Description Ex-Peter Marshall Collection; rock-solid American import; converted to RHD; rare factory hardtop plus soft top; much recent expenditure including new tyres, brakes, exhaust and full service; very pretty indeed Launched at the 1966 Turin Motor Show, the Fiat 124 Sport Spider became such a runaway success that it remained in production right up until 1985, with over 170,000 made in total.

It sold so well in left-hand drive markets that Fiat never thought the expense of a right-hand drive version was justified, hence why it was never officially available in Britain, although many have since been imported.

The classically Italianate bodywork was designed and manufactured by Pininfarina and had more than a whiff of Ferrari about it, looking like a scaled down 330GTE with a roof chop.

More masculine than the rival offering from Alfa Romeo, it had a chunky stubbiness which made it a solid daily driver rather than a high-strung weekend mistress.

Based on the Fiat 124 Coupe but ...