{"id":6203,"date":"2010-01-23T01:51:19","date_gmt":"2010-01-23T08:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=6203"},"modified":"2010-01-23T01:51:19","modified_gmt":"2010-01-23T08:51:19","slug":"market-181-early-spider-veloce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2010\/01\/23\/market-181-early-spider-veloce\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 181: Early Spider Veloce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update 1\/23\/10: <\/strong>Car has apparently sold, after 3 days on the market. \u00a0Who&#8217;s the lucky new owner?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Giulietta Spider Veloce 750F 1495*01942, 1315*30541. <\/strong>This car is at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fantasyjunction.com\/cars\/884-Alfa%20Romeo-Giulietta%20Spyder%20Veloce-1300cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fantasy Junction <\/a>right now and I can tell you now, it wont last. \u00a0Why do I say that? \u00a0Well, it&#8217;s a 1957, a year they didn&#8217;t make many Spider Veloce&#8217;s, it&#8217;s restored to a very high standard by people who have good reputations and it&#8217;s only $8500 more than the two 1958 Spider Veloce&#8217;s that sold last year for $50K needing some sorting and tidying.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-front.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6208\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 front\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-front.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-front.jpg?w=654&amp;ssl=1 654w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-front.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>These cars look great in light blue. \u00a0I can find no fault in this picture -everything fits together well.<!--more--><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-back.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6205\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 back\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-back.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-back.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-back.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Same goes for this picture, trunk door and hood fit is all superb. \u00a0Wheels are all Borrani. \u00a0Stance is slightly aggressive befitting a Veloce.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-interior.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6209\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 interior\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-interior.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-interior.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-interior.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>While I&#8217;m usually not a fan of piping around upholstery, this car looks good. \u00a0Note how clean everything is. \u00a0Sellers of cars on the internet take note: \u00a0a couple of hours polishing will add hundreds if not thousands to the final sale price.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-doors-open.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6206\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 doors open\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-doors-open.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-doors-open.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-doors-open.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>More of the same exemplary fanciness. \u00a0Steering wheel and gauges look great.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6204\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>You are no doubt checking out the gauges and steering wheel some more. \u00a0Check out how nice the door jamb is. \u00a0There&#8217;s something kind of weird about the carpeting -doesn&#8217;t look bad, just not the usual.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-engine.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6207\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 engine\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-engine.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-engine.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-engine.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Claus Menzel is said to have built this engine which is a good thing if his reputation is deserved (and I am sure it is based on the many endorsements I&#8217;ve heard). \u00a0Nice!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-under.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-6210\" title=\"alfa giulietta spider veloce 750 f 1495 01942 under\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-under.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C224\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-under.jpg?w=455&amp;ssl=1 455w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/01\/alfa-giulietta-spider-veloce-750-f-1495-01942-under.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This is amazing. \u00a0I don&#8217;t think I have ever seen an Alfa this clean on the underside. \u00a0While Bertone painted their undersides black, Pininfarina undercoated then painted over it in body color like seen here.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m going to have to go check this car out today to see how reality lives up to pictures. \u00a0If you are in the Spider Veloce market I urge you to consider this car. \u00a0It wont last.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/2009\/12\/31\/spider-veloce-market-review-2009\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2009 Spider Veloce market wrap up<\/a> -the comps are all here.<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 1\/23\/10: Car has apparently sold, after 3 days on the market. \u00a0Who&#8217;s the lucky new owner? Giulietta Spider Veloce 750F 1495*01942, 1315*30541. This car is at Fantasy Junction right now and I can tell you now, it wont last. \u00a0Why do I say that? \u00a0Well, it&#8217;s a 1957, a year they didn&#8217;t make many &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2010\/01\/23\/market-181-early-spider-veloce\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Market 181: Early Spider Veloce&#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":[67,7,28,31],"tags":[103,114,118],"class_list":["post-6203","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-750f","category-giulietta-giulia-market","category-restored-cars","category-spider-veloces","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-cars","tag-classic-cars"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203","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=6203"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6203\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6203"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6203"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6203"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}