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[[Image:Ferrari360spider.jpg|thumb|400px|right|'''Ferrari 360 Spider at Wheels Of Italy''']]
 
'''Spyder''' or '''Spider''' is an [[Italian]] term for a [[convertible]] [[car body style]].
 
 
 
The term derives from horse-drawn carriages, as do [[car body styles|other automotive terms]].  A spider phaeton was a lighter version of a [[phaeton body|phaeton]], having narrower, spindly wheels and two-seat
 
accommodation.  This term was subsequently applied to cars.
 
 
 
The first car to be officially called a "spyder" was the [[Ferrari Spyder]] — the name implied an extremely rudimentary top mechanism.  Other later spyders include the [[Fiat 850]], numerous [[Ferrari]]s, [[Maserati]]s, the [[Lamborghini]], and the [[Alfa Romeo]] Spider.
 
 
 
In more recent times, the term has been used by many automakers as a [[synonym]] for [[convertible]].  Examples include the [[Alfa Romeo Brea]],  [[Lamborghini Gallardo]], and the [[Ferrari 360]].
 
 
 
==See also==
 
* [[convertible]]
 
* [[roadster]]
 
* [[drophead]]
 
 
 
 
 
{{Automobile configurations}}
 
 
 
[[Category:Car body styles]]
 

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