In 1965 Fiat supplemented the 850 saloon with the Fiat 850 spider designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and built by Bertone, and the Fiat 850 Coupe designed at Fiat under Boano. Both the Coupe and Spider shared the 843cc mechanics of the 850 saloon, but the engines were tuned to 47bhp. Cars were revised in 1968 with a larger 903cc 52bhp engine and changed lamps on both spider and coupe.
Fiat 850 Spider - Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro and built by Bertone
Fiat 850 1971 Sport Spider Abarth. In 1968 the Sport Spyder was revised with more upright headlamps.
Fiat 850 Spider. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro, the 850 Spider used the mechanics of the 850 saloon and an 843cc engine tuned to give 49bhp. It was launched at the 1965 Geneva Salon and manufactured by Bertone until 1973. From 1968 an 903cc engine was available in the Sport Spider
Fiat 850 1971 Sport Spider Abarth. In 1968 the Sport Spyder was revised with more upright headlamps and a larger 903cc 52 bhp engine.
Fiat 850 Spider - headlamp. The original design had the headlamps laying back and being brought to vertical for illumination, like the Lamborghini Miura. It was cheaper to fix the headlamps vertically and fair them in like this, but North American cars were not allowed the fairings.
Fiat 850 1971 Sport Spider Abarth. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro of Bertone for its 1965 launch, it was only modified in 1968 by larger and more uprated headlamps.
