Description
Fiat 124 Spider Turbo, year 1982 (first registration 30 June 1982). Chassis number ZFA124CS0* 05003232, engine number 124CS 4371507. Colour dark grey metallic combined with a beige leather interior and black carpet. Registered in the Netherlands as a Fiat 124 Spider 2000 USA, the official name is Fiat Spider Turbo. The Fiat Spider Turbo was a special for the US market and presented in 1981. According to the Hagerty Buyers Guide around 1200 examples were built by Fiat and converted by Legend Industries of New York in 1981 and 1982. The Fiat Spider Turbo was marketed with the aid of 1979 Formula 1 champion Jody Checkter who highly appraised the car as the only turbo charged fully convertible sports car with no parallel. This wonderful example was imported from the USA in 1994 and is being cherished by the current owner since 2006. The automobile was extensively restored and overhauled. The bodywork was restored and repainted, the interior was given new upholstery, and the engine was overhauled. The restoration was carried out very well and a logbook is present with dates and odometer readings. From new the car has driven 100. 453 miles. This rare and very desirable Fiat Spider Turbo drives and handles perfectly and it features a leather interior, a special turbo boost gauge in the dashboard, Cromodora alloy wheels, and a Pianola AM radio. A PDF of the official US sales brochure is available on request via E-mail. This is a very special Fiat 124 Spider Turbo in excellent condition, a wonderful and rare find!
This Fiat is for sale at Montagna d’Oro.
