Fiat 124 Spider

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Car-ID: OT0103

Model, Body type:
Convertible
Registration:
1980
Engine Power:
1,995 CCM (77 KW / 105 BHP)
Transmission:

			
			Automatic
		
Color:

			Black		
Doors:
2
Mileage:
5,603 mls

Vehicle Description

This charismatic convertible was originally delivered to the US in 1980 and imported to Germany in 2015.

It has the 2.0 litre 4-cylinder engine fitted, providing 74 kW (100 hp), which gives a healthy impression even after 35 years.

The car is reportedly in an original condition, has been re-painted some years back and shows age-related signs of rust, paint peels and minor blemishes.

The interior, clad in beige leatherette, is complete apart from the missing rear window in the foldable roof, which is mechanically intact, but with damaged fabric. The driver’s seat and the dashboard also display some blemishes.

The engine starts and runs, the car is conditionally drivable. With regards to the amount of work required, the car is being offered as a salvage car / restoration project.

At a time when Fiat and Alfa Romeo were competitors, two distinctive convertibles made their debut almost simultaneously: Both were called Spider, both designed by Pininfarina, both with an above-average construction period, both nowadays popular classics. We’re talking about the Fiat 124 Sport Spider and the Alfa Romeo Spider.

The Fiat model was DM 2,000 – that is to say, significantly – cheaper to acquire than the Alfa. It didn’t need to hide, being technically up-to-date, lightweight and agile, with precise handling, a sports car not just by name… in a nutshell, a car one could have a lot of fun with.

The 124 Sport Spider was popular in Europe, but even more so in the US, where it was continuously available until 1983, with engine capacity rising from an original 1400 cc to 2000 cc later on. Pininfarina continued production in their own right after Fiat had withdrawn the Spider from their portfolio, until 1985 – by which time it had become a rather exotic sight. The eternal competitor lasted almost another 10 years. Alfa Romeo had long become part of the Fiat group by then.