{"id":11016,"date":"2012-03-15T16:24:57","date_gmt":"2012-03-15T23:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=11016"},"modified":"2012-03-15T16:24:57","modified_gmt":"2012-03-15T23:24:57","slug":"market-405-2600-sprint-824960-nice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/03\/15\/market-405-2600-sprint-824960-nice\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 405: 2600 Sprint 824960 -Nice!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>2600 Sprint 10602*<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/26218757@N06\/sets\/72157629169490582\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">824960,<\/a> 00601.\u00a0 <\/strong>This 2600 Sprint is hanging out next to a 1900 Berlina at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasyjunction.com\/cars\/1177-Alfa%20Romeo-2600%20Sprint%20by%20Bertone-2.6%20Litre%20Inline%206-Cylinder\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy Junction<\/a> right now.\u00a0 I went and saw it in person and it really is as nice as it looks in pictures.\u00a0 The 2600 Sprint I <a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2012\/02\/28\/market-393-2600-sprint-825680\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">listed recently<\/a> was a pretty good deal at $23,500, since it&#8217;s got to be more than 65% of the car this is at $55,000.\u00a0 The more I look at these, the more I think another 2600 Sprint might be on my reality based top 10 list, near the Montreal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-36-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11022\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 10.13.36 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-36-am.png?resize=525%2C351\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-36-am.png?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-36-am.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is an air of 60&#8217;s American car about these -maybe it&#8217;s the size and lots of horizontal bars in the grill.\u00a0 Note how skinny the tires are!\u00a0 Very clean example.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-24-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11019\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 10.13.24 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-24-am.png?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-24-am.png?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-13-24-am.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rear fender swoosh recalls the front SS fender swoosh -squared of back half of the opening and all.<\/strong>\u00a0 <strong>The finish on these is amazing -very tight shut lines and superb trim fit.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong> Anyone know who penned the design at Bertone?\u00a0 Has a lot of the styling cues I generally associate with Scaglione.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-14-29-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11020\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 10.14.29 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-14-29-am.png?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-14-29-am.png?w=657&amp;ssl=1 657w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-14-29-am.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Note the similarity of the recessed tail to the SS, and the similarity of the tail lights to SZ units.\u00a0 A very restrained styling effort.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-16-58-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11018\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 10.16.58 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-16-58-am.png?resize=525%2C350\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-16-58-am.png?w=656&amp;ssl=1 656w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-16-58-am.png?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Those seats ate Fat!\u00a0 I like the light gray carpet.\u00a0 Door panel looks very modern -a lot like those found on 70&#8217;s Berlina&#8217;s.\u00a0 Gauges and steering wheel are very similar to SS and SZ.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-20-15-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11021\" title=\"Screen shot 2012-03-06 at 10.20.15 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-20-15-am.png?resize=525%2C351\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-20-15-am.png?w=658&amp;ssl=1 658w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/screen-shot-2012-03-06-at-10-20-15-am.png?resize=300%2C201&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>What&#8217;s the story with the greenish-silver valve cover?\u00a0 The stock air plumbing in these is very sophisticated.\u00a0 I think these cars would be worth more and be more highly regarded if they had originally shipped with Weber DCOE&#8217;s.\u00a0 I don&#8217;t have a problem with these Solex&#8217;s, but these cars really wake up when correctly converted to Weber&#8217;s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong>I am looking into buying a new daily driver -maybe I should get one of these&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2600 Sprint 10602*824960, 00601.\u00a0 This 2600 Sprint is hanging out next to a 1900 Berlina at Fantasy Junction right now.\u00a0 I went and saw it in person and it really is as nice as it looks in pictures.\u00a0 The 2600 Sprint I listed recently was a pretty good deal at $23,500, since it&#8217;s got to &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/03\/15\/market-405-2600-sprint-824960-nice\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Market 405: 2600 Sprint 824960 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