{"id":9528,"date":"2011-12-01T10:54:49","date_gmt":"2011-12-01T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/giuliettas.com\/?p=9528"},"modified":"2011-12-01T10:54:49","modified_gmt":"2011-12-01T17:54:49","slug":"market-337-early-spider-racer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2011\/12\/01\/market-337-early-spider-racer\/","title":{"rendered":"Market 337: Early Spider racer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Update later the same day:\u00a0 <\/strong>Sold for $19,800.\u00a0 A bargain?<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-10-25-57-pm1.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9548\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 10.25.57 PM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-10-25-57-pm1.png?resize=525%2C324\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"324\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Spider 750D 1495*<a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/26218757@N06\/sets\/72157628235582005\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">02031<\/a>.\u00a0 <\/strong>This car is on <a href=\"http:\/\/cgi.ebay.com\/ebaymotors\/1957-Alfa-Romeo-Giulietta-Spider-Vintage-Race-Car-\/260899589400?pt=US_Cars_Trucks&amp;hash=item3cbed3cd18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eBay<\/a> right now out of Denver Colorado.\u00a0 Racing set up is as purposeful as they come, with lots of refinements that probably make it highly competitive.\u00a0 These cars tend to be a bargain to buy compared to the expense of the development represented in the final product.\u00a0 I&#8217;d have to tone it back a bit so it could be used on the street too.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-31-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9529\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.15.31 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-31-am.png?resize=450%2C289\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-31-am.png?w=778&amp;ssl=1 778w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-31-am.png?resize=300%2C193&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-31-am.png?resize=768%2C494&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Between the sun and the saturation of the red, the lines of the car are almost lost.\u00a0 Widened steels look very tough.\u00a0 I like the cut down windshield -reminds me of Conrad&#8217;s Spider Veloce.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong> <\/strong><!--more--><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-35-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9533\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.16.35 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-35-am.png?resize=525%2C280\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-35-am.png?w=780&amp;ssl=1 780w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-35-am.png?resize=300%2C160&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-35-am.png?resize=768%2C411&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Very very cool picture.\u00a0 The aggregate rushing by, the blurred wheels, the poise of the car -one can only guess at the exhaust note.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-53-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9531\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.15.53 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-53-am.png?resize=525%2C395\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-53-am.png?w=721&amp;ssl=1 721w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-53-am.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Bodywork looks to be in top condition.\u00a0 Grills, tow-hooks and lights all look just right.\u00a0 Man that roll cage is unsightly -but I appreciate it&#8217;s presence and what it&#8217;s all about.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-43-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9530\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.15.43 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-43-am.png?resize=525%2C392\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-43-am.png?w=794&amp;ssl=1 794w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-43-am.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-15-43-am.png?resize=768%2C575&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Unusual tail lights for a Spider -I usually think of these as being for the earliest Sprints<\/strong>.\u00a0 <strong>You can see the fuel cell sticking down.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-54-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9532\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.16.54 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-54-am.png?resize=525%2C392\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"392\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-54-am.png?w=801&amp;ssl=1 801w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-54-am.png?resize=300%2C224&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-16-54-am.png?resize=768%2C574&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Lot&#8217;s of mirror here, must be used to being the leader of the pack.\u00a0 Red red red.\u00a0 Gauges are no doubt much more trustworthy than originals would be.\u00a0 This steering wheel isn&#8217;t too bad as far as aftermarket items goes.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-17-24-am.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9534\" title=\"Screen shot 2011-12-01 at 9.17.24 AM\" src=\"http:\/\/giuliettas.files.wordpress.com\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-17-24-am.png?resize=525%2C395\" alt=\"\" width=\"525\" height=\"395\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-17-24-am.png?w=798&amp;ssl=1 798w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-17-24-am.png?resize=300%2C226&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/screen-shot-2011-12-01-at-9-17-24-am.png?resize=768%2C578&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Clean and tidy as you&#8217;d expect.\u00a0 Engine is out of a GT Junior -one of the most robust 1300&#8217;s you can get for a Giulietta.\u00a0 They made an over-square 1300 in the early 80&#8217;s that went in a rear transaxle variant of the Alfetta confusingly called the &#8216;Giulietta&#8217;, the spec of which reads on paper like a GTA 1300, but those are VERY rare in the US.\u00a0 Buyer has the option to buy the original 1300 from the seller -a good idea if the prices of early cars continues to climb.<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><\/strong>There you have it -loads of bargain good times on the track for what seems to me to be not a lot of money.\u00a0 Go for it!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update later the same day:\u00a0 Sold for $19,800.\u00a0 A bargain? Spider 750D 1495*02031.\u00a0 This car is on eBay right now out of Denver Colorado.\u00a0 Racing set up is as purposeful as they come, with lots of refinements that probably make it highly competitive.\u00a0 These cars tend to be a bargain to buy compared to the &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/2011\/12\/01\/market-337-early-spider-racer\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Market 337: Early Spider racer&#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":[59,63,7,24,30],"tags":[103,118,165],"class_list":["post-9528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2011-markets","category-750-d","category-giulietta-giulia-market","category-race-cars","category-spider-normales","tag-alfa-romeo","tag-classic-cars","tag-spider"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9528","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=9528"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9528\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rufushamilton.com\/giuliettas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}