{"id":14151,"date":"2016-10-15T00:24:33","date_gmt":"2016-10-15T07:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=14151"},"modified":"2016-10-15T00:24:33","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T07:24:33","slug":"market-538-ss-381294-in-south-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2016\/10\/15\/market-538-ss-381294-in-south-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 538: SS 381294 in South Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sprint Speciale 10121*381294<\/a>, 00121*01310. \u00a0<\/strong>This clean example is on eBay right now<\/a> out of South Africa. Starting price is $142,000, reserve not met. \u00a0The car has been gone over and presents very well, but could be improved in minor ways. \u00a0I think Alfa had a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) deal with South Africa where local labor was added to make a car ready for market in exchange for allowing Alfa to sell there. \u00a0It’s unclear if this SS would have been part of that scheme. \u00a0Versions of this happened in other countries – Mexico for sure. \u00a0A book could be written about the tangled web\u00a0of deals made between countries so cars could be sold.<\/p>\n

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A fine looking machine that anyone would be proud to own and happy to drive. \u00a0 Windshield wipers can\u00a0look a little lost on these cars for some reason – not sure I could drive this car with the wipers where they are – but I’d certainly try!<\/strong>
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Looks very nice from the rear corner as well. \u00a0I wonder if that’s a genuine period South African license plate? \u00a0Can’t tell what’s on the back of that weird white blob in the garage. \u00a0This makes me want a cobblestone driveway.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Unusual angle for an SS. \u00a0Lock surround has a little bit of corrosion, but it’s an inseparable assembly that takes a lot of finesse to take apart, re-chrome and get back together and have it work as it’s supposed to. \u00a0I’d live with a little corrosion too!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Fill cap should be black no? \u00a0I still need one of those spare clamps for my Sprint.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Great attention to detail here\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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South Africa is a metric country? \u00a0Are there English Metric gauges? \u00a0I can’t remember. \u00a0Looks to me like matte black spray over the original wrinkle finish. \u00a0You don’t want to take this apart for refinishing unless you have to.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tidy engine compartment. \u00a0Let the sticker comments commence. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Sprint Speciale 10121*381294, 00121*01310. \u00a0This clean example is on eBay right now out of South Africa. Starting price is $142,000, reserve not met. \u00a0The car has been gone over and presents very well, but could be improved in minor ways. \u00a0I think Alfa had a Completely Knocked Down (CKD) deal with South Africa where local … <\/p>\n

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