I was just thinking about this lately...so how many other cars carried the name "Spider", and who WAS the first?
Toyota Spyder...spelled differently but still the same
Mitsubishi Spider
Can't thank of any others right now but am sure there are more
So how many other Spiders were born?
Re: So how many other Spiders were born?
Spyders
The following cars are examples of Spyder models:
Ferrari 360 Spider
Toyota MR2 Spyder
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 550 Spyder
Fiat 850
Fiat 124 Sport Spider / Pininfarina Spider Europa / Spider America
Chevrolet Corvair
Triumph TR7
Aston Martin DB2 Spyder
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Spyder in name only
In more recent times, the term has been used by many automakers as a synonym for convertible. The following cars' names include Spyder or Spider but they do not meet the basic criteria (a roadster-like vehicle with nose slant pointing downwards to create a wedge) for "true" Spyder vehicles:
Mitsubishi Eclipse (only the convertible version is dubbed Spyder)
Lamborghini Gallardo
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Maserati Spyder
Alfa Romeo Spider
Porsche RS Spyder
The following cars are examples of Spyder models:
Ferrari 360 Spider
Toyota MR2 Spyder
Porsche Boxster
Porsche 550 Spyder
Fiat 850
Fiat 124 Sport Spider / Pininfarina Spider Europa / Spider America
Chevrolet Corvair
Triumph TR7
Aston Martin DB2 Spyder
Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder
Spyder in name only
In more recent times, the term has been used by many automakers as a synonym for convertible. The following cars' names include Spyder or Spider but they do not meet the basic criteria (a roadster-like vehicle with nose slant pointing downwards to create a wedge) for "true" Spyder vehicles:
Mitsubishi Eclipse (only the convertible version is dubbed Spyder)
Lamborghini Gallardo
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Maserati Spyder
Alfa Romeo Spider
Porsche RS Spyder
Re: So how many other Spiders were born?
i HAD ONE OF THESE ----> Chevrolet Corvair. A '66 ragtop Corsa, which I think looks remarkably like a Fiat Spider at times, at certain angles. Maybe that's why I like both. I see it in the coupes too!