Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider 1963: Le Mépris – Contempt (Jean-Luc Godard, 1963)

Alfa Romeo Touring Spider

The 1963 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider: Introduced in 1962 at the Geneva Motor Show and produced until 1966, the 2600 model succeeded the 2000 series. Available as a four-door sedan (Berlina), a two-door coupe (Sprint), and an open two-door Spider. Berlinas were designed and built in-house by Alfa Romeo. Sprints were designed by Bertone and built by OSI. Spiders were designed and built by Touring of Milan.

1962 Alfa Romeo 2600 Spider by Touring (pictured above) sold For €81.200, inclusive of applicable buyer’s fee. RM | Sotheby’s – PARIS 5 – 6 FEBRUARY 2014

  • According to auto evaluator Hagerty.ca : The average cost of a vintage Alfa Romeo 2600 (for the model year 1965 runs anywhere from $25 to $120K, depending on condition.)
  • $118,000 Condition #1: “Concours” vehicles are the best in the world. The visual image is of the best vehicle, in the right colors, driving onto the lawn at the finest concours. Perfectly clean, the vehicle has been groomed down to the tire treads. Painted and chromed surfaces are mirror-like. Dust and dirt are banned, and materials used are correct and superbly fitted. The one word description for #1 vehicles is “concours.”
  • #2 Excellent $69,000
  • #3 Good $39,700
  • #4 Fair $25,000
  • The term for Condition #1 is Concours – French for Contest for competition.

Volkswagen Beetle: Herbie the Love Bug, What’s Up Doc, Bumblebee (Transformers)

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VW Beetles: Seen in a starring role in such movies as Roma, where the car was a symbol of the wife, who was allowed to drive the functional, and decidedly non-flashy, vehicle that offered a beautiful contrast to her husband’s huge American luxury car that could barely fit into the garage. The humble people’s car from the eponymous “Volkswagen” brand generally fits in as a shortcut to humility in movie characters. Look at Kevin Bacon in Footloose, or the independent and youthful forces of Lindsay Lohan in Herbie or Hailee Steinfeld in Bumblebee, a Transformers spinoff that lacked a turbo boost of testosterone, but made up for it in character. 

HISTORY: The history of Volkswagen is largely known – but not so often talked about, given it’s role in the buildup of the Nazi war machine. 

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