Factory build sheet

1987 Alfa Romeo Spider Graduate

Build ZARBA564-H · 2L 4cyl · Convertible

VIN positions 1 through 8 read ZARBA564 and position 10 reads H. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Spider whose VIN starts ZARBA564 and carries H in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 26 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 26 known VINs
  • 2 listed for sale now

Factory specification

As filed by Alfa Romeo with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
2 L
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Manual/Standard
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Convertible/Cabriolet
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Manufacturer
ALFA ROMEO S.P.A.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1
GVWR
6,000 lb or less

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Alfa Romeo used the VIN pattern ZARBA564 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 ZAR ALFA ROMEO S.P.A. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 BA564 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 H Model year — 1987
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

26 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to ZARBA564-H shares the specification above.

  • 26 Known VINs
  • 2 Listed for sale now

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 26 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.