1971 1750 Spider barn find. Good stainless bumpers and very good convertible top. Needs floors, spare tire well and pan under front bumper. If I was restoring those would be the areas I would replace. The jack points and rockers seem to be in good condition. Motor is complete with SPICA injection and turns freely. Decent BWA four star wheels only needing clean up and new tires. Restored seat pans painted with black POR-15. Cracked steering box. Many good parts on a restorable stainless bumper classic. Make and offer, all of a sudden I have too many Alfas.
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I did a spit-take with a glass of rose at my lips when I saw your car. That was not a negative commentary on what you have.
In the early-to-mid 70s I was the parts manager for a dealer in Houston. As I came to understand my job and the cars, I began to detect trends. One was that the yellow spiders seemed to rust first.
I am NOT claiming that is an accurate data reduction. We were in Houston, with wet, sometimes salty air. Maybe the yellow cars were favored by people who lived closer to the coast? I recall more than one yellow car with three or four years on it than had panels flapping.
I’m actually fond of some of the Alfa yellows, and restored a yellow 2000 Touring not long ago that was a barn-find south of Houston. Least rusty 10204 I’ve ever had my hands into.
GLWS. Although I’m tempted, I’m living in the Colombian Andes and tools are still in Nevada. Not a solvable logistics problem. I’ve loaned my 77 to my nephew in Houston. If I just can’t stand it, I’ll take that running, unrestored, nice original car back. It required about $15k to bring a clean, low miles car up to regular use without need of paint, bodywork, or engine repairs.
In the early-to-mid 70s I was the parts manager for a dealer in Houston. As I came to understand my job and the cars, I began to detect trends. One was that the yellow spiders seemed to rust first.
I am NOT claiming that is an accurate data reduction. We were in Houston, with wet, sometimes salty air. Maybe the yellow cars were favored by people who lived closer to the coast? I recall more than one yellow car with three or four years on it than had panels flapping.
I’m actually fond of some of the Alfa yellows, and restored a yellow 2000 Touring not long ago that was a barn-find south of Houston. Least rusty 10204 I’ve ever had my hands into.
GLWS. Although I’m tempted, I’m living in the Colombian Andes and tools are still in Nevada. Not a solvable logistics problem. I’ve loaned my 77 to my nephew in Houston. If I just can’t stand it, I’ll take that running, unrestored, nice original car back. It required about $15k to bring a clean, low miles car up to regular use without need of paint, bodywork, or engine repairs.
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Price drop…$4000. Needs to go. Parts are worth that much.
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This looks like a great project at a very fair price. Not sure why no one is jumping on this. GLWTS!
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I’ll go take some pics and post later today.
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Euro taillights, car is very original - what is the chassis number/ build date (look inside the driver door jamb), only non-original thing I see is the steering wheel. Everything else looks completely original based on my quick looksee.
The spare tire well is fine, use some fiberglass to seal it.
Buy new floors from Classic Alfa, weld em in, or if you want a driver/bomber, just use fiberglass. Id buy this car in a minute if I wasnt full up already.
The spare tire well is fine, use some fiberglass to seal it.
Buy new floors from Classic Alfa, weld em in, or if you want a driver/bomber, just use fiberglass. Id buy this car in a minute if I wasnt full up already.
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Perhaps Canadian origin if the tail lights are correct.. I don't know the rules in '71 on SPICA in Canada in '71
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For the 1971 MY in Canada, only the 1750 euro spec (carbureted) models came with the amber rear signal lenses and only front round side markers, including a "1750" script above the drivers side tail light. All Canadian delivered 1750 Spica FI models were the same as the USA delivered models. This particular car had the signal lenses changed to amber at one point and the "Iniezione" badge removed.
Would be a very easy car to convert to euro spec. Hope this car finds a good home and a new life. GLWTS
Would be a very easy car to convert to euro spec. Hope this car finds a good home and a new life. GLWTS
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Hopefully by the end of September. Not a Canadian car, speedometer is in MPH. Car was squirreled away on the East coast.
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what is chassis number/ builddate?
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I’ll get the chassis and engine numbers this weekend.
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I had a 71 Spider that same color. Must have been a whole bunch imported. I like that color, but I like fly yellow better
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