1972 Fiat 850 Sport Spider Convertible w/ 1050 cc Abarth upgrade

1972 Fiat 850 Sport Spider convertible Description

For Sale - My rare & classic 1972 Fiat 850 Sport spider. A beautiful, ompletely rust free, ll original, arage kept classic. Runs & drives most nicely. This car is going the way of the Dodo bird; good luck finding one with NO rust. This has NO rust. Classic 5/5 car - looks awesome at 5 m.p.h and 5 ft. away. New Tires, efurbished wheels. All original badges. Hell, hat am I talking about. It's beautiful to walk around and look at it. Very clean, ll original. This car has displayed in Italian concourse and of many Fiats shown, his one is inevitably singular and garners much attention. It's a very comfy car to ride in, urprisingly. This is a CA. car, nd has spent it's entire life here.
THE GOOD:
1. All original, ust free vehicle.2. All electrical systems work- gauges (all in Italian), witches, ights signals, orn, tc. etc.3. Original interior, xcellent shape; 3 minor cracks on dash4. Newer vinyl convertible top & original Tonneau cover in excellent condition.5. Cooling system newly upgraded - will NOT overheat6. Newly rebuilt Weber carburetor - 2 barrel6.5 1050 cc engine with Abarth exhaust and other Abarth upgrades.7. Abarth? I don't know but engine has Abarth Valve cover & some decals.8. All records, ncluding original pink slip; maintenance history; Hayne's Fiat 850 repair and care manual; extra original parts, riginal spare wheel & tire, ools and owners manual. Very good provenance..9. Garage kept entire life10. Brand new tires, nbsp;brakes good.11. Currently registered, o smog required.12. Excellent Chrome
THE ISSUES:
1. Dodgy 2nd gear synchro - works, ut requires some finesse on occasion.2. Top clips missing for convertible top - those that attach it closed to header.3. 3 cracks on dash - well camo'd by black tape (see pic)THE QUESTIONABLE :
1. Re sprayed Ferrari Red over the original Fiat Blue (The Red I think is a much better color any way). No fading on paint.
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