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November 13, 2015

Market 526: Sprint 21711 Easy Driver?

Update December 1 2015: Sold! A very reasonable price I think. Maybe buyers were put off by the sellers ebay alias. Testa is head no?

white sprint

Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*21711, 00536*16757, 6511501. This fellow is on eBay at the moment out of CT. It runs and would drive with some brake work and probably tuning. If I was looking to enter the market with something I could do some light work to and drive, while searching for parts before really digging into, this would be ideal. It doesn’t look like anything is missing that would keep it off the road, and a lot of the trim bits can be had in repro. A reader has a complete engine for sale that would be ideal for this. Check it out.

I want a white Sprint. Actually was originally Iseo Blue… I want an Iseo blue Sprint! I know a guy with some nice grills for sale that would work for this. Looks alright.

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November 6, 2015

Market 525: SS 177202 at Artcurial

Giulietta Sprint Speciale 10120*177202, 00120*00850. This SS failed to sell at Artcurial on November 1 2015. Estimate was 105,000 – 120,000 Euro’s. Not terrifically high or low, so likely there just wasn’t anyone inclined to buy one on that particular day. You have to wonder how many SS buyers there are in the world for an SS at this price, especially considering how many nicely restored cars keep coming to market such as this one.

Don’t need no stinking hub caps. Hood shut line is almost invisible. Attractive example!

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November 5, 2015

Market 524: Very late 10106 Sprint Veloce 159755

Giulietta Sprint Veloce 10106*159755, 00106*02602. This car was auctioned by Artcurial on November 1 but failed to sell. Bluette or Tornado blue is a great color. Numbers are matching, and it’s pretty complete, but there is some non-originality and loose ends to be fussed over by the prospective new owner.

Fog / driving lights recall seldom seen Bertone accessories -probably Cibie or Marchal units. Looks like an honest driver Sprint in a very nice setting.

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November 4, 2015

Market 523: SS 10120 177258 in UK – some (serious) assembly required

Giulietta Sprint Speciale 10120*177258, 00120*01569. This SS is available now out of the UK. Price as listed is a whopping $192,680… that’s “still new in the crate” pricing, but I suspect that’s the negotiable “when it’s done” price, which is not out of the question, but will require some really stellar work to make reasonable. Metal work has been completed and the car is ready for paint.

I continue to be surprised by how many of these cars have survived. This looks like it is well on its way to being one of the nicer restored ones. I like the lights and bumper fitted look. Makes you feel like you’re on the down hill side of the project. Continue reading “Market 523: SS 10120 177258 in UK – some (serious) assembly required”

November 2, 2015

Market 522: Sprint 750B 06376 – needing everything, but doable

Giulietta Sprint 750B 1493*06376. This car is available on eBay out of Oak Lawn Illinois. It is about as far apart as a Sprint can get and lacks an engine. Body has rust. Not terrible, but not trivial either. If this was in my neighborhood I’d be tempted by it -being a sucker for hard luck cases and all, and wanting a Series 1 750B quite a bit. A reader has 2 complete 1959 750B engines for sale in California at $5K each if you are considering this.

This has the little grill bar trims. Nose is pretty straight. Looks to have some corrosion in the lower edge.

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October 30, 2015

Market 521: SVA 750E 02159 in Germany

Giulietta Sprint Veloce 750E 1493*02159, 1315*30114, *77*101*. This car is available now out of Germany. Price is available on request which means it’s expensive, and the seller knows what they are selling. This car is said to have been restored in the late 1980’s in Italy with Maurizio Tabucchi (yes, the same guy who co-authored the book I quote in almost every post) giving input on originality, and / or perhaps even owning it for some time.

It’s important to realize that this is not *just* a Veloce. It’s a Veloce when Veloce actually meant something really really (really) special – they were made to race, not give buyers a performance option they would seldom tap. SVA’s are generally regarded as somewhat homologous through their 600 – 610 unit production, but really the evolution that resulted in the SV Confortevole started after perhaps 200 cars being produced. Magnesium became aluminum etc. It would be interesting to see a scholarly work analyzing car to car changes, but at this point the cars are all largely restored to the capricious tastes of rich owners, and even in the cars youth, parts were swapped around feverishly in pursuit of Targa Florio mountain climb advantages etc. The parts book is thorough to a fault in a general way, but with the Veloce’s it just couldn’t capture the nuance of car to car production. Even a car like this which appears to be very original, likely hides some liberties taken for performance or expedience when it was restored.

Yes, I am saying I really like this car.

This color -typically called Francia (French) Blue, seems to be quite popular for the Sprint Veloce Alleggerita – especially the early ones for some reason. d’Amico and Tabucchi list available colors for these as: Alfa Red, Gardenia White, Iseo Blue and Black – not sure why Francia blue is not included. Headlight trims, grill eyebrows, bumpers and other assorted trim were in aluminum on these cars, as were the hood, doors and trunk. Overall weight savings from these and other changes was around 110 kg.

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October 29, 2015

Market 49: Splotchy 101 Sprint project in Florida

October 29 2015: This car has come back on the market after a bit of a hibernation and a healthy coat of rattle can primer. Interesting to read my comments from 2008 and think about how the market has moved since. It probably changed hands for just under $10,000 back then, and now it’s already at $14,200 with 31 bids and just under 3 days to go. Amazing how things change.

Looks like a nicer starting point today than it did 7 years ago. Also noteworthy is that this is a 10102, not a 10105, so it, has metric gauges and was originally probably meant for Italy -though it may have been a Mexico or Venezuela bound car. Anyone know if Mexico or Venezuela cars have Italian language gauge inserts?

October 10 2008: I’m sure at least one of you out there were wondering what the seller wants for this car. Well wonder no longer, this car is available now on Hemmings website. Asking price is $11,900. Are we in a financial crisis or not? More pictures can be seen on Picasa (unless like me your employer blocks Picasa access for some reason). What do I think? For $11,900 this car should run, drive, stop and not make you worry about when you last had a Tetanus shot. Subtract the cost to make it so and you are back to a $5500 car. It is a free country though so be prepared to see this car on the market for a while.

September 22 2008: Reserve not met! Bidding ended at $5950 with 15 bids placed. I bet the seller wanted $6000 and is trying to make a deal with the high bidder. Relists always fall flat and this is pretty good money for this car.

Giulietta Sprint 10102 1493*20205, engine 1315*010311. Here is a reportedly rust free 101 Sprint Project that is currently on eBay out of Florida. I would want to verify the rust free claim with pictures as Florida has a climate that promotes rust. Car wears new tires which is a plus at least as far as rolling it around while working on it is concerned and if they are of good quality your $300 ahead of the game. Everything on the outside is still bolted in place though it’s tough to tell for sure from the pictures it all looks reasonably straight.

You can assume the ‘blush’ on the front of this car hides surface rust of the sort seen on the drivers door. I like the fender-forward mounted mirrors (maybe a Japanese market car?) and the trim looks good. If you are bidding, assume it will all need rechroming.

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October 28, 2015

Sprint “Visaterm Securit” marked rear glass

Elmar sent me these pictures of his spare Alfa glass. Interesting to see the differences.

1955?

I bought a spare rear windscreen for my Sprint recently thinking that if I ever painted my car (I want to) I’d want to replace the orbital sanded unit it currently wears. I got this replacement from a friend and am curious about its provenance. It has nicely beveled edges and makers marking “Visaterm Securit” along the top edge. It seems to be the right shape, but I haven’t ever seen a Sprint rear windscreen with this marking or beveled edges. Anyone have one?

I should note the rest of my windows have a Securit marking, just not the rear window.

What it appears to be and all that. Yep, thats my hood spear and yep, my paint could use some love.

October 26, 2015

Market 520: Restored 750D 03923

Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*03923, 1315*43831. This car is available in Italy right now for 85,000 Euro. A strong ask for a non-Veloce Spider, but it is a fairly early, very well restored, matching numbers short wheel base (SWB) car in a desirable color combo.

Email me if you are interested.

I know it’s tough to tell very much, but panel fit and paint finish look really good. Looks like the same marker lights as I see on some SS’s.

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October 21, 2015

Market 519: 1959 – 1960 Sprint or Spider engine 1315*011859 for sale

Giulietta Sprint 10102/10105 or Spider 10103/10104 engine 1315*011859. Leo in Italy contacted me offering up this engine. It is fairly complete, and of course should be rebuilt. I can’t comment on 4500 Euro price – I haven’t shopped for an engine for my Sprint ever. The closer to “matching” this is to your Sprint or Spider that needs a correct engine, the more value it should have to you. How would you decide if it’s matching? Check it out – a little extrapolation (or is it interpolation?)…

Sprint 10105*20825 has engine 1315*011167

Sprint 10105*21125 has engine 1315*012133

around Sprint 21000 seems close enough.

Spider 10103*08359 has engine 1315*011500

Spider 10103*08742 has engine 1315*012723.

around Spider 08500 seems close enough.

Email me if you are interested.

All the little pieces add up. Oil pan, fan, generator, valve cover, cams etc. Would be nice to get it all at once.

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