{"id":11743,"date":"2012-08-23T00:33:09","date_gmt":"2012-08-23T07:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=11743"},"modified":"2012-08-23T00:33:09","modified_gmt":"2012-08-23T07:33:09","slug":"market-436-1956-sprint-veloce-alleggerita-750-e-02239","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2012\/08\/23\/market-436-1956-sprint-veloce-alleggerita-750-e-02239\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 436: 1956 Sprint Veloce Alleggerita 750 E 02239"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update 8\/23\/12:<\/strong> $310,000 hammer has members of the exclusive club known as ‘early lightweight Sprint Veloce owners’ all calling their insurance agent to up the agreed value, and then thinking about whether or not they really need that jewel in their jewelry box at that price.<\/p>\n

8\/11\/12: Giulietta Sprint 750 E 1493*02239<\/a>, 1315*30135, Bertone body number 77117.<\/strong>\u00a0 This car will be auctioned by Russo and Steele<\/a> next weekend with an expected hammer around $200,000.\u00a0 With a high expected price comes high praise and\/or high scrutiny.\u00a0 d’Amico and Tabucchi list this chassis number as a 1956 Sprint Veloce 750E, good enough for me!\u00a0 It has been magnificently restored to a semblance of ‘last raced’ specification, with lightweight seats, a lack of bumpers and other details deviating from stock.\u00a0 It is doubtful it wore the Borrani wire wheels shown since -not only have I never seen a period picture of a Giulietta racer with wire wheels, they were very likely heavier than the usual Fergat or Borrani wheels due to the required extra splined hub adapter.<\/p>\n

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A lot of the ‘lightweight’ treatment was replacement of chrome-over brass parts with aluminum.\u00a0 Body fits together with the typical Bertone precision.\u00a0 Would be nice to see it wear it’s original, most likely lost 50 years ago aluminum bumpers.\u00a0 I have read they are available -I know ClassicAlfa and Alfastop list a few of the aluminum parts, not sure if they have bumpers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Did they really do without the air filter canister?\u00a0 Looks nice underhood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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There was this big Italian guy with crazy teeth I used to see when I lived in San Francisco’s Italian neighborhood North Beach.\u00a0 He had a ’69 GTV with Webers<\/em>.\u00a0 He said, almost whispered it like they came from the very hand of the pope or something.\u00a0 Now whenever I see or read the word ‘Weber’ I hear his voice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Incorrect font is tell-tale of repro build plate.\u00a0 Screw heads are correct type -the fact that they are all aligned is, well, a bit of an eye-roller.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

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I really like the blue\/gray color combo.\u00a0 Gauges were restored completely as is evidenced by the very gold backgrounds.\u00a0 They usually fade to a near silver champagne color.\u00a0 Nice wheel.\u00a0 Interesting they chose to move the choke blank from the lower left side of the ash tray to the lower right -makes ergonomic sense to more easily be able to reach the fan or throttle control (which-ever they moved).\u00a0 You can just see the edge of an extra gauge by the 10 o’clock steering wheel arm -probably an oil pressure gauge since the original would be in the original tach, but maybe an ammeter to keep an eye on the generator.\u00a0 Off-white knob under the column is the pump for the Tudor wash bottle.\u00a0 Nice chronometric tach, but don’t they usually turn the gauge housing to put the redline position at 12 o’clock on race cars?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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If you’ve ever picked up a complete Sprint door you know the loss of the window winder mechanisms and glass must have been a huge weight savings.\u00a0 With this set up you get the added benefit of arm rests and a cut-out to put your empty beer cans in (is that what I see here??)\u00a0 I like the look of the dash without the glove box door.\u00a0 I need one of these radio blank plates.\u00a0 Interesting seat tracks\/mounts.\u00a0 Seats are neat!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I have been toying with the idea of getting some SZ copy seats -some bolstering would be nice!\u00a0 Mr. Smith never told me how much he wants for them…\"\"<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The auction description says Conrero tuned this car to 140 mph, but the Hughes and Da Prato Veloce book shows Conrero ‘high tune’ for an SZ to be 127.4 at 7400.\u00a0 I could probably be persuaded to believe 140 mph if it was a 1400 or 1500 conversion, but then it would be out of it’s MM class.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Here’s the vin.\u00a0 I’d really like to see the Bertone number stamped on the scuttle.\u00a0 Anyone have a picture of it from when this car was at Pebble a few years back?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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And here it is at Pebble in 2005.\u00a0 Neat early tail lights.\u00a0 Isn’t the sequence on that plate a little late for ’56?\u00a0 I thought ’56 was A – G or so…<\/strong><\/p>\n

Read this sentence taken from the description: “This vehicle was raced to an impressive 11th place finish at the 1956 Mille Miglia. To prepare for the race, the car was tuned by Conrero with the engine receiving a boost in power, up to approx 140 hp and the car finished 4th in class in the 1957 mille.”\u00a0 It is poorly written.\u00a0 Which race did Conrero tune it for?\u00a0 Why is the second instance of MM not capitalized?<\/p>\n

Based on some comments on the AlfaBB<\/a> by some guys I regard highly: The 1956 MM was run the 28th of April 1956, car 01981, which is generally believed to be the 11th oa 1956 MM finisher, was built 21st of April 1956 -300 cars before 02239.\u00a0 Looking at cars in the number sequence<\/a>, this car was probably <\/em>built late June\/early July of 1956.\u00a0 They did build them out of sequence, and it is possible<\/em> this car was built before the ’56 MM, but I doubt it.\u00a0 Who cares if I doubt it though -I’m just some jerk with a squirmy 6 month old baby in his lap trying to keep track of all the Giulietta’s that come up for sale…<\/p>\n

What about the ’57 MM?\u00a0 I just don’t know.\u00a0 Perhaps John De Boer would be so kind as to chime in.\u00a0 He is the expert.<\/p>\n

Alfa Additional Documents-1<\/a><\/p>\n

The above PDF of additional information was found on the sale page.\u00a0 It has no references to the 1956 MM and, while it does quote Stuart Schaller saying this car ran in 1957 and placed 4th, it doesn’t cite a source for this claim.\u00a0 I’m not to say it didn’t, just nothing there-in tells me it did -at least that’s how I read it…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update 8\/23\/12: $310,000 hammer has members of the exclusive club known as ‘early lightweight Sprint Veloce owners’ all calling their insurance agent to up the agreed value, and then thinking about whether or not they really need that jewel in their jewelry box at that price. 8\/11\/12: Giulietta Sprint 750 E 1493*02239, 1315*30135, Bertone body … <\/p>\n

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