Spyder
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- This article refers to the car body. For the DC Comics character, see Alias the Spider.
Spyder or Spider is a term for a convertible car body style. In paintball, the Spyder is a line of Paintball markers by Kingman Group
The term derives from horse-drawn carriages, as do other automotive terms. A spider phaeton was a lighter version of a 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 Porsche 550 Spyder — the name implied an extremely rudimentary top mechanism. Other later spyders include the Fiat 850, numerous Ferraris, later Porsches, the Chevrolet Corvair, and the Triumph TR7 Spider.
In more recent times, the term has been used by many automakers as a synonym for convertible. Examples include the Toyota MR2, Mitsubishi Eclipse, Lamborghini Gallardo, and the Mitsubishi 3000GT.