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Alfa Romeo Other (1967)
for sale

Price: US $10,000.00

Description:

PLEASE NOTE: I am relisting because the bidder with the best offer all of a sudden realized he was $10, 000. short of his offer and asked if I would lower my price. Please don't waste my time with scams like this. Please do not make an offer unless you are sure you have the funds to purchase at your offer price and are prepared to do so. Unfortunately ebay has become full of scammers and flakes. If you fall into either category please do not waste my time or the time of serious buyers. If you have a 0 rating please send your phone number for me to call to verify authenticity.
Very rare opportunity! Unfortunately I must sell this beauty at this time. I know as do the experts that this rare Duetto is destined to become one of the most desirable Alfa's available. It has been picked by many as one of the most beautiful cars ever built. Don't be confused by the similar but less valuable roundtails of 1969. The Duetto was only manufactured in 1966 and 1967. The Duetto was made famous by the Dustin Hoffman movie, The Graduate. This timeless beauty is a good collector example with it's solid body and originality including it's original engine.
There must have been something in the air in 1967, because it seems that the whole world changed overnight. It was everywhere; in music, theater, social mores, political unrest, technology and, of course, automobiles. The height of the muscle car era was in swing and the Summer of Love was soon to start. Meanwhile, Alfa Romeo introduced its spectacular Duetto Spider and it was noticed by everyone who followed automotive design. The car featured a sharp, razor-like nose, glass-covered headlights, a classic scallop running down the side and a boat-like taper at the rear. It looked sleek, sexy and Italian in every way. Interiors were pure sports car, but luxurious enough to keep the driver comfortable during longer trips. Instrumentation was excellent and the overall feel of the car superb. Driving it was pure fun, due to its nimbleness and ease of control.The Duetto's engine displaced 1570 cc's and produced 125 horsepower, which was more than enough to move the 2, 100 pound car sprightly. Four-wheel disc brakes help make its handling exceptional, and 23 mpg was pretty good for an era when nobody cared about fuel costs and the typical American car was getting 15 mpg.
This 2 owner car had been sitting in a garage since 1972 when I purchased it hence the low miles.The odometer shows 39, 000 miles which I believe to be accurate but cannot verify. The nice thing is that it was all there and all original and not messed with. The first owner was a serviceman that brought it back from Germany where it was originally imported to.
We started going through the body first looking for rust. Fortunately it was very solid with the exception of some truly small perforation in the drivers side floor and the beginning of rust in the inner drivers side rocker. The small perforations could have been filled but the decision was made to replace the floor. Original steel replacement parts were purchased from Wolf fabrication of Canada and professionally installed along with any rust removal and metal replacement in the inner rocker on the drivers side. The underside was coated with the expensive and best rust preventative called POR 15 to keep any corrosion at bay for years.
The gas tank and lines were removed and professionally cleaned and resealed. Worn suspension parts were replaced. Brakes were rebuilt on the rear and larger ATE type brakes were replaced on the front from the original obsolete Dunlop parts.
All of the trim was removed and the body was completely stripped to metal and re-sprayed . The base/clear paint was the original 67' Duetto paint code and matched well to the small areas left of original paint. I would describe the trim brightwork as good driver quality overall.
The interior seats were refurbished or recovered as original and it still has not only the original floor mats but the original rear drape both of which were reconditioned. A brand new top was recently added as of 2 weeks ago. All of the windows work great
All of the lights work as well as the gauges. I have just replaced all of the tires with all new Coker Firestone radials for original size but better ride.
The engine was has great compression at around 140. The oil pressure at idle registers around 60 lbs. on start-up and around 40 when hot. A few weeks ago weeks ago I spent over $3500. in completely rebuilding the weber carbs and tweaking the timing and other systems to ensure that this car is in top running condition and is a blast to drive. . The 5 speed gearbox shifts well with no grinding in any gear. The engine is the original that came with the car which is rare in itself.
I received a letter from the Alfa Romeo Archives in Italy and discovered the following:
Dear Mister _ __,
With reference to your request we are informing you as follows.
According to our documentation files, the chassis number AR 661276 originally corresponds to an Alfa Romeo Spider 1600 “Duetto” (105.03) USA, manufactured on the 14th July 1966 and sold on the 22nd July 1966 to Alfa Romeo Germany, Frankfurt.
The body colour is red, with black skai interiors.
Yours, Sincerely,
This documentation matches the VIN number andshows that it is a rare European import.
I am offering this rare and rapidly rising in value beauty for much less than similar selling for over $50, 000. Good examples like this are becoming very hard to find!
(I tried to add 3 videos to this listing ...2 showing the car driving and one the oil pressure. If they are not shown then Ebay deleted them. I can try to email them upon request.)
*Please feel free to email with questions and to setup an inspection of the car. Inspections must take place before bidding not after. If you do not personally inspect the car or have someone inspect it on your behalf then you must agree to positive feedback. I say this because although I try to disclose everything to my knowledge concerning condition of the car my opinion may differ from yours on certain issues. If you do not perform due diligence on this or any other vehicle then it would be totally unfair for you to leave negative feedback and ruin my rating because you disagree with something you should have been aware of before your purchase by having it inspected to your satisfaction or not. If you are a serious bidder I will send you my phone number to answer any other questions you may have.
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Car is advertised locally and I reserve the right to close auction down at any time. This car will not be released until all funds are cleared. Deposits are not refundable.
Overseas bidders are welcome.

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