1971 Fiat 850 Spider

Super rare right hand drive 1971 Fiat 850 Spider Sport which was officially converted under license and sold new by Radbourne Racing, a Fiat dealership in 1972, as a RHD car. I believe this to be the only RHD Spider in the country but don't quote me on that!

This is in my humble opinion a truly stunning little car (Bertone designed i. e. same crowd who did the Lamborghini Miura) and attracts a huge amount of adoration whenever it's parked up.

Since I bought the Spider last year I have had the following works undertaken by local classic car specialist Alan Bartlett.

* New front disc calipers
* New rear wheel brake cylinders and new flexi hoses.
* O Ring Oil Seal
* New rear Spax Shock Absorbers
* New Electronic Ignition and sender unit
* Rebuilt Carb (but please note below)
* Manifold cleaned and gaskets replaced.
* New temp sensor

Generally speaking the bodywork is very presentable albeit there is some bubbling just starting in the bottom corner of window screen scuttle and some other small spots on the doors etc.

Underneath is solid but there is surface rust which will need blasting off and then the underside resealed (if I was keeping it that would be the next job).

Despite a whole load of fettling with the carb the Spider idles high and in my opinion the original Weber 30 DIC needs replacing with an updated WEBER 34 ICH CONVERSION kit (available on ebay from the US for about £300). I've spent well over £3k since I bought it but sadly - and REALLY reluctantly as I bloody love this little car - I need to let this go as I am reducing cars amongst other things to focus on a house refurb, career change etc.

It has an original sports exhaust, Campagnola alloy wheels (I also have a spare set that need a refurb included with the sale) as well as some other spare parts (bumpers, clutch cable etc).

The engine sounds bloody lovely and on the road I personally find it a really enjoyable sporty drive as you think you're going fast even when you really aren't :-)!

More photos to follow.

For someone handy with a spanner (which I am not) this is so close to being a stunning summer drive, with great MPG's and Tax and Mot free to boot. Insurance is also cheap as chips.

Cheers

Doug