1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce
- Engine
- 1.3L DOHC inline-four, twin Weber carburetors, 103 bhp at 6,500 rpm
- Colour
- Rosso Chiaro (light red)
A factory-built 1960 Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider Veloce, one of just 1,203 examples produced, delivered new to Hoffmann Motor Car Co. in New York and subsequently owned for nearly five decades by Florida-based radio personality William 'Weird Beard' Vermillion Jr. Following extended storage, the car underwent a documented five-year concours-level restoration by MAS Restorations in Las Vegas, returning it to better-than-new condition with its original drivetrain intact. It has since earned multiple concours awards, including a Certificato D'Oro at the 2019 Alfa Romeo Owner's Club event.
Ownership
- 2022-08-19Auction saleSold US$110,000
- 1960 →Factory deliveryHoffmann Motor Car Co.partial documentation
New York dealership that received the car after US delivery; served as the initial point of sale.
- 1962 → 2009Acquisition unknownWilliam Vermillion Jr.partial documentation
Orlando-based radio personality who drove the car actively for roughly a decade; temporary 1962 registration and subsequent Florida registration documents are on file. Car entered long-term storage before departure.
- 2009 → 2018Acquisition unknownOwner who commissioned restorationpartial documentation
Acquired the car from storage and arranged a comprehensive concours-level restoration at MAS Restorations in Las Vegas, completed over approximately five years.
- 2018 →Acquisition unknownCurrent ownerpartial documentation
Has added roughly 1,000 miles since acquisition; exhibited the car at two concours events during ownership.
- Date unknownPrivate saleOriginal unrecorded first retail ownernone documentation
Identity not captured in available records; preceded the 1962 acquisition.
Competition
- 20162016 Red Rock Concours d'EleganceTop 10 of Show
First major showing following completion of the multi-year restoration.
- 20192019 Alfa Romeo Owner's Club Cortile Della CorsaCertificato D'Oro, score of 102
Entered by the current owner; highest-tier award presented by the Alfa Romeo Owner's Club.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2009RestorationMAS Restorations
Comprehensive concours-level rebuild carried out over approximately five years after the car emerged from long-term storage. Bodywork was stripped to bare metal, treated with epoxy primer, and refinished in the correct original single-stage urethane colour. Interior was re-trimmed in period-correct materials using the original seats and carpeting as reference. The entire drivetrain was rebuilt, with the engine top-end completed by Norm Racing and the bottom-end by Universal Automotive and Rebuilding. A new Stayfast convertible hood was fitted.
Work is documented by over 160 in-progress photographs plus approximately 100 photographs taken at completion. Both engine sub-contractors were based in Las Vegas.
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