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Readers’ Rides:
1971 Fiat 850 Berlina
Added on Jan. 28 by ditchdigger

71 Fiat 850 Berlina (sedan) Turbocharged, intercooled and fuel injected 903cc motor. GSXR 4 piston front calipers, lowered via Faza mounting block and modified king pin housings (transverse leaf front end) , Larger front sway bar. Empi ball joint bug Gas shocks all around. Height adjustable 525in/lb rear springs Semi trailing arm swingaxle rear suspension.100ft/lbs of torque and 100hp at 12psi of boost 1375 lbs curb weight.

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Tim Baxter:: We're going to need more details!
Jan 29, 2009 7:19 a.m.
ae86andkp61:: Very, very cool….probably my favorite Fiat bodystyle. 15's sound too big, but tire availability for smaller wheel sizes is getting tougher these days.
Jan 29, 2009 6:11 p.m.
gamby:: The refurbed Libres look fantastic. Perfect wheel for that car. This is a neat-o project.
Feb 21, 2009 2:19 p.m.
poopshovel:: PLEASE post more pics of the car!
Feb 25, 2009 1:45 p.m.
mad_machine:: you ever want to get rid of that sweet 850 coupe' let me know.. LOVE those cars
Mar 11, 2009 9:34 p.m.
Luke:: Super cool project. I bet that cherry bomb sounds nice.
Mar 18, 2009 11:27 p.m.
junkbuggie:: This is so cool. Was that imported or did they sell fiat cars in the us at one point? I grew up in rural wisconsin so I did not see a whole lot of imports growing up.
Dec 22, 2009 6:27 p.m.
ditchdigger:: Fiat's were avaliable in the US up until the mid 80's. This 850 is a US spec model. You can tell by the large turn signals in the bumper and the round reflectors under the tail lights.
Dec 22, 2009 7:09 p.m.
Raze:: killer, love the brake swap!
Mar 1, 2010 10:31 a.m.
bearmotorsports:: Hi, Very nice little car. It is a feast to see the car, but also the 850 coupe you have. I won the Quebec road race championship with one of these in 1972. Much faster than the 998 mini-coopers of the day, especialy in the turns. I am looking for a restoration project but can't seem to find one on the east coast. I found an Abarth version for 70,000 US$…..it's still for sale….! Have fun. bearmail19@yahoo.ca
Jul 1, 2010 12:59 p.m.
fritzsch:: This is an awesome project. Really shows that no matter the car, you can make it really cool.
Jul 5, 2010 8:04 p.m.
jeffreyned:: Hey Trent, How about posting a shopping list for the turbocharge project? You are getting amazing results I'd like to duplicate in my 850 Spider!
Aug 29, 2010 8:24 p.m.
Roos:: Great looking car and very nice motor and chassie setup, awesome!
May 5, 2011 3:18 a.m.