[{"id": 1348417, "authorName": "Watry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "These are great torquey drivers, compared to Giuliettas. Front disk brakes are a giant bonus too. Too bad about the four-speed, but that's pretty easy to remedy.\nAndrew", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484234839, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348471, "authorName": "Lord_Balfour_IV", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lord_balfour_iv/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "nice: just scruffy enough to be characterful, not so bad as to be worrisome. tune it up and enjoy the (as noted) torquey, throaty, happy-revving engine sounds and smells.\n\nthis is fine as it is (with just a little work) and is a rare car in most venues. \n\ntons of fun here. I'd like it for myself.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1484237021, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348491, "authorName": "unclewill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unclewill/", "bidAmount": 1000, "content": "$1,000 bid placed by unclewill", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484238017, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1348515, "authorName": "djgrnbnz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/djgrnbnz/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "An Austin Healey for summer weekends, a 356 coupe for back roads, a (violently purple) S4 for the commute, an F100 for dirty work, and an Alfa Giulia Spider to wrench on? I could live with that.", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1484239565, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348520, "authorName": "MGBFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgbfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "13B Swap!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484239977, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348521, "authorName": "MGBFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgbfan/", "bidAmount": 11500, "content": "$11,500 bid placed by MGBFan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484239991, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1348550, "authorName": "unclewill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/unclewill/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "What happens when you hit bondo with the paint gauge? Does it go to infinity? Does it flash \"Danger! Run away!\"?", "likes": 4, "timestamp": 1484241496, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348587, "authorName": "Frank_Barrett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frank_barrett/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Are we sure this has a four-speed? My similar '65 Giulia Spider has five...", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1484243036, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348634, "authorName": "Super7Driver", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/super7driver/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If it has already suffered a color change, next time paint it the beautiful grey of the also-at-auction 550 Spyder replica.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484244744, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348642, "authorName": "Watry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Giulias came with a five-speed. Might have been changed, or maybe no one has tried the fifth slot (just found out my 77 320i had been upgraded this way!). With an 00526 engine (non-orig), trans might have been changed too.\nAndrew", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484245087, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348653, "authorName": "AlfaRomasochist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfaromasochist/", "bidAmount": 12101, "content": "$12,101 bid placed by AlfaRomasochist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484245525, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1348656, "authorName": "AlfaRomasochist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfaromasochist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I couldn't in good conscience allow the guy shouting \"13B Swap!\" to hold the high bid any longer...", "likes": 10, "timestamp": 1484245567, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348661, "authorName": "MGBFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgbfan/", "bidAmount": 13500, "content": "$13,500 bid placed by MGBFan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484245799, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1348663, "authorName": "AlfaRomasochist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfaromasochist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Eh, whatever. I know a guy doing a boxer Subaru swap on a Fulvia. Nothing is sacred.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484245952, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348680, "authorName": "bringatrailer", "authorUrl": "", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "We\u2019ve confirmed this Giulia Spider has a 5-speed manual, and have adjusted text above to reflect this. Thanks to BaT Members @Frank Barrett and @Watry for their attention to detail.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1484246420, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348716, "authorName": "ModernClassics (The Seller)", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/modernclassics/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@unclewill The highest reading I found was on the drivers side quarter above the rear bumper about mid way up. That figure was 28.2. However it reads lower in the same area. Probably some filler before the repaint. Inquire to see 150+ images of the car. \n@Lord Balfour IV The spider comes from a good home where it was truly enjoyed exactly as you described. Just a little work and your smiling. Unfortunately I don't have the time to wrench on it like I thought I would. Somebody is going to have fun with this one. \n@djgrnbnz It is a fun shop. Expect to see some of those cars come up for sale on BAT in the future. My tastes are always changing. \nThanks for bidding everyone and good luck!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484247810, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348735, "authorName": "Brownfox", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/brownfox/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Just right. It will be fun, probably in a gut-wrenching way, to see where this ends up.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484248954, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348753, "authorName": "mfleming007", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mfleming007/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@unclewill\n\nSeems like there might be visible signs of a repair to that left rear quarter above the bumper, when viewed thru the trunk opening. I might not flex that panel from either inside or out; the outcome might exceed the commonly accepted description of patina.\n\nThere has to be a lab working on a space age bondo filler that has sufficient ferrous particles to fool an electronic paint gauge or a magnet. I can just imagine the late night infomercials on Velocity.", "likes": 9, "timestamp": 1484249575, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1348817, "authorName": "fiatman71", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/fiatman71/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I dig the Highboy hiding in the background.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484251760, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349215, "authorName": "Latest_Trend", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/latest_trend/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "A micrometer or two of paint thickness difference, Oh the Horror!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484257013, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349246, "authorName": "Frank_Barrett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frank_barrett/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "BaT wrote: \"We\u2019ve confirmed this Giulia Spider has a 5-speed manual, and have adjusted text above to reflect this. Thanks to BaT Members @Frank Barrett and @Watry for their attention to detail.\"\n\nCoincidentally, the previous owner of my car (not an Alfa guy) thought it had a four-speed, until I showed him it had five!", "likes": 5, "timestamp": 1484258375, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349376, "authorName": "Watry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Exactly what happened on my 320i. First year cars were four-speed. The shift pattern is on the dash. I shifted through four speeds, seller didn't know otherwise. Going through the receipts, found it had a five-speed conversion 10+ years ago, before current seller owned it. Went outside, tried, hey, it has fifth!\n\nAll things equal, if you're OK with the stylistic differences of the Giulia (hood \"scoop\", gauges, steering wheel, long taillights) compared to the Giulia, they're better real-world cars. Did a PPI on one at Fantasy Junction last year, Jaan Hjorth had done the engine and other work, and what a sweetie. I have a 60 Veloce Spider, not the most friendly car in the real world, in stock form.\nAndrew", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484263371, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349424, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Every time I see cars like these, I can't help grinding my teeth when people pick the hell of the car by either focusing on the wrong issues and failing to address real concerns, the simple stuff is irrelevant. Make no mistake; this is a very nice car, it is clean with a superb looking undercarriage. Most of the crucial parts are there. Floors look superb, and so do the sills. On the downside, it has the wrong engine as the current engine belongs to a 1967 Giulia Super. This car should have an 112 series engine, and I have one if needed. Additionally, the rear trunk section previous repairs look amateurish yet; there is no reason to be able to address such flaw correctly. It is nice of the seller to use that gauge to point out the bondo work, but a right eye can catch any major repairs or defects in the body. This car is a manageable restoration, and prospects can skip the dreaded metal repair work. This car should sell for well above $25M without major hurdles. White with Red interior is a fantastic color combo, and I hope it goes to the original scheme. Good luck with the sale! I strongly believe that buyer should have very good reason to be happy.", "likes": 6, "timestamp": 1484266009, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349780, "authorName": "mfleming007", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mfleming007/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Latest Trend\n\nAu contraire mon ami?the scale that the pictured paint meter Is set to reads in Mils rather than Micrometers (Microns), so even though the discussion is about thicknesses less than the size of a human hair, there's a real difference. A Mil being one thousandth of an inch, while the Micrometer you reference is just 0.0254 millimeters. Science not semantics? Please tell me you're not a pharmacist!\n\n@unclewill's earlier comment resulted in the selling dealer providing additional info about his initial findings with the paint meter. If, as BaT's text states, we accept 7.6 mils as the average thickness, then 28.2 mils is nearly 4 times that figure.\n\n As this repaint is some 15 years old, as these Alfas become more valuable, an owner may decide to restore the car and if it follows the air-cooled Porsche collector trend, will return it to the original color. In 2017 dollars, for an engine out, body shell stripped to bare metal color change, I would be budgeting for well over $10k for a quality job. That won't win at Concorso Italiano but it would show well an wouldn't be a trailer queen. An owner willing and capable of delivering a stripped shell to a paint shop could reduce that amount, if he has the time and garage space. \n\nIf a current buyer simply brings this car up to a reliable driver standard, the aging filler under the paint is very likely to shrink when exposed to wide temperature ranges and sunlight, causing the paint surface to deteriorate with crazing or visible cracks.\n\nNot a knock on the seller who seems to be very forthcoming, but an informed bidder needs to consider the situation in its entirety with a different model engine, which @Lionel aptly describes and budget accordingly.\n\nIf I were a serious bidder for this car, I'd be on a flight to Boise Saturday or Sunday to view it. This shouldn't be a blind date. Handsome Alfa, I hope it finds a devoted buyer.", "likes": 17, "timestamp": 1484315263, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349798, "authorName": "shooker", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/shooker/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Lionel, I'd be interested in your 1600 engine. I can't see anyway to contact you (or BAT).", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484315965, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349813, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@shooker: The Alfa Romeo Community involved with 750 and 101 vehicles knows where to find me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484316611, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1349872, "authorName": "Rick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As Lionel says, this is a \"very nice car\". It is about as good as you will find in this stage of \"maturity\" for lack of a better term. It is a tinker delight with little stuff to keep one entertained like door hardware and air induction and other niff-naff. Ten or fifteen years from now it will be called a \"barn find\". I'd play with it and make it whole without going through the macerations of making it all shiny and renewed, which usually ends up like every other big money restoration that started with a rusty pig. There's always room for that change of heart to go in that direction should one dream on to higher standards, if you call them that, but in the end you can't go backward which has some virtues. This car deserves some preservation even if it won't win prizes.", "likes": 7, "timestamp": 1484319333, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1350040, "authorName": "300GWRO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/300gwro/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Is something askew with way trunk lid shuts in rear pic...understanding seals missing, still a large gap along bottom passenger side? Additionally, pic from front into engine bay...does the engine appear \"tilted\" towards drivers' side?, glws", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484328436, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1350717, "authorName": "Dougomg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dougomg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Usually, people try to close the trunk w the little spring-loaded trunk holder-upper in place, bending the trunk! And yes, Alfa engines tilt to the side...Veloce engine mounts are different than \"normals\".....p.s. (the steering wheel is not centered to the seat ,either)", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484342775, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1350805, "authorName": "Rick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Dougomg--- I see your point but the strut is going to bend before the frame of the trunk lid. If it is ill-fitting it's not because the lid is funguled. This just looks like an issue with an incomplete or not correct gasket. I've never heard of a trunk lid being so out of shape and rejected because of that unless there has been serious collision damage and this isn't the case. Everything else would point to that.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484346476, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1351122, "authorName": "luialv", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/luialv/", "bidAmount": 13888, "content": "$13,888 bid placed by luialv", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484365465, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1351429, "authorName": "dirtysidedown", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dirtysidedown/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@mfleming007\n\n...\"the outcome might exceed the commonly accepted description of patina...\"\n\nThis is my absolutely most favourite new old car phrase. Hilarious!", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484407587, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1351546, "authorName": "MGBFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgbfan/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I would never actually do the 13B, but it would be perfect in concept :)", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484415854, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1351547, "authorName": "MGBFan", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mgbfan/", "bidAmount": 15000, "content": "$15,000 bid placed by MGBFan", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484415870, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1351580, "authorName": "Dougomg", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/dougomg/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Rick - I'm not sure of of your Alfa experience, but mine started in 1973. I can tell you for a fact, that many of the Alfa spiders that came to my shop had this problem. If you have doubts ..try crushing a pencil lengthwise, then report back to me.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484418155, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1351591, "authorName": "Rick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Doug-- hey if you say so.. It doesn't look to me like something that can't be corrected. My experience is not professional but I've been around the block a few laps. It wouldn't change my position on the viability of ownership either way it was diagnosed..", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484419070, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1352942, "authorName": "stonehill", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stonehill/", "bidAmount": 16000, "content": "$16,000 bid placed by stonehill", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484592702, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1354334, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 16250, "content": "$16,250 bid placed by Mjsizemore", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484678578, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1355438, "authorName": "DENWERKS", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/denwerks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Never had a chance to own one of these cars, love the style of these.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484711175, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1355635, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@DENWEKRS: Only if you knew what you have been missing. Like the 356 and 911 series Porsche as well as Ferrari's have become price out of the average mortal. The early 750 and 101 series cars are fast catching up to the open level field where they should have been a while back. Interest is starting to pour in from car enthusiasts outside of the typical vintage Alfa Romeo crowd.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484746785, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1355768, "authorName": "Tumbleweed", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/tumbleweed/", "bidAmount": 16900, "content": "$16,900 bid placed by Tumbleweed", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484751803, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1356373, "authorName": "Frank_Barrett", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frank_barrett/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "If this were a 356, the numbers would be at least triple. Alfa Spiders from this era are bargains--for now--and are cheaper to enjoy and maintain than Porsches. In fact, I would say that these are the 356s of the future...", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484771308, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1356778, "authorName": "300GWRO", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/300gwro/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Rick & Doug...thank you for picking-up my note of both trunk lid & engine tilt...so, verdict on truck deck being a) bent b) no gasket thus gap c) other ? Engine 'tilt' ? \nIs she missing grille and/or mesh behind front openings? I like car yet not familiar with what is right nor wrong with this particular example. Anybody see a pic with top up?\nWho among us is close to car for ppi? Thank You", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484777954, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1356987, "authorName": "Chas_H", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chas_h/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I just got around to closely looking at the details of this Alfa and did a double take when I saw the configuration of the the drive flanges and the rubber \"guibo\". Someone had to really work to get it assembled as such. I'll save further comment until others have had a chance to look closer.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484789588, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357025, "authorName": "Rick", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/rick/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@ Chas H-- Guibo does seem a little strange from the one photo that shows it in poor light.. Not quite sure what is in there but it doesn't quite look right...A simple fix but the question is how it became what it is if it isn't correct. It's not like something that shouldn't be straight forward with the proper part which is about as easy to source as motor oil filter..", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484791385, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357061, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@300GWRO: You Don't need a PPI. You will need to chase the missing parts that are immediately and obviously missing that are important such as cross bars, hood scoop trim and correct 112 series 1600cc engine. You would probably want to confirm with the seller about the missing parts as he might or might not have available. I am sure that there will be a few other parts but most importantly you are walking into a good starting project as I alluded in an earlier comment. You can view some photos of a typical restoration here http://thegiuliettashop.com/restorations/giulietta-spider-veloce-ar1495f04695/, and by the looks, you will be ahead of the game with this car when it comes to its current condition.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484793178, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357075, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@300GWRO, et al., You might want to take a look at the one in Hemmings as a reference. This is the correct color as the one here at auction.\nhttps://www.hemmings.com/magazine/hsx/2012/05/Romeo-s-Giulia---1962-Alfa-Romeo-Giulia-1600-Spider/3711821.html\n\nGoogle has a wealth of information when you know where to look.", "likes": 2, "timestamp": 1484793419, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357078, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Are those safety retainer collars on the Giubos?", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484793717, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357156, "authorName": "Chas_H", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chas_h/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The trans has a three finger flange as does the the drive shaft. The guibo should be positioned between those 2 flanges. Instead, it appears to be to the front of the trans flange. So now both flanges are bolted to the rearward race of the guibo. \nIt's quite strange and I have no idea how the guibo got were it seems to be.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484798008, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357163, "authorName": "Chas_H", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/chas_h/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "OK, after some searching I found this-\nhttp://www.alfabb.com/bb/forums/gearbox-transaxle-differential-propshaft/311057-paul-spruell-flex-disc-2.html\nIt appears to be a modification to the flex joint (giubo/guibo) sold by Paul Spruell. Not sure why it is needed in this application.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484798638, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357266, "authorName": "stucaz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stucaz/", "bidAmount": 17150, "content": "$17,150 bid placed by stucaz", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484812867, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357473, "authorName": "Watry", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/watry/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "I see some washers in there, appear to be between the giubo and one side of the yoke. Might be some slight misalignment. If you end up with the wrong combo of trans mount, engine spacer, and bellhousing, you can get a slightly wrong total length, and hence the need for spacers. I wouldn't think so here though, so who knows.\nGiubo bolts directly to three-prong output flange. Three other holes bolt directly to front flange of driveshaft, centering on a \"ball\" on the trans output shaft. 750 through 115 Alfas are, alas, well known for taking a little effort to get the driveshaft and giubos right. But this is admittedly something of a project car. Pretty much all the parts are available or can be made/sourced without too much trouble, so I wouldn't worry about it overly. I've never seen the need to go to aftermarket driveshaft solutions myself, but I guess they work OK. No firsthand experience though.\nAndrew", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484839686, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357522, "authorName": "racerbuff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerbuff/", "bidAmount": 17750, "content": "$17,750 bid placed by racerbuff", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484842549, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357624, "authorName": "Helmut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/helmut/", "bidAmount": 19000, "content": "$19,000 bid placed by Helmut", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484846478, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357692, "authorName": "Romeo", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/romeo/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "That 2012 Hemmings article on a stunning 1962 Giulia Spider makes my heart melt. Oh, to have a Giulia like that one.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484849828, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357767, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 19500, "content": "$19,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484852661, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357780, "authorName": "Helmut", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/helmut/", "bidAmount": 19990, "content": "$19,990 bid placed by Helmut", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484853289, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357801, "authorName": "stucaz", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/stucaz/", "bidAmount": 20240, "content": "$20,240 bid placed by stucaz", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484854365, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357820, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 21000, "content": "$21,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855327, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357825, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "22,000.00", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855501, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357829, "authorName": "Mjsizemore", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/mjsizemore/", "bidAmount": 22500, "content": "$22,500 bid placed by Mjsizemore", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855550, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357834, "authorName": "racerbuff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerbuff/", "bidAmount": 25000, "content": "$25,000 bid placed by racerbuff", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855622, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357835, "authorName": "djdevvydev", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/djdevvydev/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "the hammer!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484855637, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357836, "authorName": "TimSim", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/timsim/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oooooo, bid to win!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855645, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357837, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 27000, "content": "$27,000 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855669, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357838, "authorName": "racerbuff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerbuff/", "bidAmount": 28500, "content": "$28,500 bid placed by racerbuff", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855698, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357841, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 29500, "content": "$29,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855798, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357842, "authorName": "racerbuff", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/racerbuff/", "bidAmount": 30250, "content": "$30,250 bid placed by racerbuff", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855827, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357843, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 30750, "content": "$30,750 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855837, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357844, "authorName": "JiminRichmond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jiminrichmond/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Watching this is a fun way to avoid working!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855839, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357848, "authorName": "frozen_car_guy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/frozen_car_guy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "As long as you're not a pilot, or air traffic controller.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855899, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357850, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 31000, "content": "$31,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855921, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357851, "authorName": "JiminRichmond", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/jiminrichmond/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Ha! No! A professor grading papers. And making recruiting calls. All is safe!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484855958, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357852, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 31500, "content": "$31,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855962, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357853, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 32000, "content": "$32,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855991, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357854, "authorName": "Gulf-Porsche_21", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/gulf-porsche_21/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow, that was one giant leap!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484855992, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357856, "authorName": "Raffi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/raffi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "One small step for a bidder, a giant leap for Alfa-kind.", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484856042, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357857, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 32500, "content": "$32,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856044, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357862, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 33000, "content": "$33,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856089, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357864, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 33500, "content": "$33,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856105, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357865, "authorName": "Danl", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/danl/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Cage Match!!", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856127, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357868, "authorName": "Raffi", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/raffi/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "The giubo made them do it.", "likes": 3, "timestamp": 1484856172, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357869, "authorName": "Minime1975", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/minime1975/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Wow ...its goneeee insane !", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856178, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357870, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 34000, "content": "$34,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856185, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357872, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 34500, "content": "$34,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856212, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357875, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 35000, "content": "$35,000 bid placed by AlfaPolygamist", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856272, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357876, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 35500, "content": "$35,500 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856292, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357880, "authorName": "Carwolf", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carwolf/", "bidAmount": 36000, "content": "$36,000 bid placed by Carwolf", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856317, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357881, "authorName": "NS400Randy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ns400randy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Should have a ways to go...", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856343, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357882, "authorName": "Egils19", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/egils19/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Must reach 40,000", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856361, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357887, "authorName": "AlfaPolygamist", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/alfapolygamist/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well Raffi, not likely to come to BI", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484856415, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357889, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 36250, "content": "$36,250 bid placed by sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856431, "type": "bat-bid"}, {"id": 1357897, "authorName": "Egils19", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/egils19/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "In europe very poircondition Giulia goes 40+", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856545, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357898, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Sold on 1/19/17 for $36,250 to sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856552, "type": "bat-bid-reserve"}, {"id": 1357901, "authorName": "Snarleyow", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/snarleyow/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Well bought!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484856584, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357902, "authorName": "NS400Randy", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/ns400randy/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Oh ya...well bought indeed", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484856593, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357904, "authorName": "AndersH", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/andersh/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Looks to be a good day for someone!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484856604, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1357940, "authorName": "Carwolf", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/carwolf/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "pure luck pals, I was prepared for 40! But lost the internet connection, gongrats to sjurisa", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484857000, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1358010, "authorName": "GenauAutoWerks", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/genauautowerks/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "It'll be a lot of fun. I think it depends on if you're just looking to get it to driver status or a Cond 2 or more. You'll be in well into the mid-50's if you have to paint the car and redo the underside, etc... and this is the least expensive of all the Giulietta/Giulia models. If you're just looking to refresh, don't mind the chips or the white engine compartment, this should be a real blast! Congrats to buyer and seller. I'd simply get it mechanically freshed where needed and drive and park it everywhere!", "likes": 1, "timestamp": 1484857692, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1358076, "authorName": "sjurisa", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/sjurisa/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "thank you carwolf", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484858523, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1358438, "authorName": "Lionel", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/lionel/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "@Carwolf: Proxy bidding, I always go for the full gusto when you know the item at stake is worth the effort. This car is worth every penny, and I am sure the buyer will not regret the bid.", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484869532, "type": "comment"}, {"id": 1358776, "authorName": "cwood13", "authorUrl": "https://bringatrailer.com/member/cwood13/", "bidAmount": 0, "content": "Congrats to the seller and buyer. Reference the Giubo. That is a Mercedes Giubo which is a wonderful safety upgrade over the stock Alfa part. It looks to be installed properly to me. Trans out to Giubo to short shaft through bearing carrier to long rear driveshaft to diff", "likes": 0, "timestamp": 1484888625, "type": "comment"}]