I have an 81 with trunk rust in two spots so I am looking for another lid all together. My question is will a 71 fit on an 81? I have found one but before i drive all the way to measure it I thought someone would know the answer. thanks so much !!

It might/should, I have one from a 78 if you are interested.
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I just pulled an '82. Not sure of its overall condition but can take a closer look if you're interested.

to see if it will fit
go to http://www.internationalautoparts.com and look up the trunk and see if they offer diferent lids for different years
hope this helps.joe

Thanks so much to mike in tiverton I picked up that trunk lid today and its gonna look great
It was great talking fiat....today Good luck in all your work on your new 71 Thanks so much

My pleasure. It was nice meeting the both of you. I think ther are the beginnings of enough of us around the area that we might be able to start planning cruz nights or attending shows and so forth come next spring. (especially since I now have something that I can drive right away )
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Referencing trunk lids by year at IAP is a very good idea. Pretty sure the 81 would have the spring mechanism to hold the trunk lid up when open while the earlier years use a prop. Making a prop would not be so bad. Those trunk springs always seem to have a problem over time anyway.