1980 Fiat Other

2000 Convertible

2000 (1,995 cc) - 78 PS (57 kW; 77 hp)

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The 124 Sport Spider is a 2+2 convertible sports car marketed by Fiat from 1966 to 1979 – having debuted at the November 1966 Turin Auto Show. Designed and manufactured by Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina, Fiat and Pininfarina continued to market the monocoque-bodied car as the 2000 Spider from 1979 to 1982. Pininfarina itself assumed the car's marketing from 1983 to the end of its production in 1985 – as the Pininfarina Spider Azzura.The body of the car was designed and marketed by Pininfarina. The convertible body was designed directly by Sergio Pininfarina, who used the already available designs of Chevrolet Corvette “Rondine” and Ferrari 275 GTS. Several years later, in 1980, on the 50th anniversary of Pininfarina, this fact was further emphasized by producing a limited Tributo Ferrari model under the “Pininfarina 2000 Spider” label, which was directly influenced by a larger Ferrari 275 GTS. In 1972, a sports version of the Spider was revealed. This was required for a type-approval of its rally version, which earned some remarkable success. The models sold in showrooms were marked as 124 CSA (C-Spider-Abarth). The vehicle had a capacity of 128 hp. In three years, Fiat manufactured less than 1,000 CSA models, which were intended for sale to individual clients. Apart from Tributo Ferrari, this is one of the versions most eagerly sought by collectors.The car was sold in Europe and the U.S. from its introduction until the 1975 model year when it was modified to comply with new U.S. regulations and no European version was produced. Sales in Europe resumed when Pininfarina took over production in 1983 under the name Pininfarina Europa Spider.[2]The Sports Spider and the Fiat 124 Coupé shared the numeric portions of their name with the 124 sedan along with much of their running gear – and, in the case of the Coupé, a shared platform. The Sports Spider utilized a shorter platform along with a shorter wheelbase, and in contrast to the Pinifarina styled and manufactured Spider, Fiat designed and manufactured the Coupé in-house. The four-cylinder engine used in the Spider and Coupé was a double overhead cam, aluminum crossflow head version of the sedan's pushrod unit. It started in 1966 with a capacity of 1438 cc progressively increasing to 1608 cc in 1970 (although this reduced to 1,592 cc in 1973), 1,756 cc in 1974 and finally 1,995 cc in 1979. Designed by Dan Vano. Bosch fuel injection replaced the previously used Weber carburetors midway through 1980. In 1981 and 1982, Fiat USA, Inc. partnered with Legend Industries to create approximately 700 turbo models for US markets. There was also a supercharged model called Volumex offered toward the end of production, which was sold only in Europe, where it cost 35% more than a regular, fuel-injected Spidereuropa.[a] This family of engines was designed by ex-Ferrari chief engineer Aurelio Lampredi and in one form or another remained in production into the 1990s giving it one of the longest production runs in history. The double overhead cam (DOHC) version was the first mass manufactured DOHC to utilize reinforced rubber timing belts, an innovation that would come into nearly universal use in the decades after its introduction. Its family powered race cars such as: FIAT 131 Mirafiori, Special T, Lancia Beta Montecarlo, Delta Integrale and many others.2000 (1,995 cc) - 78 PS (57 kW; 77 hp)This is a really fun car to drive. I purchased this about a year ago from Big Spring, Texas. Drove it all the way back to Georgetown. Have never had a problem runs great. It does burn a little oil on the start but after it has run for a bit no problem. The interior does need a little bit of work to become a show car, but as a daily driver to get from point A to point B it will get you there. The driver seat does need to be replaced as it has quite a bit of wear. This was one of the things that I had planned on doing, but just not enough time in the day...if someone has the time to get the interior to match the exterior, they would have a really nice show car...and one that is hard to come by. Please email me with questions, I can not give it away but I am not asking any more than what I paid. I also added a really nice Alpine stereo and new speakers, ran some pigtails to add speakers to the back seat if needed as well. [edit]