Fiats

[fiat218]

If I was to buy another fiat ( which I prolly won't again )
I'd spend top dollar in getting one at 99percent in great condition
No more like the one I got from Cali ,
I got shafted bad on that one

[narfire]

Jim I agree. If I could do it again I'd be buying the best rust free car I could afford. I have spent upwards of $15,000 on my car and the paint is not great, and there are patches welded in to repair rust. I like the idea of a $5-10,000 car to start with that is well sorted and one could add if they were inclined to do so.
I've seen several in the cars for sale thread here, including the latest one for sale, that I would have been far further ahead than what I have now. I do like my engine though

[mscafide]

Yep! ChrisG has a very nice 1971 for sale here and can't get 10 G's. Everybody seems to start out cheap and think they can do a few simple rust repairs.

There was recently a rust free shell that couldn't even be given away and it got crushed. I couldn't sell mine for a reasonable price several years ago. It had been rust free all of its life with under 30k miles with many Abarth performance parts that I bought in Italy in the 70's, Koni reds, Campy wheels, rebuilt gearbox and engine. It needed new paint. I kept it.

I recently (3 years ago) bought a 1964 Fiat 500 for $15,000 on ebay. It was perfect, never had rust. I wanted red with suicide doors and a sunroof. It was a bonus when I found out that the 1964 and earlier sunroof were also convertibles. A full convertible top can be used when you remove the rear part (metal) of the top held in by six screws.

It's too expensive to be cheap, I've learned my lesson too.

Mike

[WYSpider]

The most expensive ones are the ones for free