This funny Fiat 850 Spider is said to be a barn find, actually it seems everything but a barn find. Indeed these cars, quite rare in the US and especially the US model like this one, are deeply prone to rust even if they have been well cared during their life: the poor quality of… Read More Yellow fun: 1969 Fiat 850 Spider
Nowadays it often happens that “spider” means “exclusive” and “expensive” but not many years ago, you didn’t need to be rich to drive with the wind in your hair. The 850 Spider was one of those cars made not to affirm a social status, but just to have fun without spending a lot of money.… Read More Red but understated: 1965 Fiat 850 Spider by Vignale
Really, the first time we saw a photo of this car we thought that it was a Photoshop® job: but this is not the case. Probably, whoever had the idea to build this car started from a Fiat 850 van (“Promiscuo”) chassis, filled the engine bay with a mean inline-six Fiat 2300 engine backed by… Read More Photoshop® not needed: 1968 Fiat 2300S “Prototipo”
“Nimble and luxorious” were the words used by period advertising to give a brief description of this car. Indeed this car was really quick into the city traffic despite the 850 c.c. which produced 34 h.p. This car is one of the many sold as “Austin Super Seven” instead of “Mini”: both brands were owned… Read More Rare LHD: 1962 Austin 850 Super Seven
This fly (or banana) yellow Fiat 850 Spider is said to have an “amateur” paint job and it’s for sale as the seller says that he has no more time for her. Seller his honest as he says that photos give “too much justice” to the car which is worse than it appears. The seller… Read More Summer (almost) ready: 1972 Fiat 850 Spider by Bertone
It seems to be the “blue week”. This 1963 Abarth 850 features some 1971 (so not first registration) italian black plates and a rare blue paint. The seller says almost nothing (that’s strange from a german professional seller) about the car but that it has front brake discs Interiors are clean, without any later corruption… Read More Feeling blue: 1963 Abarth 850 TC Nürburgring
How many times have you stumbled across an 850 Spider Bertone? How many on a coupé? This rare Racer is said to be a preserved, one owner car with 40,000 kms from new. The seller says also that this car has been featured on specialized classic car magazines. This car runs on four beautiful Campagnolo… Read More Team Bertone: 1969 Fiat 850 Sport Racer Berlinetta
This pretty little Abarth 850 TC is in almost perfect conditions. The seller says that the car has still its original engine (type AB 214) and gearbox. These cars were not titled as Fiat but Abarth, as they were built at Abarth factory in Corso Marche, Turin. Really, every bit of this car seems correct,… Read More Real AB214: 1963 Abarth 850 TC
This Abarth 1300 OT is said to be not a restored car but a survivor. Very few of these (original) cars still survive and this seems a very nice OT breed representative. These cars were born as regular Fiat 850 Coupé (this is a 2nd series) and then shipped to Corso Marche at the Abarth… Read More One of few: 1969 Abarth OT 1300 Coupé
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