Update 10/10/10: 47 bids resulted in a reserve not met price of $27,000.
Giulia Spider Veloce 10118*390717. This car is on eBay right now out of New Mexico. It was restored once upon a time by Bobcor to a driver standard with an incorrect engine and some questionable parts combo’s. Asking price of nearly $40K is more in line with a correct, numbers matching car. A side note- Fusi lists these Spiders as having an engine with a 00118 prefix -there is no such thing- they came with the same engine as a Giulia SS -with a 00121 prefix.
Passes the wow test -a glossy picture from 10 feet. Stance is good, bright work looks nice and the door and hood fit is pretty good.
Paint shows up well and the body lines around the shut lines are very good. Fergat wheel up front and Borrani out back is not a huge deal but speaks to a half-assed approach to things that would worry me.
Looks good from the back. New Mexico plate is not the best color combo with this car.
Trunk would have a rubber mat from new. Paint appears to have been applied over a rough surface. Not exemplary but adequate for a driver.
Engine does not have a serial number on the plinth between the distributor and engine mount -someone on the AlfaBB theorized it is a GT Junior engine. Pity really, as the value in these cars over the normale’s is nearly erased without the correct engine and intake components. Looks nicely set up for what it’s worth.
The serial number. Veloce’s of this series didn’t have the ‘F’ since the serial prefix 39xxxx denotes Veloce.
Interior -especially the gauges- looks great. Mirror is not the right one for a Spider this late.
This all looks average for a painted-over-in-black underside.
Normale oil pan. Koni’s. Nose looks great.
Let the market decide on a car like this. Maybe the high bidder has an appropriate 00121 engine. Either way it’s a nice example to begin with.
750 and 101 series cars 1954 – 1965