A Giulietta Spider in the junkyard and you didn't buy it immediately?? Unless, of course, the owner had a vastly overinflated notion regarding its value......

There are several different versions of the "Giulietta Spider" and the nomenclature can be confusing. Early cars (to 59) are known as type 750s. They are completely different from later (type 101) models. The easiest way to tell them apart is that late cars have a longer wheelbase, and small fixed vent windows on the doors. There are many other differences---early cars have the fuel pump on the front of the engine, later on the side of the block, the transmission is completely different in construction (though all are 5 speeds) later 101 cars have front discs. 750s are currently extremely rare and valuable. A correctly restored 750 Veloce spider is a $50K+ car. A Veloce differs from the standard model by having twin Weber carbs, (instead of a single Solex) hot cams, higher compression, and other performance mods. It has the type designation 750F on the plate on the firewall. The "Normale" (not an official designation) is type 750D. If the car you saw is either of these, it is worth saving, unless it is literally broken in half, at which point it would likely be very profitable to part out. If it's basically sound, but missing most of its trim, it could become a vintage racer. (for which the correct engine is not essential) The 101 series cars are only worth about half, though they are in many ways an improvement over the early ones.

Perhaps the wiring had been replaced not too long ago on the car you saw, and was worth re-using. The cars that were prone to harness problems were the 750s. They used the traditional Italian wire with rubberized fabric insulation. The 101 series had PVC insulation, comparable to that used in PVs and 122s.

The last time I saw a Flaminia Coupe on the street was 20 years ago, in London.