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Highlights
- 2000 FIAT Barchetta lhd
- Just two owners from new
- MOT valid until 2025
- Recent major service
- Alloy wheels
- New soft top
- Scrupulously maintained and garage kept throughout its life
- A well-kept and attractive car in excellent working order
The Appeal
Characterized by an extremely attractive, clean and timeless design, inspired like its name by the glorious open-top two-seater racing cars of the fifties, the Fiat Barchetta is one of the last examples of nimble and pure Italian sports spiders, heir to the glorious tradition of the Alfa Spider and the Fiat 124 Spider.
In addition to a still extremely actual design, the Barchetta has among its strengths a fast-revving and elastic 130hp 1.7-litre 16-valve engine with variable timing, which guarantees very lively performances.
Thanks to its low weight, to the refined chassis and to the independent rear suspension, the road holding is agile and safe, allowing for sporty and fun driving.
Thanks to its low weight, to the refined chassis and to the independent rear suspension, the road holding is agile and safe, allowing for sporty and fun driving.
This particular Fiat Barchetta, with elegant and unfaded grey metallic paint and durable fabric sports seats and equipped with a brand new soft top, is a very solid and well-preserved example, in perfect mechanical working order and free from any defects.
Ready to drive, with a thorough major service just performed before the recent MOT inspection, including a new timing belt, a new radiator and a new water pump, it represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a fascinating car, increasingly rare and certainly collectible.
The History and Paperwork
- First registered on 29/2/2000
- Italian registration documents
- MOT valid through 2025
- Just two owners from new
- Original books and manuals
- Accurate and regular maintenance
Lovingly maintained and used with great care, this car has always lived in sunny southern Italy, away from rain and snow and has always been garage kept and for this reason is presented in remarkably fresh condition.
It comes with its valid Italian registration document “Libretto di circolazione” and valid MOT through 2025.
A thorough service was performed before the recent MOT inspection.
The Interior
- Good quality upholstery with no notable wear, rips or tears
- Dashboard in very good condition, with no sun damage or cracking
- All seals and plastics in excellent condition
- Very good carpets and floor mats
- New soft top
The Exterior
- Elegant and flawless metallic gray paint
- Front and rear bumpers and all exterior trim in very good condition
- Original undamaged alloy wheels
- New soft top
- Clear and undamaged windshield and windows
- Perfect and unfaded headlights' fairings, taillights and indicators
The Mechanics
- 1747cm³ 16V 130cv inline-four engine
- Five speed gearbox
- Scrupulously maintained throughout its life
- Comprehensive recent maintenance
- New timing belt, water pump, thermostat and Stufa radiator
- New filters and spark plugs
- In very good overall mechanical order, with a cleanly presented engine and engine bay
- Lights, electrical system and all ancillaries in perfect working order
- New tyres
- New battery
Summary
Appreciated for its wonderful and unforgettable lines and for its spirited performances, the Barchetta constitutes a unicum in the framework of Italian car production of the nineties, representing one of the last examples of a small, agile and relatively unexpensive sports car destined for lovers of wind-in-your-hair motoring.
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Characterized by sophisticated and impressive design solutions, such as the delightful external door handles, the aerodynamic faired headlights and the sculpted belt lines, the Barchetta will certainly always be the object of attention from enthusiasts, and it is not difficult to predict that in a not too distant future it will be among the most admired cars at classics' gatherings.
Characterized by sophisticated and impressive design solutions, such as the delightful external door handles, the aerodynamic faired headlights and the sculpted belt lines, the Barchetta will certainly always be the object of attention from enthusiasts, and it is not difficult to predict that in a not too distant future it will be among the most admired cars at classics' gatherings.
This very well maintained example in excellent overall condition is a great opportunity to acquire a fun, exciting and easy to manage vehicle, which will be a faithful and fun companion to its next owner in many fun journeys.
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