Good Find Friday features interesting vehicles we’ve found for sale while conducting market analysis or appraisal research. They are not for sale by Wolf and Mare and we have no business relationship with the sellers. We just think they’re worth learning about and sharing with our readers!

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Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a type of depression tied to seasonal changes, in particular the transition to the Winter months. I normally don’t go in for calling every mood change a disorder, but my state of mind definitely alters with the weather. I’m a slug on cloudy days, and this time of year dreary weather is in abundant supply. What better way to pick yourself up than with a little sunshine, as you will find in today’s Good Find Friday car, a 1977 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce painted in Giallo Pagoda?

The Alfa Romeo Spider introduced in 1966 carried forward a design that began with Pininfarina’s clean and slightly experimental Duetto show car, which itself was derived from The Alfa Romeo Super Flow IV and the Giulietta SS Spider show cars. The first series leaned into curving bodywork and a boat-tail profile that made the car immediately recognizable. When the Series 2 appeared in 1970, the shape evolved into something more practical and a bit more grounded. The tail was cut flatter, the bumpers grew sturdier, and the cabin gained small refinements that made the roadster easier to live with.

What stayed consistent was the underlying structure. All Spiders rode on a unibody chassis with a front engine and rear-wheel drive layout that placed most of the mechanical mass low and between the axles. This layout helped the car remain predictable and communicative, which was essential given its modest footprint and relatively light curb weight.

The 2000 Veloce version of the Series 2 made the most of Alfa’s well-known twin-cam inline four. Displacement was bumped to two liters and the engine used an aluminum block and head along with two chain-driven overhead camshafts. Depending on the intended market, it was fed by either dual carburetors or a mechanical fuel injection system. Output was not huge on paper, but the engine’s willingness to rev and its broad midrange made the car feel alert.

The suspension was derived from the Giulia and featured a straightforward but effective combination of unequal-length control arms and coil springs in the front with a coil-sprung live axle located by trailing arms and a lateral link in the rear. This functional and familiar setup gave the Spider a consistent balance that owners could trust. The Series 2 2000 Veloce became the version many people picture when they think of an Alfa Spider because it blended the original car’s charm with updates that kept it relevant across changing decades. While the earliest cars are objectively more beautiful, the general design was mostly unchanged for nearly 30 years, an impressive pedigree.

Finished in the rare and eye-catching color of Giallo Pagoda, this 1977 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce is listed for sale on Facebook Marketplace with an asking price of $17,500.

Apparently located in North Carolina (it’s wearing New York tags in the photos), the seller of this Alfa claims the car has just 22,100 original miles on the odometer. Exterior features include a new set of what appear to be Alfa Romeo GTA-style steel wheels with branded center caps, rubber impact bumpers for the US market, exposed headlights and a new black soft top.

The paint is said to be mostly original, and if so it’s in excellent condition. If the mileage is genuine and supported by documentation, this is entirely possible. An in-person inspection with a paint meter would be the best test. A detailed walkaround video posted by the seller shows a body that appears to be very straight and free of obvious corrosion.

Moving to the interior, the condition appears to be quite good and is claimed to be mostly original by the seller. A pretty significant split seam on the driver’s seat base is called out by the seller in the walkaround video. The carpet, dash, steering wheel, and other interior components appear to be in excellent shape.

A cold start is demonstrated in the walkaround video, and the car appears to start with a little bit of hesitation considering it has mechanical fuel injection. The seller does mention some recent repairs to fix an idle issue, as well as full fluid changes. The engine bay itself has what appears to be an age-appropriate patina, but would benefit from a detailing.

The reasonably spacious trunk includes factory tools and a boot cover for the soft top when it is retracted. A new soft top fits very nicely and the plastic rear window is in excellent condition.

Looking at Classic.com values, you’ll see an average price of $31,000 for a 1977 Alfa Romeo Spider. This is a great example of where averages can be very misleading. Two exceptional cars, one of which sold for over $100,000, have significantly inflated the average.

Two of the high sales were the same car: a fully bespoke creation from Alfaholics billed as the “fastest Alfa Spider in the world” and the other was another full custom build by Gaetano Di Donna of Automaster in Germany.

The majority of these cars sell between a high of $34,000 and a low of $2,700 with the median value for a 1977 Alfa Romeo Spider sitting at $18,000. With that in mind, today’s car may be nicely priced and even a deal if the low mileage and original paint claims can be verified.

I love Alfa Romeos, but I’ve never been a huge fan of these particular models. It has nothing to do with its merits; I am just not attracted to cars that have a sloping rear end design, preferring a more “fastback” appearance. That said, I spotted this car during my daily Facebook Marketplace window shopping and was instantly charmed by the color and the honest presentation by the seller.

I would absolutely own one of these in this shade of yellow. Red is the color most naturally associated with Italian cars, but the Giallo Pagoda color of this car is massively uplifting. What a pleasure it would be to walk up to this car after a long day of cubicle-based toil under fluorescent lights!

Hopefully this little Italian beauty will brighten the days of hundreds of onlookers thanks to a new owner who will drive it as often as possible.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

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