After the Giulia Spider with Giulietta bodywork and the unfortunate experience of the Giulia Sprint GTC, the need to enrich the Giulia family with a new spider led to the birth, in 1966, of the Spider 1600. The line, supervised by Battista Pininfarina, had its roots in the Superflow concept car and was characterized by a tapered profile that earned it the nickname “cuttlefish bone”. The mechanics were that of the Giulia 1600: 4-cylinder in-line engine of 1570cc and 109 horsepower. The Spider 1600 was presented at the 1966 Geneva Motor Show and was produced for just over a year in 6325 units, before being replaced by the 1750 Spider Veloce and the 1300 Spider.
The first Spider color chart included only six shades, including this light blue one, code AR513. These colors were all specific to the Spider, except the AR705 graphite grey.