{"id":13171,"date":"2014-11-05T08:02:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T15:02:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=13161"},"modified":"2014-11-05T08:02:43","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T15:02:43","slug":"market-497-spider-750d-02553-incomplete-basketcase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2014\/11\/05\/market-497-spider-750d-02553-incomplete-basketcase\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 497: Spider 750D 02553 incomplete basketcase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*02553, 1315*04353 (non-matching). \u00a0<\/strong>This car is available now <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ebay.com\/itm\/Alfa-Romeo-Other-750D-Series-1957-alfa-romeo-giulietta-spider-750-series-\/181574395985?forcerrptr=true&amp;hash=item2a46ad6851&amp;item=181574395985&amp;pt=US_Cars_Trucks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on eBay<\/a> out of Connecticut with a $17,500 Buy it Now. \u00a0It&#8217;s a long way from any semblance of nice or usable, but it&#8217;s a 1957 model and 56-57 Spiders seem to be more sought after than the later siblings, probably due to the idea of &#8216;event eligibility&#8217;. \u00a0Anyone have \u00a0a 1957 that got them into an event that a 1958 would not have? \u00a0Like everything else, I suspect it&#8217;s about who you know, and the magnitude of check you can write.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-30-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13174\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-30-am.png?resize=525%2C355\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.43.30 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-30-am.png?w=789&amp;ssl=1 789w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-30-am.png?resize=300%2C203&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-30-am.png?resize=768%2C520&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>It&#8217;s amazing how the 7000 or so 750D Spiders ever made seem to have transformed into an endless supply of projects like this. \u00a0Step one? \u00a0A big can of Kroil. \u00a0Step two? \u00a0Get good with Excel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-48-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13163\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-48-am.png?resize=525%2C382\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.43.48 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-48-am.png?w=804&amp;ssl=1 804w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-48-am.png?resize=300%2C219&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-48-am.png?resize=768%2C560&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dash edging you see resting on the steering column is a hard to find piece &#8211; unless someone has started reproducing it in the last few months. \u00a0I had a steering wheel place in Hesperia, Ca restore a wheel like this for about $300. \u00a0Took several months, but was worth it. \u00a0Block in passenger seat, engine in car = 2 engines?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-09-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13164\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-09-am.png?resize=525%2C384\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.44.09 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-09-am.png?w=748&amp;ssl=1 748w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-09-am.png?resize=300%2C220&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This looks pretty good&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-49-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13165\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-49-am.png?resize=525%2C320\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.45.49 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-49-am.png?w=803&amp;ssl=1 803w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-49-am.png?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-49-am.png?resize=768%2C469&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This does not look pretty good. \u00a0You will be weeks on your back undoing rusty nuts, with rust flecks in your eyes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-35-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13167\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-35-am.png?resize=525%2C371\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.44.35 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-35-am.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-35-am.png?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-35-am.png?resize=768%2C544&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>This engine was born to live in a Sprint 750B. \u00a0There should be an engine with 1315*42### with it too.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-27-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13168\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-27-am.png?resize=525%2C373\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.44.27 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-27-am.png?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-27-am.png?resize=300%2C214&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-27-am.png?resize=768%2C547&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The numbers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-51-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13169\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-51-am.png?resize=525%2C392\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.44.51 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-51-am.png?w=801&amp;ssl=1 801w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-51-am.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-44-51-am.png?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The rocker looks tacked on. \u00a0I&#8217;ve seen a lot of barely attached rockers over the years, covering a rusty mess no doubt. \u00a0You kind of want some metal in there, you know, for structural support and all&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-09-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13170\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-09-am.png?resize=525%2C387\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.45.09 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-09-am.png?w=806&amp;ssl=1 806w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-09-am.png?resize=300%2C222&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-09-am.png?resize=768%2C568&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Yikes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-30-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13171\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-45-30-am.png?resize=525%2C392\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.45.30 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>YIKES!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-59-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-13173\" src=\"https:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-59-am.png?resize=525%2C389\" alt=\"Screen Shot 2014-11-05 at 6.43.59 AM\" width=\"525\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-59-am.png?w=799&amp;ssl=1 799w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-59-am.png?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/screen-shot-2014-11-05-at-6-43-59-am.png?resize=768%2C570&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Has the head mounted, cam driven fuel pump, and the simple sheet metal oil pan was seen a few pictures ago, so it&#8217;s a 750 engine in there.<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<table align=\"center\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<div id=\"ds_div\">\n<p><span style=\"color:#003162;\">&#8220;1957 Alfa Romeo Spider <\/span><span style=\"color:#003162;\">750D series convertible. Car needs restoration.\u00a0 Sold with complete glass, chrome, interior parts and other trim.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The engine is original, was welded and needs a weld at between 2 and 3 deck area. There is a 750 engine in the Alfa now.\u00a0 4 speed tunnel box, has the bumpers, chrome trim, all gauges, gas tank, heater, wiring harness, side glass, extra 750 cylinder head, boxes of misc. parts.\u00a0 Some Bond-O on rocker panels.<\/p>\n<p>Missing parts as follows; the side spears, the front windshield glass, both bottom seat frames, and the top frame. The exhaust stops at the cast iron headers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giulietta Spider 750D 1495*02553, 1315*04353 (non-matching). \u00a0This car is available now on eBay out of Connecticut with a $17,500 Buy it Now. \u00a0It&#8217;s a long way from any semblance of nice or usable, but it&#8217;s a 1957 model and 56-57 Spiders seem to be more sought after than the later siblings, probably due to the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2014\/11\/05\/market-497-spider-750d-02553-incomplete-basketcase\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Market 497: Spider 750D 02553 incomplete basketcase&#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":[3,63,7,22,30],"tags":[103,165],"class_list":["post-13171","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2014-markets","category-750-d","category-giulietta-giulia-market","category-project-cars","category-spider-normales","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-spider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13171","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=13171"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13171\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13171"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13171"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13171"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}