We just found this car, in a garage, untouched since 1977! The vehicle started life in California as 1959 Giulietta Spider Veloce and has "Black" Calif plates. The former owner of the car wrecked his 64 Giulia and purchased this Giulietta without engine for a transplant. He installed his Giulia 800 normale motor  but never drove the car on the street. Next he removed all trim and body components, stripped the red paint to bare metal,primed it and then lost interest in completing the project. So it has been sitting in dry storage since 1977 unmolested and undriven.

The car appears to be complete, with lots of boxes of parts, windshield frame, conv top and frame, seats, some trim, hinges and bumper parts. The body and chassis look rust free. It appears this chassis might have lived the life of a weekend race car for a while (sorry no log book) because typical perior racing upgrades like  hood pins, holes behind seat for roll bar mounting etc . Chassis looks original with front and rear drums, boranni wheels, but no visible upgrades to suspension  sway bar or springs except Koni Shocks. 

Vin # 1495F07526 make it a 1959 "transitional" year with the smaller (back up lamp) tail lamps, door 1/4 glass of a 101  and separate top hooks. There are NOT any Veloce motor parts,

Webers, air filter or air box from the original motor. We will consider removing the 1.6L motor now installed and discount price accordlingly

Please contact me for additional information or pictures

VIN#1495F07526

$17,000 

AS COPIED FROM THE GIULIETTALETTA MAGAZINE -AUTHOR BRAD BAUM
M My friend, and fellow San Diegian Dave Brengle was kind enough to answer some questions about his family's history with Alfa racecars. Here are Dave's responses:
What was the first Alfa racecar your Mom campaigned?
Nadeene started her Alfa racing career in a 1300 Veloce Spider 1495.07526. I think it was a car they pulled off of the lot of their dealership in '62 that had not sold. I found the car last year. A physician in San Jose had just bought it from this ad at Jack Hunt Automotive:
Body Style: Spider Mileage: UNK Stock No: 6419
Condition: Project. Interior: Original black. Exterior:
Primer/original red. Location: San Rafael, California, United States Description: We just found this car, in a garage, untouched since 1977! The vehicle started life in California as 1959 Giulietta Spider Veloce and has "Black" Californian plates.
The former owner of the car wrecked his 64 Giulia and purchased this Giulietta without engine for a transplant. He installed his Giulia 1600 normale motor but never drove the car on the street. Next he removed all trim and body components, stripped the red paint to bare metal, primed it and then lost interest in completing the project. So it has been sitting in dry storage since 1977 unmolested and un- driven. The car appears to be complete, with lots of boxes of parts, windshield frame, conv top and frame, seats, some trim, hinges and bumper parts. The body and chassis look rust free. It appears this chassis might have lived the life of a weekend race car for a while (sorry no log book) because typical period racing upgrades like hood pins, holes behind seat for roll bar mounting etc. Chassis looks original with front and rear drums, Boranni wheels, but no visible upgrades to suspension sway bar or springs except Koni Shocks.
Vin #1495F07526 make it a 1959 "transitional" year with the smaller (back up lamp) tail lamps, door 1/4 glass of a 101 and separate top hooks. There are NOT any Veloce motor parts, Webers, air filter or air box from the original motor. We 'will consider removing the 1.6L motor now installed and discount price accordingly VIN#1495F07526 $17,000
Do you know how your parents decided your mom should drive the racecars and your dad provide technical guidance? It all started with them driving by an Ice Race event in Michigan in '59 where they were living at the time. Mom said 'that looks like fun'. So they went to the next event and participated. Turns out Mom won that first event and set the stage for the next several years. They moved back to San Diego in 1960 and opened Mo-Tech Ltd, a small boutique sports and foreign car dealership selling Alfa, Fiat, Austin Healey, MG and Jaguar. At Mom's first driver's school in 1960, she did not get to participate in the on-track sessions because she was pregnant with her 5th child, me. She spent the weekend hanging around her instructor who fed her many good things. That "instructor" was Bob Bondurant. The racing bug then started with a used Cooper Climax G-Mod that both my parents raced. Then they purchased 2 Abarth double bubbles, a 750 and a 1000. That led to a desire for more speed and the move to the 1300 Veloce.
times in the top 5. Unfortunately no one withdrew. Another Alfa driver was having engine problems and offered my dad $3k for the Autodelta engine in my Mom's car.
What general goals did the Brengles have in road racing?
First was to have fun, then to promote the Mo- Tech business. I don't think it even occurred to my Mom that ladies were not supposed to be faster that the men they raced against. She told me many stories of how guys like Jim Dittmore, Ronnie Bucknam, Milt Minter, Bob Tullius, Carl Swanson and many more treated her just like one of the boys. What were the racetracks and events Mrs Brengle raced at?
They raced all over the western US. Riverside, Del Mar, Cotati, Laguna Seca, Kent Washington, Santa Barbara, Daytona, Continental Divide Raceway and more. When I was a kid, I remember we had a room full of trophies. How did the GTZ come into the picture?
After they came back from Daytona, my dad was contacted by a gentleman from the Los Angeles area about making a trade. He had acquired a GTZ (750016) for the street but it was too loud and too hot. My Dad traded him straight up for a Sprint Speciale. The mechanic at Mo-Tech, a burly Englishman named AI Bond then raced prepped the TZ with lots of assistance from Autodelta. We have many documents and drawings giving instructions on exactly what to do. What do you consider your Moms greatest racing success?
\l\/ith tho T7 (",pp nirfllrR InwRr riahtv Mom won the '66 divisional championship and qualified on the pole at the ARRC at Riverside. That race and that car are a story unto themselves.
Do you know the whereabouts of the Brengle racecars today?
One of the Abarth's is in Canada, the 1300 Veloce is in San Jose undergoing restoration, I have the 1600 spider and am restoring it for vintage racing, the TZ is in the Los Angeles area. The one's I'm still looking for are the Cooper and the Autodelta TI Super that my dad had for a few years. Thank you Dave, I hope you have a lot of fun, and racing success with your Mom's old Giulia Spider racer.
Brad Baum
Photos by courtesy of the author