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Alfa Romeo 8C Spider conceptItalian sporting car manufacturer, Alfa Romeo, will be displaying and running an impressive array of Alfa Romeo cars from its world renowned museum collection at Arese, Milan, during this weekend’s Goodwood Festival of Speed in Sussex (7-9 July).Alfa Romeo SpiderAnd alongside these seven historic vehicles, two new Alfa Romeos will be making their UK public debuts at Goodwood. The new Alfa Spider will be starring on the Alfa Romeo stand, following its international public debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March, where it was named Cabrio of the Year 2006 by a panel of international motoring writers. This all-new Spider has an important place in Alfa Romeo’s enviable heritage, which began with the Giulietta Spider in the 1950s, and includes the Duetto which this year celebrates its 40th anniversary. The all-new Alfa Spider will become available in the UK at the beginning of 2007. Also making its UK debut at Goodwood is the Alfa Romeo 8C Spider concept, designed by Alfa Romeo Centro Stile. It was first shown at last year’s Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance in California, where Alfa Romeo was the featured marque, and more recently the car won this year’s Villa d’Este Concours d’Elegance Design Award for concept cars. The 8C Spider can be seen in action on the Goodwood Hillclimb course at the weekend.Amongst the museum cars in action and on display is the 500bhp Alfa 33 TT12 which won Alfa Romeo the World Manufacturers’ title in 1975, winning seven out of eight races. Alfa Romeo star drivers, Arturo Merzario and Nino Vaccarella, will be reunited with this car at the weekend. And completing this year’s Festival of Speed theme – Racing for Glory – a Century of Grands Prix – will be the 425bhp 1951 Alfetta 159 single seater in which Juan Manuel Fangio won the 1951 World Championship; and the P2 Gran Premio which won the First World Championship in 1925, leading to the introduction of the laurel wreath around Alfa Romeo’s world famous emblem.Alfa Romeo is once again a sponsor of the annual Goodwood Festival of Speed.

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autoshow 78th International Geneva Motor Show new modelsFew supercars this century have captured the public’s imagination like the awesome Alfa 8C Competizione. That is, until now. Just as the delivery schedule is being finalised on the 41 models destined for the UK, Alfa Romeo will unveil its stunning convertible version, the exquisite Alfa 8C Spider at next month’s Geneva Motor Show.usually arresting from every angle, the Alfa 8C Spider looks every inch a supercar, and under the bonnet the same 4.7 litre V8 as in the 8C coupe produces 450bhp, which is channelled through a sophisticated 6-speed F1-style paddle shift gearbox to the rear wheels.Inside the carbon fibre cockpit, a dashboard-mounted button effortlessly transforms the perfectly cosseted cabin of the Alfa 8C Spider into a sublime open top GT cruiser. Constructed from two layers of fabric, the roof creates a perfectly weatherproof, acoustically comfortable passenger environment.For added individuality, the roof can also be personalised in various colours to suit the body colour of the vehicle.Like its coupe stablemate, production of the Alfa 8C Spider will be limited to 500 units, and just like its coupe counterpart it is expected to sell out within weeks of being announced.

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