{"id":10861,"date":"2012-03-06T12:48:12","date_gmt":"2012-03-06T19:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=10861"},"modified":"2012-03-06T12:48:12","modified_gmt":"2012-03-06T19:48:12","slug":"market-396-1954-sprint-in-bulgaria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/03\/06\/market-396-1954-sprint-in-bulgaria\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 396: 1954 Sprint in Bulgaria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Giulietta Sprint 750B.<\/strong> Henrik sent me <a href=\"http:\/\/www.carandclassic.co.uk\/car\/C242562#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a link<\/a> to this car a couple of days ago.\u00a0 Car is in Bulgaria and exhibits all the usual characteristics of an older car that&#8217;s been kept on the road through a combination of the clever application of incorrect parts as needed, and changes made to suit the tastes of the owner -a lot like the cars that come out of Mexico or South America.\u00a0 No vin number is stated, but if it&#8217;s a 1954, it must be between 1493.00011 and 00023 according to Fusi, or &#8216;somewhere in that neighborhood&#8217; if other known chassis numbers from this era are any indication.\u00a0 If anyone knows the chassis number, let me know!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-10-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10866\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 11.10.10 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-10-am.png?resize=502%2C377\" alt=\"\" width=\"502\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-10-am.png?w=502&amp;ssl=1 502w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-10-am.png?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 502px) 100vw, 502px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Body looks pretty good.\u00a0 Has the small headlights .\u00a0 Is that a &#8216;short&#8217; windshield?\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Wheels look like Fiat or some eastern block equivalent.\u00a0 Wipers look modern.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-12-02-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10862\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 11.12.02 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-12-02-am.png?resize=500%2C374\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-12-02-am.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-12-02-am.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Engine sits high up like (and valve cover is from) a 1750 or 2 liter<\/strong>.\u00a0<strong> Air filter housing has been cut down to clear the hood.\u00a0 I could go on.\u00a0 Expect to replace all of this in the event of a restoration.\u00a0 Would be great if the seller still has the original engine.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-28-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10865\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 11.10.28 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-28-am.png?resize=500%2C377\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-28-am.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-28-am.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>More incorrect -a lot of it from late 60&#8217;s Alfa 105 -like the headlight stock and heater control.\u00a0 Not sure where the gauges are from.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-11-53-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10863\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 11.11.53 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-11-53-am.png?resize=500%2C376\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-11-53-am.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-11-53-am.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Another view.\u00a0 Mirror looks vaguely like a late 101 Spider item.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-41-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10864\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 11.10.41 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-41-am.png?resize=499%2C376\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"376\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-41-am.png?w=499&amp;ssl=1 499w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-11-10-41-am.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>And finally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Asking price is 41,000 British pounds -about the cost I would expect if this car was a driver with the original parts.\u00a0 Will take some time to find a home.\u00a0 I wonder what complications arise trying to get a car out of Bulgaria?\u00a0 Might take some extra &#8216;export&#8217; fees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giulietta Sprint 750B. Henrik sent me a link to this car a couple of days ago.\u00a0 Car is in Bulgaria and exhibits all the usual characteristics of an older car that&#8217;s been kept on the road through a combination of the clever application of incorrect parts as needed, and changes made to suit the tastes &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/03\/06\/market-396-1954-sprint-in-bulgaria\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Market 396: 1954 Sprint in Bulgaria&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61,65,7,32],"tags":[103,118,168],"class_list":["post-10861","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2012-markets","category-750b","category-giulietta-giulia-market","category-sprint-normales","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-classic-cars","tag-sprint"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10861","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10861"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10861\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10861"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10861"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10861"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}