Following on to the Fiat Dino Coupe we featured last Thursday, here is that car's open roofed counterpart, the Spider. Unlike the Coupe, the convertible's lines were penned by Pininfarina and unveiled to the public at the Turin Motor Show in 1966. Featuring the same 2.0 liter V6 engine and 5-speed gearbox as the coupe, the Spider was the product of Ferrari's desire to homologate the V6 engine for Formula 2 racing. Not many Dino Spiders exist in the US, and this one for sale in Michigan represents a rare opportunity to procure an interesting collaboration between Ferrari and an outside manufacturer.
The Spider is in very good condition. All the chrome on the vehicle is in excellent condition as well as the interior and the paint. The car was serviced in 2010 and in 2011 a brand new original exhaust was installed. The car comes with books, tools, and tonneau cover. Inspections are welcome and the car can be seen with an appointment.
In terms of value, the Dino Spiders are worth more than the Coupes due to rarity. Only about a quarter of the entire production run were open roofed Spiders. This car could have benefitted from a bit more color in terms of a seller's description, such as whether we're dealing with an original example or had a restoration at some point in its lifetime. The sweet spot for Spider values is between $50,000 to $70,000. If this is an original car, it certainly looks well kept. Provided maintenance is current, this represents a fair, if not too attractive, deal.
Most collectors with modest budgets would believe Ferraris are out of reach, but there is more than one way to attain your classic car dreams. In the late 1960s, Ferrari attempted to reach out to a broader market with the Dino, a mid-engined sports car with a V6 engine designed to honor Enzo Ferrari's late son Alfredo. The Fiat Dino, along with the Ferrari Dinos, helped Ferrari homologate the V6 engine for Formula 2 racing and gave Fiat a sort of halo car to take them forward into the 1970s. A little less than three fourths of Fiat Dino production were coupes. Styled by Bertone, the car almost has a hint of Ford Capri about the rear window line. But the unsuspecting would never believe something as exotic as a Ferrari engine lurks underneath. This Dino Coupe for sale in Pittsburgh is one of the tidier examples I've come across in the past year or two.
Designed by legendary Italian styling house Bertone, and equipped with Ferrari’s brilliant V6 engine, the Fiat Dino is a thoroughbred Italian sports car without the entry fee of a Ferrari. This 1967 Fiat Dino is finished in red with black leather upholstery. It rides on a set of Cromodora alloy wheels with blackwall Pirelli P3000 tires. The interior has a Blaupunkt cassette stereo, Nardi woodrim steering wheel and power windows. Its condition evidences continuing care and attention as needed, a solid, honest car. The paint is good, the leather interior is beautiful. The chrome has been redone as needed and the body weatherstripping appears to have been replaced for tight, quiet seals. The engine bay is clean and orderly with just a little bit of oil mist to prove it is an Italian car and preserve the original finishes. It comes with copies of the service and parts manuals, evidence of its prior owners' concern for proper maintenance and operation. An attractive and unusual automobile with Ferrari heritage, it is ideal for all sorts of events and will be a valued participant in any gathering of Italian marques.
When it comes to Fiat Dinos, the Pininfarina penned Spider is valued more than the coupe. Prices for these Dino Coupes can hover around $10,000 to $15,000 for rough examples all the way up to $40,000 to $45,000 for the very best show quality cars. This early red coupe is a very nice driver and in red with Cromodora alloy wheels embodies the very best of late 1960s Italian motoring. I would estimate this car could bring in the $30,000 to $35,000 range in this market. That's a lot of exotic metal for the money, even if it wears a Fiat badge.
I'm starting to get surprised at the number of mint condition Fiat X1/9s out there. With their propensity towards rusting and sundry electrical maladies, it is not an easy job keeping one of these in tip top shape for 32 years. It's curious that Fiat kept the 124 Spider on while selling this mid-engine targa right alongside, but these two cars ended up appealing to two very different kinds of open air enthusiasts. This X1/9 for sale in Florida is a very period metallic green and has but 40,000 miles covered between two owners.
This is a museum quality Fiat X1/9. EVERYTHING WORKS PERFECTLY. NOT covered in rust like every other X 1/9. This car has been kept in an Air Conditioned garage since purchase, and always maintained properly.
Good X1/9s of this vintage tend to hover around the $5,000 mark, so this one coming from a private seller at almost $7,000 represents a bit of a premium, but is about $1,000 cheaper than the X1/9 we featured for sale by the dealer in Ohio back in March. Realistically, this car may reach around $6,000, but the right buyer may come along and pony up.
The Fiat 130 Coupe was never sold new in the United States, and very few that reside stateside. It is a shame this car lives in relative obscurity, as it was an award winning design with a 3.2 liter V6 developed by Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi. Most 130 coupes featured a Borg-Warner 3 speed automatic, although a 5-speed manual was available. Four wheel disc brakes and four wheel independant suspension rounded out the package. This example for sale in Miami is finished in brown with beige velour, quite a popular look for the 1970s.
Magnificent Fiat 130 Coupe Pininfarina. 1973 model, automatic. Only 2 owners. The original owner was a Fiat dealer of Modena (Italy) and the second owner owned the vehicle for 38 years until today. Vehicle still has original plastic wraps on doors. Original paint, no rust, dings or scratches. Runs and drives great. Showroom condition. 53,000 km (33,000 miles). Engine: 3.2 liters, 165 HP. Everything functions well including the A/C. Very, very rare example. Only a few in the USA.
Beggars can't be choosers when it comes to a car like this on US soil. This is certainly one of the better examples you would come across, which has me thinking it may track the price of what good examples are selling for in Europe these days, which is anywhere between $13,000 to $20,000 USD. Or will it? Given this is a no reserve auction, I'll be quite curious to see if US enthusiasts value this crisply styled coupe as much as they are across the pond.
The Fiat Millicento, or 1100, is a cheeky post war subcompact that served as a staple family sedan in Italy in the 1950s and went on to be produced under license in India until 2000 as the Premier Padmini. This was one of the first cars to be mass produced in India and was popular for taxi use. Today these cars are rather collectible, if scarce, and remind us just how much fun and efficient certain practical classics are, even if they do appear a bit pedestrian at first.
Up for sale is a 1958 FIAT Millecento (1100-103D) Berlina; we call her Mille. A California car believed to be from the Bay Area up until 2011 when I purchased the car and brought it to Virginia. I regularly use the car for errands around town and occasionally drive it to work. If you like meeting new people, you probably should buy this car. It you like spending 15 minutes in the grocery or hardware store parking lot talking about your car, the Mille is just for you. The “cute factor” is off the scale which usually means every red-light and retail store parking lot finds you having a conversation with complete strangers about the Mille.
The previous Bay Area owner brought the car out of hibernation protected from the elements and gave it a complete tune up, changed the fluids and filters, cleaned the fuel tank, replaced the rubber fuel lines and rubber brake lines, relined the brake shoes, installed bias-ply whitewall tires, and gave her a good scrubbing inside and out. The exterior was repainted in its original and correct two tone Grigio/Blu and the interior seating surfaces were re-upholstered in the correct complementary two tone color. Finally, new weather-stripping was fitted, a new headliner was installed, and a new steering wheel fitted to round out the refresh. The vehicle is available immediately and is located in Waynesboro, Virginia.
Body and passenger area floors are solid and show no repairs. There is one spot bubbling on the lower driver door, and a few bubbles on the lower passenger side front and rear door. None come through the paint and none are larger than a pencil eraser. See photos. The only location that rust has perforated the body is in the passenger side trunk pocket floor behind the rear wheel. This area is hidden from view, is not structural, and could be easily repaired but certainly not needed to enjoy the car as is. See photos in shutterfly link. The exterior has been repainted, not a professional job, but not a hack either. The paint as some orange peel and there is an occasional spec of dirt in the paint. There are some very light polishing scratches on the top. No overspray is found on the trim, glass, or rubber. Chrome bumpers and trim are original and is starting to dull, some pitting can be seen (someone say patina please). There is no evidence anywhere of body damage.
Interior is fitted with new two tone upholstery in the original and correct gray and blue, complementing the exterior colors. A new headliner has been installed along with an NOS steering wheel. The car still has the original rubber mats and kick panels in front, and carpets in the rear along with the vinyl rear tire trim are original and in excellent condition considering the age. The car is accessorized with period correct orange/black Everest rubber floor mats front and rear. Accessories almost all work perfectly on the car including the headlights, turn-signals, brake-lights, oil pressure indicator, speedometer, odometer, water temperature, wipers, heater fan, heater, horn, under-hood and trunk lights, etc. Not currently working are the two rear interior lights, the rear-view mirror light, and the license plate lights.
Drivetrain is original to the car and not modified from its original specification. The 1089cc motor with its single barrel Weber 32IMP downdraught carburetor puts out only 43 HP (rounded up) but is adequate for around-town driving. Some say gas mileage exceeds 40 mpg, I’ve never measured it. The four on-the-tree manual transmission shifts smoothly through the gears; first is non-syncro, 2-4 are synchronized. The mechanical linkage clutch has absolutely no slip. As for oil leaks, after sitting for a week the engine has one quarter-size spot under the drain plug, tranny has one dime-size spot under the drain plug, and the diff has one quarter-size spot below the drain plug. The car currently operates without a thermostat and the water temperature on the hottest Virginia summer days does not exceed 190 degrees in traffic. Once moving, the temp drops below 180 degF again. The fuel pump is still mechanical and the distributor is still points and condenser. The water pump has a small leak from the weep hole but does not spot. The generator and voltage regulator function properly and maintain battery charge.
The car comes with period FIAT documentation including advertisements, sales brochures, postcards, photographs, original “running in” decal for the windshield, the Everest floor mat docs, original instruction manual, original FIAT parts catalog, and an original FIAT body parts catalog. A jack and tool kit is also included. Everyone asks me about parts. Yes they are available but not as readily as your MGB or Triumph parts; they made a million of these things in Europe but only a few made it to the USA. Suppliers advertise their 1100 parts on E-bay and E-bay.it and there are two popular FIAT 1100 Bulletin Boards on the web that provide great technical advice and can assist with finding parts as well.
The seller of this car had this on the market back in October 2011 on the Fiat Lancia Unlimited marketplace for $9,950. For those in the market for a Millicento, there isn’t a lot of choice and it would be wise to buy a complete, mint example like this. Restoration costs could exceed what you could expect to get out of the car upon selling it. Under $10,000 for such a nice example is a practical way to enter into the Italian car club and make some new friends along the way with this instant conversation starter.
The Fiat 600 is often overshadowed by its more diminutive counterpart, the 500, but this car deserves credit in its own right. Slightly larger than the 500, it offered greater interior space and a rear mounted, water cooled, overhead valve inline four cylinder engine. As a result of its upgraded mechanicals, the car had better heating and cooling characteristics. From 1955 through 1969, over 2.6 million 600s were produced at the Mirafiori factory. After production ceased, this car continued in production under several different brands, most notably Seat in Spain, the German concern Neckar (which made use of an old NSU plant) and Zastava in Yugoslavia, where the car ultimately ceased production in 1985. Good 600s are much less common than 500s these days, and this pastel green example for sale in California strikes a decidedly late 1950s pose.
This is a very, very rare rust free 1960 Fiat 600 convertible. This car was found in the dry Arizona environment and has a subsequent two year old ground up restoration that brought new life to this little beauty. Painted in a factory sea foam green color, this particular car is the more desirable U.S. version with oversized “bug eye” or “frog eye” headlights required to meet U.S. standards back in the day. The equally rare and highly desirable suicide doors make this car a standout for the Fiat or Italian car collector. What was considered a “convertible” top on this car is really more like a huge sunroof that opens the full length of the passenger compartment. Brakes, 4 speed transmission and the 4 cylinder water cooled engine have all been redone along with upholstery, convertible top and floor covering. The engine was bored slightly and given a very mild cam along with an ultra rare Abarth header adding extra pep to the original 29 HP factory engine. That extra “pep” makes a difference in this little car. No detail has been overlooked and even includes a hard to find jack/tire changing kit. This model served as the base for the now infamous and highly coveted Fiat Jolly 600 beach car. But if you can’t get your hands on a Jolly, this is the next best thing and perhaps as equally unique with its full roof length “convertible” top.
I have owned a variety of cars over the years from luxury, muscle, sports and high performance and can tell you that this car has gotten more attention than any of those. Therefore be prepared to turn a lot of heads, receive a lot of thumbs up, be paid a lot of compliments and have pictures taken of it. With Fiat’s recent reintroduction success in the U.S., this car should only go up in value. Now for the big question, why am I selling it? Simple answer: I’m unloading a lot of toys including three other collector cars that I no longer drive much and that are taking up too much room. I will try and answer any questions you might have with my limited mechanical knowledge.
The level of care taken in this car’s restoration is admirable. The pictures of the undercarriage are also a nice touch, as these were not the most rust proof vehicles, to put it mildly. Since the car was found in Arizona, this is a good omen for what looks to be a fairly solid car. Even though 600s are less common than 500s, it doesn’t seem to affect value that much. One could expect a 600 in top shape such as this to net around $14,000 to $18,000. If the right buyer is found, the sale price may reach over $20,000, but that territory is usually reserved for the less common Multipla and Jolly variants.
Here's something you don't see every day: a Fiat pickup truck. While rear engined trucks like the Volkswagen Transporter and Chevrolet Corvair Rampside are nothing new, these Fiat 850 trucks are much more rare on US shores. Built by Carrozzeria Coriasco, a coachbuilder who focused mainly on commercial applications, this 850 truck apes the VW Transporter in that it has a shallow bed and fold down side panels, uncovering storage area underneath the bed which isn't taken up by the engine. This example for sale in Arizona has had a nice cosmetic and mechanical freshening and is ready for light hauling.
1974 Fiat 850 Carrozzeria Coriasco Truck. Fresh 903 cc high compression engine. John Edwards special intake with new Empi carb. P.B.S Engineering header with turbo muffler. New base clear coat paint. New Brakes. Tires like new. Polished headlight rings with Carrello headlights. Front bumper triple plated. Original Carrozzeria Coriasco floor mats. Truck runs and drives excellent. This is perhaps the ONLY Carrozzeria Coriasco Truck in the U.S. Clear Arizona title. Reserve the right to end auction early.
This truck would be great for a small business owner looking to attract some attention or could be employed as the perfect chase vehicle for your cadre of Abarth classics. Something this rare is almost always impossible to put a value on, but if I had to take a stab, I'd say $15,000 to $20,000 would probably be a good estimate. This truck is just so quirky you can't help but love it. I mean, who would even think to put a spare tire right in the middle of the passenger compartment?
Declared one of the greatest handling rally cars of its time, the Fiat 131 raised the bar in the 1970s. Derived from a modest saloon car package, the 131 Abarth combined the best efforts from Fiat and Abarth into a fiberglass body employing the 2.0 liter 16 valve four cylinder engine from the Lancia Beta. Along with a fully adjustable suspension, this allowed engineers to perfect the setup for a varying degree of road surfaces. The car captured the manufacturer’s title in 1979 along with winning one of rallying’s toughest competitions, Finland’s 1000 Lakes. This 131 Abarth for sale in Spain is an example of the 400 produced for homologation purposes.
Fiat 131 Abarth. Very good condition. All original except carburation (it is fitted with two twin choke 44 IDF Weber carbs). Rare original blue colour. Spanish plates.
131 Abarths do not come cheap, and this blue treat is no exception. At a little over $60,000 USD, this is about average for what these cars are commanding today. The shade of blue is especially attractive, as it sets off the fender flares and is quite a departure from the usual red in which you see these cars painted.
Having been a car enthusiast for many years, there are still vehicles I come across from time to time that I had no idea existed. Such is the case with this Fiat Abarth 2200. This car has hints of Ferrari and Maserati about it, and possibly a bit of GAZ 21 Volga in the rear flanks. Considering the looks, it is rather surprising to find this coupe is based on Fiat's executive car of the day, the 1800/2100 saloon. Bodied by Allemano, it features an enlarged, triple carb version of the 2100's inline six cylinder engine, which was designed by Aurelio Lampredi of Ferrari V12 fame. This particular Abarth 2200 has a unique ownership history and currently resides in The Netherlands.
As the story goes, this Abarth 2200 was purchased off of the floor at the 1962 Turin Auto Salon by Briggs Cunningham for his wife who promptly rejected the gift after the car was already imported to New Jersey. The car was totally restored in black in 1988, and the only other similar coupe in existence remains in a museum in Italy after it was originally owned by Carlo Abarth’s wife. Cunningham added the spoke wheels stateside and photos are included which show it with original steel wheels and hubcaps. The car has been with the same owner for the last 20 years since the restoration, but has been somewhat neglected as it needs electrical sorting and exterior freshening. The 6-cylinder engine has three Weber carbs and produced 140hp when new. This is an impressive specimen and the rarity and connection to Cunningham are both very interesting. Show cars were often rolled off the stage and used daily back in this time period, and we’ve seen many of the Italian one-off designs grabbing big money on the auction stages lately. A great driver with the Abarth-tuned engine.
This is one very pretty coupe with an impressive history tied to two very famous motorsport icons. Considering that, along with the rare performance hardware seen under the hood, the price of $70,000 USD doesn't seem too unreasonable, especially when you take into consideration what smaller Abarth models have been selling for these days. With a bit of TLC, this could make for a very nice usable classic, one which could very well appreciate in the coming years.
Along with the Alfa Romeo Spider, the Fiat 124 Spider is one of the most popular Italian classics in the US. Nearly three quarters of its nearly twenty year long production run was sent to the US market. As a result, there is a plentiful supply of these roadsters available, but relatively few of its hardtop sibling, the 124 Sport Coupe. These coupes employed the Lampredi designed twin cam four cylinder engine that was featured in the roadsters and included advanced features such as four wheel disc brakes and a 5 speed gearbox. The AC was the first series of these coupes, followed by the BC and CC series. Production for all three series spanned from 1967 to 1975. This example for sale in Indianapolis is one of the best I've seen in quite a while.
Now a rarity on the American Road, a rust free 124 coupe such as this one is a hard item to locate! In fact this car was imported by a Marque Enthusiast from South America a few years back. This car is a true survivor, that while presentable and quite drivable as is, could bennefit from some restoration work. The Seats appear to have been redone in the correct and hard to find material, and the car runs and drives quite well but will need some electrical sorting. Really these are very minor things that can be addressed over time as one enjoys the car and becomes familiar with it. I doubt you will find a better 124 Coupe on the market today.
While these coupes are less common than the Spider, the best Spiders out there may command anywhere from $15,000 to $20,000. For the condition and mileage, around $10,000 to $15,000 could be considered a fair value for this tidy little coupe.
