{"id":2533,"date":"2009-02-26T09:30:02","date_gmt":"2009-02-26T16:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=2533"},"modified":"2009-02-26T09:30:02","modified_gmt":"2009-02-26T16:30:02","slug":"market-92-red-sprint-three-fer-in-italy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2009\/02\/26\/market-92-red-sprint-three-fer-in-italy\/","title":{"rendered":"Market #92: Red Sprint Three-fer in Italy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Giulietta Sprints 1493*26018, 1493*26085 and a 1965 Giulietta 1300.<\/strong>\u00a0 These three cars are all in Italy, all about 25,000 Euro’s, all\u00a0red\u00a0and all in pretty nice shape.\u00a0 I have them arranged in the chronological order outlined above for each group of common view pictures.\u00a0 26018 and 26085 are from\u00a0the 1960 interim series that ends at 26200 in Fusi.\u00a0 The\u00a01965\u00a0Giulietta 1300 represents the last gasp for the classic Giulietta Sprint and they only made 428 if Fusi’s numbers are accurate.\u00a0 Giulietta Sprint production spanned 11 years and if you look at\u00a0the Sprints\u00a0contemporaries at the beginning and end of its run you see a great leap forward in automobile design and technology that was just catching up in the early 1960’s to the standard of robustness, reliability and style set by the Sprint.<\/p>\n

\"3396f5be3a\"1493*26018 is not only 67 cars older than the next car, it is photographed in the same spot.\u00a0 There are some event stickers on the quarter window which if nothing else indicate this car drives well enough to do a few hundred miles.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"84c1f658ad\"1493*26085\u00a0is very similar to\u00a0the car above.\u00a0 The paint work is fantastic as far as I can tell with great shut lines and impeccably mounted and polished trim.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"a39710e822\"This 1965 Giulietta 1300 was produced to either satisfy a traditional customer group who just couldn’t adapt to the ‘modern’ Bertone Sprint GT or to use up a stock of Giulietta Sprint bodies.\u00a0 Either way it is a rare car that enjoys a lot of modern upgrades like a brake booster and disc brakes.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"84d42c004f\"PD is probably for Padova.\u00a0 Paint work on this car is also very nice.\u00a0 I think I prefer the earlier ‘airplane’ style license plate light to the bumper mounted ‘frogeye’ style seen here.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"b5aa8d73c0\"Again, the same background as above.\u00a0 Someone is sitting in the background watching the goings on.\u00a0 I guess Roma was short enough that they could fit the whole thing on these original black plates.\u00a0\u00a0Seems “Black Plate” \u00a0has meaning in Italy too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"91eb92d4e01\"Another booty shot.\u00a0 The trunk doesn’t appear to fit as well on this car as the others but I wouldn’t throw it out of bed as they say.\u00a0 Note antenna on drivers side rear fender and Giulia style 1300 script just to the right of the license plate holder.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"0ac54ed2ed\"Only 26018 had a picture of the build plate so I thought\u00a0I would include it here.\u00a0 In the USA this car would be called a 10105 according to the parts book.\u00a0 The motor number was included for the first couple hundred cars in this series.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"e855889a33\"26018 is clean and correct underhood although the ducting to the heater and vent looks like the kind of corrugated drainage pipe you bury in your backyard.\u00a0 That’s the kind of air cleaner my Sprint is lined up to receive.\u00a0 The scuttle area is different on this car than mine, I wonder if the change corresponds to the end of open rockers?\u00a0 I think that may be the topic of a future post.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"eb5b9042aa\"26085 is not quite as tidy as 26018 but I think the ducting is original.\u00a0 Note cheap inline plastic fuel filter and incorrect air filter housing.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"74e7bf3d581\"1965 Giulietta 1300 has an Abarth style air cleaner (if Laurence is to be trusted) and the unsightly addition of a brake booster.\u00a0 I like the Cavis brand green plug wires.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"aea306aefa\"26018 has the traditional red and off-white interior.\u00a0 This looks really nice but something is lacking and I’m not sure what it is.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"e381137f2e\"26085 went for the contrasting interior with black, off-white and gray.\u00a0 Definitely more soothing than the all red seen above.\u00a0 I like this one the best of the three.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"c61261c6c92\"This guy has the late gauge cluster and an accessory wood rimmed steering wheel.\u00a0 I like this dash set up a lot, but\u00a0not as much as\u00a0the original Sprint dash seen above.\u00a0 Seats are not correctly covered but look nice.<\/strong><\/p>\n

If these were all\u00a0side by side on a car lot and you could experience them all in contrast to each other, I think you would end up purchasing\u00a0the one with the best \u00a0feel.\u00a0\u00a0From 5000 miles away looking at low resolution pictures it’s all visual.\u00a0 I like the look of 26085 the best of these three mainly for the interior, but 26018 has the nicer detailing under the hood, and 1965 is a rarer model, so a choice would be hard.\u00a0 Good thing I already have a Sprint similar to those above so I don’t feel the need to buy any of these.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"my-sprint\"A picture of my Sprint 1493*20379 just to remind myself I’m doing alright.\u00a0 Now to get it back on the road…<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Giulietta Sprints 1493*26018, 1493*26085 and a 1965 Giulietta 1300.\u00a0 These three cars are all in Italy, all about 25,000 Euro’s, all\u00a0red\u00a0and all in pretty nice shape.\u00a0 I have them arranged in the chronological order outlined above for each group of common view pictures.\u00a0 26018 and 26085 are from\u00a0the 1960 interim series that ends at 26200 … <\/p>\n

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