✦ Shifty Estimate
$9,100
▼ 15.1% · 12 mo- 12 months median
- $7K
- Sales, 12 months
- 23
- Original MSRP
- $16,995 · ▼ 46% since
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1983 Alfa Romeo Spider
1983 to 1989 · Convertible
Price history
Recent sales
23 sales on file
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Specifications
- Engine
- Inline-4, 2.0L
- Power
- 115 hp
- Torque
- 110 lb-ft
- 0 to 60
- 10.5s
- Top speed
- 112 mph
- Transmission
- Manual
- Drivetrain
- RWD
- Original MSRP
- $16,995
- Designer
- Pininfarina
Common questions
How much does a Alfa Romeo Spider cost?
A 1983 Alfa Romeo Spider cost $16,995 new. Over the past 12 months, 23 have sold publicly at a median of $7,300. The Shifty Estimate for a well-kept example is $9,100. Cars have changed hands anywhere from $4,960 to $14,000, depending on mileage, color, and history.
What is a 1983 Alfa Romeo Spider worth today?
The Shifty Estimate is $9,100, down 15.1% over the past 12 months. That sits above the $7,300 median of actual sales because the median counts every car that sold, including high-mileage examples, while the estimate describes a clean, low-mileage one bought today. Confidence is high: 23 public sales in a year gives a firm read.
Is a Alfa Romeo Spider a good investment?
It has depreciated 46% against its $16,995 list price. Values are down 15.1% over the past 12 months. The caution is spread, not direction: across the sales we have on file, prices ran from $3,005 to $16,250, and mileage explains most of that.
What has a Alfa Romeo Spider sold for at auction?
The 3 most recent public sales we have on file:
- $6,000Feb 9, 2026Rosso Corsa (195) · 101,800 mi
- $16,250Jan 28, 2026Alfa Red (AR530) · 21,000 mi
- $4,500Jan 19, 2026Black (AR913) · 67,000 mi
The Series 3 Alfa Romeo Spider represents the final evolution of Pininfarina's timeless design before the controversial plastic bumper era. Built from 1983-1989, these cars retained the classic chrome bumpers while gaining fuel injection and improved reliability over earlier carbureted models. The 2.0-liter twin-cam four-cylinder produced around 115 horsepower, paired exclusively with a five-speed manual transmission that perfectly complemented the car's sporting character. What makes this generation particularly desirable is its sweet spot positioning—modern enough for daily reliability yet classic enough to embody the pure Italian roadster experience that made Dustin Hoffman famous in The Graduate. Production numbers were relatively low compared to mass-market convertibles, and finding unmolested examples with original Cromodora wheels and intact soft tops is increasingly challenging. These represent the last of the true analog Alfa experience before electronics took over.