1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider
- Engine
- 2.0L twin-cam inline-four, numbers-matching
A 1959 Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider bodied by Carrozzeria Touring, one of just over 3,400 produced between 1958 and 1961, completed on 18 September 1959 and first delivered to a customer in southern Germany. Factory documentation from Alfa Romeo's Museo Storico confirms its origins. The car later migrated to Southern California and, from 2005, underwent a thorough multi-year concours-grade restoration covering bodywork, paint, interior, mechanical components, and all brightwork, with numbers-matching drivetrain retained throughout.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$196,000
- 1959-09-18 →Factory deliveryFirst owner in southern Germanyfull documentation
Delivery confirmed by a German chassis tag and factory production records held at Alfa Romeo's historical museum.
- → 2005Acquisition unknownEuropean sports car collection in Orange County, Californiapartial documentation
Car is believed to have arrived in Southern California during the 1960s; it was complete but required restoration at time of sale.
- 2005 →Private saleCurrent consignorpartial documentation
Collector with a focus on Touring-bodied vehicles who undertook a thorough multi-year restoration, sourcing a second Spider chassis solely to obtain otherwise unobtainable trim components.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
Comprehensive multi-year concours-level restoration encompassing bodywork, paint, and interior finishing executed to an unrestricted budget, with original gauges and factory steering wheel refurbished and all chrome brightwork replated. A donor Spider chassis was purchased solely to source otherwise unobtainable original trim components.
Work conducted after 2005 acquisition. Body, paint, and interior work used many of the same specialists employed on a concurrent Ferrari 250 Cabriolet restoration.
- —MechanicalSports and Collector Car Service Center
Full mechanical refurbishment of the drivetrain and associated components, retaining the numbers-matching twin-cam four-cylinder engine.
Work carried out by Pat Ritz of the Tempe, Arizona facility as part of the broader post-2005 restoration.
- —MaintenanceChristensen Plating
All brightwork and chrome trim pieces stripped and replated to a high standard.
Los Angeles, California-based plating specialist retained for this work during the multi-year restoration.
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