Chemical Dipping an Alfa Romeo 2000 Spider! 

Given that it's an Alfa, I was frankly quite surprised that it survived the power washer, let alone the acid dip 😆 Nice job.

I'm impressed on many levels... 1: it actually looked better in the end then I expected. 2: someone has to care about where this car is headed. 3: I'm glad you took on the project and showcased it. 4: I've seen similar and far worse in the woods in Kentucky and creeksides I'd hoped would have found this level of passion but usually you find bondo buggies at every corner. This one will likely get a true rejuvenation

I don't know whether to admire the owners of this Alfa or pity them for taking on this restoration. Wow.

That is going to be a labour of love to restore. I would doubt replacement floor and boot/trunk would be available so someone would be in for a serious fabrication exercise. You would also have to think everything they unbolted would have to be in equal condition. Another great video, thanks for creating and sharing.

I would be great to see the restauration of this one!

It never gets old watching it

This is a Touring built 2000 102 Spider. A truly beautiful car. Very concerned about the rotten floor board.❤

How it never folded in half I'll never no . Good job

Having restored a car 58 years ago by hand,no tools, I find these videos very gratifying. The process is very effective and belies how difficult a job it is, much respect to you.

glad to see a proper, landscape video! :D

I liked this video, I always wanted to see how a car with a lot of corrosion looked after the metal had been treated, on this model I thought that when I was going to take it out of the bath, only the joker would come out hanging ... but for a restoration it is always more visible and faster to do the work. very good, until next time.

The door sills look like they had been replaced sometime in the past. One thing for sure if they had been as strong as they seem that Alfa would have split in half.

Great vid man! Glad that thing didn’t fold up like a taco! Love this content.

Nice . Good job you have done

I love seeing the inner structure of cars that otherwise I would never get to see. Even if parts of it are gone, like this Alfa.

Wow man awesome work like allways 👏👏👏👏👏

Normal for old Alfas, a real miracle that the body has still shape of a car.

Looks like the rocker panels were the best steel in it.

This is a great video!

Came out nice

Rock on love the videos

It’s a good watch mate!

That thing wasn’t stored outside. It was stored at the bottom of the ocean! 😂, I can’t believe how clean you got that shell, I’d love to shake the hand of the owner for taking this on and double shake the fabricators hand that agrees to fix it! Amazing job, love your videos, I used to watch you in the clock app before I deleted that trash, glad to see you on RU-vid

Cool Brother 👍👍👍

Hard boiled wonderland! The Joker is a tough dude! Great vid! 💯👍🫶

Be real interesting to see it back together!

Ahhhh...the glamorous life of a dipper.

Holy cow you flintsstone that car

You did a Great job, Its not as bad as you think, They will cut all the floor, Fabricate,a new one, Or have a parts car, The body is a easy fix, Great work Guys

Beautifull car ❤

Oh man its going to be a project to get the frame an panels replaced. But hopefully it turns out awesome

In the right hands, that’s gonna be a beautiful car when done. Shame can’t see it. Love the dippin. Ya start eatin the elephant one bite at a time….

I had a mid 80s Spider. I bought it used for a reasonable price, but it cost a lot to maintain. I sometimes wish I had saved it. It was a lot of fun to drive. I have great memories driving it.

Surely that thing is absolute toast 😮

Another great video, it could only be described as ‘crusty’!

After all this dipping and power washing do people get these item glass blasted? Probably get the rust panels cut out first. Fabricate new panels or whatever needed then blast. Great job as usual.👍

Just looked over a 1962 Alfa 2000 that was restored. And being a bodyman myself, someone didnt do a complete job of blocking lets say. Anyway, it was likely a polished turd because there were only a few thousand of them ever built 60 years ago, and it sold for $100k.

My uncle had one of those. It was a rust bucket too.

Wow...that is a lot of work...

It would be nice if you showed how they continue to rebuild those cars. I guess it would take a lot of cooperation and maybe out of your control, but it would be nice.

Never seen anyone dip a vehicle before they scrap it. Lmao

All these Touring Alfas look like this. They were rusting from the factory. Mine was the same way. All hand built, so any panels are made and fitted. This one is prob one of the better ones imo, def better than mine…

I totally agree. When you end up with something this bad it's disingenuous to call it a restoration when it's finished in my opinion. It's a rebuild. I watched a video of a Chevelle "restoration" where they had to replace both quarters, both fenders, inner fenders, both door skins, trunk lid, floor and trunk pans, both bumpers, hood replacement ,tail lights, all new reproduction interior including the gauge cluster and console not to mention the car did not have its original drive train. The only thing left that was original to the car besides the frame was the top and the firewall. In my book when 90% of the parts have to be replaced that's not a restoration. You haven't "restored" anything, just replaced everything. You may have the paperwork, fender tag, and Vin # that identifies the car to be an original Chevelle super sport, but almost all the parts that made it an original are gone. Just a pet peeves of mine. 😎 Great video as usual. Keep'em; comin'! 👍

I thought it was going to be just ropes that came up out of the tank... :) 🤣

Funny reference "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"))))

Im surprised it didn't bend in half!

excellent job of bringiing this wreck to bare metal.

I would love to see the restoration video on that

Wow I thought it was going to fold in half when you removed all that rust !

Its a awsome beautifull car in italy there is all the panells for it, but they'not cheap but the car deserves it

Everytime I see these vids, I have KITT vs the Acid Pit flashbacks,

Would love to see the faces of the owners when they pick up their cars

Тащемта очень хороший результат. Очень нравится. Молодец!👍

I agree, I would not restore it either. I think the owner would have paid the scrap yard to take it. 😂😂😂

At least it comes out of the acid bath in one piece.

I'm curious, How often do you need to change over the liquids in the big bath's? or is it filter it and refill with the same solution? Great video. I do enjoy watching a car return to its factory condition before it got dressed. Lol.

I hope those guys got some Deep Pockets to bring that Alpha back to life, they definitely going to need a lot of money for that floor front-to-back wow.😮

Hey what happens if a chain breaks for some reason and you are splashed with that liquid? Can you quickly wash it off or the damage is immediate? It makes me nervous seeing you recording so close to the objects while they are being lifted

How ironic intentionally or unintentionally the Joker's going to end up in acid

Floors, trunk floors are available. The rockers are an unusual mouthpiece internal design - very expensive to restore. Still, once restored, worth about 75 to 80 thousand.

$100K+ car in good shape.

Italian cars from that era were beautifully styled, great to drive and all that. But they rusted like nothing else 🤣, I am surprised that Alfa Romeo is not pure oxide if it was left outside for decades. Depends on the climatic region the vehicle was sitting, I live in Scotland which is similar to Oregon, so that Alfa sitting outside for 20 years would likely not even exist apart from axles engine, wheels and gearbox, the sheet metal would dislove. I have seen an old Fiat in a woodland here in Scotland that was abandoned in the 80's, it could only be identified from the engine block and valve cover with fiat written on it, the car remains were hard to see covered in moss and leaves and earth.

Wow! So so rusty

Who’d have thought the Alfa had so much potential? No me, that’s a great result.

What year is it?

Someone has many hours of quality time cutting and welding coming up

Leave it in 😊

I have one of 1959 2000 I bought in 1989. It was good runner. I replaced the floors and then had the whole body media blasted (walnut, baking soda, and some fine glass bead) to the metal. Perfect surface for a perfect paint job. I don't understand why anyone would pressure wash and acid bath it. That won't get all the deep stuff off the metal.

That's actually a brand new Alfa.

How do you manufacture as new floor plate? Are there schematics for a car this rare and old?

Hola como estas, buen video,que tipo de líquido es ,me gustaría hacerlo en Argentina.gracias

Once the tires go flat and they sink into the mud up to the axles the whole lower half of the car disintegrates. If a car is worth saving (jury's still out on this one) it's common to weld some angle iron bracing into the door openings to prevent the rockers from buckling. They can fold like a wallet when they get this bad.

Joker approved

I'd have supported that in the middle under the sills as well as where your rope is.

Couple of weekends and that'll be back on the road!😀

I’m surprised it didn’t melt in the acid. 😂🤣😆

I got a 52 Chevy coupe in about same shape thinking about getting it dipped

Last one of these I saw was on BAT for US$95k in 2019 and didn't hit reserve. Kinda feel the owner of this dip has more money than sense, but hey if they enjoy it it's their money and supports local businesses. Good luck to them!

with HDR this car pops

This car obviously sat in the dirt for years always looks like this when that happens. There is no way that car can effiently be repaired relative to market value, unless i missed something special about it. Maybee.... Nieghbor collected alphas and sold out to a guy in oklahoma, he made two trips up for the parts collection. One of his cats was very similair to this, if not the same. I was a kid and only saw it once. I believe referred to it as the spyder. That is a european term for vert, but may have been an alpha model too. Not sure. They are neat cars. Early use of aluminum and dohc.

Just needs a new bottom third.. replacing the entire flooring and sills will be a lot easier and more satisfying than just patching... Nice to watch

This looks like one of these "restorations" where the steering wheel is the only thing they keep

I'mn stunned the body wasn't cleft in twain by the pressure washer;)

Are the cars dipped in a tank of rust prohibibitor primer?

Sorry, Question.... Do you ever see the finished products once they have been rebuilt? Have any of them ever made you "wow" just from what you had seen to what is put in front of you?

There a magicians around which can fold, bent, stretch, deep-draw, joggle, ball-shape sheet-metal like leadplate. They play with it, having a mild smile on the face.... The Alfa can be rebuilt by them.

The uss rest bucket. Jest how mine hours are going to take to fix it what 3k hours

It looked fantastic when it was down to the original white.

The acid ate a lot of the rusted metal. Looks a lot cleaner but loads more missing metal lol

Is this a 1961 or 1962, or are there any differences in the two years ?

Only 3443 Spiders made..............Despite it rugged condition it's still a valuable car.....

in Europe you get these between 60000- 80000 euros/dollars

What's a average price for something like that

That is an Alfa in good condition

Scrapper!

I a very surprised you didn't finish with two halves

Did a Barbie come out of the front of the car? 😂 Jokes on me...it was the Joker!

i love your videos. i would like a little longer with more detail. also give us some info on the chemicals used etc. 25-30 min would be awesome.i look forward to the next videos. i cant believe they never welded braces on the door openings on that lucky it stayed together. someone has some metal work to do

Almost like it just left the Italian factory!

I am curious ? Do any owners refuse to take the cars back