Fiat 124 Sport Spider 1800 (CS1), built in 1974 and fully race prepared according to FIA Group 4 specs (2nd period, class GTS 2000), red with black front hood and hard-top, registered in Italy, with italian Historic Tecnhical Passport (HTP-CSAI) and homologated equipment. This car raced - with great fun for the driver – mostly on rallies but also on hill-climbs, regularity events on the snow and on track.
The Spider 1800 is the version with the lowest samples number above the whole 124 Spider production (Abarth included): only 778 samples built of CS1 version.
The car offered, after a first conversion for racing purpose in 2008, since 2016 has been fully renewed according the Abarth upgrade kit, offered in the first 70’s to all privateers who wanted to race with their own 124 Spiders on rallies. This Fiat 124 Sport Spider could be converted to race according to Abarth 124 Rally FIA homologation, after technical modifications.
Below, the principal upgrades done to the car:
- original engine fully overhauled with polished ducts, balanced crankshaft, balanced and lightened flywheel, original FIAT high-compression pistons, new cylinders, new valves, specific camshafts by Colombo&Bariani (Milan), balanced and polished piston rods with steel bolts, specific intake hose for Weber 44 IDF carbs, reinforced clutch, electric fuel pump, sport stainless steel exhaust with hose 4 in 2, 2 in 1;
- gearbox overhauled with limited slip differential and short bevel gear;
- electrical system fully renwed as well as instruments, lights, fuse box (now onboard), starter engine, new alternator and 4 supplementary headlights;
- steering box renewed mounted on uniball, suspensions for rally purpose mounted on stiff buckles, distribution cared by Giraldi (Pistoia);
- rollcage (make Sassa, model for 124 Abarth Rally) reinforced with head cross-bar;
- safety equipment homologated (seats and brackets, harnesses, fuel tank, double fire extinguisher, GPS system set-up, rollcage protections, towing hooks, co-driver lamp);
- sport steering wheel and pedals, tripmaster, helmets holder, jack, toolkit, sump protection;
- renewed braking system without servo brake and metal hoses;
- reinforced chassis on front and rear suspension brackets, stabilization bar brackets, together with other weak areas of the frame (wheel arches and door sills); lightweight hard-top with plexi rear window;
- period livery with front hood and hard-top painted black, together with upper wheel arches (adhesive) and side/rear stripe in white with black piping (adhesive);
- 1 set of Toyo R888 tyres, 1 set of rain Avon and 1 set of studded tyres.
Minimum weight 915 kgs (minimum admitted: 895).
The car has been prepared with passion by specialists according to period specs, looking for original spare parts: for example, we preferred to restore the original wood dashboard and leatherette consolle together with door panels and all the equipment of old rally cars.
The car, still with the original paint color “Rosso vivo” (152), comes with many racing spare parts and original equipment as the soft top, its cover, the rear seat, all the plastic panels, the armrests, the sun visors (no original front seats and steering wheel).
All the works done are documented by photos and invoices. The car could be seen in Bologna (Italy) by appointment.