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YOUR RESEARCHSold my 1959 Super Sunroof
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Hardest task was installing the front windshield using rope method - Took me hours to get it to sit correctly and almost tore the original headliner doing so.
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Weird to think my car is actually gone but I know it was the right move for our family.
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Use rope method - took me hours
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Hardest task was installing the front windshield using rope method - Took me hours to get it to sit correctly and almost tore the original headliner doing so.
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Use rope method - took me hours
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Hardest task was installing the front windshield using rope method - Took me hours to get it to sit correctly and almost tore the original headliner doing so.
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Since I spend time on the 996 forum, thought the post would be appropriate - Really never thought this day would come - Couldn't resist the offer I received last week and after serious consideration, I sold my longtime friend.
We plan to construct a 48 unit apt building in the next couple of years and I couldn't justify passing up the offer.
I rescued my 59 sunroof from a local Seattle garage 30 years ago and restored it myself. Just needed to be stripped and re-painted. Took it completely apart and put back together myself. Hardest task was installing the front windshield using rope method - Took me hours to get it to sit correctly and almost tore the original headliner doing so.
Weird to think my car is actually gone but I know it was the right move for our family. Not being selfish in these situations is like defying gravity.
Yeah, I thought you said you'd never sell that car. Well, never say never. We have a similar model in the museum right now (February is Porsche Month). It's a cabriolet, though. Beautiful condition. When the owner told me what it was worth, I just about choked. I had no idea they are now worth that kind of money. So, you've sold the car, but you still have the memories.
I sold this car a few days ago....since I bought a Porsche, basically never drive it any longer. I am doing a kitchen remodel this summer, so it will almost pay for a built in 42" Fridge.
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if you're referring to my 59 356, it was imported without over rider bars as indicated on cardex build sheet.
my car was special - sunroof coupe with super motor - hard to find one of these now.
Other than the insane values, I never really cared much for the 356, either in style or performance. I can certainly appreciate them, but they don't get my heart racing.
That Alpha is a beauty. Never owned one, but always admire them for style.
Mind if I ask what you got for it?
I asked $6K for the Alfa and sold it for that in minutes. I had a lot more than that into it. I included my spare parts with it....and after I looked at what I have, probably close to $1K in spares.
The boat tail Spiders are very cool. While they all have Italian car reliability issues, the earlier cars are actually more reliable than the later cars. The fuel injected cars in the late '70s were horrendous in terms of reliability.
I had an '83'?? I think and it was awesome. Not a lot of power but plenty fun in the high RPM range. I will say that the repairs bled me dry. Without a dealer network had to order parts from an outfit in Virginia so that was at least a couple-a-days wait. There wasn't a flat rate on anything so you were paying an hourly rate for something that should have taken a lot less time if they were more familiar with the car. For most shops it was a rarity. While today it wouldn't be a daily driver but back then it was. Or at least I needed it to be. There's a period, 1990?, when cars changed and got really reliable. Maybe Japanese pressure? Don't remember but glad we're in this era!
i don't think italian cars ever became reliable - loved my 78 308 but always had issues - it was low mileage at the time - 18K in 1995 but couldn't bank on getting home if i took it on a road trip
You want to talk about reliability. Try owning a 78 Fiat 124 spider. It was Fix It Again Tony at least once a week. Sold within 3 months.
Material is always replaceable, good luck with your project
I never had problems with any of my Italian cars...drove them every day and tracked them at least six times a year and often more. The Spider in this thread looks like a 72...if the bumpers are original. That said, it should have the 1750cc engine...though many people upgraded to the 2 liter. The Spiders have been the last to appreciate, probably because when new they were the most popular model and so there were lots of them. Very strong motors...no IMS or D chucking or porosity issues and clutches lasted forever. Put extra air in the tires and take them to the track, flog them all day and drive them to work on Monday. 58 Spider Veloce, 64 Sprint GT, 74 GTV, 77 Alfetta Sedan, 85 GTV-6, 88 Milano, 91 164 Sedan, 92 Spider...everyone gave me pleasure and there wasn't a dog in the lot of the tme. The cars weren't the problem it was the dealers.
I also never had problems with my 1980 308 GTSi...again a daily driver. Bought it with 88k on the clock, sold it two and a half years later with 124,000 miles. The beauty in all of the Italian cars I've owned was their simplicity.
