Equipment
4691/444hp, 6-speed automanual, Red calipers, P Zero tires, carbon fiber interior trim, clear bra on the nose, carbon brakes, Bose stereo, Quadrifoglio fender badges.
Condition
One of just 35 US market 8C Spiders and 500 worldwide. 759 miles from new. Like new on the outside. Very light wrinkling on the outer driver's seat bolster, otherwise looks new, as it should.
Market commentary
It arguably looks better as a coupe, but the 8C is nevertheless one of the most attractive designs of the 2000s and it marked a welcome if not exactly affordable return of Alfa Romeo to the U.S. market. The reported high bid is about what the car would have cost new, but Gooding sold another one of these at Amelia Island two years ago for $390,500, so it's not unreasonable for the consignor to expect a number closer to that here in Scottsdale. Still, the 8C has lost some of its luster to later Alfas, particularly the 4C, and this is a realistic bid.