A fantastic sounding and handling Italian classic, this car is equally at home (with the classic sports seats) on a European tour or at car shows with the roof down, or swap over the seats and go racing on track/rally or hill climbing with the full race kit fitted! This is the closest you can get to an original Abarth Spider without selling your house! A fully race prepared car with a tuned high-revving 1608cc engine built by Italian specialists Ellegi Motori. Proven race heritage with Motorsport UK & HSCC competition docs & correspondence from Fiat confirming the vehicle's heritage, this car can compete in many classic car events. Call for full spec & story; the totally rust-free US import came to UK in 2015 and was prepared and raced successfully until a TV show acquired it and treated the shell which has never been welded to a full bare metal respray in Rosso Corsa red/satin black inside & out. They added new gold Cromodora alloys on semi slick Toyo tyres, Custom Cage removable roll cage, Sparco Rev bucket seats with Willans 4-point harnesses, plumbed-in fire extinguishers, bespoke brush turned aluminium dashboard and ally centre console, Smiths digital gauges and removable OMP racing steering wheel. Features the fantastic sounding tuned 1608cc Lampredi Twin Cam competition engine with recently serviced and tuned Twin Downdraft Weber carbs, Electronic ignition, 4-branch manifold, with stainless steel exhaust, Genuine Abarth close ratio gearbox, Competition paddle clutch, lightened flywheel, Rebuilt LSD rear diff, Aluminium radiator, new electric fan & silicone coolant hoses, oil cooler and race sump, High torque starter motor, lightweight foam filled fuel cell with Facet fuel pump, Leda adjustable shocks and Eibach springs, adjustable control arms & anti-roll bar, rose jointed rear arms, New brake callipers, drilled & grooved brake discs, EBC pads, adjustable brake bias pedal box & braided lines. Recent work includes replacement handbrake lever, NOS wiper mechanism & motor, new lightweight sealed racing battery and alternator, improved electrics with a new electric fan, fuse box and correctly rated fuses. The superb performance was proven following appearances at hill climb events and a 1000mile shakedown to LeMans in 2024. Fully road legal lights & indicators with V5, Tax and MOT exempt (sold with MOT). Great for classic car shows, hill climbs, track days, full historic racing or just enjoy this beautiful Italian firecracker with the roof down.