Previous Owners:
(named "Julie")
Came from Licari's Foreign Cars, NJ or NY? Purchased from Mercury dealership in 1968. Sold in 1975.
Laurence Bumbalough. Drove the car until the engine seized, attempted to overhaul engine and never finished.
Walter Tice's Alfa in Orlando Florida replaced engine with 800 Normale as block was to bad to repair.
Car subsequently sold to someone in Altamonte Springs Fla.

UPDATE: October 30, 2016 CLASSICARS FOR SALE.COM
Description: 1964 Alfa Romeo Spider
Here for sale is a rare 1964 Alfa Romeo Spider Veloce VIN AR*390252 engine AR00112*15201
This car can be found in the list atGiulietta website.
28700 miles.
Selling for my friend.
This is one of a rare edition of Alfa Spiders built for performance and handling.
A twin cam dual twin choke carburetor 1570cc high revving 112bhp engine coupled with an aluminum 5 speed close ratio gearbox.
It has 3 piston calipered disc brakes up front and large air cooled drums at the rear normally found on heavier cars.
Coil over shocks front and rear with quick steering.
Makes these a blast to drive a true sports car.
For those of you who know this model understand its features and rarity.
This is a stalled project that was being restored upuntillast week.
Like a lot of restorations the owner has decided that time and money has run out on this one. It has been in dry storage for 25 years to be driven once 12 years ago prior to being dismantled for restoration.
The car had fluids changed and fresh fuel added started and driven a short distance. The oil pressure was spot on and the engine ran as it should.
The engine has not been touched as the car has 28,700 miles on it and there is really no need.
The engine was removed for restoration split from the gearbox and the clutch and flywheel are perfect the car was not driven far so we do not know the condition of the gearbox and back axle, ut they feel tight.
The brake system has been gone through master cylinder
rebuilt calipers rebuilt with stainless pistons rear cylinders rebuilt. The steering and suspension are as should be.
The body.
OK as great as they are 1960s cars suffered from corrosion, he Alfas being no exception. This one though is very good compared to others we have seen.
The trunk area front and suspension points are great.
The floors had holes and were professionally welded as was any other corrosion point. There is some rust on the trunk lid and door "see photos" the bonnet is excellent. Bearing in mind this is now 41 years old and comes with what those years have thrown at it, t is till a very fine example. The bright work and rubber.
As shown in the photos the lights were sent for chroming they managed to reach the copper stage and the chrome company went bust. The owner was lucky to get them back. The windshield supports are the same. Most rubber is fine some will need replacing.
The stainless is very bright and only needs polishing. The bumpers need re-chrome the rear one has a dent. I have pictures for all the various parts to many to put here.
Interior and top.
The interior is there it needs reupholstering the top is good rear window clear but would benefit from new headliner. Has tonneaucover. Instruments wiring etc.
Instruments are great the wiring harness is good the horn button surround needs repair has a crack. Switches are all there except dash light dimmer "have knob" Has correct generator but regulator is not.
Glass.
At present we can not find front side glass we think it is in a warehouse but can not gainaccessas yet, o at this stage assume it is missing.
We can not find headers or exhaust the hood chrome and a couple of small items but they could be in same warehouse.
Radiator has been gone through and is excellent.
OK I can not list all the parts we have assume something may be missing we have bags and boxes.
In 2014 a restored car same as this sold for $135000 and last year a barn find for $50,100 With a rare car like this and due to its value Irecommendhaving it checked or checking it yourself.
The car has a clear Florida title showing 1966 as this car was built late 64 it probably arrived here in 65. Could even been a military bring back.
You must do everything to check out what you are buying I have researched this carthoroughly at to the best of my knowledge everything I see appears correct. please contact for more info and pictures.

On Feb-07-16 at 11:11:14 PST, eller added the following information: The veloce aluminum intake is there.Plus more I have not photoed.

UPDATE: SEPTEMBER 08, 2022 CAR & CLASSIC WEBSITE: <

The Alfa Romeo Spider is one of only a handful of cars to be instantly recognisable even to people who have little interest in motoring – thanks mostly to its film-star good looks and indeed film appearances!

The famous bloodline started with the 1955 Giulietta Spider, which was styled by Pininfarina and featured Alfa Romeo’s legendary all-aluminium twin-cam four-cylinder engine in 1300 guise. In 1959 the 101 variant replaced the 750, with a lengthened chassis and the addition of disc brakes on the front. Then in 1963 the 101 Giulia Spider was introduced with the engine capacity increased to 1600 and 5 speed gearbox. The bonnet air scoop is an easy way to tell a Giulia from Giulietta.

In 1964, the engine from the Sprint Speciale was fitted to the Spider in order to create the Veloce model, now extremely rare. Running on twin Weber 40 DCOE2 carburettors, this uprated unit kicked out 112bhp, which gave the Spider Veloce a level of performance that complemented its timelessly elegant styling and best in class handling.

This Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce has been painstakingly restored to concours standard and has a fascinating history. Built on 27 July 1964, chassis number 390252 was dispatched to American distributor Max Hoffman on 7 August. Within a year it had been resold by Licari’s Foreign Cars in New Jersey, and its Title was registered in Florida in 1966. In 1967-’68, it was obviously used by someone who either studied or worked at the University of South Florida, because their paper parking permit was still attached to the bumper when the current owner purchase the car in 2016! Proof if any were needed that this unique Veloce saw very little use during 50 years of its life.

In 1968, the Spider Veloce was part-exchanged at the Miami Lincoln-Mercury dealership, which in turn sold it to Gary M Gordon of Sanford, Florida. Gordon held on to it until 1975 – he later explained that it had been laid up ‘for some time’ prior to that because it needed new engine bearings.

He sold the Alfa to a friend of his by the name of Laurence Bumbalough on the understanding that he’d fix the engine and give the car a good home. Unfortunately, Bumbalough continued to drive the car as it was until eventually the engine seized. He then stripped it down but didn’t manage to complete the rebuild, and instead the engine stayed in bits until he sold the Alfa to dealer Walter Tice for $200. Tice fitted a Normale engine to replace the dismantled Veloce unit and sold the car in 1979 to a young Vietnam veteran. When he sadly died, his family kept the Spider in dry storage for most of the subsequent 30 years.

It then passed to an engineering company in Daytona Beach, which started to strip it down in preparation for a full restoration before deciding instead to sell it to the current owner. A fastidious marque enthusiast, this latest custodian set about finding a Veloce unit that had the correct serial number for the car’s 1964 chassis number. That meant it needed to be numbered between 00121-1600 and 1970, and his search suggested that there was only one anywhere in the world.

The block in question was with retired Alfa Romeo mechanic and dealer Enzo Passetti in Tressino, Italy. Passetti offered to build an engine using that block – serial number 00121-1644 – plus new, correct parts that he also had in stock, including a pair of New Old Stock Weber DCOE2 carburettors.

The Passetti engine was then mated to the original gearbox, which had been rebuilt by Bob Dove Motorsport. The rest of the Spider Veloce, meanwhile, had been stripped to a bare shell and was discovered to be remarkably sound and original – testament to how well it had been stored. The sills were strengthened and zinc-plated, and the body was restored and repainted in the original shade of Pininfarina rosso corse by Finishing Touch in Weston-super-Mare.

No expense was spared – the transmission, suspension, brakes, steering and electrical systems have all been either refurbished or replaced, and somewhere in the region of 1250 hours were spent restoring the car to its current pristine condition. Less than 100 miles have been covered since the completion of the restoration.

Now being offered for private sale, this Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce is ready to be enjoyed for the next 60 years and comes with a detailed photographic record of its restoration and a 2" binder of receipts.

UPDATED: DECEMBER 24, 2023 BONHAMS ON-LINE AUCTION WEBSITE (PHOTOS AND TEXT COPIED FROM THERE)

David's review
David Hayhow - Consignment Specialist
“Truly one of the most attractive Alfa Romeos of its day and in the ultimate Veloce specification, this rare gem has enjoyed one of the very best restorations we have seen, with a full photographic record, and has only covered a mere 360 miles since it was completed. Probably one of the most delightful small sports cars which will ever be produced. ” If you’re seriously thinking of holding out in the hope of finding a better one, prepare yourself for a very, very long wait."

Introduced in 1962, the Giulia Spider was based on the Giulietta range first shown at the Turin motor show in 1954. It became an icon thanks to sublime handling and road holding and the legendary twin cam engine, all wrapped in some of the most beautiful metal ever pressed into the shape of a car.

Sporting elegant coachwork designed and built by Pininfarina, the 1.3-litre Giulietta Spider was a huge success and continued virtually unchanged in 1.6-litre Giulia guise when the latter joined the Alfa line-up in 1962.

Launched at the Monza Autodrome on 27th June that year, the Giulia was the work of a design team headed by one of the greatest of Italian automobile engineers, Dr Orazio Satta Puliga, who had been responsible for all the post-war Alfa Romeos.

A bonnet air scoop, necessary to clear the larger engine's taller block, readily identified the new model. The capacity increase boosted maximum power of Alfa's classic twin-cam four from 80 to 92bhp and the car's top speed to 109mph (175km/h). Reliability was likewise enhanced and the larger engine was noticeably smoother and less fussy. A five-speed gearbox was standard on the Giulia 1600 Spider, which remained in production until replaced by the Duetto in 1966. Towards the end of production in 1964, the up-rated Spider Veloce was introduced, which came with the Sprint Speciale's 129bhp engine installed, making it the fastest of the mainstream production Giulias.

Described by Cars Illustrated as "probably one of the most delightful small sports cars which will ever be produced", the Giulia Spider is certainly one of the most attractive Alfa Romeos of its (or any other) day and remains highly regarded and sought-after now, especially in its ultimate Veloce specification.

The Giulia Spider lasted until 1966, when it was replaced by a new generation of Alfa Romeo Spider – one that would last, through four distinct series, until the 1990s.

Vehicle Overview
First things first.

This Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider Veloce is in as near as dammit concours condition and has to be the best example we’ve ever seen – and by some margin.

It’s so achingly beautiful you’ll find it hard to decide between looking at it or licking it.

The vendor, for whom this is his third Giulia Veloce, has not only spent absolutely eye-watering amounts of money on a 1,250-hour restoration, following which the car has covered a mere 360 miles, he has also done some highly commendable sleuthing work in hunting down the car’s history and provenance.

And what a fabulous story he’s uncovered.

The following is mostly paraphrased from his own eloquent words and covers both its history much of the restoration work you can see on the car today.

Built on 27th July 1964, chassis number 390252 was dispatched to American distributor Max Hoffman on 7th August. Within a year it had been resold by Licari’s Foreign Cars in New Jersey, and its U.S. title was registered in Florida in 1966.

The delay between delivery and registration explains why some documentation (including that issued by the DVLA) has erroneously stated that this is a 1966 car.

It isn’t. It’s a 1964 car.

Between 1967-68, it appears to have been used by someone who either studied or worked at the University of South Florida, based on the fact that a University parking permit was still affixed to the car in 2016. This supports our theory (and the evidence of the car’s ultra-low odometer reading), that the car was used very sparingly over those (and, indeed, the following) years.

In 1968, the car was part-exchanged at the Miami Lincoln-Mercury dealership, which in turn sold it to Gary M. Gordon of Sanford, Florida. Gordon held on to it until 1975 – he later explained that it had been laid up ‘for some time’ prior to that because it needed new engine bearings.

He sold the Alfa to a friend of his with the splendid name of Laurence ‘Larry’ Bumbalough on the understanding that he’d fix the engine and give the car a good home. Larry then sold the car to dealer Walter Tice for $200, the price reflecting the car’s non-running engine.

Mr. Tice replaced the engine with a more recent version and sold the car in 1979 to a young Vietnam veteran. Sadly, the latter didn’t live long enough to enjoy the Spider, but his family kept it in dry storage for most of the next 30 years.

It then passed to an engineering company in Daytona Beach, and they began stripping it down in preparation for a full restoration before instead deciding to sell it to the current vendor.

A fastidious marque enthusiast, he set about replacing the ‘Normale’ engine with a ‘Veloce’ unit that had the correct serial number for the car’s 1964 chassis number. That meant it needed to be numbered between 00121-1600 and 1970, and his search suggested that there was only one available anywhere in the world.

The block in question was in the possession of retired Alfa Romeo mechanic and dealer Enzo Passetti in Tressino, Italy.

Passetti offered to build an engine around that block – serial number 00121-1644 – and add all the new, correct parts from his extensive stock, including a pair of ‘New Old Stock’ Weber DCOE2 carburettors.

The Passetti engine was then mated to the original gearbox, which had been meticulously rebuilt by Bob Dove Motorsport, and the resulting car drives as sweetly and eagerly as any example of the model we have ever encountered.

This is not surprising.

Alfa aficionados will know Bob Dove to be one of the world’s foremost Alfa gearbox and engine whisperers, and a man whose expertise is so highly regarded that even Italians send him their cars to work on.

The rest of the Spider Veloce, meanwhile, had been stripped to a bare shell and was discovered to be remarkably sound and original – a testament to how well it had been stored. The sills were strengthened and zinc-plated, and the body was restored and repainted in the original shade of Rosso Corsa by ‘Finishing Touch’ in Weston-super-Mare. The chassis was stripped and three coats of primer applied before being repainted in the correct body colour. All internal sections were wax-oiled.

No expense was spared across any aspect of the restoration – the transmission, suspension, brakes, steering, exhaust and electrical systems have all been either refurbished or replaced as appropriate. A Dynalite alternator now powers halogen headlights. All the bright-work presents in exceptional condition and the car was re-trimmed with new seat covers, door cards, correct mats and carpets.

We cannot praise the condition of this car highly enough or exaggerate the excellence of the restoration; mechanically, dynamically, aesthetically - inside, outside or underneath.

Exterior
The car is as pretty as a picture from every angle.

The bodywork is devoid of any dinks, dents, creases, ripples or folds that we can see anywhere.

The panels, panel gaps and shut-lines are as crisp and even as anything Good King Wenceslas ever looked out upon.

The doors close with a weight and precision you just don’t expect to find in an Italian sportscar from the 1960s.

The wheels are in fine fettle, as are the matching Vredestein Sprint Classic tyres.

The gleaming chrome work clearly doesn’t understand the meaning of foxing, pitting or tarnishing.

As for the vibrant red paintwork, well, it’s pretty much faultless.

You’ll need a magnifying glass, a bloodhound and too much spare time on your hands if you’re to stand a chance of finding anything meaningful to complain about.

The car’s lights, lenses, badging, trim, and various external fixtures and fittings are all beyond reproach or criticism.

The black hood looks as pristine and showroom-fresh as the rest of it and goes up and down without delay, complaint or attitude.

Interior
You won’t be remotely surprised to learn that the inside of this extraordinary car is every bit as impressive as its exterior counterpart.

The black vinyl seats are untroubled by anything as vulgar as a crease, let alone any ingrained patina.

The steering wheel, gear lever, instruments, dials and controls all look practically as good as new.

Ditto the door cards, roof lining and carpets.

And, reassuringly, peer into any crevice or recess not covered by carpets, mats or trim and you’ll find nothing but expertly applied Rosso Corso paint.

That observation applies equally to the immaculate boot.

It’s safe to say that no corners were cut when respraying this car’s shell, inside or out.

Lift up the half-tonneau covering the stored hood and you’ll find the spare wheel.

So, does anything in here deviate from virtual perfection?

Well, the half-tonneau roof storage cover has a short tear in it and there’s a tiny scuff atop the dashboard on the passenger side. The vendor has also informed us that the fuel gauge is not reading correctly.

That’s it.

Everything else is just fine and dandy.

We didn’t tweak every lever, press every knob or flick every switch, but those we did tweak, press and flick did as they were told without delay or complaint.

Mechanical
The engine and engine bay (painted red, of course) are clean, dry and everything appears to be in its right and proper place.

The undersides of the car appear to have oodles of structural integrity, as you would expect

History Highlights
This car comes with a thick file of bills, receipts and invoices covering work carried out during the restoration, plus some earlier bills from its life in the USA.

It also comes with full sets of keys, a clear HPI check and a Certificate of Authenticity from Alfa Romeo.

A comprehensive photographic record of the restoration is available on request.

It’s the real deal.

What We Think
It’s the best we’ve seen, bar none, and even though the restoration work has been comprehensive and full, it’s all been done with a view to either preserving or restoring the car’s originality and authenticity – hence the vendor going more than the extra mile to track down the nearest thing he could find to the car’s factory-fitted Veloce engine.

If you’re seriously thinking of holding out in the hope of finding a better one, prepare yourself for a very, very long wait.

We are happy to offer this vehicle for auction with an estimate in the range of £70,000 - £90,000.