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Market 195: Sprint in Portugal

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Update 9/22/11:In Portugal, with Vent window -this Sprint is back on eBay.

I think I would take fresh pictures rather than reuse these close to 2 year olds…

Update 7/1/10: No sale last time I suppose. Now on eBay again… better $20K?  Doubtful.

Update 6/24/10: Auction ended at $22,850, reserve met.  Not such a bad deal when you consider it wouldn’t wouldn’t be too hard to turn it into a nice car with a nearly unique feature in the vent window.

Update 6/10/10: This car has made its way to ebay and the seller has listed the vin number -1493*08477, so I now have another to add to the register.  Condition is described as ‘restored to like new’ but it’s not… incorrect driver restoration is more like it.  The kind of car that gets bid up to just under $20K.  Vent window is still a neat thing though.

Original post March 3, 2010: Giulietta Sprint. I found this car on a Japanese classic car site and it’s available out of Portugal for just under $33,000.  A Portugese car on a Japanese website makes perfect sense really -the Japanese are highly refined in their car collecting and own a disproportionate number of interesting Italian cars, many Giuliettas among them.  Why not market directly to the money?

Looking back over the last few weeks I’ve been trending toward more international market entries (among the posts about welding on the SS).  What’s up you ask?  Well, there aren’t many Giuliettas for sale in the US right now.  Must be the weather!

The body and paint on this car is really pretty nice, panels fit well, trim embellishes as intended, not much to complain about to be seen.  A careful viewer of the above picture will note a rare feature.

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Market 323: Black Plate Sprint project 10105*21083

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Update 9/5/11: Wow, $25,800 is pretty serious for this car.  Ummm, maybe I should stop driving mine every day?  Nah.

Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*21083.  This car is on eBay right now out of Temecula in southern California.  Car wears its original California black plate but none of the originality usually associate with a black plate car.  A lot of difficult to source trim is missing, engine is incorrect, interior is mostly wrong components with incorrect finish among other things.  It runs and drives (yay) but will require a lot to be original.  Would make a great beginning for a CSRG or other vintage racing group car.  Looks nice though.

Don’t get me wrong, it is a nice looking example.  Sprints are good cars, this example would bring a smile to your face every time you drove it.  I don’t mind the lack of badges, bumpers or hubcaps, but the trim that runs along the top of the rockers is necessary to the shape.

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Market 313: Nice survivor Sprint on Bring a Trailer

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Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*21069.  Bring a Trailer has this car listed as an exclusive for a long time owner.  A good portion of the paint is original Amber White, interior is original.  Engine was rebuilt 30 years ago to Veloce spec though aside from manifold and carbs, a cold air/filter system needs to be purchased.  Asking price is $23,500.  A bit high by usual Sprint project standards, but this is no ‘usual’ Sprint project.  A Sprint buyer looking for originality, no rust, black plates, complete history etc will have no problem paying for this.  I suspect it is sold as I write, but I want to share this beauty with any Giuliettas readers who are not BaT readers.

Resprayed door is apparent in this picture.  Lost headlight ring?  I still want a pair of these lenses.  You still have that one for me Brad?

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Market 312: Nicely modified 10105 Sprint at FJ -Sold!

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Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*21131.  This car was available from Fantasy Junction briefly for $45,000, and in the time it took me to get my act together to write about it it moved to their sold section.  This car was for sale just over 3 years ago from Cars Dawydiak for about $40,000 and has been making the rounds at local shows since.  It’s a nice car with some non-original detailing and a lot of sensible functional modifications.

They do look great with the suspension all set down like this.  You have to admit that red is a pleaser on these.  Paint on this car is as good as it looks.

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Market 306: 2 Sprint package deal in Greece

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Giulietta Sprint 10102*156687 & 750B 1493*09653.  Dimitrios sent me an email letting me know this pair of cars was available from a private party in Greece for €31,000 -about $44,700.  The first car is a good driver without the original engine and not a Veloce according to d’Amico and Tabucchi.  Second car is all apart and in bare metal.  Some of the more prominent trim can be seen in the pictures as can some duplicate mechanical stuff, but no mention is made of an engine or transmission.  If you’re interested, send me an email and I’ll get you in contact with the seller.

First the driver.  Externally this car is in good shape with excellent panel fit, very fine trim/chrome and that purposeful poise of a car that gets used.  There are several pictures of this car in the Flickr set (click on the VIN to go there) participating in an event in Greece.

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Market 287: Sprint corpse

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I am reminded of the scene in True Grit when the guy wearing the bear skin asks if they want the body after the teeth are pulled -’it must have some value’.  Indeed. Buy this guy now out of Poland for about $1000.

Your forced to look at it and shrug -what do you do with it?  Nice verdant countryside it lives in.

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Market 270: Scrappy runner Sprint project

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Update 1/12/11: Back for more on eBay!

Update 12/15/10: 19 bids with a high of $4459.44 left the reserve unmet.

Giulietta Sprint 10102*350206, 00102*30507. This car is on eBay right now out of New Jersey.  Some small stuff is missing but all in all it is a fairly complete and worthy project -as long as the price doesn’t get too high -it’s under $600 as I write.

Nose is busted up but not too bad.  I like this color on Sprints -there is one in my area this color and in person the color suits it very well.

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Market 272: Sorry Sprint in the French countryside

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Olivier in France turned me on to this Sprint.  He says it’s likely near Bourgogne.  Car looks pretty rough but complete and in ‘as parked’ condition- kind of how my Sprint would look if I disappeared in South America for 20 years and it found itself rolled out into a wet field in which to await my return.

Eventually there wont be any Sprints like this.  I think what happens on the hood is water gets in the holes the hood spear attaches through and the water fills the lowest front edge of the hood with water and it rots.  On my car it gets in and fills up the spark plug holes.

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Market 276: Good 101 Sprint project 20004

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Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*20004. I didn’t write about this one while it was active, but it went unsold after 16 bids brought it to $8522.  Very original interior remains and all in all the seller is correct that this should be a straight forward project.  Heck, maybe just do the brakes, clean out the carb and go for it!

Yep, metallic black.  No, really.  Rockabilly-bling!

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Market 104: 101 Sprint Racer in Italy

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Update 10/26/10: This charmer has found its way to the UK and can now be had for the same money it was before.

Most of the stickers have gone -two tone is still a little odd but works for a race prepped car.

Original post 4/8/2009: Giulietta Sprint 10102*160784. This racy fellow is available now on Classic Driver for 21,950 pounds (about $32,000 at time of writing) from a private seller in Italy.   If you are looking for a Sprint that’s not too dear to take racing this might be the right car for you.  I’ve been thinking about going racing in my local vintage racing scene and this is the sort of car I would build.

bigbPaintwork looks great as does all the trim.  I’d be tempted to remove some of the grills.  I like the color combination.

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Market 262: 101 Sprint shell in PA

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Giulietta Sprint 10105 1493*20827. This car, or at least what’s left of it is available right now in Philadelphia Pennsylvania for $750 obo.  It has been pretty thoroughly stripped  but I see some good stuff still attached including a decent early steering wheel, pedal box, rear end and some trim/headlight parts.  Would make a great 24 hours of Lemons car!  Contact me for more info.

Looks decent for the asking price -straight body with rust etc.  I could use those clear turn signal lenses myself!  I don’t think the engine seen here is included.

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Market 260: Giulietta SPRINT RACE CAR

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Update 9/21/10: $4500 is pretty strong money for this car as parts unless the engine is as fresh and well built as the seller claims.

Giulietta Sprint 10102*155977. If you’re in the Orlando Florida neighborhood and a challenging Sprint project is just the thing for you then this charmer currently on eBay might do the trick.  In truth this is a parts car or the sort of project a passionate but poor giuliettisti might toil on for a few years and maybe take to the level of being doable at some point in the future -either way -it’s not likely to be expensive.  Does come with a fancy engine though.

Here I am -take me.  It’s just sad that this is how what probably would have been a decent car if it had stayed hidden for a generation longer.  Pieces are there, the nose it straight.  Maybe.

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