watching with interest 
watching with interest
I say do it. Yes it won't be as reliable as a Miata but damn it, it will be so much cooler then a Miata and the engine is better then the Miata (not more powerful but better).
I'd say go for the '71 I had a '71 and loved the 1608 in it. But for daily driveability, the injected later ('81 and newer) cars are better. My last Spider was an '81 that I got for $100, drove home, and repaired the rust. Mechanically and electrically it was flawless for the 4 years I owned it.
Chris_V wrote: I'd say go for the '71 I had a '71 and loved the 1608 in it. But for daily driveability, the injected later ('81 and newer) cars are better. My last Spider was an '81 that I got for $100, drove home, and repaired the rust. Mechanically and electrically it was flawless for the 4 years I owned it.
Dammit stop posting pictures of your beautiful Fiat! Every time you do I have to head off to Craigslist and daydream.
My personal fav:
In reply to Raze:
No doubt the earlier one have clean, sexy lines. But the addition of fuel injection and electronic ignition on the later ones turn them into reliable daily drivers. Choices...
simple.. buy the early one and add a late model 2litre with injection from a rusty post 80 model
Raze wrote: My personal fav:
Nice Tone in the background, too.
Seeing as this has ended up as a bit of a liveblog of my Quest for the Holy Fiat, I have to report that I made an offer on the 71... moments after someone else offered $4250 for it. The seller and I both agreed that someone just overpaid by quite a bit. The 79 has vanished off Craigslist, too, so the quest continues.
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