Alfa Romeo Duetto Blog
The name Duetto was dropped after just 1 year. In 1967, Alfa started calling the car Spider. In the following 27 years of its life, the engine grew to 1750 cc and eventually 2000 cc to compensate tighter emission control and increased weight. The body also evolved gradually: the long long round tail was chopped in 1969; the plastic headlamp covers were discarded in 1974; black plastic bumper with integral grille was used from 1983. Unfortunately, the last revision in 1990 ruined its sleek shape by using a rectangular (though body-colored) bumpers. Today, looking back to the evolution of Spider, we can see how the history of automotive styling developed from the 60s to the 90s, and unfortunately, how safety laws ruined the golden era of automotive styling.
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