Registration No: KFX 508FChassis No: 124CS10097524MOT: Exempt

Imported to the UK in 1990 and part of a private collection for the past eleven years
Desirable 'CS' / Series 3 variant with the 2-litre engine and five-speed manual gearbox
Subject to past restoration work including a repaint in Powder Blue

Introduced at the November 1966 Turin Salon, the Fiat 124 Sport Spider was styled by Tom Tjaarda of Pininfarina whose previous work had included the Ferrari 330GT 2+2 and 365 California.

Commendably light, the newcomer’s two-door monocoque bodyshell was built by the Italian carrozzeria too (though, Fiat assumed responsibility for final assembly).

Borrowing heavily from its 124 saloon sibling, the 2+2-seater 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 featured an aluminium DOHC crossfl...