Spider Normale’s – Page 4

April 19, 2013

Market 471: Clean and bright Spider 10123 379673

Later that day: Asking price is $64,500. Big dough for a 10123?

Giulia Spider 1600 10123*379673, 00112*15263. Following in the footsteps of Market 467 is this extremely clean Spider. Presentation is fantastic -almost a little too much production on the pictures some might say, but refreshing compared to the dark low-res pictures I so frequently have to work with. No pictures of the underside are available and the engine compartment could use some detailing, but these may turn out to be trivialities based on what you find when you go look at it.

Hey Aaron, which region is LA? See what I mean about the production value of the pictures? This isn’t photoshopped into a sea of milk, it’s in a nice photo booth of sorts. Oh, and the general fit and finish of the car looks fabulous. Anyone know this car? Continue reading “Market 471: Clean and bright Spider 10123 379673”

April 11, 2013

Market 467: Very nice original 10123 373589 -SOLD!

Giulia Spider 10123*373589, 00112*03357. Reader Larry hipped me to the sale of this car -at $80,000 probably the most expensive white 1600 Normale ever to sell…? It is a documented 28,779 mile car. It is beautiful. It has had a ton of very sympathetic work done. Check it out!

Another very compelling composition! I’d be more than happy to drive this around.

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March 31, 2013

Market 359: Spider 09537 New York

Update 4/20/13: Hard to argue with the same result twice.

Update 3/31/13: This car has turned up on eBay again. Although it has been 14 months since it was listed, the same pictures are being used. I don’t think the market for a Spider like this has moved up much, so I suspect a similar result to the last time. I like the last line of the ebay description: “Look close, see the reserve? See the buy it now? I didn’t think so, there is NOT a buy it now, and the reserve is private. That’s how I thought it worked. I am an honest guy, selling an honest car, running this AUCTION honestly. I don’t want to play any games. Thank you.” I’m not sure how effective coming across as prickly is as a first impression, but then the notion of an ‘online persona’ is generally accepted.

Update 1/9/12: $15,101 is the sale price after 5 bids. That’s pretty solid money.

Giulietta Spider 10104*09537. This Spider is on eBay out of New York with a starting bid of $8,000. Condition is pretty reasonable as the start of a light ‘run it as is’ type project. Seller says it doesn’t run currently and has had some floor repairs. It comes with a hardtop that is one of the made in California FiberFab (??) type. I like the license plate!

It really doesn’t look bad. It could be the basis of a decent driver without much fuss. The engines can always be made to run, but will probably require a minor overhaul. I like them without the grill ‘eyebrows’..

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March 25, 2013

Market 65: same old sad story 61 Spider

Update 3/25/13: Hard to believe it, but this is the same car after several years of restoration work. Bravo! It can be done.

Great work has been accomplished on this car. I think this started out as one of those borderline hopeless projects.

Update12/2/08: This car ended at $4606, reserve not met. I predicted $4500 so I’d be the big winner on The Price is Right and win my choice of a brand new Ford Escort wagon, a Mercury Sable or a kick in the head by a steel-toed boot. Do I get a shot of Whiskey first? I digress… If I was the seller I’d be willing to let this car go to the high bidder for the end bid if they were willing. Of course they probably paid $7000 for it, thinking it was super rare and valuable but not taking the nonexistant economy into account. Look for the follow up.

Giulietta Spider AR1495*11804. This car is available right now on eBay out of Medfield MA. Fusi lists this car as a 10103 series 1960 Spider, that year production ending with car 11900. This car would be the perfect companion piece to the rusty Sprint that was the subject of Market #58 both needing extensive rust repair and well… everything else.

I have a great idea, I’ll do an experiment to see what 20 years under a blue tarp in a cold wet climate will do to a car, and not just any car, I’ll find a really clean Alfa Spider. This is truly sad. Note that all the trim, with the exception of one headlight ring, is present and straight.

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January 16, 2013

Market 362: Spider 750D 02124 project

Update 2/2/13: Another no sale.

Update 1/16/13: Someone has had a little work done. Boy -they shoulda painted the wheels bright red while they were at it. I still think it’s a pretty reasonable start to that early Spider 750 project you’ve been contemplating. See it on eBay now!

Update 12/12/12: A little better than last time. Maybe eBay is not the right outlet for this car?

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January 10, 2013

Market 205: Giulietta Spider project in Washington

Update 1/10/13: It runs and stops. Hurray – let’s put it back on eBay. Starting price is now $13,000. It’s not a Veloce, it’s rusty (if you look closely at the underside pictures you can see finger trails where someone took a bathroom caulk approach to pushing filler into rusty areas before undercoating the thing) and unless you have a complement of attributes seldom found in one single person, it will be a confounding factor in your life.

Serious garage action here. rear end sits really high -stuff must be frozen under there.

They’re hanging up the mop on this one…

One is forced to concede improvements have occurred.

Update 2/5/12: This car is doing another tour of eBay -in what will likely be a decaying series of ending prices. The last result of $6901 was pretty reasonable for a scruffy, loosely assembled project with the wrong motor.

Update 1/24/12: Close maybe, but no sale.

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December 26, 2012

2012 Spider and Spider Veloce market review

The Spider market in 2012 is slightly up from 2011, with a lot of cars changing hands. There were, as always, a lot of cheap scary projects with decent cars coming in the list around $20,000 and thinning out as they approach the top car this year, with an ask of $125,000 -a very nice Veloce.

Market 391 was very early Spider 750D 00345 in very bad condition selling for $1000.

Market 451 was 10103*170856, a rough shell and some parts selling for $2850.

Market 395 was a Spider roller for a few grand.

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December 20, 2012

Market 453: Spider 09805 nice in red, yes it is!

Giulietta Spider 10103*09805. This car is on eBay right now with a Buy it Now of $89,500. It’s a nice one, and before I get into the gory details of incorrectness, I have to remind myself and you gentle reader, that it’s HARD to get a car to this point. It requires either a steady check writing hand (and a very skilled payee) or an attention span worthy of a Nobel prize.

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This is either a really good shade of red, or the lighting is just right. Fantastic shut lines, very nice trim, slightly on the blue side of silver wheels, Cibie headlamps. A nice one.

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December 17, 2012

Market 452: Spider 171325 -pretty clean

12/24/12: Understandably not sold for $21,100. Better pictures and a little research allowing for a candid appraisal of it’s condition by the seller would help.

12/17/12: Giulietta Spider 10103*171325, 1315*010625. This car is on eBay right now out of Quebec. It looks okay, but it’s tough to tell much about a black car in dark pictures. The seller seems to be a dealer of primarily American/Muscle type cars. In the description they seem surprised the car has a twin cam engine. Heh!

Nice! The chrome is all new as are the tires. Can’t say much about the paint/body -needs some outdoor pictures.

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December 16, 2012

Market 451: Spider 10103 170856 -or what’s left of it

Update 12/24/12: Sold for $2850!

12/16/12: Giulietta Spider 10103*170856. This partial car is on eBay right now out of Texas. It comes with some of it’s parts, but no images or inventory are offered -the seller only confirms it’s missing the seats, engine, transmission and one windshield pillar. I think that is probably the abbreviated list of macro parts missing, and that there will be plenty more. The car itself is as pictured is a very rusty shell. Proceed with caution.

From this angle, not too bad, just missing a little skin and a little banged up.

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