Tag: Italian
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Biturbo con quattro porte
Do you want four doors to go with your fire hazard? If so, this car is just the ticket! This is essentially a Biturbo with four doors, but the 430 was the ultimate evolution of each, which means maximum output and various improvements over the years that reduced the fire risk usually associated with the…
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Just another rear-engine Fiat
We recently featured a Siata Spring, which is essentially a heavily modified Fiat 850. Little did we know a genuine Fiat 850 would appear days later. You take your pick: REALLY oddly retro-styled Siata or the original, quirky Fiat. Keep in mind both are slow! Of course, the asking price here is about half that…
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Tasty weirdness: 1971 Siata Spring
No, really, this car is from 1971. Siatas were always associated with Fiats. Some were beautiful, high performance vehicles with racing heritage and now command six-figure prices. One was even associated with Steve McQueen. Others are Springs, like this one. These are based on the Fiat 850, which means the engine is in the rear,…
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Best bet on a Biturbo?
Usually, taking on someone’s project car isn’t the best idea. Occasionally, it works out perfectly, though, if just the right amount of work was done and done right. Here, we’re not sure about the quality of the work, but one very critical item has been taken care of which makes this quite possible the best…
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A Dissertation on Poor Design
Behold! The Lancia Thesis! Our thesis is that this thing is hideous. Sighted on the streets of Rome, Italy, we can only hypothesize as to the designers’ rationale behind those headlights. The front end looks depressed; somewhat like a puppy that has been stuck outside in the rain for hours, it begs you to open…
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Taillights Worth Applauding
We have to admit that we’re suckers for funky taillights, and not since the Nissan Pulsar have we seen such a wonderful example as this Fiat Brava, spotted on our recent trip to Florence, Italy. One could perhaps appreciate these rear lamps as a vintage 80’s styling trademark, however Fiat missed that fad by about…
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Frutto Proibito: 1997 Fiat Barchetta drenched in maple
Here we have the strange, much later follow-up to the classic Fiat Spyder. Unfortunately, these are FWD and based on the Punto platform of the day. Not only is the handling not stellar, the styling is odd and 0-60 took close to 9.0 seconds! Add in 90s Italian reliability and you have a winning package…
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Cool car, crazy price?
Here we have a very unusual Fiat 124 wagon. The seller claims it has only a few needs. $7,000 seems like a lot, but these don’t change hands very often, so it’s hard to value. The seller was going to swap in a bigger engine, but we’d keep it stock (maybe). Click for Craigslist ad…
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Browntalian
We just don’t see ’79 Alfas very often and the brownish color ads to it. Click for eBay ad Sierra Madre, CA $3,500 with no bids and no reserve 05/14/2013: SOLD for $3,500, but relisted later and then ended…not sure what happened. Custom tail lights? Not a bad place to do work – could use…