Vehicle Description
1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta 750 Spider Veloce, Pinin FarinaChassis
No. AR1495F07582Engine No. 131532895- Documented high-performance
Veloce model.- One of 2,796 Veloce Spiders produced between 1956
and 1961.- Photo documented restoration by MAS Restorations, Las
Vegas, Nevada.- Concours level restoration to original specs and
colors.Alfa Romeo, proving that more power is a good thing, offered
the Giulietta Spider Veloce beginning with the 1956 model year.
Veloce, appropriately, translates to "fast" in Italian. The Type
750F engine was enhanced to 90hp (10 more than standard models)
thanks to an updated twin choke Weber 40 DCOE2 carburetor, 9:1
compression, new design cylinder head, 9mm valve stems, and bigger
diameter main journals on the crankshaft. A limited number, with
chassis numbers from AR1495F07501 to AR1495F07612, were sent to the
U.S. in 1960, including this example. In total, Alfa Romeo built
14,300 Giulietta Spiders and an additional 2,796 Veloce Spiders
between 1956 and 1961. A 109mph top speed was claimed by the
factory.Alfa Romeo factory records indicate Chassis No. 07582 to be
configured as a left-hand drive Spider in full 750F Veloce trim. It
was completed on March 7, 1960 and dispatched to Hoffman Motor Car
Co. in New York, New York. While the original owner remains
unknown, it was acquired in January 1962 by legendary Orlando,
Florida radio DJ, William "Weird Beard" Vermillion, Jr. While
working at WLOF AM radio in the 1960's and 1970's, Vermillion is
credited for promoting and popularizing Van Morrison's "Brown-Eyed
Girl" single to the Top-40 list in 1967. Copies of his initial
temporary registration from 1962 along with various Florida
registrations remain with the car.It was purchased by a subsequent
owner in 2009 having been in long-term storage. Despite being
complete, the car was in need of restoration. It was entrusted to
MAS Restorations of Las Vegas, Nevada, which over the next five
years, completed a concours level restoration to exceptional
standards. Taken down to bare metal, the body was refinished in
epoxy primer on top of which the original Rosso Chiaro color in
single-stage urethane paint was applied. The interior was correctly
reupholstered in its original colors of cream leather with red
piping and red carpets using the originals as patterns to ensure
authenticity. An in-dash Motorola AM radio and the original tools
and books are included.Mechanically, the entire drivetrain was
rebuilt - the top end by Norm Racing and the bottom end by
Universal Automotive and Rebuilding; both in Las Vegas. A new
Stayfast convertible top was installed as the finishing touch. The
restoration is documented in 160 photographs along with another 100
photographs following the completion of work. Attesting to the
quality of the restoration, the car was shown at the 2016 Red Rocks
Concours d'Elegance where it received Top 10 of Show honors. In
2019 at the Alfa Romeo Owner's Club Cortile Della Corsa, the Spider
earned a Certificate D'Oro with a score of 102.
