FIAT 124 SPORT COUPE ONE OWNER FROM NEW SOLD
Rosso Monza coupe series 2 1608 twin carb with black and grey vinyl and wool only 39000 miles (64000kms)
A beautiful 1 owner rust free car from Sicily, First registered on the 26th of October 1970 to a Gaetano Vinci who kept it until 15th of January 2018, the ownership document only showing a change of address in 1991. Gaetano had given up driving a few years previously and it was decided that it was time for his beloved 124 to be sold. The car was known to a friend of mine and was in the midst of being recomissioned, on completion I bought it and shipped it to blighty, we've had a few more jobs done and it is now on the button. It's an absolutely cracking little car to drive, virtually nothing else available in that this price drives this well and many more expensive one definitely don't! The Fiat 124 coupe and spider where introduced in 1967 with a 90hp 1.4 litre twin cam engine, the first car in fact to receive the now legendary Aurelio Lampredi Twin Cam motor that went on to power the Lancia Delta Intergrale and 600bhp S4 among others. It had disc brakes all round, a 5 speed gearbox and double wishbone front suspension. The two cars received universal praise as a nimble fun to drive sports cars, the only real criticism being that they were slightly under powered. In answer to this the ‘B’ or second series car was introduced with a 110 bhp high compression (9.8 to 1) twin dual carburettored 1608cc engine as well as the original, albeit updated 1.4. It also received a face lift so that it greatly resembled the front of the Fiat Dino coupe and is widely regarded as the prettiest of the three series. The 1608 and 1400 engines were dropped in favour of 1592 cc and 1756cc units from the 125 for the 3rd series and the twin dual carburettors replaced by a single twin choke down draught. These are greatly underrated cars that are fantastic to drive, very much like a more resolved Alfa 105 coupe at half the price. Light precise steering, sublime gear change crisp engine note, powerful dual circuit disc brakes, a car that can be steered with your right foot. The car has had a full service, engine gearbox and diff oil changed, air and oil filters, new cam belt and tensioner bearing, new coolant hoses and thermostat, over hauled calipers, four wheel alignment, steering box oil, new fuel pump, new coil, plugs, filter and hoses. .
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