Car Spotlight>> Fiat 850 Sport

I had to pull a u-turn right in the middle of the piazza in the small wine-producing town of Breganze after passing this parked up little classic. Through the brief glimpse I caught with the corner of my eye, I initially assumed it was an old Ferrari but on second thought it did look a little too small.

It turned out to be a pretty rare Fiat 850 Sport…

…a rear engined coupe that was made from the mid-sixties up until the early seventies.

With only about 50 HP developed by its tiny 850 cc engine it wasn't much of a sports car even back in its period, but it sure looked a little more special than some of the cars that were on the road at the time.

-Dino Dalle Carbonare

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My dad used to race the Abarth version of these. 1600cc and about 100 hp/liter. Was quite fast.



2

There is something about old Fiats that excite me...my first car was a Fiat and my dad has owned a lot in his early days. It's a pitty they used cheap metal from Poland in the 70's as most have way too much rust in them today.

3

oh, so this is what the Chevy Vega stole it's european lines from? or is that the other way around? (as in when did this car adopt this body style) i'm surprised no one else has noticed.

4

love it! more european classics please

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@ jzEllis:

I've never thought of that! The side profile is indeed similar. But I think the 850 was launched a couple years before the Vega.

6

Breganze, that's the hometown of Laverda! Guess that's why the little Fiat's orange.

7

never seen one of these before, it looks like a classic!

8

Don't you dare slam it on low profile tyres!

9

awesome. more classics plese dino.could we have a spotlight on that fiat 1100 from a couple of weeks ago?

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a good friend of mine drove it in historic racing, in abarth 1000 cc/95 cv conversion, a lot of fun... and performance !

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jzEllis said:

oh, so this is what the Chevy Vega stole it's european lines from? or is that the other way around? (as in when did this car adopt this body style) i'm surprised no one else has noticed.



ok why would the italians (reknowned for designing the best looking cars ever), copy the americans (who are known for making the blandest cars ever)?

12

This car screams Vega!!

13

yes! more eu classics please

14

Same exact color as my Dad's little Fiat...I think his is a 1969...needs to be restored...sitting in my Brother in Law's driveway falling apart! :(

15

We had a red '68 850 coupe. Single taillights and no ducktail at the rear. Loved that car! And the Vega came out years after the Fiat. Chevy was blatantly "inspired" by Pininfarina's original design. I ought to know -- my brother was a designer at GM at the time, though he had no hand in the Vega design.

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my father had one of these, a blue one, in the sixties, btw Breganze is only at 15 kms from my house.

@Tony240Z I'm amazed that someone abroad still remember the Laverda, o you 're a truly motorbikes enthusiast! It's a shame that they don't make motorbikes anymore (because Piaggio Groups own the marque, and don't want to invest into it)

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