For some time now, I have been trying to figure out the most cost-effective way to bring back the original style engine compartment boots originally fitted to Alfa Romeo series vehicles as well as many period Ferrari models. After been working for some time now with a local machinist who specialises in making molds for…
For a while, I have had my heart set on either acquiring or building a Celete like work table capable of aligning and straightening the Giulietta unitized body structure as needed. This new table will come very handy for some work we have on the works. We have been working on this one for a…
Now that we have completed all the cosmetic work on five cars the next step is to sort out and catalog all the interior upholstery. All cars will have their original interior colors and correct upholstery options. See choices below: Note: All interior photos were collected from multiple sources and listed here for demonstration purposes…
It is now November and soon approaching the end of 2014 were for me, thus far, has been a year of nonstop activity. Although, we have been performing metalwork at our shop for about a little over three years now, the final results of those years in the making had been just finalized within the…
August 28th was for me the longest day since College where I burned the midnight oil studying for a final exams; that was what it felt like last night. Rigo my painter and I had a respectively long day of work. Rigo arrives at the shop around 6:30pm after leaving his day job to get…
The month of August was indeed unusually high with auction activities for the Alfa Romeo Sprint Speciale. There were a total of seven auctions going on ALMOST simultaneously! That in itself was incredible. I find the SS to be the elusive car that has been under the radar for the longest time as the most…
Last Summer I purchased this Giulietta Spider that was destined to find its way to the crusher. The purchase price was a nominal fee of $100 and for me, it makes perfect sense given that I have all the needed parts on hand to complete the vehicle. To date, we have successfully completed metal fabrication,…
It has been a while since I last updated thegiuliettashop.com progress diaries due to lack of spare time. There is much to report, and I will try to bring all the information at hand to date in no specific order. Let me start with our last major project which consisted of upgrading the wiring shop….
Trying to get caught up has become an insurmountable task since returning home from a well deserved “vacation” in Spain. Note that I included quotations to the word vacation because I did manage to do some work on a couple of Giulia spiders while in Spain. But for now, it is time to celebrate a…
Albeit, I have been exceedingly busy with the diverse tasks of work ranging from wiring harnesses, metal fabrication, moving the wiring harness shop to our 12,000 sf facility, perpetual task of organizing the facility, tool kit reproductions as well as other reproductions to be announced at a later date, I still find time to enjoy…
