Rare opportunity to acquire the finest available very desirable short wheelbase 750 series Spider Veloce.
Long term current ownership restoration completed in 2002. Only two previous owners with documented 68,000 original miles.
Chassis #1495 04255
Motore #1315 31411
Restoration

As the low mileage indicates, this car has had very limited exposure to road elements. It has never required any rust or collision repair. The eyebrows and grilles were fitted to the car perfectly. Color was matched exactly and applied by the painter from Mosier Restoration, who previously won “best of show” and “best of class” at Pebble Beach. To this day the paint looks stunning. All the factory gaps remain even all around. All original trim pieces were properly polished or plated including proper clear or black cad on items such as seat sliders. All new rubber gaskets & seals on body & window door opening. Instruments cleaned, calibrated and checked.

The interior and top were expertly done in the exact original style. Correct “coin catcher” seat upholstery and perforated back material with new foam and refinished seat pans. New rear drape, door and quarter panels along with new leather tool straps.

Mechanical - Complete overhaul including:
The engine was completely rebuilt with new pistons & liners, bearing, valves, chains etc. and balanced. Flywheel was resurfaced and a new clutch & pressure plate installed. All the numbers match and are the original components that have been with the car since day one. This included matching stamped block, timing cover and lovely Veloce oil pan. The headers are also original and have been ceramic coated.

Original tunnel case transmission rebuilt w/new syncros
Original Marelli charging/starting components overhauled
Re-bush front suspension
Idler box rebuilt
Rebuild/re-bush intake manifold & linkages
Carburetors rebuilt
Gauges, lights, switchgear operate as per original
Brakes relined & drums ground
New wheel cylinders & hoses
Original Borrani wheels chemically stripped & repainted
Original wiring harness retained due to its remarkable condition
Radiator re-cored with correct core
In total, the restoration involved over the 700 hours plus the cost of paint & upholstery work. A great running & driving Alfa Romeo. Meticulously restored with show quality presentation!

UPDATE: BONHAMS AUCTION 2024

LOT 101 1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce Chassis no. 1495 04255 Engine no. 1315 31411 Estimate: €60,000 - €90,000 US$67,000 - US$100,000 Lot 101
Desirable Veloce version
1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
The Zoute Sale
| 6 October 2024, 14:00 CEST
| Knokke-Heist, Le Zoute
1958 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
Chassis no. 1495 04255
Engine no. 1315 31411
• Matching numbers engine and chassis
• Recent complete restoration
• Only circa 900 km covered since the rebuild
• German registration document

"The Giulietta Spider must have been quite a shock to the other manufacturers of small sports cars when it was first released to the public. Suddenly, there was a new state of the art. With its roll-up windows, excellent ride and delightfully simple top mechanism, the Spider made all the other sporting vehicles of 1955 look terribly dated." - Joe Benson, Alfa Romeo Buyer's Guide.

With the introduction of the Giulietta, Alfa Romeo established the 'small car, big performance' formula that would characterise the Milanese marque's finest offerings from then on. First of the Giuliettas, the Bertone-styled Giulietta Sprint Coupé debuted at the Turin Motor Show in April 1954 powered by a 1.3-litre, all-alloy version of Alfa's classic twin-cam four designed by one-time Ferrari engineer Giuseppe Busso. Without equal at the time, this wonderful engine produced 80bhp in the regular Spider and 90 horsepower in the Veloce version that followed.

The original 750-Series Giulietta Sprint Coupé of 1954 was soon joined by Berlina and Spider versions. Designed and built by Pininfarina and notable as the famous Turin coachbuilder's first volume-produced car, the Spider brought a level of refinement and mechanical sophistication to small sports cars that made the opposition look dated. The combination of a rev-happy engine, fine-handling, responsive chassis and excellent brakes make these Giuliettas a driver's car par excellence and explains why these stylish Alfa Romeos continue to attract the discerning enthusiast today.

A desirable, high-performance Veloce version of the original 750-Series Giulietta Spider on the passo corto (short wheelbase), this car was delivered new in New York, USA on 4th July 1958. From 1997 onwards the Alfa was owned by one Sandra Lynne in Los Angeles, and during her ownership was restored by Fred Schueddekopp. Our vendor imported the Giulietta into Germany from the USA in 2020 and commissioned a second mechanical restoration from Fernandes Oldtimertechnik in Hamburg, that had cost over 100.000 euro! Only some 900 kilometres have been covered since the last restoration. The car drives fantastic and brakes and gearbox function as they should. The gearbox in the car is synchronized with the improved Porsche synchronization, which was used for the later Giulietta Veloce 1958 models. The original gearbox with the Borg-Warner synchronization is also functioning and is available at the workshop in Hamburg. Presented in a superb condition, the car is offered with a German registration document; a large file with letters and invoices concerning the repairs/restoration starting in 1997; and a 2024 document from La Machina del Tempo, Museo Storico Alfa Romeo about the car's original delivery, numbers and colour (Rosso).