{"id":13003,"date":"2014-02-05T07:10:12","date_gmt":"2014-02-05T14:10:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=13003"},"modified":"2014-02-05T07:10:12","modified_gmt":"2014-02-05T14:10:12","slug":"market-489-spider-project-10123-372516-barn-find","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2014\/02\/05\/market-489-spider-project-10123-372516-barn-find\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 489: Spider project 10123 372516 “”Barn Find””"},"content":{"rendered":"

Update hours later:\u00a0<\/strong>At $13,500 it suddenly seems a deal! \u00a0Anyone here buy this?
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\nI admit, I missed a good write up.<\/strong>
\nGiulia Spider 10123*372516. \u00a0<\/strong>This car is on eBay<\/a> out of Carlsbad -near San Diego- from Cavallo, seller of used exotics and mixed bag Craigslist find type cars. \u00a0Seller describes it as a “Barn Find”. \u00a0I’m not sure what the fascination is with putting phrases in quotes is… I would have thought putting barn find in quotes would make someone think it’s sort of like<\/em> a barn find but not really a barn find. \u00a0That’s why the double quotes… I’m quoting their unnecessary quotes. \u00a0If they were to write a rebuttal, would they use something like is “””Barn Find””” when quoting me? \u00a0Sorry – it’s early, the sun has yet to even slightly light my vertical stripe of the planet.
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\nHello sporty! \u00a0Trim is all present and straight looking if a little bit dull. \u00a0They state car was originally red, but the engine compartment is sending me white signals – I suppose it could be red under that white – but that’s a lot of work!<\/strong>
\n\"$_4<\/a>
\nThe cross brace here seems to have lost a gravity battle with the weight of the car. \u00a0Expect corrosion. \u00a0Floor has a lapped metal repair that may or may not have involved a lot or even a little bit of welding. \u00a0Assume this will need at least 10 minutes and $20 worth of repair. \u00a0More evidence of white rather than red, and in an area that even the most fastidious color change is not likely to address.<\/strong>\"$_4<\/a>
\nRufus has learned an important term in the Alfa lexicon: “bubbles”. \u00a0He only says it in the bath though.<\/strong>\"$_4<\/a>
\n\"$_4<\/span>This car has had some serious sun exposure to get the gauge inserts that yellow. \u00a0I would not be tempted to retain the faux wood on the dash face. \u00a0Seats look nice, but assume the cushion foam is\u00a0<\/span>crouton crisp – that’s not right, this is an Italian car. \u00a0Seats look nice, but assume the cushion foam\u00a0is biscotti crisp.<\/span><\/strong>\"$_4<\/a>
\nUnfortunate antenna replacement. \u00a0Electrical doodad on opposite fender is probably a power kill switch. \u00a0This car doesn’t scream ex-racer, so we have to assume an owner along the way thought drilling holes in their Pininfarina bodywork to avoid having to open the trunk was a good idea. \u00a0Heck – maybe this is one of those difficult to open Alfa Spider trunks. \u00a0 Appears to be the remains of a Spica era underhood decal clinging to the trunk.<\/span><\/strong>\"$_4<\/span><\/a>
\nI’ll let cooler heads prevail here. \u00a0It might actually be 3X the work creating this mess than just using the correct parts and making it how it’s supposed to be.<\/strong>\"$_4\"<\/span><\/a>
\nI should go spend 14 hours at Jalopnik to see if there is a particular single word for ‘car with a bunch of extraneous badges’. \u00a0I’ll send a T shirt to whoever comments with the best word for a collection of incorrect badges on a car. \u00a0<\/strong>
\nAll what-all aside, this is probably a decent start for the guy who knows he wants to put a 1750 or two liter in it anyway. \u00a0If she likes a whole bunch of badges on the trunk lid, a homage to some of the cars later model brethren if you will, then even more so much the better.
\nI know – I didn’t mention the goony after market hard top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Update hours later:\u00a0At $13,500 it suddenly seems a deal! \u00a0Anyone here buy this? I admit, I missed a good write up. Giulia Spider 10123*372516. \u00a0This car is on eBay out of Carlsbad -near San Diego- from Cavallo, seller of used exotics and mixed bag Craigslist find type cars. \u00a0Seller describes it as a “Barn Find”. … <\/p>\n

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