Giuliettas – Page 11 – 750 and 101 series cars 1954

November 5, 2014

Market 497: Spider 750D 02553 incomplete basketcase

Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*02553, 1315*04353 (non-matching). This car is available now on eBay out of Connecticut with a $17,500 Buy it Now. It’s a long way from any semblance of nice or usable, but it’s a 1957 model and 56-57 Spiders seem to be more sought after than the later siblings, probably due to the idea of ‘event eligibility’. Anyone have a 1957 that got them into an event that a 1958 would not have? Like everything else, I suspect it’s about who you know, and the magnitude of check you can write.

It’s amazing how the 7000 or so 750D Spiders ever made seem to have transformed into an endless supply of projects like this. Step one? A big can of Kroil. Step two? Get good with Excel.

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November 4, 2014

Market 496: Giulia Spider 1600 374563, with a 1300

Giulia Spider 1600 10123 AR374563, 1315*012684 (non-matching). This car is available now on eBay out of St Johns, Florida. Seller purchased the car from Fantasy Junction in 2003 and used it sparingly. This car would have originally had an 00112 series 1600 engine, but is currently fitted with a 750-to-101 transition 1300 unit from probably mid-1960. If one were looking for an attractive and fundamentally sound driver 101 Spider that will likely end at a reasonable price, this could be a good option. Originality purists will find lots to complain about/nitpick here, but one needs to keep in mind the qualities that make these cars the generally well regarded, desirable objects that they are: smile inducing drivability and beautiful lines, both of which this example possesses.

When you have spent a lot of time with something, you can forget the things that originally attracted you to it. Imagine this is your first time seeing a Giulietta Spider.

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May 30, 2014

Fuelist mobile app is in Apple app store, and it’s free

Some of you may know I have been working on this blog for 5+ years. I have written about approximately 500 cars in that time, and that effort has given me some insight into how something like the Fuelist could/would/should work. At one point, probably 3 years ago I set out to create a database that would display a list of Giuliettas that had sold at any level of model specificity, with details of the sale captured to try and normalize sales and get insight into what was important to buyers of these cars. It turned out difficulty-wise to be something along the lines of building my own Sprint Veloce Zagato from scratch – doable, but highly unlikely without a serious foray in an as-yet undiscovered continent of skill developing: cutting code.

Click here to go to the app store. Works well with iPad and iPod touch too!

To all you Android users: an app for you is in the works. To all you Windows, Blackberry and other non-iOS or Android users: unless the owners of said operating systems want to pay for us to develop for their platforms, I suggest er, I’m not sure what I suggest.

A screen capture from my phone of the group of 750 & 101 Spider Veloce models. Sortable by price and sale date. I could just have easily chosen only 750F Spider Veloces or 10118 1600 Spider Veloces.

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May 18, 2014

Market 495: Sprint Veloce Basket case 10124*23895

Giulietta Sprint 10124 1493E*23895, 00106*01059 & 00102*29231. This Sprint Veloce is on eBay being offered by Classic Invest out of Denver Colorado. It is incomplete, but tempting for a guy like me who has boxes of parts and a scruffy Sprint Normal to potentially move a bunch of parts off of. This series of Sprint seems to have come with an 00106 Veloce engine, the US version of the early 10106 Sprint Veloce. I have 10124 23899 in my picture files, and it has an 00106 engine with 40DCOE’s instead of 40DCO3’s.

I worked on a car like this, that had been painted at some point in the last 10 years and then was stored a lot like this. There will be scuffs and scratches to the extent that you may just want to go for it and repaint it now while the painting is easy. Grills look alright. Continue reading “Market 495: Sprint Veloce Basket case 10124*23895”

May 16, 2014

Market 494: Basketcase Sprint 750B 06248

Giulietta Sprint 750B 1493*06248, 1315*05668. This jigsaw puzzle of a Sprint is on eBay out of Dallas. Bumpers excepted it looks somewhat complete at first glance (Lionel is going to ask me to define complete again) but you have to wonder how useable all the parts are. Some metal repair has been done, the quality of which is near impossible to determine without seeing it in person, but if you go into this assuming a lot of it will be redone to meet your very high standards, you can just pretend it still has gaping rust holes. Pete’s has this car listed with a, $11,500 sticker price. Not a bad deal for someone who already has one of these under restoration.

One wonders at the 56 year road that now sees this car stripped of parts and in primer in a gravel parking lot in Dallas. Doesn’t look too bad from this angle if you are not afraid of fasteners. Continue reading “Market 494: Basketcase Sprint 750B 06248”

May 7, 2014

Free Glas GT parts car in North East (CT)

Car has been claimed!

I got an email from a reader who is about to move and needs a Glas GT car parts removed from his driveway in Connecticut. He also has a trailer that can be purchased at the same time. Drop me a line if you’re interested!

May 5, 2014

SS 10121 380548: where are you now?

I heard from Russ that he sold Sprint Speciale 380548 in the early 2000’s and it changed hands a few times quickly there after including a trip through eBay. Anyone here have this car now? I ask because the original engine can be made available to the current owner.

April 30, 2014

Market 493: Spider Veloce 10107 167610 for sale… no expense spared, no excuses

This car has appeared at Fantasy Junction and they have put it on eBay. I saw it in person today and it is a thing of beauty.

Giulietta Spider Veloce 10107 167610. Tom Sahines in the San Francisco Bay Area has put this fine specimen of a Spider Veloce on the market. Tom has been the ARA tech hotline for as long as I can remember, and has deep knowledge of Alfa’s cars from Giulietta to 164 and probably beyond. I’ve seen some of his restorations in person and they are astonishingly nice. Ever the engineer, astonishingly nice to look at is not Tom’s main goal; astonishingly nice to drive is. An unusual goal in a world where cars for resale tend to get the minimum attention to functionality.

The asking price is $140,000. This may seem high, but a 750D in similar condition sold at Scottsdale for $140K.

All the usual praise applies: great panel fit, impeccable bright-work and lust inspiring luster. Yes please!

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April 28, 2014

Market 169: ’58 Spider Veloce survivor

Update 4/28/14: The owner of 04351 contacted me and reports that a restoration was completed about 18 months ago and It is currently being enjoyed in the South West. He intended to keep the car as original as possible, but after digging in it became apparent there was more to do than anticipated and it slid down the usual slippery slope towards a full, though sympathetic towards its original state restoration.

Update 4/24/14: I am currently going through close to 1000 Alfa Romeo sale records, verifying them for publication on The Fuelist, and I came across this charming specimen among the raw data. I remember watching it reach $50,000 after some last minute aggressive bidding, and thinking – “Wow, these have hit the big time!” Looking back from this moment, five years later, this car appears to have been very well bought. Anyone here a proud owner? Where is 04351 now??

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April 25, 2014

Market 492: Sprint 10102 24709 -Gone in 60 seconds

Giulietta Sprint 10102*24709, 00102*17231. This fellow was listed at Fantasy Junction in their new arrivals, and it went from there directly to their Sold listings. I stopped by to ask Spencer about it and he told me they put it on their site and had a deposit that day. Asking was $52,500 and they got a thick hair below that. Tom Sahines recently did some work on it (a good thing!) for the seller, and it looks to be very nice looker/driver. Someone is in for some fun with a good looking blond.

It’s funny to be putting fresh eyes on a Market Report – it’s been a while since I did more than a quick one. Everything here looks tidy and proper. I wonder how they get the licorice rope edging to stay on the car? You can see mine on the header above is lifting.

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