Fiat 850 sedan thread

[integrale_evo]

Well that's just fkn awesome isn't it I am equally impressed that Mrs Harry hasn't kicked your arse to the kerb yet

Discussions have been made about taking over more of the garden as parking.

Mowing the grass is a pain in the hoop anyway

[Mito Man]

That’s cool, I’ve never heard of or seen a Fiat 850 before.

[Rich B]

Nice! When the hell are you going to actually get time to finish even one of these projects?!!

[JLv3.0]

Yes, that

[integrale_evo]

Meh, it's mot exempt, I'll just sling some wheels on and drive it as is

[Foz]

Thomas's that already know please don't spoil it for an hour or two

Rwd
Rear engined
Old
Round headlights
Some rust...

Something else to add to the ever increasing pile of projects

205 GTi the 1.6

Please take my hand and walk me through the rationale behind that guess

I was joking

[nuttinnew]

Excellent backstory (apart from the crash, but if it hadn't been then this might not be happening now)

You could probably do with acquiring the barn with it...

[integrale_evo]

That’s cool, I’ve never heard of or seen a Fiat 850 before.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_850

Have a look at the wiki, they did saloon, coupe, spider, roadster, people carrier and van, all based on pretty much the same mechanicals.

Rear longitudinal mounted watercooled straight 4, coil spring rear end, transverse leaf spring at the front.

You might recognise the rear lights from the lancia stratos and Ford gt40

[JLv3.0]

205 GTi the 1.6

Please take my hand and walk me through the rationale behind that guess

I was joking

I see that now

[Zonda_]

Where have the other wheels gone? Seem rather large to misplace

[JonMad]

Excellent! And good luck. I'd love to see you actually progress this
Reminds me I have a couple of stationary engines in the garage that I should get working with my Dad this summer. He used to exhibit them at Rushmoor Steam Rally (sadly an event that no longer runs).

[integrale_evo]

The background of the pics gives a hint to the state of the rest of the place.

I'm hoping they're still about somewhere, I did wonder if they were bodged onto one of his minis for driving about the farm, but the pcd would be wrong and why only take three? I'm guessing the spare stored in the front would have been made banana shape by the crash.

They were originally 12s, but the speciale got 13s so should be too hard to find something that will fit, they're 4x98mm pcd, same as pretty much every 4 stud fiat Alfa and lancia ever made.

[V8Granite]

That will be a very satisfying thing to get back running

Dave!

[evostick]

Well it's no Hillman Imp but then it's no Stagea either. It is however CAF and with the known history is that bit more special

[PaulJ]

Great project. Good luck.

[IanF]

That’s a great find! Are you going to build an extension next to the Camper to store it in?

[simon_g]

Love those - great project, all the more so with the family history.

[integrale_evo]

Thanks. I'm looking forward to getting started, although I'll probably spend a few weeks on it then leave it half finished like everything else.

Unfortunately the farm being sold is why it needs a new home, so may not have the barn for much longer.

I haven't quite worked out the finer details of the garage extension yet

I'm almost certainly putting a covered car port style roof on the side, and maybe an enclosed section behind it where my metro currently sits. The fiat should fit there with plenty of space either side.

Still, need to make sure I have plenty of things to do when I retire in 35 odd years time

[NotoriousREV]

Still, need to make sure I have plenty of things to do when I retire in 35 odd years time

Brushing up rust, mainly

[Coaster1]

Cool project and cool car.

I can see it appearing in Salvage Hunters: Classic Cars, series 21