It seems like every Alfa Spider between 1966 and 1993 is referred to as The Graduate car driven by Ben Braddock played by Dusty Hoffman. Even Alfa tried to capitalize on the film’s notoriety by naming a special cheapy edition in 1985 called The Graduate. Perhaps the thinking was that young graduates couldn’t afford the expensive Quadrafogilio model with alloy wheels and power windows at their paltry starting salaries. The next time you are at a car show where there are a bevy of Alfa Spiders and your friends say “oh that’s the car that was in The Graduate”, you can correct them. Unless of course, it is a 1966 or 67, then they would be correct. Read More