This charismatic, rear-engined two-door saloon is cheerfully presented in red with a black bonnet and sports distinctive Scuderia Italia stripe and badge details.

The patina of the paintwork and grey vinyl interior are as one would expect from an unmolested example.

‘DUL 45C’ was first registered in the UK in April 1965, and is a genuine righthand drive UK car, not a subsequent import.

This early representative of Dr Dante Giacosa’s deliberately austere but charming design has had just six keepers in its 59 years and was in the 5 th keeper’s ownership for almost 24 years.

The vendor describes it as a ‘clean example’ and assesses the 843cc, four-cylinder, water-cooled engine and four-speed manual transmission as ‘good’.

‘DUL 45C’ comes with handbook and spare wheel and would make a fun and nimble starter classic.

Howmanyleft.co.uk estimate that there are around 82 Fiat 850s on the UK’s roads, with a further 53 on SORN, making this quite a rare motor car.

Fiat produced the 850 (Ti...