1967 Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 Duetto

Few cars can claim to be counter-culture heroes, but when Dustin Hoffman had his epiphany in 1967's generation-defining movie "The Graduate", he not only did so in the vehicle itself, but the ensuing drama established the film and the vehicle as inseparable in our collective conscience. That would be enough to cement the car's status, but it didn't stop there. The name "Duetto" literally means "a song for two voices", and the design of the car had the distinction of being the last to enjoy a personal association from the legendary Battista "Pinin" Farina - his own swansong - whilst the car itself created its own soaring melodies through an astonishing four decades of production - almost unheard of for any car, let alone a sports thoroughbred.

This particular, left-hand drive, Alfa Romeo Spider Duetto was delivered new to the Netherlands in 1967 and was first registered in the UK in September 1993. It is classically finished in Rosso with a Nero leather interior and matching carpets throughout. The cockpit is quintessentially sixties Alfa with its painted dashboard, black and white Veglia instruments, and wood-rimmed Nardi steering wheel, and is the sort of place that could transform a wet Wednesday in Worthing into a May afternoon in Tuscany. Cleary the recipient of a body respray at some point in its life, and likely to have had trim work done, this little Spider sits well and looks absolutely stunning, with its gleaming red paintwork complementing the flowing Pininfarina lines.

Sundry service invoices and old MoT certificates are contained within the history file, along with a UK V5c and an MoT until early January '17. This lovely 'boat tail' Alfa Romeo Spider, now showing 67,350 miles on the odometer, is the perfect candidate to make the most of the rest of our summer. Bellissimo!