From the estate of esteemed Italian car historian Mr.

Peter Marshall - Converted to RHD in current ownership - Complete with rare factory hardtop - Offered with No Reserve Introduced at the November 1966 Turin Salon, the Fiat 124 Sport Spider boasted a handsome two-door monocoque body both styled and produced by Pininfarina, with Fiat taking on final assembly of the finished car.

Mechanically very similar to its saloon car sibling, the Spider featured all-round coil-sprung suspension (independent double-wishbone front / Panhard rod-located 'live' axle rear), four-wheel disc brakes and worm-and-roller steering.

Designed by ex-Ferrari engineer Aurelio Lampredi, its four-cylinder engine boasted an aluminium DOHC crossflow cylinder head.

Progressively enlarged up to 2.0 litres by 1979, the free-revving unit was allied to four-speed (later five-speed) manual transmission.

Incorporating such thoughtful features as intermittent wipers and a hood that could be raised in under twenty secon...