Update 10/11/11: $30,200 with reserve not met. I would have thought $35,000 or a little less would or should buy it.
Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*03579. This magnificent example is on eBay right now out of Colorado. 750 Alfa’s are at the top of the Alfa Market for Sprints (06611 or before) and Spiders and I expect this car will go for serious money to bear this out. It was restored back when repro parts were scarce and original nice parts were still available and reasonable.
No flashy pictures here -just good honest ‘show the item’ shots. Trunk and door fit looks excellent. Paint finish looks amazing. No excuses trim fit and finish is rare to see. Continue reading “Market 327: Very nice Spider 750D 03579”
Market 195: Sprint in Portugal
Update 9/22/11:In Portugal, with Vent window -this Sprint is back on eBay.
I think I would take fresh pictures rather than reuse these close to 2 year olds…
Update 7/1/10: No sale last time I suppose. Now on eBay again… better $20K? Â Doubtful.
Update 6/24/10: Auction ended at $22,850, reserve met. Â Not such a bad deal when you consider it wouldn’t wouldn’t be too hard to turn it into a nice car with a nearly unique feature in the vent window.
Update 6/10/10: This car has made its way to ebay and the seller has listed the vin number -1493*08477, so I now have another to add to the register. Condition is described as ‘restored to like new’ but it’s not… incorrect driver restoration is more like it. The kind of car that gets bid up to just under $20K. Vent window is still a neat thing though.
Original post March 3, 2010: Giulietta Sprint. I found this car on a Japanese classic car site and it’s available out of Portugal for just under $33,000. A Portugese car on a Japanese website makes perfect sense really -the Japanese are highly refined in their car collecting and own a disproportionate number of interesting Italian cars, many Giuliettas among them. Why not market directly to the money?
Looking back over the last few weeks I’ve been trending toward more international market entries (among the posts about welding on the SS). What’s up you ask? Well, there aren’t many Giuliettas for sale in the US right now. Must be the weather!
The body and paint on this car is really pretty nice, panels fit well, trim embellishes as intended, not much to complain about to be seen. A careful viewer of the above picture will note a rare feature.
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Market 324: Rough SS project 177353
Update October 1 2015:Â Now in Germany. Â Anamera doesn’t show when an ad was made active – this one just says “as of 9/12/2011.”
Update September 12 2011: Beverly Hills Car Club is the lucky dealer who gets to add the dealer tax/toll between the end buyer and first seller of this car. I guess it’s sort of like interest on money loaned. Anyway, they scrubbed it up, added $7000 to the price and have it listed.
Taking turd polish to new heights! Original bosphoro blue is a great color -if it had its original engine it would be an even better car to restore. Lot’s of work to do but someone will do it. Judging by the tires this thing has been off the road a LONG time. Lots more pictures here.
Update September 3 2011: Sold for the Buy it Now price to the man in the big yellow hat!
Giulia Sprint Speciale 10120*177353. Been a while since we had a rough SS on the site, but this car on eBay right now makes up for the lack. Needs a lot and when you get it apart it will need a lot more. Price of $19,500 BIN is not too bad really. Lets see, 177061 has failed to bring more than $85,000 on eBay despite being a really nice example, take $19,500 from that leaves $65,500. $20,000 in bodywork, $10,000 in paint, $10,000 drive train rebuild (and still not correct)… you get the idea. If you want one and are handy with tools though, who knows.
It’s an SS, it has some glass, it’s on 4 wheels, it doesn’t have any huge dents. So far so good.
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Market 226: SS 10120*00533 in Florida
Update 8/24/11: It has been reported by several attendees that this car made $190,000! Serious money. Lightweight Sprint Veloce Money. SZ money not too long ago. Now every bumpkin who inherits a busted up SS is going to be offering a $190,000 Buy it Now on eBay. Nice.
Update 8/20/11: This car was spotted at the Gooding and Co auction this Monterey weekend, spruced up and looking to sell for a lot of money based on its preservation status.
It’s amazing how good they can make a car look with some polish and care.
The story as they tell it.
Update 6/30/10: Elmar sent me an email making me aware of the picture below… must be the same car as this is a rare color and vent windows are even rarer.
Period shot of 533? Â Probably!
Update 6/11/10: I hear $250K is the magic number. I will have to chew on that for a while -not sure how I feel about it.
Giulietta Sprint Speciale 10120*00533. Elmar, the European correspondent sent me a link to this SS that is available now from Pegasus in Florida -car was owned my the owner of Centerline for a while. Condition is said to be all original and as can be seen it has the rare vent window option. I’m not sure what they are asking for it.
This is a great color- kind of a platinum gray silver. It’s said to be as good as it looks. Trim, shut lines etc are all fine.
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Market 320: Another early Spider 750D
Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*00627. Available now on eBay out of Santa Barbara is this lovely Spider. Great color, albeit with an incorrect but no less lovely interior in black. Seems that now’s a good time to be in the market or an early Giulietta.
Someone knows what they are doing with a camera. The composition, lighting, saturation etc is all perfect. Hood fits great and trim looks right.Â
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Market 319: Spider 750D 00134
Update 3/8/11: Reserve not met at $60,100. Wow.
Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*00134, 1315*40206. On eBay now out of what is one of the epicenters of classic Alfa Romeo’s in the US comes this very early example. The sellers description is verbose to say the least, but rightly so when hoping for big$, and it’s attached below for future generation to appreciate. Sorry about the lack of posts lately -was without much internet for most of July.
I saw this and thought -look at that bird flying in front of that white car -oh, er, that’s a Giulietta Spider. Okay, car looks great. Paint is not over the top shiny but that’s how I like it. Do these have rolled lip rims?
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Market 299: Giulia Sprint Speciale racer
Update 7/26/11:The seller of this car contacted me, the vin is 10121*380352. Anyone know any information on previous owners etc? Check out this cool YouTube of it in action!
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From 3/24/11: Giulia SS. This car is available now from Classic Car dot com. It is described as a 1964 Giulia but no vin is stated. Anyone know which car this is? Asking price is 60,000 Euro’s (about $85,000 on 3/24/11). Description states the seller converted it to race spec -I wonder if it comes with the stock components that were removed?
Learn more about the Sprint Speciale here. The Giulia SS register is here.
I like this color a lot. Fog light placement is interesting -I was going to put fog lights on mine, but use the bumper bracket mounts. Wheels are period magnesium items.
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You forget they were new once
Jeff of Hardtuned shared these pictures with me that Tom Hardy shared with him of his dads new 750 Sprint. Where is it now?
Maybe the Mt. Rose pass area of Lake Tahoe? Sprints are pretty good off road.
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Market 318: Spider 00599!
Update 8/7/11: Sold to the man in the big yellow hat for $32,200!
Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*00599, 1315*40613. This very well preserved (or neglected to good effect if you prefer) early Spider is on eBay right now from often in action and well respected seller ‘Davelit’. Check it out now.
Good start. Car was originally light blue -would be nice to see it go back. Hood fits very well.
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Market 317: Spider Telaio 00040!
Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*00040. This car, available on Autoscout.it was brought to my attention by Elmar who keeps an eye on the European market for interesting cars. A quick disclaimer is that the seller states that it is car number 40, but I haven’t seen a picture of the vin to verify that it is in fact that car. Whatever the vin, this is a great looking early Spider.
Looks funny in this pose. I don’t know that I’ve featured this look before in a headline picture.
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