Lot details Registration No: P434XGK Chassis No: ZFA180000002793 Mot Expiry: Nov 2009
The Fiat Barchetta roadster, pronounced 'bar-KET-ta' and which in Italian means 'little boat', was developed between 1990 and 1994 with the project name `Tipo B Spider 176' by Andreas Zapatinas and Alessandro Cavazza under the supervision of Peter Barrett Davis and other car designers at the Fiat Centro Stile (albeit the prototyping being carried out by Stola). Produced from February 1995 to June 2005, although production was paused between 2002 and 2004 due to the coachbuilders Maggiora's bankrupcy, the Barchetta was based on the chassis of the Mark 1 Fiat Punto with a 130bhp / 121lbft 1.8 litre `twin-cam' petrol engine featuring variable camshaft timing. Weighing in at 1056 kg (2328 lb) without air conditioning, the Barchetta could accelerate from 0-60mph in 8.7 seconds and touch 124mph but was limited to left hand drive cars only, even though the car was marketed and sold in two right hand drive markets - the United Kingdom and Japan.
First registered in the UK during April 1998, and previously owned by JCB Excavators Limited, this particular example has been serviced by DTR European Sportscars, model specialists, and the history file shows invoices for work in 2005/6 including renewing the front and rear brake pads, the rear subframe bushes, wheel bearings, shock absorbers and the easy to 'put-up' Burgundy fold away soft-top. The silver paintwork is described as being in "excellent" condition as is the interior with the distinctive black seating and charcoal grey inserts. As well as the aforementioned invoices, the history file contains a factory supplied handbook and MOT certificate which expires in November 2009.
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