Incoming Italian misery….for sale😱

[Rocket88]

Been looking for something to replace our JC Midge ( up for sale soon) so have “ invested”😂😱 in this fine piece of Italian unpleasantness. Apart from the floor pans, it’s actually pretty straight.

On it’s way to a mate of mine for protracted sparkly stick action….

[inconsistant]

Wow, looks fab! But  I don’t know what it is.

[Rocket88]

Fiat 850 spider………

[MJK 24]

Everyday a school day!  No idea what it is!

[Rocket88]

All left hookers, most went to the States…. Which is where this one came from. 

[High Jetter]

Woof! Well bought Sir!

[Fat_Pirate]

That is fabulous, I love that era of tiny Fiats - sad so few survive.

[Asimo]

See also https://www.thedarkwob.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1554&start=500

[Rocket88]

10 minutes ago, Asimo said:

See also https://www.thedarkwob.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=1554&start=500

The very same.......small world !

[hairnet]

Cool not caring if it's rusty

[D.E]

Cool! Interesting thing about these imo is that Bertone didn't just "behead" the coupe, they redesigned the whole rear:

[Back_For_More]

I tried to buy a red 850 spider from a yard in Bushey/Watford way back...... it was rotten as a pear but I was an even bigger idiot back then. Until they asked stupid amounts for it..... I love them.Looking forward to the progress once you have it in your mitts.

Good luck!

[Rocket88]

First priority is to get it structurally sound.......then run it for a bit to see what it needs mechanically. Runs off a jerrycan, clutch is a bit sticky.

[Missy Charm]

That is nice.  Surprising that Fred Flintstone owned such a modern car, though!

What are the plans for it?

[Rust Collector]

That's a beautiful little car, I have to say I'm a bit jealous! Look forward to seeing this one progress.

[eddyramrod]

Was it The Protectors that had one of these doing stuntwork in the opening credits?  Excellent choice, well found.

[Six-cylinder]

Wow!

I always wanted a dark blue coupe the same as Gina Sabatini's dad had when I was a child.

(Who was Gina Sabatini, just another child in the village I went to school with)

[Rocket88]

Get it structurally solid, then run it and see what falls off…..

[wuvvum]

3 hours ago, hairnet said:

Cool not caring if it's rusty

MOT exempt innit.

I saw one of these (in red) on the Norwich inner ring road not so long back.  It had Perspex covers over the headlights though - not sure if it was an earlier car?

[Noel Tidybeard]

3 hours ago, D.E said:

Cool! Interesting thing about these imo is that Bertone didn't just "behead" the coupe, they redesigned the whole rear:

and the doors are different!

[Rocket88]

22 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

MOT exempt innit.

I saw one of these (in red) on the Norwich inner ring road not so long back.  It had Perspex covers over the headlights though - not sure if it was an earlier car?

Perspex light covers are on the shopping list……

[Inspiral_Mondays]

4 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Was it The Protectors that had one of these doing stuntwork in the opening credits?  Excellent choice, well found.

Good call. It is I think, yes.

[motorpunk]

Welcome to the world of tiny old Italian cars...

...Currently awaiting a replacement battery. 

An 850 Coupe is a dream car for me, the Spider is so cool though!

[barrett]

5 hours ago, D.E said:

Cool! Interesting thing about these imo is that Bertone didn't just "behead" the coupe, they redesigned the whole rear:

Sort of. the coupé is an in-house Fiat design, the convertible is by Bertone. They don't share anything except mechanical parts.

 

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

MOT exempt innit.

I saw one of these (in red) on the Norwich inner ring road not so long back.  It had Perspex covers over the headlights though - not sure if it was an earlier car?

Early cars have covered headlamps. These are shared with one other car - the Lamborghini Miura. Consequently they're worth about as much as a whole Fiat 850...

[hairnet]

Still less rusty than @eddyramrods caddy ( joke Ed)

[Rocket88]

2 hours ago, barrett said:

Sort of. the coupé is an in-house Fiat design, the convertible is by Bertone. They don't share anything except mechanical parts.

 

Early cars have covered headlamps. These are shared with one other car - the Lamborghini Miura. Consequently they're worth about as much as a whole Fiat 850...

Ahhh…. Perhaps not then…😱

[ETCHY]

9 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Was it The Protectors that had one of these doing stuntwork in the opening credits?  Excellent choice, well found.

Yep the coupe's there. Cool cars.

 

[vaughant]

9 hours ago, Six-cylinder said:

 

 Gina Sabatini

Great name 👍👍👍

[Rocket88]

Now for sale…. Looking at a Consul Capri tomorrow….

[High Jetter]

4 hours ago, Rocket88 said:

Now for sale…. Looking at a Consul Capri tomorrow….

That's a bit of a dilemma, I love the looks of the CC. Hope viewing goes well.