Debuting at the 1955 Paris Motor Show, the Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider featured Pinin Farina-designed open-top bodywork, a 1.3-liter DOHC four-cylinder engine, four-speed manual gearbox, and drum brakes. The more sporting Veloce model produced 90 hp – significantly more than standard – could rev to over 7,000 rpm, and could reach a top speed of over 110 mph.

This Giulietta Spider Veloce was built on May 26, 1960. Originally finished in white, the Alfa Romeo was sold to German manufacturer NSU Motorenwerke, according to a letter on file. The Spider was acquired by Tommy Trabue from the famed Alfisti and racer Al Leake of San Francisco, California in November 2009. At the time, the Spider was complete, save for a missing engine, and was finished in white.

Mr. Trabue entrusted Alfa Romeo specialist European Car Company LLC of Wichita, Kansas to perform a restoration, refinishing the Spider in the appropriate and period color combination of red over a black vinyl interior with contrasting red piping and a black cloth folding soft top. An appropriate, unstamped 1.3-liter engine was sourced and installed.

This Spider Veloce is accompanied by numerous restoration invoices and would make a wonderful addition to any stable of event-eligible mid-century sports cars.