Hello all,
Brand new member here!
I am being offered a "project" 101 Spider 1300. It's supposedly a matching number Normale but I don't know enough about it to tell.
I'm a lifetime P-Car guy but have always loved Alfa's and actually had a daily driver '72 Spider for a couple of years when I was a kid. Now I am about to retire (sort of) and this thing comes along right in my area, and after spending time looking at all sorts of images I am falling in love with the cars. Especially in gray with red interior.....
Anyway, I always hate these sort of posts on the Porsche forums but...... I need to know if I'm getting into something I will regret financially. The car is disassembled but seems very complete, with some extra stuff such as two sets of seats, two top frames, two sets of bumpers, a beautiful NOS nose in green with the stickers on it etc. etc. It's a 1300 Normale matching the plate but it's evidently been rebuilt to Veloce specs by our local Alfa expert probably 30 years ago and never run. It has the Webers, the Veloce air cleaner housings, the oil pan etc. etc.
Anyway, the price is $15K and I'm scouring the Classic Alfa site in England and have been able to "spend" almost $20K on everything I can think of for the car. I have some skills in body/paint and can do that myself to a pretty high standard. Welding has been quoted at $15 - $2500 by a reputable shop.
It's very solid and not very rusty.
I am retiring soon and have the time and space to take this on (I'll move a P-car out into the rain) but I don't want to start it if I'll end up underwater financially, of course. Forgive me for asking this question as I hate to see these inquiries on the Porsche forums, but sometimes a car falls into you lap about which you know virtually nothing. I really do need advice from those who have restored one and those who have a lifetime of experience.
Thanks in advance.....
Brand new member here!
I am being offered a "project" 101 Spider 1300. It's supposedly a matching number Normale but I don't know enough about it to tell.
I'm a lifetime P-Car guy but have always loved Alfa's and actually had a daily driver '72 Spider for a couple of years when I was a kid. Now I am about to retire (sort of) and this thing comes along right in my area, and after spending time looking at all sorts of images I am falling in love with the cars. Especially in gray with red interior.....
Anyway, I always hate these sort of posts on the Porsche forums but...... I need to know if I'm getting into something I will regret financially. The car is disassembled but seems very complete, with some extra stuff such as two sets of seats, two top frames, two sets of bumpers, a beautiful NOS nose in green with the stickers on it etc. etc. It's a 1300 Normale matching the plate but it's evidently been rebuilt to Veloce specs by our local Alfa expert probably 30 years ago and never run. It has the Webers, the Veloce air cleaner housings, the oil pan etc. etc.
Anyway, the price is $15K and I'm scouring the Classic Alfa site in England and have been able to "spend" almost $20K on everything I can think of for the car. I have some skills in body/paint and can do that myself to a pretty high standard. Welding has been quoted at $15 - $2500 by a reputable shop.
It's very solid and not very rusty.
I am retiring soon and have the time and space to take this on (I'll move a P-car out into the rain) but I don't want to start it if I'll end up underwater financially, of course. Forgive me for asking this question as I hate to see these inquiries on the Porsche forums, but sometimes a car falls into you lap about which you know virtually nothing. I really do need advice from those who have restored one and those who have a lifetime of experience.
Thanks in advance.....
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