Alfa Romeo is proof that they don't have to be expensive, and this wonderful little roadster delivers the same wonderful experience as its more expensive counterparts. Find out why Italian cars are so cherished, give us a call today!Harwood Motors always recommends and welcomes personal or professional inspections of any vehicle in our inventory prior to purchase.