Tag: Rear-engine
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Nicest Micro-Subie?
We’ve featured Subaru 360s before, but not one in truly great shape. This was the first car produced by Subaru/Fuji Heavy Industries and found its way to the US market with the help of none other than Malcolm Bricklin, later of Bricklin, Bertone X1/9 and Yugo fame, as well as at least one ill-fated attempt…
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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…
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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…
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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,…