Underneath its Ghia-styled Italian body, the 950 Spider was a re-bodied Austin-Healey Sprite — built not by Innocenti itself but by coachbuilder OSI near Milan.
Lead trim: 950 Spider 948 cc (43 hp) · up to 46.5 hp
Innocenti Spider950 · 1961–1963
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FactUnderneath its Ghia-styled Italian body, the 950 Spider was a re-bodied Austin-Healey Sprite — built not by Innocenti itself but by coachbuilder OSI near Milan.
The Innocenti 950 Spider is a small spider on Austin-Healey Sprite underpinnings, first shown at the 1960 Turin Auto Show as Tom Tjaarda's first design, drawn for Carrozzeria Ghia, with bodyshells built by Ghia's partner OSI from early 1961. It was not a mere reshelling: the entire bulkhead was moved forward for longer doors and a more modern look, and unlike the spartan Frogeye it had wind-up windows. The original 950 had the Frogeye's 948 cc engine with 43 hp (624 built), uprated later in 1961 to 46.5 hp; 4,790 950 Spiders were built. A car with hardtop tested by The Motor in 1961 reached 85.8 mph and 0-60 mph in 20.0 seconds (the page does not say which engine, so not entered). Production ran at 13 cars a day in Italy in 1962 but it struggled against the cheaper Sprite in export markets.
Collectors Spotted in the Innocenti Spider Lineage
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Trims & Figures
2 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 950 Spider 948 cc (43 hp) | 1961–1961 | 0.9 L | 43 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 950 Spider 948 cc (46.5 hp) | 1961–1963 | 0.9 L | 46.5 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
Owning one
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Owners’ builds
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Underneath its Ghia-penned Italian body, the Innocenti 1100 Spider was a British Austin-Healey Sprite — restyled head to tail and built not by Innocenti but by coachbuilder OSI near Milan.
Underneath its Ghia-styled Italian body, the 950 Spider was a re-bodied Austin-Healey Sprite — built not by Innocenti itself but by coachbuilder OSI near Milan.
Rivals
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In 1974 Alfa built a one-off on this Spider: a Porsche-style solid rear window and lift-out roof panels, fewer than 2,000 made, the only Spider ever with a part-solid roof.
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After nearly 25 years of manual-only Spiders, the final Series 4 cars quietly added something Alfa purists never expected: an optional automatic transmission.
The mid-80s Spider's Quadrifoglio Verde trim went all-in on a single look: blood-red carpets and grey leather with red stitching, and it only ever came in three exterior colors.
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The 916 Spider's strongest naturally aspirated engine, the 192 PS 3.0 12V Busso V6, was never offered in its GTV coupe twin.
The Frogeye had no boot lid at all — owners reached the spare wheel by tilting the seats forward into the dark cavity behind, a ritual they likened to potholing.
The Fairlady 2000's SR311 update came with a five-speed manual gearbox in 1967 — a genuinely unusual spec for any production car of that era.