Tag: Italian
-
The Nicest Fiat 850 Spider?
Fiat 850 Spiders aren’t particularly hard to find. It seems we have one or two at any time in the local classifieds (which means Craigslist, these days). What’s remarkable here is claimed extremely low mileage and what appears to be perfect condition. Rustbucket 850s are a lot easier to find than nice ones. As noted,…
-
One-Year Wonder: 1993 Cadillac Allante
GM has a rather long history of spending big money improving flawed vehicles just in time to kill them. The Fiero is a classic example, as is the entire Pontiac brand circa 2009; but the Allante is one that’s sometimes forgotten. With build and transportation costs that never would have penciled anyway, the Allante was…
-
Rare Italian Sunbeam
The Rootes Groups had big dreams for its Sunbeam brand and those dreams seemed justified with the success of the Alpine sports car. One project that was green-lighted involved the odd choice to have coach builder Carrozzeria Touring design and build an expensive-to-produce, four-seat coupe powered by a 1.6L four cylinder. The result was the…
-
Fiat 124 Spider Turbo – Run Away!
In great shape, these are appealing cars. The Fiat already had fun to drive going for it, in terms of handling, but the turbo was a way to try to keep the engine competitive late in its long lifecycle. We’re fans of these cars here at Oddimotive, but there might be some subtle red flags…
-
Italian Cabriolet: Lancia Beta Zagato
“Italian cabriolet” promises so much, but it’s a bit of a let-down to find out the subject car is a Lancia Beta Zagato. This isn’t a bad car, per se; but speed and reliability are known issues and this one could be a serious project. This is an interesting old car that might be savable,…
-
Vespa didn’t only make scooters
Well, okay, this was made in France for Piaggio/Vespa, but it was sold by Vespa. This appears to be a very clean example of the Vespa 400. The seller claims this car runs well, shifts well and had a full interior and exterior renovation in the last ten to fifteen years. The interior is obviously…
-
Beta than the rest?
The Lancia Beta was offered in multiple body styles, including sedan, wagon, coupe and the Zagato targa. This coupe seems to have been sitting for some time and is a non-runner. A non-running, early 1980s Italian car? Who would have guessed? One of these famously ‘survived’ Botswana on Top Gear, so this could be your…
-
Just another Fiat 850 Body Type
Recently, we featured a Fiat 850 Sedan, which is the most formal of the 850 bodies. In that article, we referenced, among others, the Coupe version. Low and behold, one has come along on Craigslist. This one’s a project, but the seller claims lots of recent work – essentially everything mechanical. The body appears to…
-
A different Fiat 850
When I hear Fiat 850, I think roadster. That and the Siata Spring are the only two 850 variants we’ve posted. The 850 was, however, offered in sedan, coupe, wagon and van variants, as well. Today’s subject car is the two-door sedan. I really like this car for its quirkiness. Naturally, the driving experience would be…
-
Cool Fiat 124 Coupé (CC)
Here’s one you don’t see often, the Fiat 124 Coupé, this being the third generation, known as the 124 CC. These rear-wheel-drive coupes offer interesting styling and this CC had the largest displacement and highest output offered in this body. The seller claims this went in for paint in 2008 and was never fully reassembled.…