1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider by Touring
- Engine
- 2.0L twin-cam inline-four, 115 bhp
- Colour
- 'Grigio Biacca' (grey-white) over burgundy interior
A 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider bodied by Carrozzeria Touring under their celebrated Superleggera construction method, chassis AR 102.04.00828 was manufactured on 7 September 1959 and dispatched to France via the Renault national agency. Finished in Grigio Biacca over a burgundy interior, it spent virtually its entire life in France before moving to Italy in the late 1990s, where a comprehensive restoration was begun and subsequently completed by its current owner. It is presented in original colour with a re-upholstered interior and mechanically recommissioned.
Ownership
- 2018-10-05Auction saleSold €95,000 (≈ $105K)
- 1959 → 1961Private saleFirst private owner in Marseille (Département 13)partial documentation
Acquired the car in Marseille later in the year of manufacture; identity not recorded.
- 1959-09-09 → 1959Factory deliveryRégie Nationale Usines Renault, Billancourtfull documentation
Initial recipient of the car from the factory, acting as a French distribution intermediary before the vehicle was passed to its first private owner in Marseille.
- 1961 → 1963Acquisition unknownOwner in Toulon, Francepartial documentation
Car relocated to Toulon under this unnamed owner's tenure.
- 1963 → 1968Acquisition unknownOwner in Valence, Francepartial documentation
Car remained in Valence for roughly five years under this unnamed custodian.
- 1969 → 1989Acquisition unknownBrocanteur in Étoile, Francepartial documentation
A dealer in second-hand goods who held the car for two decades in Étoile.
- 1989 → 1997Private salePierre Robin, Beaumes de Venisepartial documentation
French owner who kept the car in apparently original, unrestored condition throughout his tenure.
- 1997 → 2014Private salePrevious owner in Italypartial documentation
Moved the car from France to Italy and initiated a careful but ultimately incomplete restoration before selling it on.
- 2014 →Private saleCurrent ownerfull documentation
Acquired the car in Italy as a partially completed restoration project, finished the work, had mechanical components checked and revised, and holds invoices along with original French registration documents and restoration photographs.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A thorough restoration was begun by the previous Italian owner, covering bodywork and interior, though the project was not completed before the car changed hands.
Described as a painstaking process; restoration photographs are included in the car's documentation.
- —Restoration
The current owner completed the restoration, retaining the original Grigio Biacca exterior finish and fitting a re-upholstered dark-red interior.
Restoration photos are on file.
- —Mechanical
A mechanical check was carried out covering the carburettors and transmission, with supporting invoices retained.
Car described as being in very good mechanical condition following this work.
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