Fiat 124 1971

A serious and superb sounding and handling road legal Racer, fully race prepared with a tuned high-revving 1608cc engine built by Italian specialists Ellegi Motori with genuine Abarth 5 speed gearbox and LSD serviced by previous owner. This is the closest you can get to an original Abarth Spider without selling your house! Proven race heritage with Motorsport UK & HSCC competition docs & correspondence from Fiat confirming the vehicle’s heritage. This really is a very special car, please call for full spec & story; the totally rust-free US import came to UK around 2015 and was prepared and raced successfully until the TV guys at Salvage Hunters acquired it and further improved the clean, straight shell which has never been welded with a full bare metal respray in Rosso Corsa red/satin black inside & out. They added new gold Cromodora alloys on semi slick Toyo tyres, Custom Cage roll cage, Sparco Rev bucket seats bucket /Willans 4 point harnesses, plumbed-in and handheld extinguishers, bespoke brush turned aluminium dashboard and ally centre console, Smiths digital gauges and removable OMP racing steering wheel. Features the fantastic sounding tuned 1608cc Lampredi Twin Cam competition engine with Twin Downdraft Weber carbs, Electronic ignition, 4-branch manifold, with stainless steel exhaust, Genuine Abarth close ratio gearbox, Competition paddle clutch, lightened flywheel, Rebuilt LSD rear diff, Aluminium radiator, electric fan & silicone coolant hoses, oil cooler and race sump, High torque starter motor, lightweight foam filled fuel cell with Facet fuel pump, Leda adjustable shocks and Eibach springs, adjustable control arms & anti-roll bar, rose jointed rear arms, New brake callipers, drilled & grooved brake discs, EBC pads, Dash adjustable brake bias pedal box & braided lines. Comes with a spare set of coilovers and road wheels & tyres. In the 300 miles in our care since being on TV we have replaced the handbrake lever, fitted new wiper mechanism & motor, new lightweight sealed racing battery and alternator, and improved the electrics. We can also vouch for the superb handling and performance after local hill climb events and the attention grabbing appearances at Classic car shows. Fully road legal lights & indicators with V5, Tax and MOT exempt (sold with MOT). Great for classic car shows, hill climbs, track days, full historic racing or just to enjoy the head turning ability of this beautiful Italian firecracker, ready for a new home and adventures!