2600 spider in Australia

pbhawkin · June 19, 2023, 06:50:06 PM

Hi all,
Does anyone know how many RHD 2600 spiders were delivered to Australia?

Regards
Peter
Mudgee

Craig_m67 · June 21, 2023, 04:08:41 PM

"Alfa Romeo Downunder Part One - The Early Years" by David Wright [1992] mentions the 2600 Spider saying "only a handful of these cars reached Australia" [page 56]

I've never seen a Spider in Aust.
I've seen two (2600) Coupes/Sprints

There's a thread on here with Massiveluvbuddy67 (Phil) mentioning that he has a register.. perhaps PM him?

https://www.alfaclubvic.org.au/forum/index.php/topic,14128.0.html

GTV-074 · June 21, 2023, 05:27:49 PM

We do have a number of 2600 Spiders scattered around the place (couldn't say how many).

We also have a 2000 Spider, virtually identical (except a 4 cyl as opposed to a 6 for the 2600 and some different body detailing. eg Bonnet scoops).

The grey 2000 spider story can be found here,

https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/readers-rides/1604/1960-alfa-romeo-touring-spider-reader-ride

The Red 2600 one is from last years Show here in Vic.

Cheers.

Paul.

GTV-074 · June 21, 2023, 05:28:31 PM

pbhawkin · June 21, 2023, 09:50:17 PM

Thanks for the replies Craig and Paul.
Yes I mean to try out some more 105 spiders including duetto.
Paul that is a very lovely 2000! I wouldn't say no to a 2000 or 2600 but would really want a RHD version.
Maybe I should look at importing one from the UK?! 😀

pancho · August 13, 2024, 05:14:52 PM

Quote from: GTV-074 on June 21, 2023, 05:27:49 PMThe grey 2000 spider story can be found here,

https://www.tradeuniquecars.com.au/readers-rides/1604/1960-alfa-romeo-touring-spider-reader-ride

Cheers.

Paul.

This really is a spectacular car in amazing condition.

creative agency · August 20, 2025, 09:34:04 PM

Hi Peter,

Good question! The Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider was quite a rare model worldwide, and only a small number of RHD versions were produced in total. From what I've seen in Alfa club records and discussions, Australia received very few factory-delivered RHD 2600 Spiders — likely just a handful, perhaps fewer than a dozen. Many of the cars here were either personal imports or later conversions from LHD.

If you're chasing precise figures, I'd suggest checking with the Alfa Romeo Owners Club of Australia or the Italian car registries that sometimes keep shipping records.

As a webdesigner ansfelden, I've stumbled across a few collector sites that list chassis numbers, so I can point you in that direction if you'd like.

Cheers,