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1976 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce Convertible 2-door 2.0l on 2040-cars
US $5,500.00
Year:1976
Mileage:59000
Location:
Orlando, Florida, United States
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This is a very solid '76 Alfa that had very little rust except for the spare tire well. This car was rust protected with a Ziebart-like spray when new and did not rust out except for the tire well, which was repaired with fiberglass and sheet steel and looks good. The car had been repainted quite a while ago. The paint is shiny except for the hood, but only in fair condition. The hood is dull and looks like a different shade of the same color. The rocker panels, lower fender areas, jacking points and floors are solid. Rocker panels have had some surface rust touch ups. The big black rear bumper was replaced with an earlier model stainless bumper. It has headlight covers in good condition. The top works well and is not ripped. The rear plastic window is not clear, but can be seen through. The bouncing speedometer (reading 58,000) was replaced a half year ago with one that works except for the trip meter and reading some 53,000 miles. So, the car lost 5000 miles. The actual miles are unknown, but the condition makes me feel it is around 60,000. I have owned the car 4 years and have put about 3000 miles on it, mostly working on it as a hobby car. The speedometer works smoothly without bouncing as does the tachometer. The other gauges work correctly as well. The driver seat was nicely reupholstered. The passenger seat is original and in good condition with some repairs having been made. The door panels have been replaced with simple black flat vinyl on a plastic backing board to eliminate warping. They look very good. The original floor rubber mats are in excellent condition. The glove box door was removed and the inside upholstered to make a finished parcel area without the ugly warped door usually seen. The dashboard has cracks that have been filled, but not smoothly. The gas tank was cleaned and treated with POR 15. The cylinder head was taken to a professional cylinder head shop with the right tools do a valve job and correctly install and ream new valve guides. New European cams from International Auto Parts were fitted to the heads and correctly adjusted. The cams were the standard grind for a carburetor car. It has a new head gasket and gasket set, of course, and the head does not leak. Early model year 2.0L cast headers were fitted. A rebuilt set of Dellorto carburetors was fitted with the manifold, jetting, and air box from a European '78 sedan originally delivered in the Virgin Islands. The Alfa has all new hoses, tune up parts, water pump, motor mounts, fuel pump, and fuel pressure regulator. The engine runs very well, idles well, does not have flat spots in acceleration, and does not smoke on acceleration, deceleration, or consume out-of-spec quantities of oil. Oil pressure is excellent. It does not overheat. It does run rich at idle which can lead to plugs loading up. The transmission has a good clutch with smooth action and no slipping. The transmission has no grinding in second gear or any other gear either upshifting or downshifting. It is the smoothest Alfa gearbox that I've driven. The stock exhaust system is two years old and is not rusty. The brakes work well. Tires are good on BWA period-correct wheels that have been spray painted one color. No radio; never had one. Issues that I know of: Front turn signals do not work. Gauges fog up in cool weather. It has a small dent on the nose that is hard to notice. The wipers and heater work on one speed only. The trip meter does not work. Like most Alfas, it leaks several quarter sized drops of transmission oil and engine oil per day requiring a mat or tray under the car when stored. This is a great running solid Alfa that has had all of the right mechanical things done to it. Sorry, California folks and a few others; it has been modified and will not be street legal or pass a smog test. I added photos to show the jacking points, floor, rocker panels, and repair work done to the wheel. The car also has at least a half dozen small dents that look like door dings, but on the top of the front left fender and a few dings on the trunk lid.
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