Junkyard Find: 1971 Fiat 124 Sport Spider

In my 30 years of crawling through junkyards, one thing has remained constant: there's almost always a Fiat 124 Sport Spider to be found. Crusher-bound 124 Spiders are about exactly as common now as they were in the early 1980s, and I suspect they'll be just as common in 2032. I usually don't even bother to photograph them (though I have documented this '78 and this '75), but lately I've developed some affection for the sports car that made the MGB seem reliable. Here's one— a little older than most— that I spotted in a Northern California yard earlier in the month. Genuine Pininfarina design here! The Fiat Twin Cam engine in this car displaced 1438cc and made a decent 96 horses in '71, but that number dropped a lot when emission laws and net horsepower ratings came into play. The Twin Cam got bigger as the decade went on, but the power got smaller. Look, a number on the door. Race car! from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com

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