This 1750 GTV is said to be a car which has been forgotten in a corner of an Alfa Romeo dealership for the past 40 years: it is said to have been always been stored in an enclosed space but the rust wee see tell us another story. Indeed we know well that these cars… Read More Forgotten: 1969 Alfa Romeo 1750 GT Veloce
This Giulia Sprint GT Veloce looks now ready for a full restoration after, as it seems, a long life among rodeos. Indeed this is a car which, although it looks dry, had some modifications to its body in the past like the flared fenders and the front spoiler: it was probably a racer during the… Read More Former racer: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
September 25 And here it is in Italy… April 15 And yet it’s still possible to find some Veloce to restore, and this car proofs that. The seller says that this car (chassis 1495F-11613), despite of its red paint – or what remains of it – was born black with red interiors: a beautiful and… Read More Saving private F: 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
This 1966 GTV looks a nice car and it is priced more than fairly, so the point is: is it as good as it looks, or it’s just a six footer car? The good is that the car looks correct about most of its parts: grille, rims, hubcaps, lights and many other bits are right for… Read More From Texas to the sea: 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
We think to know a good amount of data on classic cars but, of course, that’s way far from knowing everything. So, it jumps up that this cars had not only a Veloce engine, but it was actually a true Veloce. Our friend Frans has recognized it on the post published here: “Two weeks ago… Read More Mission accomplished: The Giulietta Spider (Veloce) has gone
Of course when most people are asked to imagine the color of an Alfa Romeo or a Ferrari, red is the first color which comes to mind. Fact is that red was barely used on road cars, both Alfa and Ferrari, mostly because it was considered (at least in Italy) a “Crude” shade for a… Read More Green becomes red: 1966 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
“A place where a classic cars enthusiast is not alone” is the motto of this blog. And indeed, it’s quite a must to suggest to whoever is restoring, or has a restoration project, or simply has the idea of restoring a Giulietta Spider, this blog. The main topic of this blog is the restoration log of a… Read More Classic suggestions/2: Spiderveloce’s Blog
Here it is another Giulia Spider Veloce (AR 390539) which, as the seller says, has rust. But we suppose that no reader is particularly scared from rust: otherwise they would follow a blog called “Modern Virus”. However, when you find a car like this the first concern is not rust: unless the car has been… Read More Tired but clean: 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce
When we saw this GT Veloce, in such condition, for sale at the actual asking price, we thought that the seller was gone nut; then we saw what hides under the bonnet. The car is basically a GT Veloce which had some reshuffles during its life, the front grille and trim is from a GT Junior,… Read More Twin spark inside: 1967 Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT Veloce
This is another example about how we are just custodian of these cars, which will survive to us for many years to come. This Giulia Spider Veloce has been bought by a US serviceman in Vienna back in 1966, and then he carried this car home in central US. probably that soldier is not anymore… Read More Tougher than life: 1965 Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce
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