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.
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Market 229: Another day, another Spider Veloce
Giulia Spider Veloce 10118*390171. Doing a thus-far unsuccessful tour of eBay right now is this good looking example of the late 1600 Spider Veloce.  There is some almost humorous dialog in the Q & A section surrounding the as yet undisclosed engine number and for good reason -without the original engine and with other vagueness such as the lack of underside pictures, the $35K opening bid may be a little too much in my opinion.
Oh boy -a slightly blurry picture of a nice looking red car in the sun -panel fit of course looks great. I am not sure but I think this car has Fergat’s on the front and Borrani’s on the back -not the end of the world but worthy of giving pause -especially if the seller never noticed.
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Market 212: 1 and 1/2 Spider Veloce’s
Update 4/26/10: 29 bids and $12,200 resulted in a sale. Fair all the way around.
Giulia Spider Veloce 10118*390255, 00121*01757 & 10118*390245. These cars are on eBay right now as a package deal out of Ithaca New York from a seller who sounds very knowledgable and realistic about the condition of the cars. A little over 1000 of these late run 101 Spider Veloce’s were made, with engines in common with 1600 SS’s. Fusi says the engines should be tipo 00118 but no such engine exists. Values are strong for good ones, so a project is worth doing.
The overall picture isn’t too bad, but everything you see will require work. At least the nose dimple is in pretty good shape.
Market 149: One owner 1600 Spider Veloce kit
Update 9/28/09: 39 bidders managed to get it up to $10,100 but the reserve was not met.  That price would have represented a good buy, heck, anything under about $15,000 would be a good buy to someone who can put it together from all those parts in the pictures. It costs the same amount and takes the same amount of time to restore a Normale versus a Veloce and the Veloce ends up worth nearly twice what the Normale is so there is no reason this car shouldn’t go for good money.
Giulia Spider Veloce 1600 10118*39018X. This 1964 one owner Spider is on eBay out of Milwakee Wisconsin right now. Seller has withheld the last number in the vin “for privacy”. This is sort of funny since for new vehicles the VIN is a requirement and 85%+ of old vehicles (Alfa’s at least) list their vin. Sounds like typical ingenuous internet paranoia to me.
Body looks okay. Door shut lines aren’t great, hood fit isn’t either. Wheels need finishing. I think the new owner will have a lot to do.
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Market 123: Barn Find late Spider Veloce
Update 6/17/09: “The seller ended this listing early to sell to the high bidder(s) at current bid price.” 50 bids, $25,300 and the seller ended early to sell to the current high bidder. I guess eBay has figured out that there was no way they could keep this from happening so they have embraced the off auction sale. $25k for this car is about right in my opinion.
Giulia Spider Veloce 10118*390214, engine 00121*01727. This car is available out of Southern California on eBay and includes the rare Pininfarina factory steel hardtop. Auction description is lengthy and included at the end. Seller states the car is a 1965 and no doubt that is what the title says, but d&T and Fusi both indicate it was manufactured in 1964.
This is how you find them and when you are very lucky you are the first one to find them and get a very good deal. I don’t think I would do much to this car at this point, just make it safe and clean. By the shape of the ovals in the wheels these are Borrani’s. There late Veloce’s seem to always have these wheels.
Market #82: Another late Giulia Spider Veloce
Giulia Spider Veloce 101.18 AR390652, Engine AR00121.02393. This car is available right now from Fantasy Junction, asking price is $31,500. They describe it thus:
“Outstanding ‘driver’ standard restoration. 2,500 miles since completion. A true Veloce by serial number. $39,500 spent on engine (rebuilt), transmission (rebuilt), suspension and brakes. Repainted in the original color. Drives well, as would be expected of a rebuilt car. Evidence of some rust repairs to the underside, but generally a straight, solid car. Great value.”
Looks very good. It’s hard to get all the panels and trim pieces to align and be symmetrical after a repaint. Color is a little boring in my opinion, but I’m sure ‘classy’ in someone elses, at least it’s original.
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Market #81: Last of the Giulietta Spider Veloces
Sold! Car received 29 bids ending at $17,100 and seems to have sold. A good deal for he buyer if everything was as described.
Giulia Spider Veloce 101.18 AR390222, engine 00121*01752. This late Spider Veloce is on eBay right now. You don’t see original Spiders this clean very often with such regular old paintwork and straight trim with an even shine. California Black late is an unexpected bonus on a car being sold out of New Mexico.
At this point, 20 years into their development these Spiders were just filling a hole until the new Spider could be rolled out in full swing. The first Duettos had appeared and the GTC was available, though neither was being pushed.
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Market #76: Older resto 65 Giulia Spider Veloce
Giulia Spider Veloce 390549, engine 00121*01983. This car is available right now out of Cambria California on the Alfa BB for $39,000. This a rare Veloce version of the official last year for the classic Pininfarina Giulietta shaped Spider.  The 00121 engine is common to the Giulia SS and in stock form makes anywhere from 120 – 129 hp depending on source of the information.
This is the kind of car you want to buy if you can’t find a similar condition original car. Car was restored to a  straight, clean and functional condition then driven.  Everything should fit together and work nicely since it takes a kind of fine-tuning that can only be done a little at a time during  frequent use to get the most out of a mechanical restoration.Â
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