Lot details Registration No: RFG425G Chassis No: 124AS0018600 Mot Expiry: June 2020
- Recently used on the BBC Antiques Road Trip
- Family ownership from 1973 until 2018 and I previous owner prior
- Recently repainted in its original colour of Colorado yellow with photographic record
- "Has starred in 5 episodes of Antiques Road Trip to be aired on BBC in autumn 2019. Driven over 1500 miles during filming work without a problem"
- Original specification interior ,Correct boot mat and board , hood cover
- Mot until June 2020 with no advisories , Superb history file
'RFG 425G' was delivered new to San Francisco in 1969 and is also known to have spent some time in Japan. It appears to have had just three owners from new, the previous keepers being a family that retained it from 1973 to 2018, at which point it was imported into the UK. The left-hand drive Fiat was recently repainted in its original colour of Colorado Yellow, but the Black PVC interior is apparently unchanged from new. The car recently starred in an episode of the BBC's Antiques Road Trip, and is now offered for sale complete with a photographic record of the repaint, a comprehensive history file from its time in the US and Japan, a cover for the hood, and an MOT valid into June of next year.
We have been provided with the following information by the vendor " The mot centre said best classic Italian bodywork and underside they had ever seen "
Introduced at the November 1966 Turin Salon, the Fiat 124 Sport Spider boasted a handsome two-door monocoque bodyshell that was not only styled but built by Pininfarina (though, Fiat assumed responsibility for final assembly). Borrowing heavily from its 124 saloon sibling, the newcomer featured all-round coil-sprung suspension (independent double-wishbone front / Panhard rod-located 'live' axle rear), four-wheel disc brakes and worm-and-roller steering. Designed by ex-Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi, its four-cylinder engine featured an aluminium DOHC crossflow cylinder head. Progressively enlarged from 1.4 litres to 1.6 litres (1970), 1.8 litres (1974) and finally 2.0 litres (1979), the free-revvving unit was allied to four-speed (later five-speed) manual transmission. Incorporating such thoughtful features as intermittent wipers and a hood that could be raised in under twenty seconds, the Sport Spider proved a great sales success. A staple part of Fiat's model range until 1982 just under 200,000 are thought to have been made (though, over eighty percent were shipped to North America).
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