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Fiat 124 Sport Spider
In 1967 Fiat followed the launch of the 124 Sedan with the launch of two 124 Sport models, the Coupe and the Spider. Pininfarina were asked to design and build the 124 Sport Spider and gave this Tom Tjaarda. The Spider started out with a 1438cc dohc version of the 124 Sedan unit, but this was enlarged to 1608cc in 1970, 1756cc in 1974, and finally 1995cc in 1979. Engines were designed by ex-Ferrari chief engineer Aurelio Lampredi, and included some turbocharged as well as supercharged versions which are rare. In 1982 Fiat stopped selling the 124 Sport Spider, but Pininfarina continued to make it under the 'Pininfarina' brand.
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Fiat 124 Sports Spider 1969 - boot badge

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Fiat 124 Sports Spider 1969 - boot badge. The full name was 'Fiat 124 Sport Spider' until 1979 when it was renamed '2000 Spider'. In 1982 Fiat let Pininfarina take over manufacture and it was renamed 'Pininfarina Spider Azzura'.

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Pininfarina Spider Azzura 1984 - bonnet badge

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Fiat 124 Sports Spider 1969. Ex-Ferrari man Aurelio Lampredi designed the 1438cc dohc engine, which was uprated to 1608cc in 1970, 1756cc in 1974, and 1995cc in 1979

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Pininfarina Spider Europa 2000

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Fiat 124 Spider 1969. Tom Tjaarda designed the Fiat 124 Spider for Pininfarina and it was introduced in 1967 with a 1438cc dohc engine

Fiat 124 Spider 1969 rear
Fiat 124 Spider 1969. Tom Tjaarda's Spider was launched in 1967 and produced until 1985. Unlike the 124 Sport Coupe which share the 124 platform, the Spider used a shorter platform and was built by Pininfarina.

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Pininfarina Spider Europa 2000 - rear lamp

Pininfarina Spider Azzurra 2000 front
Pininfarina Spider Azzura 1984. This is the USA spec version of the final 124 Sport Spider

Pininfarina Spider Europa front
Pininfarina Spider Europa 2000 1982. The Fiat 124 Spider was sold as the Pininfarina Azzura from 1982-85. In the USA Azzurra Spiders were sold with 1756cc dohc engines, and in Europe a 1995cc engine was given to the Spider Europa.

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Pininfarina Spider Europa 2000. Apart from the chunkier bumpers, the Europa Spider was little changed from the Tjaarda original.

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Fiat 124 Sport Spider. This is a 'Federalised' model for the North American market, with amber and red side lights and larger bumpers front and rear.

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Pininfarina Spider Europa 2000. When Fiat stopped marketing the Fiat 124 Sport Spider in 1982, Pininfarina who manufactured it continued to sell it from 1982 to 1985 as the Azzurra Spider (in USA) and as Spidereuropa (in Europe)

Fiat 124 Sport Coupe
Fiat 124 Sport Coupe

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