My 1971 124 Sport Coupe
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This is beautiful! I love the 71 124 Sport Coupe. A 124 Sport Coupe is one of my favorite cars I never owned. I put a deposit on one, but the owner changed his mind when I went to pick it up. Really disappointed. How long have you owned it?
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Nice! Welcome to the forum!2013 Rosso Abarth with 68K miles, Koni yellow shocks, Madness springs, Neu-f rear sway bar, EBC Yellowstuff brake pads, DOT4 brake fluid, K&N air filter, autocross 17 inch Ciao Milano wheels with Bridgestone Potenza RE71R, daily wheels stock 16 inch Dunlop DZ102. 2017 1st place HS Tidewater Sports Car Club: 2016-2015 1st Place TSCC GS class; 2014-2013: 2nd place in SCCA South Carolina Region G Stock.
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whoa this has 104 HP! not bad, its more than the Pop & Sport! I hope I can have my Abarth in my garage & driveway 40 years from now. they are special cars!IMPORTANT: Please keep all replies to my posts about CARS. Please no negative or backhanded comments directed at me personally. If you are going to post a reply that includes how you feel about me, please don't bother replying & just ignore my post instead. I'm on this forum to talk about CARS. Thank you.- Top
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Makes me want a Fiat 124 project car ...
I think it would hit the "classic" chord better than an X 1/9.. how is affordability?2015 Rosso Abarth - MAD FIAT - 5 Speed - Phase 2
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The thing to do with that car when it was new was "desmog" it and return it back to European specs. European cars were like 112 - 125 hp + stock. Add some mods, maybe a 1800 or even 2 liter and you had even more. I'd take this over a 1600 - 2002 BMW or Capri any day. The key to making a Fiat run great was to return it to European specs - apologies to the environmentalist - but the cars back then ran terribly.Enjoy the Forum? Tell a Friend and Please Whitelist us on your Ad Blocker. Thx!
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Thanks for the comments everyone. I've had this particular car for about 15 years and have owned 3 different coupes over the last 30 years. The cars are actually pretty reliable as long as you keep up on the maintenance. ie: timing belt, guibo, plugs...The cars are really easy to work on too, so that's not a problem. I want to keep it as stock as possible so it generally is except for the distributor. Changed out the dual points to an electronic one from a later model Spider. More reliable that way. I also went as far as putting an original 1600cc motor back as the previous owner had stuck in an 1800. I like the 1600, it revs better While these wheels never came on the Coupes, they are more or less period correct Campangolo's so they provide an original look. Since it's a 1971 car there were no smog devises to contend with like the 73-74 onward cars. Would be nice to get the euro dual carb set up though.
Affordability on these cars is pretty good. The biggest issue if one decided to pick one up would be the purchase. A good minimal rust west coast car would probably be between $7000-$10, 000 these days depending on condition. But to find one that hasn't been modified and chopped up or otherwise played with is getting harder and harder. My advice would be to find one with the best interior and exterior you can. Those bits and pieces can get expensive if you can even find them. Good luck finding a dash for instance. The good news is that the mechanicals are shared with the Spiders, so parts are easy to find and relatively cheap. Overall fun value for price is very good. Plus be prepared for lots of thumbs up and questions and comments at stop lights. You just don't see them on the road anymore. In my opinion these are in the top 5 best offerings Fiat ever producedLast edited by FiatDood; 02-18-2015, 12:36 AM.1971 Fiat 124 Sport Coupe
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Nice Campys, too. Real old school.
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Great underrated almost forgotten car. My very first car was a tatty five year old 1971 124 Sport coupe. I paid $900 for it. When I bought it I knew next to nothing but I loved the angular greenhouse and the dashboard. About three weeks into ownership I learned about the timing belt! The previous owner had thrown away the cover. I agree with the OP, it is easy to work on and once you've eradicated the consequences of a previous owner's neglect the list of weaknesses is small. I remember switchgear was a bit iffy, especially the heater fan blower and the headlight switches. The mechanical fuel pump tended to be short-lived. By 1973 Fiat had solved that problem with an electric unit. The remote gear shift bushings tended to wear out long before the gearbox did. I remember during the central California winters the Fiat was MUCH happier starting in the morning if I put a blanket over the hood before going to bed the night before. I learned about the Italian tuneup: when it started getting a little fuzzy in its running I'd just drive it out to the edge of town and run it in 2nd or 3rd gear at the red line for a few minutes. After that it idled and ran faultlessly. It was truly a car with character. Tuck it in for the night, exercise it like a race horse and it'll take care of you. I was 20 when I bought that car so it lived a short heroic life. I eventually ran it into the side of a new Cadillac Coupe de Ville. The Fiat looked homely after that, but a little crowbar action on the double-skinned front wheel arch on the driver's side and she was ready to drive home in speedy shame. The Cadillac was kinked up into its roof panel, an obvious total loss. The 1971 Fiat ensured that I would never ever own a non-Italian car at any time in the ensuing 40 years. Not even for a week.
I replaced it with a 1973 124 coupe. Two extra years into emissions compliance cut down the power some but still no awful air pump. The interior materials were more durable. It was a nice clean car but I still had to correct a previous owner's bodging. It had a 1592cc engine but it had the head gasket for a 1608 version. The cylinder spacing is completely different for those two engines. I was starting to grow up just a little so it survived longer.
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