Best Looking Design - What Do You Think?

I'll start by saying that I like the first version the best. To me, it has a very fluid look. Classic, timeless styling with smaller chrome bumpers and chrome mirrors. And that nice chrome Alfa grille! It looks eager and ready to drive!

My age category is #3.

For me the ideal would be a combination of 1 and 2.

I love the front of number 1, very smooth and a bit E-type like which I love, and the back of number 2.

But if I had to choose I would go for number 1 as well.

I am in age category 2.

Thanks for your answer.

I prefer style 1. 5 comes a close second. 2,3 & 4 are pretty 'orrible. Age range 4.

Thanks for your input.

I'll go with #1, and my age range is #4.

Thanks JB!

It's 2 followed very closely by 5. I like the chrome bumper/front end of 2, but 5 is fine too.

I'll soon be part of group 5.

Thanks Lyn!

Not a big Alfa fan, but this is my favorite....

That's a beauty! Untouchable $$, but a gorgeous car.

Here's my favorite. Again, untouchable $$, but what a design! I love the look of the back, where it pulls in tight and is highlighted by the two round lights and the deep inset license plate. You also can get a peek at the dash from the bottom photo.

I love old 911's, but look how boring it looks next to the Alfa!

Untouchable $$ ? Isn't that the Alfa Giulia? I'm not exactly wealthy, but $40K doesn't seem that far out of reach. Not when a vanilla Toyota Camry is around $30K.

I much prefer the Giulia to the Spider. I had a friend who owned a Spider. She was short (barely 5 foot tall, if even) and it suited her cause it looks so tiny.

I really prefer hardtops, but the open cockpit Shelby Cobra is one of the snazziest looking cars (imho) I've seen.

No that's a 8C Competizione , about $300k......out of my price range as well...

That's the Alfa 8C Competizione. They made only 500 of them. A 4.7L V-8. I've seen them go for $300K +.

The Giulia is a beautiful 4 door sedan. They make a Quadrifoglio version with something like 505 hp. It's actually pretty reasonable for a 500+ hp Italian car. I've seen them in the high $60K range.

The original Giulia was a really cool 1960's car. It came in a sedan, wagon and convertible. Small dispacement 4 cylinder engine, manual transmission, good handling and fun to drive.

I like driving my Alfa Spider. It's kinda awkward to drive (wide transmission tunnel) and the shifter is high and mounted on the center stack. I don't know if I'd want to drive it for a long time, but for short drives it's actually pretty comfortable. And it's a lot of fun to drive.

Shelby Cobras are beautiful cars. Out of my price range, but really neat cars. I like the older pre-Shelby AC Ace's. They're without the bulging fenders and have modest engines. Very cool roadsters!

I think that's a picture of an AC Ace, not a Shelby. The fenders aren't bulging and it has chrome around the grille.

Wow, looks like a cross between a speed boat and a space ship....haha

Hadn't seen many cars before that required the passenger to enter through a hallway. How do those doors open?

That's the coupe, though the convertible door opens the same way.

Imagine trying to get in and out of the coupe! At least with the convertible, you don't have to worry about your head/shoulder/torso getting in the way!

On the convertible, the doors open up and forward. Not like a modern supercar, but like a 1952 Italian sports car should.

Remember, this is Italian, so there's no logic to the design. It's just made to look great!

Here's a video I found. Pretty cool!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2Qrzlcs-os

Out of the 5 versions of Spiders, which one do you like the best?

I would have to say the first...I like the graceful lines, but still some styling choices I wouldn't have made....

Thanks Solar!

I'd go for number 4 and I'm age group 4.

But, just for clarity I'm not much of a car person; i'm not familiar with the spider so I'm just going by the pictures plus I guess I do like bumpers to be functional bumpers.

Thanks Randall!

They all look good. I'm barely in group#4. I saw this movie back in the golden age of sportscars. Then came the dark ages when they quit making them and you could only find old, used ones that required constant maintenance and repair. Fortunately, the Miata brought back the cars that are fun to drive...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6Dkmw_Pajw

Thanks! The car in the Graduate was super cool, but in Italian auto fashion, the gas gauge broke and he ran out of gas! Wouldn't been believable in a new Miata!

#1 style with #5 coming in second and #4 age

Thank you!

Snap!

And what is your favorite? And age group.

See post #1

He was first to answer his own thread: which I think is very reasonable for this sort of question.

Short attention span.

I think I like #1. Age #3

Thank you J Pool!

Number five with number 1 styling clues, such as real chrome bumpers. A marque such as Alfa should have a distinctive charm. You can buy a Chevy spark with transitional bumpers and plastic chrome decals. Next age group up from you.

Thanks Tony! Funny how we look at rubber bumpers vs chrome ones!

Yup #1
It's been been "improved" beyond repair!
Del

Thanks Del!

#1 and age #4

Thank you!

I'm 70 and like the newest version.

Thanks for your vote!

Spider #1 Group #3.

...or it could just be shark week on my mind when looking at that second photo.

Thank you!

Now here's the thing. I like the idea of this kind of car, but at 6'6" I do not fit in in it so all I can do is look at it.

In that case I like the boat tail. it has a certain personality the slab sided later versions lack.
I also think the last version looks way too much like a small Ford Thunderbird.

Age group 4

Thank you!

I prefer #1 even though the bumpers seem as though they would "bump" a little late. Having the top up really messes up the look of all of them.

I'm age category #3

Top down is the best look!

Thanks for your answer!

#4 and group #4

Thank you!

I like #1 best. #5 would be my second pick.

Age range 4

Thanks Troy!

No.1

4

Thank you!

The results came in a bit different than I had expected. First place was No.1, which I expected. Most like the chrome bumpers and the boat tail. Second place was No. 5, which surprised me. It looks clean and more modern (almost more of a completed look). The wheels are also Ferrari-ish. Third place was No. 4, which also surprised me. People who like this version are either reminded of their youth (they grew up seeing them or they owned one) or it has a 1980's look. No 2 was next (I thought it would've come in second! Alfa stopped the boat tail, due to poor trunk space, and introduced the Kamm Tail version.

The public liked the 1990 model (no 5) version the best with production numbers over 9000 units/year. The second most sold model is the 1986 (no 4) with over 7200 sold. That's followed by the 1991 (no 5 again) with sales over 7100.

Here's a piece of trivia. The Alfa Spider was designed and built by Pininfarina (design house). The founder's name was Farina, however the company was named Pininfarina after the owner changed his last name to Pininfarina.

Thank you to everyone for sharing!