Classic cars – Page 6

January 21, 2013

Market 456: Giulia Sprint 10112 353030 in the North east

Update 4/17/13: 1 bid, $25,000, sold. I suspect this will turn out to be a well bought car.

Update 2/2/13: No sale at $24,101.69. I am thinking they would probably like to get at least $30K.

Giulia Sprint 10112 353030. This late Sprint is on eBay out of Mass. It looks pretty good in the pictures -well except for some mismatched looking paint on the lower edge of the doors, but I’ve talked to a previous owner and they assured me this was a sold car. I usually say it, but here it is again -I like these late Giulia Sprints -there’s a something neat about the fact that this is an 11 year old design when it was made, and only probably continuing to be made to use up parts.

Has all the good points I usually mention -shut lines, straight trim etc. See what I mean about the paint on the lower door edge and on the rocker? I am assured that it was totally solid and just had some paint lifting, probably due to poor prep.

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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 14, 2013

Market 455: Speciale 10120 00657 at Gooding – Pinnacle of Giulietta elegance!

Update 2/2/13: Sold for $90K plus fees.

Giulietta Sprint Speciale 10120*00657, 00120*00911. This fine example of an SS is due to be auctioned in a few days in Scottsdale. Not sure why the high estimate for this one ($160,000) is so much lower than the Giulia they are auctioning ($225,000), but hey, so it goes.

Looks really good, but then some guy probably got a decent pay check for taking this and a few other great shots for the catalog. Accessory steering wheel? Great shut lines.

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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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January 4, 2013

Market 295: Giulia SS 381285 getting around

1/4/13: I am pretty sure that this car, Lot #132, is the same as the car below and is being auctioned by Gooding & Company on Saturday, January 19th. Estimate is an aggressive $200,000 – $225,000. The transformation is remarkable. Would love to see it in person.

Handsome machine.

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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 18, 2012

Market 422: Giulietta Sprint Speciale 177251 now at F40 -bring the kids!

Update 12/18/12: They always turn up again -this guy at F40 Motorsports. Price of $139,000 is feeling more and more like a sensible high for SS’s and likely the neighborhood they will come to rest in for a while -unless of notable heritage or otherwise interesting. This car has few issues, and if red is you color a trip to Portland CT may be just the thing -though I think the leaves will all have fallen by now.

Nicely turned out with Borrani’s. Is it just me or are there a lot of wheel weights on that front wheel? Aren’t the bent ones supposed to go on the back (or get fixed??)? Panel fit is excellent. It’s quite red!

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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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December 13, 2012

Market 450: Giuliettas.com exclusive Sprint 20205 (was M49)

Update 1/16/13: Car has been sold via eBay for $12,500 almost immediately upon listing.

12/13/12: Giulietta Sprint 10102 1493*20205, 1315*010311. This car is available right now out of Florida from a long time Alfa owner/restorer. It is more solid than the usual Sprint project and complete but needs a full restoration to be nice or at least a mechanical freshening to be driven. If you’re looking for a matching numbers complete Sprint as a starting point for a project this may be the car for you! Asking price is “offers in the lower mid-teens”.

This car was Market 49 where it failed to sell for about $5500 back when you could get pretty good runner for about $20,000. Pretty good runners have moved on to start at about $35,000 and projects have gotten more expensive as a result, so I think $12 – 15K would not be a bad deal for this car. Car was originally delivered to a dealer in Italy – finding it’s way to the US in the 60’s.

Email me and I’ll put you in contact with the seller. sprints @ giuliettas.com

One could drive this car looking like this. Might cause some grumbling among the purists – but who cares. Marker lights are consistent with a European delivery car. Trim all looks pretty good.

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