{"id":7602,"date":"2010-07-22T10:14:50","date_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:14:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=7602"},"modified":"2010-07-22T10:14:50","modified_gmt":"2010-07-22T17:14:50","slug":"mercado-237-clean-sprint-in-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2010\/07\/22\/mercado-237-clean-sprint-in-mexico\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercado 237: Clean Sprint in Mexico"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Giulietta Sprint 10102*<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/26218757@N06\/sets\/72157624558947098\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">21176<\/a>. <\/strong>This Sprint, assembled in Mexico by Willy&#8217;s Overland, is available now on <a href=\"http:\/\/articulo.mercadolibre.com.mx\/MLM-48711847-alfa-romeo-giulietta-sprint-1960-_JM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MercadoLibre<\/a> for $160,000 or about $12,500 of our USD&#8217;s.\u00a0 Seller is a used car dealership who somehow ended up with the car when it came out of long time dormancy in a collection.\u00a0 He states that everything except the engine is original and looking at the pictures I agree somewhat.\u00a0 There are some changes but they are the sort of thing you had to do 30 years ago to a Giulietta to keep it running when parts were hard to find.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7608\" title=\"img\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><strong>Woefully vague pictures show a pretty good car.\u00a0 Everything seems to fit together well and all the trim is present.\u00a0 Hood looks like it&#8217;s not latched.\u00a0 One wiper?<!--more--><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img2.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7607\" title=\"img2\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img2.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img2.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img2.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><strong>This car wears the non-USA corner markers and amber lights -I guess that&#8217;s what they got in Mexico.\u00a0 In this view I can&#8217;t tell if the hood is slightly up or not quite closed.\u00a0 Rockers look great.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img3.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7606\" title=\"img3\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img3.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img3.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img3.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Massive over-riders and &#8216;sporty&#8217; dual exhaust aside, this back end looks great!\u00a0 Sprint script and bulls eye badge are missing.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img4.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7605\" title=\"img4\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img4.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img4.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img4.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>I&#8217;m not sure what&#8217;s up with the antennae but it is at a bad angle.\u00a0 With a good buff this car would be a $20K USD car if put on eBay out of Southern California.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img5.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7604\" title=\"img5\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img5.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img5.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img5.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>This wheel looks to be the real deal ($$$).\u00a0 Horn button is a little ill-fitting but that&#8217;s not hard to correct.\u00a0 I think this car would have had red interior originally but what&#8217;s here looks factory so maybe it came from a donor car?\u00a0 Seat covers aren&#8217;t original either way.\u00a0 I&#8217;d roll in this.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img6.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-7603\" title=\"img6\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/07\/img6.jpg?w=300&#038;resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img6.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/07\/img6.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Under-hood should be body color but it&#8217;s black and some other color along where the passenger fender meets the engine compartment.\u00a0 I&#8217;m thinking it was originally not red&#8230; what colors had black interior&#8230; (scratch head).\u00a0 Seller says there is a receipt from Alfa for a new engine in the early 80&#8217;s -no telling what it actually is.\u00a0 Looks like a big internally regulated alternator has been fitted.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I know some people who are afraid of cars from south of the border but I am of the opinion that it&#8217;s okay to buy there so long as there are no titling hold-ups and you go for a look in person.\u00a0 Someone with an adventurous spirit, some Spanish skills, a trailer and about $12k cash could probably bring this home and with a little tinkering have a great car.\u00a0 Alex?<\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Giulietta Sprint 10102*21176. This Sprint, assembled in Mexico by Willy&#8217;s Overland, is available now on MercadoLibre for $160,000 or about $12,500 of our USD&#8217;s.\u00a0 Seller is a used car dealership who somehow ended up with the car when it came out of long time dormancy in a collection.\u00a0 He states that everything except the engine &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2010\/07\/22\/mercado-237-clean-sprint-in-mexico\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Mercado 237: Clean Sprint in Mexico&#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":[40,7,32],"tags":[103,114,118,168],"class_list":["post-7602","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-40","category-giulietta-giulia-market","category-sprint-normales","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-cars","tag-classic-cars","tag-sprint"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7602","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=7602"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7602\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7602"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7602"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7602"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}