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StarLight Garage suggests automobile gems to be included in the Gran Turismo Series.The Italian Classic, Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva Spider from 1954 should be one of them.
For me I believe this classic is, this is certainly one of the most beautiful car forms/lines ever created by men.
Enjoy!
The Alfa Romeo 2000 Sportiva Spider is a 2 litre sports car developed in the early 1950s. It was designed by Franco Scaglione from Bertone, two coupes and two roadsters (1900 Sport Spider) were made.
Franco himself admitted this was his favorite car, ever. The car was originally made after the makings of the Disco Volante, although lot more modern in its lines.
The car was intended to go mass production but that never happened and Giulietta Sprint took its space as more mainstream mass production car.
The 2000 Sportiva has 2 liter engine fed with two twin side Weber draft carburettors producing 138 PS (101 kW; 136 hp), that gave top speed of 220 km/h (137 mph). The all aluminum body sits in spaceframe chassis (seen also in Disco Volante) and the suspension has De Dion axle at the rear.
I honestly believe this is, overall, one of the most beautiful art forms ever created.
The car was originally made after the makings of the Disco Volante, although lot more modern in its lines. It used a 2 litre engine, developing 138bhp on a bodywork which weighed less than a ton.
The really sad part is that only 2 units of the Sportiva were built.
Specifications
Country of origin: Italy
Produced in: 1954
Numbers built: 2 units
Engine
Configuration: Straight 4
Location: Front, longitudinally mounted
Construction: Cast-iron block, light alloy head
Displacement: 1.997 liter / 121.9 cu in
Bore: 85.0 mm (3.3 in)
Stroke: 88.0 mm (3.5 in)
Compression: 9.0:1
Valvetrain: 4 valves / cylinder, DOHC
Fuel feed: 2 Weber 50 DCO3 Carburettors
Aspiration: Naturally Aspirated
Power: 138 bhp / 103 KW @ 6500 rpm
BHP/Liter: 69 bhp / liter
Drivetrain
Chassis: Aluminium body on steel space frame
Front suspension: Double wishbones, coil springs
Rear suspension: DeDion axle, transverse beam, coil springs
Steering: Worm and roller
Brakes: Hydraulic drums, all-round
Gearbox: 5 speed Manual
Drive: Rear Wheel Drive
Dimensions
Length: 3600 mm (141.7 in)
Width: 1540 mm (60.6 in)
Height: 1120 mm (44.1 in)
Wheelbase: 2200 mm (86.6 in)
Track front: 1270 mm (50 in)
Track rear: 1310 mm (51.6 in)
Weight: 915 kilo / 2017.2 lbs
Performance figures
Power to weight: 0.15 bhp / kg
Top Speed: 220 km/h (137 mph)
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