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I had never seen a GTC spider before appraently there were 9 right hand drives and only 99 in total

To be really Alfa-pedantic, the topless model based on the coupe is called the GTC. The A in GTA stands for "allegerita," and refers to the mostly aluminium construction of the body shell. There are a number of variations on the basic 105 coupe, including the GT Junior (one of which I used to own), the Sprint GT, the GTA which was primarily meant to win the Touring Car championships in the late Sixties, and the best-known three-letter acronym for the coupe, the GTV.

Spotters notes: the aluminium GTAs have different door handles (a simple metal strap and pushbutton, rather than the handles on this GTC which are common to all 105/115 coupes through 1974), and the rain gutters on the roof are pop-riveted into place (to avoid the problem of having to weld steel gutters to an aluminium roof). The front-end treatment of this car—in the opinion of many, myself included, the best-looking version—was used through the 1967 model year; from 1969-74 the "step-front" (that lovely recessed portion between the wings and in front of the bonnet) was made flush, and the car received four headlamps.

But nevermind about that, this is a WONDERFUL picture! There really isn't a bad angle on these cars, but the very best angle for any Alfa is looking just over the steering wheel, of course.

Of the 90 LHD cars, there are at least two here in Portland, Oregon (who would have thought, given all our rain? , and the owners are very active in local Alfa club events. So we get to sigh over a couple of these cars regularly.

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