Fiat 124 Sport Spider

Fiat 124 Sport Spider
Fiat 124 Sport Spider (CS)
Overview
ManufacturerFiat 1966–1981
Pininfarina 1981–1985
Also calledFiat Spider 2000 [1]
Pininfarina Spider (1983–1985)
Production1966–1985
AssemblyTurin, Italy
San Giorgio Canavese, Italy (Pininfarina)
Designer
Body and chassis
ClassSports car
Body style2-door cabriolet
LayoutFront-engine, rear-wheel-drive
RelatedFiat 124
Powertrain
Engine
  • 1,438 cc (1.4 L) I4
  • 1,592 cc (1.6 L) I4
  • 1,608 cc (1.6 L) I4
  • 1,756 cc (1.8 L) I4
  • 1,995 cc (2.0 L) I4
  • 1,995 cc (2.0 L) turbo I4
  • 1,995 cc (2.0 L) sc I4
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase89.75 in (2,280 mm)[3]
Length156.25 in (3,969 mm)[3]
Width63.5 in (1,613 mm)[3]
Height49.25 in (1,251 mm)[3]
Chronology
PredecessorFiat Pininfarina Cabriolet
SuccessorFiat Barchetta
Fiat 124 Spider (2016) (Spiritual)

The Fiat 124 Sport Spider is a convertible sports car marketed by Fiat for model years 1966–1985. Designed by and manufactured at the Italian carrozzeria Pininfarina factory, the monocoque, front-engined, rear-drive Sport Spider debuted at the November 1966 Turin Auto Show with styling by Tom Tjaarda.

Fiat later marketed the car as the Spider 2000 (1979–1982). After being retired by Fiat, Pininfarina continued the production of the model under its own brand as Pininfarina Spider Azzurra for the North American market and Pininfarina Spidereuropa for the European market for three more years, from August 1982 until 1985.[4]

In 2015, a successor of the Fiat 124 Spider was presented at the Los Angeles Auto Show.[5]

  1. ^ Fiat Spider 2000 brochure, www.fiat500usa.com Retrieved 23 April 2018
  2. ^ Tjaarda, Tom. "Fiat 124 Spyder Design Story". spidersweb.nl. Retrieved 16 May 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference Motor196611 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ The Concise 1966-78 FIAT 124 Spider, 1979-82 FIAT 2000 Spider & 1983-85 Pininfarina Spider History
  5. ^ "Fiat 124 Spider revealed at 2015 LA Motor Show". Auto Express. Retrieved 20 November 2015.