"COMING TO AUCTION"
"Fiat Friday"
Ok it's not as exotic as a Ferrari but it begins with an "F"
We continue our look at what's in store at the next sale from Historics
Saturday 6th May 2015
Brooklands Museum, Weybridge, Surrey
1981 FIAT 124 CONVERTIBLE
The 124 Sport Spider was marketed by Fiat between 1966 and 1982
having debuted at the November 1966 Turin Motor Show. Designed and
manufactured by the Italian Carrozzeria Pininfarina,
specifically Sergio Pininfarina, it used the already available
designs of the Chevrolet Corvette 'Rondine' and Ferrari 275GTS. The
four-cylinder engine used in the spider and coupé was a double
overhead cam, aluminium crossflow version of the saloons unit. It
started in 1966, designed by Dan Vano, with a capacity of 1,438cc,
progressively increasing to 1,608cc in 1970, 1,756cc in 1974 and
finally 1,995cc in 1979. The double overhead cam version was the
first mass-manufactured DOHC unit to utilise reinforced rubber
timing belts, an innovation that would come into nearly universal
use in the decades after its introduction.
Originally manufactured and sold in the US, this Fiat 124 was imported into the UK in 2013 when the vendor promptly set about restoring/improving the car. A full re-spray was conducted and a new hood provided. In addition to this, a new turbo has been fitted (costing £1,500) and the fuel tank has been replaced. The Fiat 124 Turbo Convertibles are very rare- a mere 700 were manufactured and it is thought only 23 have survived. Supplied with a V5 registration document and a valid MoT test certificate along with a number invoices, this lefthand drive example is a perfectly useable classic and one that will in time prove to be shrewd investment.
Brooklands Museum Trust Ltd
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0QN
Please contact Edward Bridger-Stille, John Tomlin, Stewart Banks, Mark Perkins or Gerry Pettit for Automobilia.
John Williams is in the South West on
07967 203007 and James Holland represents the motorcycle
department on 07980 982367.
UK Freephone:0800 988 3838 FREE
Non-UK:+44 (0) 1753 639170
Facsimile: +44 (0) 1522 262177
E-mail: auctions@historics.co.uk
Originally manufactured and sold in the US, this Fiat 124 was imported into the UK in 2013 when the vendor promptly set about restoring/improving the car. A full re-spray was conducted and a new hood provided. In addition to this, a new turbo has been fitted (costing £1,500) and the fuel tank has been replaced. The Fiat 124 Turbo Convertibles are very rare- a mere 700 were manufactured and it is thought only 23 have survived. Supplied with a V5 registration document and a valid MoT test certificate along with a number invoices, this lefthand drive example is a perfectly useable classic and one that will in time prove to be shrewd investment.
Brooklands Road
Weybridge
Surrey
KT13 0QN
Please contact Edward Bridger-Stille, John Tomlin, Stewart Banks, Mark Perkins or Gerry Pettit for Automobilia.
John Williams is in the South West on
07967 203007 and James Holland represents the motorcycle
department on 07980 982367.UK Freephone:
0800 988 3838 FREENon-UK:
+44 (0) 1753 639170Facsimile: +44 (0) 1522 262177
E-mail: auctions@historics.co.uk
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