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Originally posted by }{arlequin
i love fiat spyders... but same as w/ alfas, anything that vintage is just as bad w/ rust and maintenance as longhoods
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I bought a 1970 fiat 850 Sedan 5 years ago for $400. It had only 26000 kms, and drove beautifully. The PO had "restored" it with roadsigns, rivets and roofing tar underneath. Up top, he used cardboard (I kid you not) fiberglass and very, very thick paint. I drove it for a few months, but knew I'd never be able to get a valid safety inspection. I was renting a house without a garage at the time, so there was no way I could tackle fixing it. Sold it for $700, only time I
EVER made money on a car.
Now that I have a garage I'd love to have it again. It was a fun car, and the only one I'd ever seen. All the meachanical bits were the same as an 850 spyder, so you could still get parts
This is not the one I had, but a reasonable facsimile:
